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Foxconn buys into Sharp for iDevice screens – Rethink Wireless

March 28, 2012 Leave a comment

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The massive importance of Apple in the Taiwanese manufacturing base was highlighted this week by news from key partner Foxconn. The company and its founder Terry Gou will invest $1.6bn in Sharp’s display unit, as Apple looks to bolster the Japanese firm as a counterweight to Samsung.

Filed under II. Governing Collaboration, III. Global Strategy, IV. Corporate Strategy

Kingfisher’s Plight Shows Indian Aviation’s Risks – The Wall Street Journal.

March 24, 2012 Leave a comment

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Kingfisher’s Plight Shows Indian Aviation’s Risks

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304636404577297660576516088.html

The fate of Kingfisher Airlines rests solely with New Delhi. But regardless of the government’s judgment, the fiasco has underscored the hazards of operating an airline in India.

On the verge of bankruptcy, loaded with debt and years of losses, Kingfisher is asking for a lifeline from the government, which is threatening to cancel its operating license. The company has already gotten a cold shoulder from the various banks to which it owes more than $1 billion and from oil marketing companies to which it hasn’t paid old dues.

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Roche Cuts Drug Prices in India – The Wall Street Journal.

March 23, 2012 Leave a comment

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Roche Cuts Drug Prices in India

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303812904577297673910205972.html

Roche Holding AG is cutting the price of two expensive cancer drugs in India—and giving them new names—in an effort to gain market share and avoid competition from generic drugs in the fast-growing economy.

The move marks a shift for the Swiss drug maker, which long has argued that consumers everywhere should pay the same price for its medications. By giving the drugs new names in India, Roche hopes to avoid losing pricing power elsewhere, though it isn’t clear the company will succeed on that score.

Filed under I. Industry Analysis, III. Global Strategy

Forcing a French Connection for GM – The Wall Street Journal.

February 29, 2012 Leave a comment

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Forcing a French Connection for GM

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203833004577251593997518140.html

With General Motors GM +5.62%limited in what it can do about its woeful European operations, taking a stake in France’s No. 2 car maker might not be such a bad idea.

Word that GM is considering buying into an alliance with PSA Peugeot Citroën UG.FR +2.11%has drawn a collective yawn from investors. The deal seems unlikely to address the overcapacity problems dogging GM’s money-losing European business, Opel-Vauxhall.

Filed under I. Creating Joint Value, III. Global Strategy

Tata’s Jaguar Land Rover Selects China Partner – The Wall Street Journal.

February 21, 2012 Leave a comment

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Tata’s Jaguar Land Rover Selects China Partner

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204909104577236941590459910.html

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