http://bbj.hu/index.php?col=1000 Complete and independent daily business news from Hungary. en-us bbj@bbj.hu webmaster@bbj.hu PHP RSS Feed Generator The parent of China's Geely Automobile has secured financing to buy Ford-owned Volvo cars for about 15 billion Swedish crowns ($2.10 billion), a Swedish business daily reported on Wednesday. http://bbj.hu/?id=52023 2010-03-10T14:58:00Z http://bbj.hu/?id=52023 Hungary's National Infrastructure Development Company (NIF) has issued a tender for construction of roads necessary to reach a planned MotoGP motorcycle track in the village of Sávoly near Lake Balaton, the latest issue of the Public Procurement Gazette reveals. http://bbj.hu/?id=52019 2010-03-10T11:24:00Z http://bbj.hu/?id=52019 Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world's largest brewer, is likely to buy the 50% it does not own of Mexican brewer Grupo Modelo this year for around $10.8 billion, said broker Evolution Securities. http://bbj.hu/?id=52017 2010-03-10T09:14:00Z http://bbj.hu/?id=52017 Six companies are expected to make binding offers for storied Hollywood studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer by a newly set March 19 deadline, a source familiar with the situation said on Tuesday. http://bbj.hu/?id=52016 2010-03-10T08:37:00Z http://bbj.hu/?id=52016 British bank Barclays Plc is looking to buy a retail bank in the United States to extend its presence after buying Lehman Brothers North American operations in 2008, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people close to the matter. http://bbj.hu/?id=52015 2010-03-10T08:00:00Z http://bbj.hu/?id=52015 Sex.com, often touted as one of the most valuable Internet domain names, is due to head to the auction block next week. http://bbj.hu/?id=52014 2010-03-09T17:41:00Z http://bbj.hu/?id=52014 Burger King Holdings Inc forecast US and Canada total revenue and restaurant margins in the third quarter would be below prior-year levels as adverse weather in the central and eastern United States kept diners away. http://bbj.hu/?id=52012 2010-03-09T16:52:00Z http://bbj.hu/?id=52012 The Hungarian Investment and Trade Development Agency (ITD Hungary) and the Bács-Kiskun County Trade and Industry Chamber held a forum for potential Hungarian facility management partners for German car maker Daimler's plant in Kecskemét, ITD Hungary said. http://bbj.hu/?id=52009 2010-03-09T14:43:00Z http://bbj.hu/?id=52009 Deutsche Post DHL said a global economic recovery and cost cuts will help it boost its core profit this year and in 2011. http://bbj.hu/?id=52008 2010-03-09T14:41:00Z http://bbj.hu/?id=52008 German luxury carmaker Audi contributed the bulk of earnings and cash in 2009 to parent Volkswagen and expects better results this year as it launches a dozen new models, including the A1 subcompact. http://bbj.hu/?id=52006 2010-03-09T13:50:00Z http://bbj.hu/?id=52006 The United States would not have any standing to bring a case against Chinese Internet restrictions to the World Trade Organisation, a Chinese adviser on WTO strategy said in an opinion piece. http://bbj.hu/?id=52005 2010-03-09T11:42:00Z http://bbj.hu/?id=52005 Sony Corp will launch 3D televisions in June, entering an increasingly crowded market that is betting the revolutionary TV will become the next hot product in the electronics industry. http://bbj.hu/?id=52001 2010-03-09T10:40:00Z http://bbj.hu/?id=52001 Toyota Motor Corp said it had found no flaw with its throttle controls as it seeks to dismiss an external study critical of its electronic safety systems. http://bbj.hu/?id=52000 2010-03-09T10:37:00Z http://bbj.hu/?id=52000 German carmaker Daimler was selling its entire stake in India's Tata Motors to raise up to $429 million worth of shares, sources familiar with the matter said. http://bbj.hu/?id=51995 2010-03-08T17:40:00Z http://bbj.hu/?id=51995 McDonald's Corp reported a 4.8% rise in February sales at established restaurants as strong overseas results offset softness in the United States, sending its shares up nearly 2%. http://bbj.hu/?id=51994 2010-03-08T17:39:00Z http://bbj.hu/?id=51994 The tender announced by Hungary’s state motorway operator ÁAK Zrt to find a contractor managing the collection of unpaid motorway fees has been won by Goldex-Hungary Kft. http://bbj.hu/?id=51990 2010-03-08T15:31:00Z http://bbj.hu/?id=51990 Hungarian logistics company Bau-Trans Kft is planning to invest a total of HUF 2.5 billion in 2010 upgrading its vehicle fleet, the company’s boss Zoltán Papp told business daily Világgazdaság. http://bbj.hu/?id=51989 2010-03-08T14:23:00Z http://bbj.hu/?id=51989 Toyota Motor Corp's president said he believed that sales in North America could recover in March after a sharp decline last month when the automaker suspended sales of some recalled models. http://bbj.hu/?id=51987 2010-03-08T13:14:00Z http://bbj.hu/?id=51987 Kraft Foods is being investigated by British regulators on whether the company misled employees and investors in its battle to take over Cadbury, the Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the matter. http://bbj.hu/?id=51986 2010-03-08T13:13:00Z http://bbj.hu/?id=51986