Business, Economy, Finance, and Insurance: Januari 2015

Sabtu, 31 Januari 2015

GM and China’s SAIC to push into Indonesia with no-frills vans

BEIJING (Reuters) - General Motors and Chinese partner SAIC Motor Corp will soon announce a joint push into Indonesia, using their no-frills Wuling brand to establish a beachhead in Southeast Asia’s biggest market and from there tackle other markets in the region.

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New Jersey Governor heads to UK for trade, politics, soccer

NEW YORK, Feb 1 (Reuters) - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, a likely 2016 Republican presidential contender, will be promoting his state's life sciences industry in a trip to the United Kingdom...

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Lafarge SA, Holcim near deal to sell $7 billion in assets to CRH: WSJ

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Cement companies Lafarge SA and Holcim Ltd are nearing a deal to sell at least $7 billion worth of assets to Ireland's CRH PLC , the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday,...

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China official PMI falls to 49.8, lowest in over two years

BEIJING (Reuters) - Activity in China's factory sector contracted in January for the first time in more than two years, an official survey showed on Sunday, which will increase gloom about the outlook for the world's second-biggest economy this year.

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U.S. regulators recall 2.1 million vehicles in new air bag issue

(Reuters) - The auto industry's air bag troubles deepened on Saturday as U.S. federal safety regulators said three big automakers will recall about 2.1 million older vehicles to fix defects that could cause air bags to deploy when they are not supposed to.

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Lafarge SA, Holcim near deal to sell $7 bln in assets to CRH -WSJ

WASHINGTON, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Cement companies Lafarge SA and Holcim Ltd are nearing a deal to sell at least $7 billion worth of assets to Ireland's CRH PLC, the Wall Street Journal reported on...

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RPT-New Jersey's Revel Casino sale delayed while judge reviews appeal

PHILADELPHIA, Jan 31 (Reuters) - A U.S. federal appeals court has delayed the sale of the shuttered Revel Casino in Atlantic City pending an appeal by a company that ran its nightclub and boardwalk...

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Greek PM Tsipras calls ECB's Draghi to reassure over talks

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras called ECB President Mario Draghi to reassure him that his new government wanted a solution with international partners over its demands to renegotiate its bailout accord, a government official said on Saturday.