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Giappone
McDonald’s Japan returned to profitability in January-June half
McDonald’s Holdings Co. (Japan) is reporting a group net profit of ¥158 million for the January-June half, returning to profitability after years of slumping sales triggered by food safety scandals. The Japanese unit of the global fast-food chain posted a group operating profit of ¥47 million on sales of ¥104.89 ...
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Giappone
Dollar range-bound around ¥102.40 in Tokyo
The dollar was range-bound around ¥102.40 in Tokyo trading on Tuesday, lacking a clear direction in the absence of major trading incentives. At 5 p.m., it stood at ¥102.42-42, up from ¥102.28-28 at the same time Monday. The euro was at $1.1077-1077, down from $1.1087-1089, and at ¥113.46-46, almost unchanged ...
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Giappone
Nikkei gains 114 points as yen eases
Stocks gained further ground on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Tuesday as worries eased about downside risks in the market. The Nikkei average climbed 114.40 points, or 0.69 percent, to close at 16,764.97. On Monday, it rose 396.12 points. The Topix index finished up 11.96 points, or 0.92 percent, at ...
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Giappone
Yamaha may fit its motorcycles with safety-focused artificial intelligence
Yamaha Motor Co. will work on developing new safety technology to reduce motorcycle spills, President Hiroyuki Yanagi said in a recent interview. He said the systems may draw on artificial intelligence jointly developed with a U.S. research body that allows humanoid robots to ride motorcycles. “We want to facilitate driving ...
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Giappone
Dentsu to buy U.S. data marketing firm Merkle Group
Advertising agency Dentsu Inc. said Tuesday it will buy a majority stake in U.S. data marketing agency Merkle Group Inc. as it expands its overseas portfolio. Merkle Group has expertise in customer data analysis, with more than 650 major companies among its clients globally. It provides services such as market ...
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Cina Giappone
Ports in Japan, China, U.S. at greatest risk of natural disaster
Ports in Japan, China and the U.S. face the greatest financial risk from natural disasters because of their vulnerable locations and increasing cargo volumes, a risk-management firm has said. The Port of Nagoya leads all ports with a potential $2.3 billion cost to insurers from a one-in-500-year event because of ...
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Giappone
Japan plans to search for, mine metals deep beneath the ocean
As deep as 1,600 meters under water and 1,500 km from Tokyo, work has begun on the new hunting ground for metals in Japan, a country so devoid of natural resources that most of what it needs has to be imported. As the nation depleted most of its land-based minerals ...
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Venezuela
Para Maduro, o marxista Serrano é 'Jesus'
Na esperança de um milagre econômico que possa salvar seu país, o presidente da Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, depositou toda sua confiança em um desconhecido professor marxista espanhol com tanto poder que Maduro o chama de "Jesus Cristo da economia"
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Ghana
Ghana: 2016 Second Quarter FDI Increases By Over 400 Percent
[Ghana Star] Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) results recorded during the second quarter of this year increased by over 400% in the amount of initial transfers compared with the value recorded in the corresponding quarter of 2015.
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Cina
China producer deflation eases in July: govt
BEIJING - China's producer deflation eased to its slowest decline in nearly two years in July, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Tuesday, a positive sign of improving conditions for the world's second largest economy.