After months of fierce resistance, Cadbury’s about-face to accept a sweetened 11.5 billion pound ($19.5 billion) takeover from Kraft Foods Inc. – forming the world’s biggest candy company – has alarmed ... Read More
Kerasotes ShowPlace Theatres LLC announced Tuesday that it has agreed to sell all but three of its movie houses to AMC Entertainment Inc. of Kansas City. Providence Equity Partners, which became ... Read More
The Kansas City Council on Thursday approved the Kansas City, Kan., aircraft company’s plan to move into Kansas City International Airport’s overhaul base on March 1. The long-term leases for Jet ... Read More
The Obama administration on Thursday said it will provide $31 million to help build high-speed passenger-rail service between Kansas City and St. Louis. The award is part of $8 billion in ... Read More
IBM Corp. said Tuesday that it managed a 9% increase in profit in the last quarter as its revenue grew for the first time in a year and a half. The ... Read More
General Motors Co. and Volkswagen AG are best positioned in the largest and fastest-growing emerging markets at a time when auto sales in those countries could grow more than 40 percent ... Read More
General Motors announced plans on January 26 to design and manufacture electric motors, saying the first were scheduled to debut in 2013 in a next generation, rear wheel drive hybrid vehicle. ... Read More
The German government is proposing a cut of 15% on the subsidies it gives solar-power providers, Environment Minister Norbert Roettgen said Wednesday, reflecting what the government deems the sector’s success, but ... Read More
Fisker Automotive has contracted with Boston-based A123 Systems to supply battery packs for the forthcoming Fisker Karma plug-in electric car. A123 Systems on Thursday said that it will supply lithium ion-based ... Read More
During the past decade, world fighter production totaled only around 2,500 units, but over the next 10 years, annual deliveries are set to rise. Unlike the 1970s and 1980s, when large ... Read More