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  • LiLo sued for $5 million

    Lindsay Lohan has been sued for 5 million dollars by a clothing company, DNAM The erratic behavior of the actress made it difficult to promote and sell her 6126 leggings line for which the company is demanding 5 million dollars, Radar Online reported. The company's lawsuit states that Lohan's leggings suffered in sales because the buyers were reluctant to associate themselves with her ...

  • Brazils Embraer to sell 40 jets to US airline

    Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer said Tuesday it reached a deal to sell 40 E175 passenger jets to US airline SkyWest for nearly $1.7 billion. The planes have a seating capacity of up to 76 passengers. An additional 60 orders are subject to SkyWest being awarded contracts with major US airline partners, while the agreement also includes options for 100 other E175s, meaning the deal could ...

  • Futuris caught up in Ford manufacturing withdrawal

    SA Elders says it is assessing how its operations will be affected in the longer term by Ford's decision to end manufacturing in Australia from late 2016.Elders owns parts maker Futuris Automotive and says it does not expect there to be any profit implications for the current financial year to September 30 or revenue implications before October 2016, when Ford plans to end production at ...

  • First China manufacturing shrinkage in 7 months HSBC

    BEIJING (AFP) - Manufacturing activity in China contracted in May for the first time in seven months, HSBC said Thursday, in another sign of the weakness of recovery in the world's second-largest economy.The banking giant's preliminary purchasing managers' index (PMI) fell to 49.6 this month from a final 50.4 in April, putting it below the 50 mark that indicates contraction. A ...

  • Ford to cease Australian manufacturing

    Ford will end its Australian manufacturing operations in three years, resulting in 1200 job losses at its two Victorian plants.The carmaker's plants at Broadmeadows in Melbourne's north and Geelong, west of Melbourne, will close their doors in October 2016, resulting in the loss of 650 and 510 jobs respectively.Ford Australia president and CEO Bob Graziano says the cost of ...


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  • Ford closure a manufacturing watershed Ai

    Ford Australia boss Robert Graziano has announced the company will cease manufacturing in Australia by October 2016 with the loss of 1,200 ...

  • Survey shows China manufacturing contracting

    HSBC economist Hongbin Qu in a statement, "The cooling manufacturing activities in May reflected slower domestic demand and ongoing external headwinds." He said that showed a possible "downside risk to China's fragile growth recovery" while signs of weakness in the labor market "call for more policy support" from the ...

  • UPDATE 2-High costs currency push Ford out of Australia car manufacturing

    Wed May 22, 2013 11:34pm EDT * Ford to end Australia production in Oct 2016 * Strong Australia dollar, cheaper imports hurt local manufacturers * Australian economy at risk as mining boom peaks, other sectors sluggish * Govt previously committed A$5.4 bln to support car manufacturers to 2020 By Rob Taylor and Lincoln Feast CANBERRA, May 23 (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co will shut its two Australian ...

  • Ford closure domestic car manufacturing a shrinking industry

    Australia Ford's announcement today has been a long time coming. The Australian car manufacturing sector has been under pressure for at least 20 years. Soaring production costs and a high Australian dollar have ultimately made it cheaper for most Australian consumers to buy foreign-made cars. Analysts say 85 per cent of cars sold here are imported, and that number is expected to rise to ...

  • China Manufacturing Contracts for First Time in Seven Months

    China 's manufacturing is contracting in May for the first time in seven months, adding to signs that economic growth is losing steam for a second quarter. The preliminary reading of 49.6 for ...

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