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Giappone
Tokyo stocks retreat further in thin trading
Stocks lost further ground on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Tuesday in thin trading ahead of key events later this week. The 225-issue Nikkei average fell 155.84 points, or 0.94 percent, to close at 16,498.76. On Monday, the key market gauge lost 81.75 points. The Topix index of all first-section ...
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Giappone Taiwan
Sharp to keep solar panel business under Taiwan’s Hon Hai
Sharp Corp. is set to retain its struggling solar panel business, judging that it can become profitable with the help of Taiwan’s Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., according to an in-house document. In the document posted Monday on its website for employees, Sharp President Kozo Takahashi and Hon Hai Vice ...
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Giappone
Japan’s Abe exploring delicate timing of tax hike decision
As this summer’s Upper House election draws near, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe faces the difficult problem of when to make the final decision on a planned consumption tax increase. Speculation is growing that Abe will again postpone the consumption tax hike, currently planned for next April, as personal spending is ...
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Giappone
Marriott-Starwood merger to spark turf war in Japan
For major Japanese hoteliers, the impending merger between Marriott International Inc. and Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. signifies the opening of a cutthroat turf war with what will be the world’s largest hotel operator in their home territory. Marriott is poised to expand its business in Japan ahead of ...
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Giappone Singapore
Empty stores multiply as Singapore’s ‘shoppers’ paradise’ image fades
It seems empty storefronts in Singapore’s prime shopping district may become a more common sight. Vacancies in the city’s main Orchard Road area, a magnet for tourists lured by malls and Japanese department stores such as Takashimaya, have risen to a five-year high and are soaring to the highest since ...
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Giappone
Robotic-hand maker Squse said to consider IPO in Japan next year
Squse Inc., a maker of robotic hands that can handle food, plans an initial public offering in Tokyo as early as next year to fund overseas expansion, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Kyoto-based Squse, partly owned by state-backed Innovation Network Corp. of Japan, is considering seeking a ...
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Giappone
Toyota looks to buy into ride-sharing with Uber as VW eyes Gett ties
Toyota and Volkswagen announced separate partnerships Tuesday with ride-share companies Uber and Gett, in the latest such moves by major carmakers. Toyota and ridesharing titan Uber said they had entered into a memorandum of understanding to explore collaboration, starting with trials in countries where ride-sharing is expanding. “Through this collaboration ...
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Dubai's DP World launches $1.2bn sukuk issue to cover tender
Transaction will be used to fund the part-repurchase of DP World's $1.5bn sukuk which is due to mature in 2017
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Portogallo
Lídia Sequeira acusa Sindicato dos Estivadores de querer manter controlo do Porto de Lisboa
A nova presidente do porto de Lisboa disse esta terça-feira, no Fórum TSF, que o Sindicato dos Estivadores é que está a inviabilizar um acordo, ao querer manter o controlo sobre o porto de Lisboa
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Belgio
Scontri a Bruxelles tra polizia e manifestanti durante un corteo contro l’austerità.
Scontri a Bruxelles tra polizia e manifestanti durante un corteo contro l’austerità. Le forze dell’ordine hanno usato gas lacrimogeni e idranti per disperdere i manifestanti, che a loro volta hanno lanciato petardi e altri oggetti come pietre e bottiglie. Ci sono stati dei fermi. I belgi protestano contro una riforma ...