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Financial services industry not in remission yet
The credit markets are trying to convince themselves that the worst is finally over. But wisely they are still keeping the champagne on ice
Finmeccanica outwits EADS with Tuscan tactics
The simple rustic Tuscan tactics of Pier Francesco Guarguaglini, the chief of Finmeccanica, clearly pay higher dividends than the more Machiavellian approach of the Italian company’s French and German rivals
Tokyo has strong incentive to ensure Shinsei rebounds
The problems just keep on popping up at Shinsei. The question is how Shinsei will weather the grim outlook for this year as the bank is bound to run out of options for plugging any new holes that open up
Pricing pressures hit laptop makers
Raising prices, in response to soaring raw material and Chinese labour costs, could backfire on laptop manufacturers
Alibaba goes by the book in India
Alibaba.com built its reputation as China’s first big internet business but in its foray into India, its first big push into an overseas market, it is partnered with the country’s biggest Yellow Pages publisher
Ghosn’s return to earth could prove bumpy
Carlos Ghosn has finally admitted he is not Superman. The celebrity manager did not hesitate three years ago to jump into the driving seat of both Renault and Nissan - the French group’s Japanese partner he so brilliantly revived
Strength turns to weakness for Indian bank rules
When the banks of the former south-east Asian “Tiger” economies in countries such as Indonesia and Thailand all but collapsed during the Asian financial crisis a decade ago, their peers in India were virtually unscathed
Preparing for take-off into turbulent weather
The past month has confirmed that Asian airlines are not immune to the pain from soaring jet fuel costs and a slowdown in the US and other western economies
Michelin’s warning leaves it deflated
The French tyre group suffered badly following what was tantamount to a profit warning when it downgraded the bullish guidance it gave out in February
Users lose out as LCH.Clearnet deal drags on
Stock market players have long been pushing for a better deal in the clearing and settlement of share trades
