Peter Loescher

Siemens In For The Longhaul

Javier Espinoza and Miriam Marcus, 11.14.08, 03:50 AM EST The company's quarterly loss looks less of a problem when it has the stability of a large order backlog. It looks like prudent guidance will help keep German engineering...

Siemens says meeting '09 goals is demanding

on Thursday said the global credit crunch had made it more challenging for the company to achieve its 2008/2009 financial goals, but added it would retain them given its healthy level of new orders. Chief Executive Peter...

Germany sinks into recession

The German economy, Europe's largest, contracted more than economists expected in the third quarter, pushing the nation into the worst recession in at least 12 years. "The German recession has begun in earnest and it's very...

Glance-STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-Infineon slides after U.S. peer's warning

STOCKS NEWS Reuters Results diary Stocks on the move Real-time Equity News 09:20GMT 13Nov2008-Infineon falls, after U.S. peer Intel's warning Shares in German chipmaker Infineon fall 2.8 percent to 2.24 euros, making it the top...

Siemens picks first woman for top management post

FRANKFURT, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Siemens named Barbara Kux to its management board on Wednesday, making her the first senior woman executive in the German conglomerate's 160-year history, as well as the first among German blue...

Siemens sets aside €1bn for US bribery fine

Siemens is to take a €1bn (£0.8bn) charge this year to cover any settlement it reaches in far-reaching bribery cases, the German engineering group said today."This current estimate is based on the status of ongoing discussions...

Siemens sets aside 1 billion euros for corruption-related fines

German industrial conglomerate Siemens AG on Wednesday said it will set aside about 1 billion euros ($1.3 billion) to pay for possible settlements in relation to ongoing corruption investigations at the company.

Fujitsu To Buy Siemens' Stake in PC Maker

By Maria Marquart Siemens has been contemplating a sale of its half in the joint venture at least since August. Chief Executive Peter Loescher said then that the company was in talks with Fujitsu about the fate of the unit,...

Sources: Fujitsu to buy Siemen's stake in PC maker

Industrial conglomerate Siemens AG is poised to sell its 50-percent stake in the joint venture Fujitsu Siemens Computers to Japan's Fujitsu Group, two people familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on Monday.

Fujitsu buyout of Siemens stake is 'imminent'

Maybe next week Fujitsu may buy out the Siemens half share in their Fujitsu Siemens Computers (FSC) joint-venture for half a billion dollars and sell off the PC and retail side of the business to Lenovo.…