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Fiat Chrysler's Wall Street debut draws muted response

Investors cautiously greeted the Wall Street debut on Monday of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA), a move that shifts the carmaker's center of gravity away from Italy and caps a decade of canny dealmaking and tough restructuring by Chief Executive Sergio Marchionne.

Oct 14, 2014 11:19 AM EDT


Chrysler recalls 184,215 SUVs for possible air bag issue

Chrysler Group said on Tuesday it is recalling an estimated 184,215 sport utility vehicles globally because a possible short circuit in a part could disable air bags and seat-belt pretensioners.

Oct 14, 2014 11:15 AM EDT


J.C. Penney names Home Depot executive to succeed CEO Ullman

J.C. Penney Co Inc (JCP.N) named Marvin Ellison, credited with resurrecting Home Depot Inc's (HD.N) U.S. business, as its next chief executive as the department store operator looks to push on since stemming a two-year long sales decline.

Oct 13, 2014 12:05 PM EDT


Exclusive: Privately, Saudis tell oil market- get used to lower prices

Saudi Arabia is quietly telling the oil market it would be comfortable with much lower oil prices for an extended period, a sharp shift in policy that may be aimed at slowing the expansion of rival producers including those in the U.S. shale patch.

Oct 13, 2014 12:00 PM EDT


In GM bankruptcy, an ex-con and hedge funds find common ground

Roger Dean Gillispie, a former General Motors security guard, spent 20 years in an Ohio prison for rape until a federal court ordered him released in 2011. Now he wants to sue GM for allegedly helping to frame him, and he’s getting support from an unlikely source: hedge funds.

Oct 13, 2014 11:50 AM EDT


FCA opens up 2.7 percent in Milan in market debut

Shares in carmaker Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) opened 2.7 percent higher on the Milan bourse on Monday, their first day of trading as a newly-merged company.

Oct 13, 2014 11:46 AM EDT


Fiat Chrysler crowns merger with Wall Street debut

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) made its Wall Street debut to great fanfare on Monday, shifting the carmaker's center of gravity away from Italy and capping a decade of canny dealmaking and tough restructuring by CEO Sergio Marchionne.

Oct 13, 2014 11:29 AM EDT


Ford to add 850 jobs at Dearborn factories for new F-150 truck

Ford Motor Co said on Monday it will add 850 hourly jobs at its Dearborn, Michigan, facilities to support the launch of the redesigned, aluminum-intensive 2015 F-150 pickup truck.

Oct 13, 2014 11:24 AM EDT


Apple given time to block info in GT bankruptcy case: ruling

Apple Inc (AAPL.O) will have at least three days to review and potentially move to bar any information about its relationship with GT Advanced Technologies Inc (GTAT.O) that may arise during the latter's bankruptcy hearings, the court said in a ruling on Thursday.

Oct 10, 2014 11:42 AM EDT


Fund managers line up for high-yielding energy company subsidiaries

The hunt for dividend yield is pushing U.S. fund managers into an unproven new offshoot of the alternative energy industry.

Oct 10, 2014 11:34 AM EDT


Exclusive: Cadillac's new boss maps out product blitz by 2020

Cadillac's new boss plans a blitz of new products by 2020, from a pure battery-electric car to an ultra-luxury sedan, that he hopes will help resurrect General Motors' (GM.N) struggling premium brand and make it a global powerhouse.

Oct 10, 2014 11:29 AM EDT


GM says Sept China auto sales up 15.2 percent year-on-year

General Motors Co (GM.N) and its Chinese joint ventures sold 319,936 vehicles in China in September, up 15.2 percent from a year earlier, the U.S. automaker said on Friday

Oct 10, 2014 11:24 AM EDT