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Toyota annual profit more than triples, sales rise 18.7%
Riding a wave of increased auto sales, a weakening Japanese yen and a fresh lineup of vehicles, Toyota Motor's profits more than tripled during its most recent fiscal year. The Japanese automaker said earnings for the fiscal year ended March 31 rose...
Tags: Foreign Exchange Market, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Manufacturing and Engineering, China, Japan
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Nissan, in bid to build market share, cuts price on seven models
Nissan Motor Co. is cutting the sticker price on seven of its 18 models in the U.S. Nissan is hoping that the change will help the cars and SUVs show up more prominently on shopper search websites such as AutoTrader, Edmunds and Kelley Blue Book. Some...
Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Nissan, Hybrid Vehicles, Prices, Fuel-efficient Vehicles
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GM first-quarter profits dip on losses in Europe, South America
General Motors Co. reported lower first-quarter profits Thursday as it struggled with the continuing economic slump in Europe and a dip in earnings in North America. Profit for the nation’s largest automaker profit fell 14% to $865 million...
Tags: Ford, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Chrysler Group LLC, Nissan, Chrysler
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Anheuser-Busch InBev reports drop in profit, weak U.S. sales
Already reeling from lawsuits that accused it of watering down the king of beers, Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world’s largest brewer, delivered some more bad news: Profit is down, and sales in the United States are weak. The brewer said Wednesday...
Tags: Anheuser-Busch InBev, Economy, Business and Finance, Brazil, Anheuser-Busch, China
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Windows Phone gains ground in first months of 2013, report says
Microsoft's mobile platform has gotten off to a good start in early 2013 -- and that's no April Fools' joke. Windows Phone 8, led by the Nokia Lumia 920, had the third-highest market share for smartphones sold in the U.S. during December through the end...
Tags: April Fools' Day, BlackBerry, Computer Hardware, Marketing
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How Apple invites facile analysis
For those of us not directly invested in Apple, the stock's trajectory over the last six months has been a thrill ride to rival anything you'll find at Magic Mountain. Since hitting an all-time peak of $705 in mid-September, the shares have been on a...
Tags: Tim Cook, Ashton Kutcher, Quarterly or Semiannual Financial Statements, Companies and Corporations, Petroleum Industry
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Apple CEO Tim Cook on 2012: 'We had the mother of all years'
Hundreds and hundreds of mostly regular folks, some from as far away as Florida, lined up in the wee hours of the morning Wednesday to squeeze into an auditorium at Apple's campus for a little pep talk by Apple team captain Tim Cook. He's not really the...
Tags: Tim Cook, Apple iTunes, Companies and Corporations, Apple iPad, Marketing
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Despite bigger fourth-quarter profit, GM earnings fell last year
General Motors Co. profits grew substantially in the fourth quarter, but for all of 2012, the company made less money than it did the year before. GM said its fourth-quarter profit grew 89% to $892 million from the same period a year earlier. For the...
Tags: Auto Trends, Inventories, Manufacturing and Engineering, Media Industry, Companies and Corporations
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Macworld: Panel of 'Apple fans' defends company from critics
[This post has been updated.] The panel at Macworld was called "The State of Apple 2013." But it could just as well have been called "In Defense of Apple." The Friday afternoon panel was moderated by Macworld senior editor Dan Moren and gathered four...
Tags: Steve Jobs, Tim Cook, Economy, Business and Finance, Companies and Corporations, BlackBerry
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Report: Kaiser tops state health insurance market with 40% share
Nonprofit healthcare giant Kaiser Permanente had a 40% share of California's $59-billion health insurance market for employers and individuals, new data show. A report issued this week by Citigroup analyst Carl McDonald compiled nationwide data on...
Tags: Business, Employment, Health Insurance, Economy, Business and Finance, Citigroup Incorporated
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Toyota Prius topples Honda Civic as bestselling car in California [Google+ Hangout]
Toyota's Prius has toppled the Honda Civic from its two-year reign as the bestselling vehicle in California. It was a thin margin. Toyota sold 60,688 of the hybrid last year, almost 26% of the Prius cars sold by Toyota in the U.S. last year. Honda...
Tags: Ford, Auto Trends, Nissan, Chrysler, Hybrid Vehicles
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Detroit Auto Show: Hyundai Genesis concept hints at design direction
DETROIT -- It’s named like R2-D2's cousin, uses rear-hinged doors like a Rolls Royce and touts a cabin that needs only gestures to turn on the air conditioning. But look past all the gimmickry on the Hyundai HCD-14 Genesis concept and you'll see...
Tags: Genesis (music group), Manufacturing and Engineering, Automotive Equipment, North American International Auto Show, Hyundai
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