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Giappone
Nikkei snaps five-session winning streak on profit-taking
The benchmark Nikkei average fell for the first time in six sessions on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Wednesday, pressured by stepped-up profit-taking activities amid the yen’s rally against the dollar. The 225-issue Nikkei average lost 279.25 points, or 1.62 percent, to end at 16,955.73, the first close below 17,000 in ...
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Giappone
Mobile message app Line eyes listing on TSE in July
Mobile messaging service provider Line Corp. will likely make its debut on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in July, with the bourse set to soon approve the listing, sources said Wednesday. Line is expected to have a market capitalization of around ¥600 billion when it debuts, probably on the First Section ...
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Giappone
Debt-burdened SoftBank to offload $7.9 billion of stake in Alibaba
SoftBank said Wednesday it will sell at least $7.9 billion of its stake in Chinese online shopping giant Alibaba, as the mobile carrier looks to pay down its whopping debt load. The sale will reduce SoftBank’s 32.2 percent holding in Alibaba to about 28 percent, it said. It will earmark ...
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Giappone
Business investment rose 4.2% in first quarter
Capital spending by Japanese firms climbed 4.2 percent in the January to March period from a year earlier for the 12th straight quarterly increase, but declining profits dampened prospects for business expenditure, government data showed Wednesday. Business investment by all nonfinancial sectors for purposes such as building plants and introducing ...
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Giappone
Simplex hedge fund takes investing lesson from Tsukiji fish market
Simplex Asset Management Co. is taking some lessons from Tokyo’s iconic wholesale fish market as it starts a fund to invest in companies looking to move their listings to the Topix index. The new fund is betting that companies moving their listings to the Topix will benefit from a broader ...
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Venezuela Guatemala Perù
¿Qué es la Carta Democrática de la OEA y cuáles podrían ser sus consecuencias en Venezuela?
El secretario general de la Organización de Estados Americanos (OEA), Luis Almagro, invocó este martes la aplicación de la Carta Democrática contra Venezuela, una medida que podría llevar hasta la suspensión del país del organismo regional. ¿Qué es la Carta Democrática Interamericana? La Carta Democrática Interamericana fue aprobada por unanimidad el 11 ...
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Venezuela
ONPE desmiente convocatoria de Tibisay Lucena para observar elecciones
La reciente llegada de Tibisay Lucena a nuestro país generó intriga en las redes sociales. La polémica presidenta del Consejo Nacional Electoral de Venezuela anunció el 31 de mayo en Twitter su arribo al Perú, a tres días de la segunda vuelta. PUEDES VER: PPK: "Yo no voy a dejar a un ...
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Giappone
Abe to Delay Putting Japan’s Sales Tax Increase Into Effect
While the prime minister’s decision was widely expected, it amounts to an acknowledgment that the country’s economy remains fragile.
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USA
Delay in Chinese Conglomerate’s Deal for U.S. Insurer
Anbang, a leading Chinese business, withdrew an application with a New York regulator for its $1.6 billion takeover of Fidelity & Guaranty Life.
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Portogallo
O pecador moralista
Schauble está preocupado com o adiamento de sanções a Espanha e a Portugal por défice excessivo. Pensa que isso dará um sinal perigoso sobre o imperioso cumprimento das regras. Os limites para o saldo externo de um país da zona euro estão entre um défice de 4% e um excedente ...