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USA Giappone
Wacoal may relocate logistics base from U.K. to France
Wacoal Holdings Corp. is considering relocating its logistics base in Britain to France in the wake of the United Kingdom’s vote to leave the European Union. “We need to find a place to store inventories if tariffs are imposed in trade between Britain and EU member states,” said Masaya Wakabayashi, ...
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Giappone
Apple urges organ donation via new iPhone software
Apple wants to encourage millions of iPhone owners to register as organ donors through a software update with a sign-up button to the health information app that comes installed on every smartphone the company makes. CEO Tim Cook said he hopes the new software will help ease a long-standing donor ...
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Giappone
Dollar slides below ¥102 in Tokyo as gloom returns
The dollar slid below ¥102 in Tokyo trading on Tuesday amid risk-averse sentiment rekindled by falls in stocks and oil prices. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥101.74-74, down from ¥102.71-71 at the same time Monday. The euro was at $1.1154-1154, up from $1.1122-1.1122, and at ¥113.48-49, down from ...
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USA Giappone
Facebook Japan debuts music streaming service
Facebook Japan has launched a music streaming function, Music Stories, on the Japanese version of its social networking platform. “The function was announced in the U.S. in November last year. Music streaming services AWA and D Hits have cooperated with us to make it available in Japan,” Facebook Japan spokesman ...
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Giappone
Toshiba and Western Digital to invest over ¥1 trillion in flash memory production
Toshiba Corp. and Western Digital Corp., its U.S. partner, will invest a total of over ¥1 trillion in the three years from fiscal 2016 to increase production of a new type of flash memory, sources said Tuesday. Toshiba and flash memory maker SanDisk Corp., which was bought by hard disk ...
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Giappone
Nikkei snaps winning streak on profit-taking
The Nikkei average fell for the first time in seven sessions on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Tuesday, pressured by profit-taking. The Nikkei slumped 106.47 points, or 0.67 percent, to end at 15,669.33. On Monday it climbed 93.32 points. The Topix index closed down 5.33 points, or 0.42 percent, at ...
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Cina Giappone
In Japan’s industrial heartland, some see no alternative to Abe
Shuttered factories dot the streets of Osaka, a city that once reverberated with the sound of trucks delivering all manner of parts to Japan’s industrial giants. Signs advertising available space underscore how competition from places like China and South Korea has eaten away at the fortunes of small companies in ...
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Giappone
Amid Brexit fallout, G-20 may extend moratorium on creating new trade barriers
Amid uncertainties caused by Britain’s decision to exit the European Union, leaders of the Group of 20 economies will likely renew their commitment to avoid new trade barriers for another two years, sources involved in preparations for the group’s next summit said. The leaders are set to make the promise ...
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United we stand: How to enhance cooperation between Palestine and UAE entrepreneurs
Padico’s CEO Samir Hulileh talks to Arabian Business Start Up about how to enhance cooperation between Palestine- and UAE-based entrepreneurs.
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Portogallo
Decisão sobre sanções deverá ser tomada na quinta-feira
A Comissão Europeia deverá "provavelmente" decidir na quinta-feira sobre a aplicação de sanções, ou não, a Portugal e a Espanha por violação das regras do défice, admitiram fontes comunitárias.