e enjte, 26 korrik 2007

Siemens Stuck in a Rut

Siemens AGNo matter how bad your day was yesterday, executives at Siemens AG probably had it worse. Not a good day for Siemens AG.

The German company released a whole slew of bad news: more evidence of corruption, bribery, and general unscrupulous activities were uncovered, an early big-time loss for the joint venture with Nokia (almost 371 million euros), weaker than expected earnings, and finally the purchase of a US "clinical-diagnostics" company that Siemens just might've paid a little too much for.

Chief Executive Peter Loescher joined the conglomerate only a little less than a month ago, after a stint at American drug company Merck. Shares of Siemens AG fell 6% on the news.

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