About two years ago, I wrote a column on Apple’s new digital goddess Siri, the company’s digital assistant and go-to person for iPhone users. Folks could ask Siri a range of questions including street directions, the location of ...
Tags: Apple, revamp, Siri, agriculture
When the world was digesting news of Detroit’s bankruptcy in July, the biggest ever by a municipality in the US, attention in China turned to the highly indebted government of Jiangsu province. Provincial, city and county authorities ...
Tags: Bond Markets, Local Officials
OSX Brasil S.A, the shipbuilder controlled by Brazilian tycoon Eike Batista said on Monday it filed for bankruptcy protection. Trading of the OSX stock was suspended on the Sao Paulo bourse ahead of the filing, spokeswoman Roberta Brandao ...
Tags: Brazilian Tycoon
Luminant will end work on their license for two new nuclear reactors at Comanche Peak according to a Reuters report, 11/08/13. Luminant's actions show once again that the so-called nuclear renaissance is fizzling out. New nuclear ...
Tags: Luminant, nuclear reactor, license, SEED
Brazilian oil firm OGX owned by tycoon Eike Batista, filed for bankruptcy Wednesday, after negotiations with creditors failed. If its pedition is approved by court, OGX would have six months to continue operating while it tries to ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
Rockstar, the group that bought Nortel's patents in 2011 following the company's bankruptcy, has taken aim at Google, HTC, Samsung and Huawi for alleged patent infringement. Google itself is accused of seven different counts of patent ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
Wheel maker Mad Fiber has shut down its Seattle factory and, according to several sources, may be headed for bankruptcy. The carbon fiber wheel maker was merged with the Divine Cycling Group earlier this year. DCG's current connection to ...
Tags: Transportation, Wheel, Auto Parts
Shunfeng Photovoltaic International, a China-based maker of solar-grade crystalline silicon wafers, cells and PV modules, has reportedly obtained permission from China's authorities to acquire Suntech Power (Wuxi), the flagship subsidiary ...
Janesville, Wis.-based sliver knitter Monterey Mills has acquired sliver knitter Glenoit Fabrics (TT) Corp. Inc., Tarboro, N.C., from the management group that has owned the company since 2009. Monterey plans to invest in Glenoit's ...
Tags: Glenoit Fabrics, Textile
US-based blow-molded plastic packaging supplier Consolidated Container Company (CCC) has signed a deal to buy all the assets of polypropylene containers manufacturer Shelburne Plastics. As part of the deal, Shelburne's plants will operate ...
China-based concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) module maker Suncore Photovoltaic Technology Co Ltd, which is owned by Xiamen-based San'an Optoelectronics Co Ltd (the largest LED maker in China), has acquired the assets of Israel-based ...
Tags: CPV, Electrical, Electronics
Jacquie Meyers, president of Meyers Transportation Systems, issued a plea to shippers and carriers attending the Surface Transportation Summit, to re-evaulate the tender process that she has commoditized the trucking business. "There are ...
Tags: Transportation, Auto
The remaining former assets of bankrupt auto parts giant Fenco are up for bid following the successful large-lot sale of the majority of the assets. Tiger Group's Remarketing Services Division is liquidating the bankrupt companies' ...
Tags: Fenco, brake calipers
Chinese shipbuilders have been sailing toward bankruptcy in recent years, with China trying to consolidate the industry and bail it out from the woe of overcapacity. With delays in deliveries, order cancellations and price decreases for ...
Arch Coal, Inc. announced Thursday that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the Guffy property from Patriot Coal Corporation for $16 million in cash. The Guffy reserves are owned in-fee, are contiguous to Arch's Tygart Valley ...
Tags: Arch Coal, Patriot Coal