WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Big U.S. manufacturers moved their production out of the country too quickly over the past decades and now see a competitive advantage in building up their footprints back home, top executives said on Monday.
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February 16, 2012
February 15, 2012
Olympus reports a 33bn-yen loss
Olympus, the Japanese cameramaker, reported a loss for the nine months to the end of December 2011 as it battles an accounting scandal.
February 14, 2012
Apple emerges as top American brand, Wall Street firms the worst: Study
Apple Inc has the best image of any American company, scoring a record high in a new reputation study, while financial institutions filled the ranks of the worst.
February 13, 2012
Barclays Bank profits fall 3% to £5.9bn
Barclays has reported a 3% fall in profits to £5.9bn for last year, hit by a slowdown at its investment bank arm.
February 12, 2012
Google privacy policy does not violate settlement with US regulators
WASHINGTON: Internet search giant Google has claimed that the upcoming changes in its privacy policy do not violate a settlement it struck with US consumer protection agency last year.
February 10, 2012
Nokia ends phone assembly in Europe, cuts jobs
HELSINKI: Nokia Corp. plans to end the assembly of cellphones in Europe by year-end as it shifts production to Asia and cuts another 4,000 jobs, its latest attempt to cushion its finances from stiff competition in the smartphone sector.
February 09, 2012
China: Fast food nation. Too fast economy?
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Is China's economy heading for a hard or soft landing? Well, it looks like Chinese consumers can't get enough of Diet Coke and the Colonel's famous secret recipe. That may be good news.
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