Ford guns for China’s app addicts, seeks WeChat tie-up
BEIJING (Reuters) – Ford Motor Co wants Tencent Holdings Ltd to tailor its popular chatting app for the firm’s cars in China, as automakers in the world’s largest market vie for drivers that care about high-tech features as much as engine size.
Asian supply lines hit by West Coast ports dispute
SAN FRANCISCO/TOKYO (Reuters) – A labor dispute at ports on the U.S. West Coast is disrupting supply chains across the Pacific, forcing some Asian exporters to resort to costly air freight and pushing up shipping rates as more freighters are caught up …
Global shares, euro tumble as Greek debt talks break down
TOKYO (Reuters) – U.S. stock futures and the euro tumbled in early Asian trade on Tuesday after talks between Greece and euro zone finance ministers broke down when Athens rejected a proposal to request a six-month extension of its international bailou…
West Coast ports dispute drags on; labor secretary to intervene
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A partial shutdown of 29 U.S. West Coast ports stretched into a third day on Monday ahead of the U.S. labor secretary’s scheduled arrival in San Francisco to try to broker a settlement ending months of disruptions on the cargo-c…
Greece defies creditors, seeking credit but no bailout
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Talks between Greece and euro zone finance ministers over the country’s debt crisis broke down on Monday when Athens rejected a proposal to request a six-month extension of its international bailout package as “unacceptable”.
Ford guns for China’s app addicts, seeks WeChat tie-up
BEIJING (Reuters) – Ford Motor Co wants Tencent Holdings Ltd to tailor its popular chatting app for the firm’s cars in China, as automakers in the world’s largest market vie for drivers that care about high-tech features as much as engine size.
All eyes on chocolate maker Ferrero’s next generation
LONDON/MILAN (Reuters) – The death of Italian billionaire Michele Ferrero could ultimately herald a deal involving the chocolate empire bearing his name, with the family’s third generation leading it into a future of increasingly hungry multinationals….
Asian supply lines hit by U.S. West Coast ports dispute
SAN FRANCISCO/TOKYO (Reuters) – A labor dispute at ports on the U.S. West Coast is disrupting supply chains across the Pacific, forcing some Asian exporters to resort to costly air freight and pushing up shipping rates as more freighters are caught up …
Stocks hit near five-month high but Greek talks keep markets edgy
LONDON (Reuters) – Global shares hit their highest since September and the euro firmed on Monday with investors cautiously optimistic that euro zone finance ministers would reach a funding deal for debt-laden Greece.
Stocks hit near 5-month high but Greek talks keep markets edgy
LONDON (Reuters) – Global shares hit their highest since September and the euro firmed on Monday with investors cautiously optimistic that euro zone finance ministers would reach a funding deal for debt-laden Greece.




