Manufacturing Sector

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Canon stake in Oce hiked to 84 pct after tender offer

Reuters US Online Report Business News 6 hours ago

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Canon Inc <7751.T> said its tender offer for shares in Oce NV <OCEN.AS> has raised its stake in the Dutch printer maker to 84 percent, moving closer to its target of turning Oce into a wholly owned subsidiary. ...

Visteon retirees file emergency motion on benefits

AP News 22 hours ago

Visteon retirees asks federal judge to halt termination of health benefits Former workers for auto parts supplier Visteon Corp. are pushing ahead with their fight to preserve their retiree health and life insurance benefits. The retirees filed an emergency motion Thursday asking ...

2-week port strike in Finland ends

AP News 22 hours ago

Crippling 2-week port strike in Finland ends after mediation A port strike that shut down most of Finland's foreign trade has ended, National Conciliator Esa Lonka said Friday. "It's over," Lonka said. "Dock workers will go back to work as soon as ...

Recession hurting cruise ship builders

AP Features yesterday

Ship builders fear downsizing, or worse, if cruise companies don't order more vessels The cruise industry is rebounding, but not for the companies who build the increasingly elaborate ships. Executives from the major European shipyards say they're not getting enough orders to ...

China says HP violated customer rights rules

AFP Global Edition yesterday

China's product-quality watchdog said US computer maker Hewlett-Packard violated Chinese consumer rights rules, after an investigation into complaints about faulty laptops from dozens of customers. The General Administration for Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine has ordered HP to "strictly abide by" Chinese ...

China quality watchdog says some HP laptops faulty

Reuters US Online Report Technology News yesterday

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's quality control watchdog said an investigation into Hewlett-Packard Co showed the company had sold some faulty laptop computers, and ignored consumer protection regulations. The General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine said in a statement on its ...

caprica syfy

WENN yesterday

Mark Stern EVP of Syfy's & Co-Head of Universal Cable Production, attends the screening of SyFy's Caprica at the Paley Center for Media New York city, USA - 17.03.10 Copyright 2010 WENN

FDA restricts tobacco marketing to youth

Reuters US Online Report Domestic News yesterday

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. health officials on Thursday sought to clamp down on the marketing of cigarettes to children and teenagers, issuing national limits on merchandise sales, event sponsorships and other promotions after a failed attempt more than a decade ago. Under ...

Apple director, ex-auto executive York dies

AP News yesterday

Jerome York, Apple director, auto industry reformer and Kerkorian adviser dies at 71 Jerome York, an Apple Inc. board member and a financial wizard credited with turning around Chrysler and IBM, died Thursday of a brain aneurysm. He was 71. He died ...

Cheese Championships

AP News yesterday

Judges Stan Dietsche, left, Bill Schlinsog, John Umhoefer, executive director of the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association, Robert Aschebrock and Tim Czmowski pose for a photograph after a Gruyere by Cedric Fragniere of Switzerland won the top prize at the 2010 World Championship ...

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