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Giappone
Libyan forces loyal to unity regime oust Islamic State from oil terminal area
Libyan security forces captured a second town in as many days from Islamic State, a spokesman said, pushing the militant group back toward its stronghold of Sirte and away from positions near major oil terminals. The Petroleum Facilities Guard took control of Nawfiliyah, about 130 km (80 miles) from Sirte, ...
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Giappone
Trump advocates Keystone, EPA’s fall, set to make Bismarck energy spiel in nod to big oil, fracking money
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump will deliver his first policy speech on energy on Thursday, hours after locking up enough delegates to secure the GOP nomination. Trump will be speaking at the annual Williston Basin Petroleum Conference in Bismarck, North Dakota, and is expected to lay out an “all of ...
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Giappone
Suzuki, MMC hit by minicar sales slump
Two Suzuki Motor Corp. minicar models were among the top 10 best-selling vehicles in Japan in May, but sales were still down on last year amid revelations of improper fuel-testing methods, industry data released Monday showed. The auto manufacturer, which revealed the same month that it had been using the ...
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Giappone
Citigroup touts global network to Japanese corporate investors
Despite its withdrawal from Japanese retail banking more than a year ago, Citigroup sees good prospects for companies seeking business opportunities abroad and investors interested in global markets, the head of its Japan operations said. “All of the trends that you see in corporate Japan and institutional Japan really tend ...
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Giappone
Dollar above ¥107 in late trade ahead of Yellen speech
The dollar recouped some overseas losses late last week to climb back above ¥107 in Tokyo trading on Monday, with traders keenly awaiting a speech by U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen following surprisingly weak U.S. jobs data for May. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥107.18-18, down from ...
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USA Giappone
Line plans year’s biggest tech IPO, pitching U.S. investors
Japan’s Line Corp. is headed for what could be the biggest initial public offering for a technology company this year, including a major pitch to American investors. The company behind one of Asia’s most popular messaging apps plans to go public in Tokyo and New York in mid- to late ...
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Giappone
Tokyo stocks pull back after early losses traced to buoyant yen
Stocks pulled back moderately on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Monday, after cutting much of the early losses, mainly in export-oriented names, traced to the yen’s rise versus the dollar. The 225-issue Nikkei average slumped 62.20 points, or 0.37 percent, to end at 16,580.03. On Friday, the key market gauge climbed ...
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Giappone
SoftBank gets serious about tackling debt with asset sales
After years of acquisitions saddled SoftBank Group Corp. with record debt and weighed down its stock, founder Masayoshi Son is getting serious about improving the company’s balance sheet. SoftBank has announced a series of asset sales as part of a broader effort to re-examine its technology portfolio, reduce its massive ...
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Cina Giappone
Oregon livestock firm wins injunction against Chinese who allegedly stole its trade secrets
An Oregon livestock company has won an injunction against a former employee accused of stealing trade secrets to start his own company in China. OmniGen Research of Corvallis, Oregon, has filed a lawsuit saying that scientist Yongqiang Wang is trying to sell knockoffs of its feed additives in violation of ...
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Italia
Italy export credit agency plans Islamic finance push
SACE insured $46.4bn of international risk at the end of last year, with the Middle East and North Africa accounting for 14%