Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Toyota Motor Corp. ’s Corolla, the world’s best-selling
car, is being reviewed by the U.S. after driver complaints about steering,
according to a government spokeswoman. “We are reviewing steering complaints
with the Corolla,” Karen Aldana , a spokeswoman
Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Vodafone Group Plc is bidding for Germany’s largest cable
operator Kabel Deutschland GmbH, challenging private-equity firms, according to
two people familiar with the matter. Kabel Deutschland is simultaneously
preparing an initial public offering as it weighs
MetLife plans to pay AIG about $8 billion in stock and the rest in cash for
American Life Insurance Co., said the people, who spoke on condition of
anonymity because the talks are private. Some of the cash may come from a $5
billion bridge loan from banks, the people said. AIG and MetLife,
It remains unclear whether or not a Queensland coal company has actually signed
Australia's largest export deal with China. Last weekend billionaire
businessman Clive Palmer and Queensland Premier Anna Bligh announced a $70
billion deal with China. But on Tuesday the Chinese
Mr Palmer said on the weekend that his company, Resourcehouse, had signed a
major, 20-year coal export contract with China Power International Development.
But China’s state-controlled Xinhua news agency reported that an official from
CPID, a unit of major power producer China Power
Map: Stroud 2425 Gloucester Coal has applied to the New South Wales Government
to extend its Duralie open-cut mine to extract an additional 21 million tonnes
of coal. The mining company says it will work with about 20 homeowners in a bid
to mitigate noise that is expected to reach
A company building an almost $ 100 million ammonium nitrate plant in central
Queensland says it should be operational in two years. Incitec Pivot spokesman
Alan Grace says the plant at Moranbah was delayed a year ago when it was
one-third completed because of the financial
By Kylie Bartholomew Map: Moranbah 4744 Incitec Pivot spokesman Alan Grace says
the plant at Moranbah was delayed a year ago when it was one-third completed
because of the financial crisis. Mr Grace says the company is now pushing ahead
to finish the project, which is expected to
Feb. 8 (Bloomberg) -- A body was found in the landing-gear compartment on a
Delta Air Lines Inc. flight from New York after the plane arrived at Tokyo’s
Narita Airport . The cause of death might have been lack of oxygen or
hypothermia, and the body didn’t appear to be crushed, said a
The union says Woodside's willingness to discuss workers' concerns is a step
forward. Map: Karratha 6714 1,700 workers went on strike last month to protest
against a new accommodation policy known as motelling. It requires
fly-in-fly-out workers to switch to a new room each
Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Toyota Motor Corp. ’s Corolla, the world’s best-selling
car, is being reviewed by the U.S. after driver complaints about steering,
according to a government spokeswoman. “We are reviewing steering complaints
with the Corolla,” Karen Aldana , a spokeswoman
