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Potential Battery Woes Reportedly Cause Toyota to Delay Hybrids
From Staff Reports
Toyota Motor Corp. (NYSE: TM) has delayed the product launch dates of some proposed new high-mileage hybrid cars that will use lithium-ion battery technology. The Wall Street Journal said that major safety concerns relating to the new type of…
It's Not Easy Being Green: Tata Motors Puts the Pedal to the Metal in the Fuel Cell 500
By Jason Simpkins
Associate Editor
Tata Motors Ltd. (TTM) has an eye on the future – and soaring oil prices in the present – as it prepares a fleet of econ-friendly automobiles that should be ready for action in the decade…
Solar Rivalry Heats Up as Q-Cells Moves Into Malaysia
By Jason Simpkins
Associate Editor
German solar cell maker Q-Cells announced strong full year results and said it plans to expand its production capacity by investing $263.2 million in its first production site in Asia.
Q-Cells said in February that it had become…
As Solar Sector Goes Global, Investors Can Capitalize on Dawning of a New Industry
By Jason Simpkins
Associate Editor
Back in the 1970s, when solar energy was brand new, it took as much energy go make a solar cell as that device would produce over its 20-year lifespan.
Just a decade ago, solar-cell emissions were very…
Berkshire Stake Brings Confidence and Credibility to Top China Electric Carmaker BYD
By Jason Simpkins
Associate Editor
In a move that underscores the potential of China’s auto market – as well as the viability of so-called “green” technology – investing guru Warren Buffett’s MidAmerican Energy Holding Co. will pay roughly $230 million for a 10%…
Panasonic Offers $9 Billion for Controlling Stake in Sanyo
By Mike Caggeso
Associate Editor
Money Morning
Panasonic Corp. (ADR:PC) said today (Friday) that it will spend up to $9 billion to acquire majority stake in rival Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd. (OTC:SANYY).
The merger would create Japan’s second-largest electronics manufacturer behind Hitatchi…
Panasonic Offers $9 Billion for Controlling Stake in Sanyo
By Mike Caggeso
Associate Editor
Money Morning
Panasonic Corp. (ADR:PC) said Friday that it will spend up to $9 billion to acquire majority stake in rival Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd. (OTC:SANYY).
The merger would create Japan’s second-largest electronics manufacturer behind Hitatchi…
Global Investment News Roundups
Rio Tinto Slows Expansion; Foreign Real Estate Investors Bullish; Abbott Laboratories Buys Advanced Medical Optics; Congo Jacks Primary Rate to 55%; Ford May Need TARP; LG Chem Gets a Charge from GM
- With steel demand falling, Rio Tinto Group PLC (ADR: RTP)…
Buy, Sell or Hold: BHP Billiton is the World’s Premier Commodities Mining Play
BHP Billiton Ltd. (NYSE ADR: BHP) is the largest and most diversified mining producer in the world. And the company has had the foresight to acquire assets that provide access to the highest-potential minerals and commodities on the planet.
Other than lithium…
Buy, Sell or Hold: It's Time to Book Profit on Brazil
Nearly one year ago – Oct. 27, 2008 – I recommended buying the iShares MSCI Brazil Index (NYSE: EWZ). That week, the exchange-traded fund (ETF) reversed its decline and rallied 31%. Today it is about 110% higher than our original entry point,…
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