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Spagna
Guindos augura 18,5 millones de ocupados a finales de junio
El ministro de Economía en funciones, Luis de Guindos, ha asegurado durante la celebración de El Ágora de elEconomista en el Hotel Palace de Madrid que los datos que se van conociendo sobre el mercado laboral en los últimos meses "permiten al Gobierno calcular que a finales del segundo trimestre ...
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Giappone
Tokyo stocks rise on yen’s fallback
Stocks advanced sharply on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Monday thanks to a pause in the yen’s appreciation on the back of receding worries about Britain’s possible exit from the European Union, or “Brexit.” The 225-issue Nikkei average gained 365.64 points, or 2.34 percent, to close at 15,965.30. On Friday, ...
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Giappone Singapore Regno Unito
Beyond any turmoil linked to Brexit, central bankers dread long shadow of possibilities
Finally, a financial flare-up that the world’s central banks will have seen coming. On Friday morning London time — when the results of a U.K. referendum will show whether the nation has or has not chosen to leave the European Union — the Bank of Japan and the Swiss National ...
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Giappone
Mr. Yen sees surge to ¥100 that may increase odds of intervention
After correctly predicting the yen’s relentless march beyond ¥115, ¥110 and ¥105, former Finance Ministry official Eisuke Sakakibara now says the Japanese currency will gradually strengthen more than 4 percent toward ¥100 per dollar by the end of the year. The currency’s value reflects the difference between monetary policy in ...
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Giappone
Researcher says Toyota production capabilities optimal for producing helper robots
The researcher hired by Toyota Motor Corp. to spearhead its robotics and artificial intelligence efforts says the automaker’s production principles can be applied to build affordable helper robots for rapidly aging societies. Robot makers are struggling with the same scale challenges that the auto industry overcame with the “miracle” that ...
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Brasile Giappone
Netflix says more Japanese originals on the way after positive international response to ‘Hibana’
Netflix Inc. intends to produce more original Japanese television shows after the series it introduced earlier this month beat the company’s expectations by drawing viewers from Brazil to Germany and the U.S. The 10-episode “Hibana” production is showing that Japanese content can draw global audiences, Greg Peters, president of Netflix ...
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Giappone
Japan logs first trade deficit in four months in May
Japan posted a goods trade deficit of ¥40.7 billion in May for the first red ink in four months, the government said Monday, with the balance weighed down by sluggish exports amid a slowdown in overseas economies. The value of exports dropped 11.3 percent from a year earlier to ¥5.09 ...
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USA Giappone
Texas rocket launch, upright return fourth success for Bezos-run space firm
The private space company run by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has completed its fourth successful unmanned rocket launch and safe landing in West Texas using the same vehicle. Officials with Blue Origin say the latest launch of New Shepard happened Sunday morning near Van Horn. The rocket landed upright, with ...
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Israele
Business in Brief: IDB responds angrily to proposed sale of Clal Insurance stock
Antitrust approves Weisman's acquisition of Sonol; Safe-T finally gets its Tel Aviv Stock Exchange listing; Insurers lead shares higher in thin trading.
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A record 65 million people displaced at the end of 2015
Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Country: Afghanistan, Burundi, Central African Republic, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Iraq, Libya, Myanmar, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Ukraine, World, YemenConflict and persecution caused global forced displacement to escalate sharply, reaching the highest level ever recorded and ...