WRAPUP 4-Gloomy U.S. consumers cast dark cloud over economy * June consumer sentiment lowest since March 2009 * Manufacturing stalls in June on auto production * Consumer prices post largest decline in a year * Rising motor vehicle, apparel prices boost core CPI … Read more on Reuters UK Focus via Yahoo! UK & Ireland [Continue]

Should Ford, the U.S. Ambassador to Syria, Have Visited Hama? The Damascus regime has accused Robert Ford of meddling in its internal affairs and being part of what it whispers to be a foreign plot to destabilize Syria Read more on Time Magazine [Continue]

U.S. to mandate pedestrian alerts on hybrid, electric cars — Nissan, General Motors and other makers of electric and hybrid vehicles will be required by U.S. safety regulators to install warning systems that will automatically sound alerts to pedestrians. Read more on Kitchener – Waterloo Record [Continue]

U.S. vehicle sales weaker than expected in May CHICAGO (PNA/Xinhua) — Both General Motors Co. and Ford Motor Co. on Tuesday reported decline in their May car sales in the United States. But Japanese carmakers suffered the biggest contraction in car sales. “The big three are really the big three this month: GM, Ford, and [Continue]

Asia stocks rise amid caution over euro debt, U.S. data By Nick Macfie Read more on Interactive Investor [Continue]