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RIO DE JANEIRO (XFN-ASIA) - Carlos Ghosn, the head of the Renault-Nissan alliance, said automakers who want to survive should take their cue from cost-cutting in China and India, according to an interview published by Brazilian weekly magazine Veja. "The world should build vehicles with the same frugal mentality of the Chinese and the Indians -- it's a matter of survival," Ghosn was quo ...

Mail on Sunday7 January 2007 BP is expected to issue a downbeat trading statement on Tuesday though analysts believe the oil giant is still on course for record annual profits. DOWNBEAT: But the oil giant is on course for record profits OTHER STORIES Record Christmas for M&S Market report: Friday close Market report: Yesterday's trading Growth boosts LSE's Nasdaq battle BA in £2.1bn pension gap deal MIDAS SHARE TIPS The Mail on Sunday's share t ...

Tom McGhie, Mail on Sunday7 January 2007 Record trading figures to be unveiled this week will confirm the London Stock Exchange as the fastest-growing market in the world. BUMPER PROFITS: Chief executive Clara Furse predicts a dividend rise of 50% this year OTHER STORIES Record Christmas for M&S Market report: Friday close Market report: Yesterday's trading BA in £2.1bn pension gap deal O'Leary hits back at 'dead sheep' MIDAS SHARE TIPS The Mai ...

DETROIT, Michigan (XFN-ASIA) - One-quarter of Americans are considering buying a Toyota as their next car, according to a survey conducted by the Consumer Reports magazine. Toyota Motor Corp also has the strongest brand image among automakers in the US, ahead of Ford, the survey said. "This comes at a time when Toyota is poised to surpass General Motors (GM) as the world's largest automaker ...

Lauren Mills, Mail on Sunday7 January 2007 MARKS & Spencer is poised to unveil its best-ever Christmas trading figures on Tuesday in a further boost for investors after shares hit record highs last week. RECORD WEEK: M&S is poised to unveil its best ever Christmas trading figures OTHER STORIES Market report: Friday close Market report: Yesterday's trading O'Leary hits back at 'dead sheep' Flights cancelled over skid fear EU crackdown on continental power giants  ...

CHICAGO (AFX) - United Airlines said it expects a "modest" fourth-quarter operating loss because of winter snowstorms that brought flights in Chicago and Denver -- two of its biggest hubs -- to a virtual standstill. Elk Grove Village, Illinois-based United, a subsidiary of UAL Corp., said after stock exchanges closed that its revenue is expected to decrease by about $40 million (euro30.6 ...

PARIS (AFX) - Shares closed lower in a pre-weekend sell-off, led by market heavyweights, as Wall Street stocks declined after stronger-than-expected US job figures made a cut in interest rates less likely, dealers said. The CAC-40 index ended down 57.21 or 1.03 pct at 5,517.35, erasing all gains made over the last five sessions. 32 AC-40 stocks closed down, seven up and one was unchanged. Volum ...

ST. LOUIS (AFX) - The St. Louis metropolitan area lost 3,300 jobs over a recent yearlong period, the second-worst total in the nation, according to a report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, with about 500 of the losses attributed to the purchase of May Department Stores Co. by Cincinnati-based Federated Department Stores Inc. The Labor Statistics report released Wednesday showed that 301 ...

FRANKFURT (AFX) - German shares were lower in midafternoon trade, pulled down by a lower opening on Wall Street and interest rate jitters after fresh US unemployment data came in markedly better than expected, dealers said. At 3.41 pm, the DAX 30 index was down 30.92 points or 0.46 pct at 6,643.48, after moving between 6,626.45 and 6,665.51 this session. The MDAX fell 39.61 points or 0.42 pct to ...

LONDON (AFX) - London shares followed Wall Street lower in midafternoon trade as stronger-than-expected key US jobs data dashed hopes of an imminent Fed rate cut, while ongoing weakness in oil heavyweights continued to weigh on the FTSE, dealers said. By 2.59 pm, the FTSE 100 index was down 33.8 points at 6,253.2, mirroring the weaker wider market. Volume was average, with 1.8 bln shares changin ...