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USA
US store drops Ivanka Trump’s clothing line, accessories after boycott
Ivanka Trump’s line of clothing and shoes have been dropped by US store, Nordstrom, over a sharp decline in sales after a campaign to boycott her range. According to Seattle Times report, a Nordstrom spokesperson didn’t say whether the decision to stop buying the brand was permanent, only that they ...
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Cina India USA
Apple to produce iPhone in India
Apple is to start making iPhones in India this year, a local government official said Friday, as the firm looks to tap a booming middle class as sales in China slow. The US giant has not confirmed the move, but chief executive Tim Cook said this week the company intended ...
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USA Nigeria
US policy towards Nigeria has not changed – Envoy
Adelani Adepegba, Abuja The United States has said that the recent executive order on immigration by President Donald Trump would not affect Nigerians, noting that visa applicants would continue to get two-year multiple entry visas as before. It assured apprehensive Nigerians that the order on ‘Protecting the Nation From Foreign ...
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Giappone
Abe, Toyoda compare notes over dinner ahead of Trump summit
Toyota Motor chief Akio Toyoda consults Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ahead of Abe’s summit with U.S. President Donald Trump, who has been critical of Japanese trade practices. The post Abe, Toyoda compare notes over dinner ahead of Trump summit appeared first on The Japan Times.
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Giappone
Dollar rises above ¥113 in Tokyo on BOJ operation
The dollar rose above ¥113 in Tokyo trading on Friday, as long-term Japanese government bond yields fell back on the Bank of Japan’s special JGB-buying operation. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥113.11-12, up from ¥112.84-85 at the same time Thursday. The euro was at $1.0756-0757, down from $1.0792-0792, ...
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Giappone
Sharp trims full-year loss outlook due to cost cuts, display profits
Sharp Corp. narrowed its full-year loss outlook after posting its first quarterly profit in more than two years, lifted by cost reductions and a turnaround in the display business. The net loss will reach ¥37.2 billion ($329 million) in the year ending March 31, the Osaka-based company reported Friday. That’s ...
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Cina Giappone
BOJ to conduct special bond buying after yield surge on Trump remarks
Japanese government bonds swung and the yen fell as the central bank moved to reassert control over surging yields, while money market rates rose in China after officials boosted their target for a key benchmark. Japanese 10-year yields briefly erased gains and the yen dropped after the Bank of Japan ...
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Giappone
Honda profit jumps on cost cuts, absence of recall expenses
Tokyo-based Honda Motor Co. reported Friday a 36 percent jump in profit for October-December on year, shrugging off damage from a strong yen. The automaker also raised its full year forecast. Cost cuts lifted fiscal third quarter profit to ¥168.8 billion ($1.5 billion), up from ¥124.1 billion the previous year. ...
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Giappone
Nintendo treading on shaky ground as new mobile game takes ‘gacha’ global
Nintendo Co. found out with its first smartphone game it’s tough to get people to pay $10 even if the draw is Super Mario. With its second mobile title, the Japanese powerhouse is taking a different approach that is potentially more lucrative — and much more controversial. “Fire Emblem,” available ...
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Giappone
Tokyo stocks up modestly on weaker yen
Stocks closed slightly higher on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Friday, thanks to a pause in the yen’s strengthening against the dollar. The 225-issue Nikkei average gained 3.62 points, or 0.02 percent, to end at 18,918.20. On Thursday, the key market gauge fell 233.50 points. The Topix index of all first-section ...