Private equity firm gets 35.7% of business for $240 million.
Aircraft engine maker Rolls-Royce allegedly involved in bribe paying in China and Indonesia.
Two Japanese industrial powerhouses combine to compete with Siemens and Gemeral Electric.
The cause of the blaze remains unclear; the disaster highlights the nation's notoriously poor working conditions and a lack of safety enforcement.
European private-equity fund InvestIndustrial and India's Mahindra & Mahindra both reportedly bid for half the storied sports-car maker.
Second large recall in two months suggests recent quality problems not fully behind it.
Marillyn Hewson will take over as CEO of the defence group on Jan. 1 after CEO-designate Christopher Kubasik is fired after admitting to an affair with a subordinate.
Public prosecutors in Munich are investigating alleged corruption in sales of European aerospace group EADS' Eurofighter jets.
The credit lines boost its available cash and credit to $42 billion.
Strong sales in domestic market and U.S. offset China boycott.
