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Giappone
Nikkei retakes 19,000 on higher U.S. equities, yen’s fall
The benchmark Nikkei average rebounded sharply to end above 19,000 for the first time in three sessions on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Wednesday, thanks to an overnight rise in U.S. equities and the yen’s drop. The 225-issue Nikkei average jumped 269.51 points, or 1.43 percent, to close at 19,057.50. On ...
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Giappone
Japan sees first trade surplus in six years amid falling imports
Japan posted its first trade surplus in six years in 2016 as imports slumped on falling energy prices, the Finance Ministry said Wednesday. The surplus stood at ¥4.07 trillion ($35.76 billion). The value of imports tumbled 15.9 percent to ¥65.97 trillion as crude oil and liquefied natural gas imports slid. ...
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USA Giappone
Shale revolution prompts Mitsubishi Heavy to expand its U.S. oil and gas business
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. said Tuesday that it will expand its operations related to supplying oil and gas-related machinery in the United States, where growth is expected thanks to the so-called shale revolution. The Japanese heavy machinery maker’s U.S. subsidiary, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America Inc., recently set up a Houston-based ...
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Giappone
Toyota announces plans to invest $600 million, add 400 jobs to Indiana plant
Toyota Motor Corp. said Tuesday it will invest $600 million and add 400 jobs at one of its U.S. plants, making the announcement a few weeks after U.S. President Donald Trump took aim at the automaker’s investments in Mexico. The project is part of Toyota’s plan to spend $10 billion ...
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Giappone
Carmakers bet on Mexico based on NAFTA rules, may get sideswiped by Trump’s threatened tariff
The threat from President Donald Trump to tax Mexican-made cars sold in the U.S. would throw the auto industry into disarray, analysts say, forcing uncomfortable choices: Raise car prices or swallow the cost. Stop selling Mexican-made cars in the U.S. but risk losing customers. Move production to the U.S. but ...
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Giappone
Trump revives contentious oil pipeline projects, orders federal workers to report environment overtures
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday revived two oil pipeline projects blocked by his predecessor on environmental grounds, signaling his determination to undo Barack Obama’s legacy. Trump gave a conditional go-ahead to the Keystone XL pipeline — which would carry oil from Canadian tar sands to U.S. refineries on the ...
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Giappone
Airbus entering ‘dangerous phase’ due to Brexit, top exec warns
The operations boss of Airbus declared Tuesday that the European aerospace giant was entering a “dangerous phase” because of Brexit, which could complicate its free movement of staff and products. Tom Williams, chief operating officer and president of commercial aircraft at Airbus, made the comments before British lawmakers on Parliament’s ...
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Giappone
Bank-related funds may invest in ailing Toshiba’s flash memory unit
Investment funds established by Toshiba Corp.’s main creditor banks may invest in the company’s flash memory unit as the conglomerate prepares to spin off the operation, sources have said. Toshiba, facing huge potential losses related to its U.S. nuclear business, is likely to hold a board meeting Friday to carry ...
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Angola Portogallo
II Fórum Empresarial Angola-Portugal: Afluência reforça inversão de tendência pessimista
O II Fórum Empresarial Angola-Portugal é este ano organizado pela AEP, em parceria com a AICEP Portugal Global e com a Câmara de Comércio e Indústria Portugal-Angola
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Brasile
Quatro estados e o DF investigam casos de febre amarela, diz Ministério
De acordo com o Ministério da Saúde são 421 casos suspeitos de febre amarela, sendo 87 mortes em quatro estados e o Distrito Federal. Do total, 358 permanecem em investigação, 62 foram confirmados e um descartado. Das 87 mortes notificadas, 34 foram confirmadas e 53 permanecem em investigação. Os casos ...