(Reuters) - If Apple Inc's weaker-than-expected quarterly result is anything to go by, the global smartphone industry is a lot more vulnerable to economic shocks these days than during the 2008-2009 financial crisis.
Showing posts with label European debt crisis. Show all posts
Showing posts with label European debt crisis. Show all posts
March 06, 2012
Gingerly, Foreign Investment in Europe Starts Anew
PARIS — Last summer, as the mounting European debt crisis was forcing many businesses in the region to scale back, the multinational Dow Chemical made a seemingly contrarian move: rather than hunker down, it doubled down.
February 28, 2012
Western Pennsylvania companies hit by Europe's debt crisis
As the European debt crisis that roiled the continent's economy last year threatens to drag Europe into recession, multinational businesses in Pittsburgh have had to adapt.
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.
January 04, 2012
Hyundai and Kia predict slower sales growth in 2012
Hyundai and its affiliate Kia Motors have said they expect sales growth in 2012 to be sharply slower than 2011 due to the global economic downturn.
January 02, 2012
Samsung, Hyundai Tell Workers to Brace for Economic Uncertainty
Jan. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Samsung Electronics Co. and Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s largest companies, told employees to brace for intense competition in a weak global economy as the government called for contingency planning.
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