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Giappone
Japan’s auto unions seek slimmer pay raises as economy stagnates
Auto workers will ask for raises from carmakers led by Toyota Motor Corp. for a third straight year while scaling back from their demands in 2015. Eleven unions representing workers at Japanese auto companies will each seek ¥3,000 monthly raises for the fiscal year beginning in April, the Confederation of ...
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Giappone
Chocolate fries on menu as McDonalds Japan tries to recover lost diners
Customers like Shigeaki Yamaguchi may be the last hope for McDonald’s Japan as it battles slumping sales in the wake of an embarrassing string of food scandals. At a location in Tokyo’s busy Shinjuku district, Yamaguchi munched on the chain’s newest culinary offering — french fries drizzled in brown and ...
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Giappone
Machinery orders rose 4.2 percent in December
Core machinery orders rose a seasonally adjusted 4.2 percent in December from the previous month after a steep fall in November, the government said Wednesday. The private-sector orders totaled ¥806.6 billion. They are widely regarded as a leading indicator of future capital spending. The figure excludes orders for ships and ...
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Giappone Cuba
‘Milestone’ deal inked paving way for U.S. airlines to bid on routes to Cuba
The United States and Cuba signed an agreement on Tuesday morning to resume commercial air traffic for the first time in five decades, starting the clock on dozens of new flights operating daily by next fall. U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and Cuban Transportation Minister Adel Yzquierdo Rodriguez signed the ...
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Giappone
Years after crisis, global economy weakening and central banks seen running out of ammo
Eight years after the financial crisis, the world is coming to grips with an unpleasant realization: serious weaknesses still plague the global economy, and emergency help may not be on the way. Sinking stock prices, flat inflation, and the bizarre phenomenon of negative interest rates have coupled with a downturn ...
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Giappone
GM recalls 200,000 Saab, Saturn models over Takata air bag inflator woes
General Motors is recalling about 200,000 Saab and Saturn cars in the U.S. and Canada to replace the Takata driver’s air bag inflators. The move is part of a broader recall of about 5.4 million vehicles announced last month by U.S. safety regulators. Takata inflators can explode with too much ...
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Brasile El Salvador
Las panaderías salvadoreñas ponen más levadura
El mercado de panaderías en El Salvador ha crecido como si se aplicara doble porción de levadura. No solo hay más variedad, sino que el modelo de negocio también ha evolucionado.
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Argentina
Cada cotizante movería parte de su ahorro al Estado con reforma
El anteproyecto de reforma mantiene los candados a las posibles inversiones con el fondo de pensiones, con dos mejorías. ANEP sugirió que Argentina no tuvo éxito con un régimen mixto.
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Bolivia Guatemala El Salvador Costa Rica
Chevrolet Spark S, presente en el 30° Torneo de la Amistad
Chevrolet Spark S, el auto que invita a salirse de lo común, estará presente como marca patrocinadora, durante el 30° Torneo de la Amistad de la Liga Femenina de Tenis de El Salvador, evento deportivo que se disputará del martes 16 al viernes 19 de febrero en las instalaciones del ...
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El Salvador
Mareros asesinaron a exsoldado en Cuscatlán
Un exsoldado del Destacamento Militar número cinco, con sede en la ciudad de Cojutepeque, fue encontrado asesinado el lunes al final de la tarde, en el cantón Veracruz, municipio El Rosario, departamento de Cuscatlán.La víctima fue identificada como José Roberto Cruz Huezo, de 32 años de edad, quien vivía en ...