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Giappone
SoftBank to offer lower price option for smartphone users
SoftBank plans to provide a new cut-rate pricing option for smartphone customers who neither talk for long periods nor use a great deal of data. The post SoftBank to offer lower price option for smartphone users appeared first on The Japan Times.
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Giappone
Dollar firmer above ¥118 in Tokyo on pause in yuan fall
The dollar was firmer above ¥118 in Tokyo trading late Friday, supported by buybacks as risk aversion among currency players somewhat receded after a pause in the yuan’s fall. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥118.24-25, up from ¥118.02-03 at the same time on Thursday. The euro was at ...
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Giappone
Japan’s real wages fell in November for first drop in five months
Japan’s real wages decreased for the first time in five months in November as a decline in special pay, including bonuses, kept overall wages from rising as fast as consumer prices, the government said Friday. Average inflation-adjusted wages fell 0.4 percent from the same month a year earlier, while nominal ...
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Giappone
Nikkei falls for five days into New Year in first time since war
After showing wild swings, stocks ended lower for the fifth straight day on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Friday amid a wait-and-see mood ahead of the release of U.S. jobs data and the three-day weekend in Japan. The 225-issue Nikkei average retreated 69.38 points, or 0.39 percent, to finish at 17,697.96, ...
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Giappone
Volkswagen loses seat as top foreign-car seller in Japan in 2015
Volkswagen lost its position as the top foreign vehicle seller in the nation in 2015 for the first time in 16 years, as the German automaker became embroiled in a global scandal over cheating on emissions tests, an industry body said Friday. Placing second behind German competitor Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen saw ...
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Giappone
Toyota’s Aqua hybrid best-selling car in 2015 auto rankings
Toyota Motor Corp.’s Aqua hybrid was the best-selling car in 2015, while six minicars made it into the top 10 ranking, data from industry bodies showed Friday. The Aqua clinched top spot for the first time since 2013 with sales of 215,525 units, down 7.6 percent year-on-year, while Honda Motor ...
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Giappone
Japanese broadcasters launch online platform for viewing TV shows
Television broadcasters are seeking new revenue streams from online content in a nation increasingly glued to smartphones and not to the box. Young people in particular are spurning traditional TV. Five major commercial networks headquartered in Tokyo have jointly launched a free service named TVer, which allows online viewing of ...
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Portogallo
Sindicato dos estivadores e operadores do Porto de Lisboa acordam paz social
O Sindicato dos Estivadores e os operadores do Porto de Lisboa chegaram, esta sexta-feira, "a um acordo de paz social", anunciou a ministra do Mar, Ana Paula Vitorino.
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Portogallo
Investidores colocam BCE "sob fogo" devido ao Novo Banco
Os investidores colocaram o Banco Central Europeu "sob fogo" por este ter permitido a Portugal perdas de perto de dois mil milhões de euros em obrigações não subordinadas (seniores) do Novo Banco, noticia o jornal "Financial Times".
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Portogallo
Ações do F. C. Porto voltam a ser admitidas à negociação pela CMVM
A Comissão do Mercado de Valores Mobiliários voltou a admitir à negociação as ações do F. C. Porto, depois de uma suspensão que durou pouco mais de uma hora.