Apple Inc and its key supplier Foxconn Technology Group will share
the initial costs of improving labour conditions at the Chinese
factories that assemble iPhones and iPads, Foxconn's top executive said
on Thursday.
ArcelorMittal, the world's largest steelmaker, forecast
higher profit in the second quarter after surprisingly strong earnings
in the first three months of the year. The Luxembourg-based company said demand grew in North America in the
automotive, construction and diggers and white goods sectors.
Car sales in India rose an annual 3.4% in April, according to data
from an industry body, a sixth consecutive monthly increase but lower
than in recent months after the country hiked excise duty on the
vehicles.
Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh has expressed regret over the Air
India-Indian Airlines merger, saying the division was a mistake. Speaking to CNN-IBN, Ajit Singh said that in retrospect that decision did cause problems.
Jessica Sanchez unleashed her soulful, bluesy vamp in her first song choice, Etta James’ “Steal Away” complete with a full jazz band. For her second song, Sanchez chose the power ballad “And I Am Telling
You I’m Not Going” from the hit broadway show Dreamgirls. This
performance earned her, her fourth standing ovation in the competition.