Honda posts record profitFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 2:18AMTOKYO - HONDA reported a record quarterly profit of 272.4 billion yen (S$4.27 billion) as auto sales grew in North America, Japan and the rest of Asia. Honda Motor Co said on Friday its profit for April-to-June increased 36-fold from 7.5 billion yen a year earlier when Japanese automakers were slammed by the financial crisis and the global market slump.
ANA books $82m net loss in Q1Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 2:17AMTOKYO - JAPAN'S All Nippon Airways (ANA) on Friday said its quarterly net loss narrowed to US$60 million (S$81.7 million) on last year and retained its full-year net profit forecast of US$57 million. The 5.25 billion yen first-quarter loss for Japan's second biggest carrier was below a 29.2 billion yen loss for April-June last year when the aviation sector was hurt badly by the global financial ...
Arena backs Hernandez to shineFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 2:17AMFormer United States coach Bruce Arena believes Manchester United have struck gold by securing the services of Javier Hernandez.
Whatever happened to the rebalancing act?Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 2:17AMWithout the right policies, our economy is condemned to more crises, says Jeremy Warner.
France's Total Q2 profit up 43 percentFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 2:16AMFrench oil company Total SA said Friday its second-quarter profit jumped 43 percent thanks to rising production and improving refinery activity after a rough 2009, and said it is reviewing drilling and accident policies...