Los Angeles(DPA): Walt Disney Co is to buy Marvel Entertainment for $4 billion, the companies announced Monday, giving the family entertainment conglomerate a powerful squad of movie superheroes such as Spider-Man, the X-Men, The Incredible Hulk and The Fabulous Four. In a statement, Disney chief executive Bob Iger said that “adding Marvel to Disney’s unique [...]
YONKERS, N.Y.: The freshened Ford Mustang outpointed two other reincarnated muscle cars — the Chevrolet Camaro and the Dodge Challenger — as well as the new Hyundai Genesis Coupe in Consumer Reports’ tests of six sporty cars and coupes in the October issue. The Mustang received a Very Good overall road test score of 78, [...]
NICE Systems (NASDAQ: NICE) and Actimize, a NICE Systems Company, has announced the signing and closing of a definitive agreement to acquire Fortent – a leading provider of analytics based Anti-Money Laundering and financial crime prevention software solutions for the financial services industry, servicing clients such as Barclays, JPMorgan Chase, Mizuho, Royal Bank of Scotland [...]
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.: Magnum D’Or Resources, Inc., a next generation rubber recycling solutions company, announces that its New Large-Scale Facility located in Hudson, Colorado will be filmed and featured on the Environmental Series and Clean Technology Series. Magnum announces the final footage shoot date for Environmental Series & Clean Technology TV Series Airing on CNBC, [...]
The American Red Cross is on the scene offering evacuees a safe place to stay as wildfires in California force people from their homes and scorch thousands of acres. Overnight, nearly 200 people took refuge from the smoke and fire in Red Cross shelters. “If you are ordered to leave your home, please do it [...]
Osaka : Sharp Corporation has signed an agreement with Nanjing CEC-PANDA LCD Technology Co., Ltd (hereafter “New company”) to carry out the project for production of LCD panels using 6th generation glass substrates and construction of its LCD panel plant. This new company is an LCD production company established jointly by Nanjing-city and Nanjing China [...]
Tokyo: Sony Corporation (“Sony”) announced that it has agreed to form a strategic alliance with Taiwan’s Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd. (“Hon Hai”) for the production of LCD TVs for the Americas region. Based on this agreement, the Sony Group will sell to Hon Hai Group 90% of its shares in Sony Baja California [...]
Dubai, Aug 31 : The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will host the Alternative Energy Convention in October this year, WAM news agency reported. The conference will be held at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre Oct 27-29. The conference will discuss regional and global initiatives on carbon reduction, alternative energy initiatives and water management, [...]
Yangon, Aug 31 (Xinhua) : China Monday announced the handing over of 225 railway carriages to Myanmar as part of a deal agreed by the two countries in 2008. The carriages include 20 passenger and 200 freight coaches, and five engines. China offered the carriages during the visit of Myanmar Prime Minister General Thein Sein [...]
Bled (Slovenia), Aug 31:United Arab Emirates (UAE) Foreign Trade Minister Lubna Bint Khalid Al Qasimi met Slovenian Prime Minister Borut Pahor here to explore ways for developing bilateral ties, WAM news agency reported Monday. The UAE minister is visiting the country to attend the 4th Bled Strategic Forum here. Lubna has invited Slovenia and other [...]