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USA Giappone
Critics of Japan’s current account overlook overseas benefits
Thanks to its bilateral trade balance with the U.S., and its current-account surplus with the rest of the world, Japan finds itself on America’s watch list for currency manipulators at a time when the Trump administration is turning up the heat on economic friends and foes alike. While there’s no ...
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Giappone
More bankers unhappy with bonuses at foreign firms in Japan
An increasing number of bankers working at foreign firms in Japan are unhappy with their bonuses, and falling expectations for raises are giving them more cause to gripe, according to a Morgan McKinley survey. Forty percent of respondents were dissatisfied with their bonuses, up from 28 percent in 2016’s survey. ...
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Giappone Uruguay
BMW’s first win over Mercedes in 2017 narrows U.S. luxury car race
BMW AG topped its rival in the U.S. luxury auto market for the first time this year, eking out a monthly sales gain and gaining ground on Daimler AG’s Mercedes-Benz. Deliveries of the X3 and X5 sport utility vehicles climbed 43 percent and 35 percent last month, respectively, pacing BMW’s ...
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Giappone
Tesla tops Ford to become second-largest U.S. automaker
Tesla Inc. on Monday became the second-largest U.S. car maker in terms of market capitalization, displacing Ford, whose sales lagged amid concerns about the ability of the U.S. market to keep growing. Many major automakers reported U.S. sales declines in March compared with a year ago, but Tesla over the ...
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Giappone
Toshiba flash memory unit sale seen delayed over technology leak concerns
Toshiba Corp.’s planned sale of its flash memory business may not come in time for the firm’s annual shareholders meeting in June, given the time needed to scrutinize bidders amid concerns that information technology might leak to competitors. Toshiba Memory Corp., officially launched on Saturday, attracted nearly 10 potential buyers ...
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Cina Giappone Hong Kong
A slice of luxury: Pricey imports dominate Hong Kong’s high-end fruit fad
It might be a healthy food choice, but Hong Kong’s latest fruit fad is doing serious damage to shoppers’ wallets. From luxury supermarkets to outdoor stalls, expensive premium produce is increasingly on show and sought after by customers. At Hong Kong’s vibrant Yau Ma Tei fruit market, a Malaysian durian ...
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Giappone
Twitter ditches its egg icon, a casualty in battle with internet ‘trolls’
An egg icon that for years marked profiles of new Twitter users was gone Monday, a victim of “trolls” who often hid behind them to launch anonymous online attacks. For seven years, anyone who created a Twitter account automatically got an egg icon as their profile picture, which they were ...
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Qatar Giappone
Gas giants share OPEC’s shale pain as U.S. supply flows to Asia
OPEC isn’t the only decades-old energy hegemony being turned on its head by U.S. shale. Liquefied natural gas sellers from Qatar to Malaysia that dominated gas sales to Asia for years are facing the prospect of rising American exports. While less than 30 U.S. cargoes have landed in Asia, their ...
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Portogallo
Vendas de Aston Martin e Porsche ‘explodem’ em março. Sim, em Portugal
O mercado nacional de automóveis teve em março um recuo de 1,8% nas vendas. Apesar disso, marcas como Aston Martin, Jaguar, Maserati e Porsche registam subidas expressivas.
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Portogallo
Portugal deverá crescer entre 1,7% e 2% em 2017, prevê Fórum para a Competitividade
A economia nacional deverá continuar a expandir se não ocorrerem choques externos ou internos que levem a uma queda abrupta da confiança de consumidores e empresas, estima a associação.