From FINANCIALS 2:53pm

Nomura set to cheer investors

A pedestrian walks past a Nomura Securities branch in Tokyo ©Bloomberg

Earnings look to improve as Japanese bank curbs overseas plans

From LEX 12:12pm

Caterpillar in China

Fight with ERA should not be allowed to sink quietly

From INDUSTRIALS 12:01pm

ERA ex-chairman breaks silence on Caterpillar

Former head of Chinese group ‘shocked’ at $580m writedown

From TRANSPORT 8:39am

Cosco shares drop after profit warning

Chinese shipping group faces ‘significant’ full-year loss

From RETAIL & CONSUMER 11:28pm

Upswing in interest for food groups

Foreign deals fuelled by Bric-based appetite for western brands

From FINANCIALS 9:59pm

China’s brokerages turn shadow banks

Role of securities brokerages as key conduits growing rapidly

From LEX 7:38pm

Li Ning’s sporting chances

The remaining investors have good reason to feel pain

From ENERGY 7:25pm

Bumi directors reject Rothschild plan

Blow to investor’s hopes of wresting back control of group

China manufacturing ©Getty From INDUSTRIALS Jan 27, 2013

Chinese industrials set for profit surge

Rebound in the fourth quarter of last year

Volvo truck ©Bloomberg From INDUSTRIALS Jan 27, 2013

Volvo to ramp up exports at China venture

Group eyes emerging markets in deal with truckmaker Dongfeng

From TECHNOLOGY Jan 27, 2013

Computing patents hit new peak

Groups aim to arm themselves for fight over intellectual property

From INDUSTRIALS Jan 26, 2013

Volvo to take minority stake in Dongfeng

Swedish company to pay $1bn for 45% of Chinese truckmaker

Week in Review from HEALTH Jan 25, 2013

Week in Review, January 26

Novartis appoints a friendly German as Huawei pledges to open up

From TECHNOLOGY Jan 25, 2013

Smartphone industry set for slower growth

Six years after iPhone was unveiled, high growth is harder to find

From INDUSTRIALS Jan 25, 2013

Maruti recovers after turbulent year

Indian carmaker’s quarterly profit up 144% to Rs5bn

From LEX Jan 25, 2013

Letter from Lex - tech support

A week of US tech giants and a rush back to Japan

From LEX Jan 25, 2013

Samsung v Apple phones

It has not been a good week for the world’s favourite phonemakers

From RETAIL & CONSUMER Jan 25, 2013

Li Ning tumbles on fundraising plan

Shares of struggling Chinese sportswear retailer fall 15%

From FINANCIALS Jan 25, 2013

Auditors named in Caterpillar-ERA debacle

Involvement of Deloitte and E&Y shows firms’ challenge in China

From TECHNOLOGY Jan 24, 2013

RIM buoyed by Lenovo interest

Shares up nearly 3% on latest buyout rumour

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