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GM profit falls 41 percent on weakness in Europe
By TOM KRISHER, AP Auto Writer - 1 minute ago. DETROIT (AP) - A big loss in Europe dragged down General Motors' second-quarter profit.
Losing 500000 Jobs Seen New Reality of Europe Crisis
Efforts by PSA Peugeot Citroen (UG) and Fiat SpA (F) to end losses in Europe could cost more than 500000 people their jobs as automakers and parts suppliers grapple with the effects of the European sovereign debt crisis.
Suharto-Era General Tops Presidential Polls
BOGOR, Indonesia�In the 1990s, Prabowo Subianto was a feared military commander, the son-in-law of Indonesian strongman Suharto and the alleged force behind the ruler's heavy handed crackdowns against democracy activists.
GM, Ford sales slip amid Japan's rebound
Updated 07:55 p.m., Wednesday, August 1, 2012. View: Larger | Hide. Customer Edward Fairchild (left) from Sunnyvale, looking at the Fiat 500 Abarth at Fiat of Fremont in Newark, California, asking questions to salesperson Nicole Armstrong (right) on ...
Most Asia markets end down amid ECB skepticism
By Virginia Harrison and V. Phani Kumar, MarketWatch. HONG KONG (MarketWatch) - Most Asian markets fell Thursday as skepticism the European Central Bank will announce bold measures to ease the region's debt troubles turned investors cautious a ...
Badminton scandal exposes widespread tactic at lower levels
LONDON (USA TODAY) - When the Badminton World Federation disqualified eight players from the Olympics for match-fixing Wednesday, it parted a curtain on a simmering debate about whether it is a widespread tactic that has long shadowed the obscure ...
US auto sales increase 8.9% in July
Automakers sold cars at a steady pace in July, with consumers helping the industry overcome a dip in sales to rental car companies and other fleet customers.
Honda Leads US Auto Sales Gains as Toyota Extends Rebound
Honda Motor Co.'s U.S. sales recovery accelerated in July with the market's biggest volume gain, helping automakers stay on pace for their best year since 2007.
GM-Ford Declines Temper U.S. Auto Sales Growth as Chrysler Gains
Aug. 2 (Bloomberg) -- General Motors Co. and Ford Motor Co. posted surprising U.S. sales declines, slowing industrywide growth in July, as Japanese automakers continued their recovery and Chrysler Group LLC extended its run of monthly gains.
Executions Reported as Syria Civilian Crisis Looms
BEIRUT�The Syrian government and opposition fighters alike have conducted summary executions, witnesses said Wednesday, as continuing fighting in Aleppo compounded the humanitarian crisis in Syria's most-populous city.