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Giappone
Activist investor Murakami suspected of market manipulation, focus of criminal investigation
Japan’s securities watchdog launched a criminal investigation Wednesday of activist investor Yoshiaki Murakami on suspicion of involvement in market manipulation, sources said. The Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission searched locations related to Murakami, a former trade ministry bureaucrat who quit to start his own investment fund in 1999 and became ...
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Giappone
Dollar softens to ¥122.30 before U.S. holiday
The dollar softened to around 122. 30 in Tokyo trading on Wednesday, weighed down by position-adjustment sales ahead of the U.S. market’s closure on Thursday for Thanksgiving Day. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥122.31-32, down from ¥122.66-66 at the same time Tuesday. The euro was at $1.0678-0679, up ...
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Giappone
Tokyo stocks snap five-day winning streak
Stocks fell for the first time in six sessions on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Wednesday, dampened by profit-taking amid a sense of market overheating. The Nikkei lost 77.31 points, or 0.39 percent, to end at 19,847.58. On Tuesday, it rose 45.08 points. The Topix fell 11.27 points, or 0.70 ...
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Giappone
Toyota reissues recall for 1.6 million cars after Nissan air bag injury
Toyota Motor Corp. reissued a recall for 1.6 million cars in Japan over Takata Corp. air bags, after a component that was deemed to be safe ended up injuring a passenger last month in a Nissan Motor Co. vehicle. The Vitz compact car and 21 other models will be called ...
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Giappone
LDP, Komeito remain apart over consumption tax relief
Senior officials in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and coalition partner Komeito failed to narrow their differences on Wednesday over the size of proposed consumption tax relief for some items. LDP officials argued that the government’s revenue shortfall resulting from the relief measure should not exceed the ¥400 billion that ...
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Giappone
Beijing robot expo shows ambitions, limits of Chinese innovation
In a martial artist’s white silk pajamas, a man practiced tai chi in harmony with a motorized arm at a Beijing exhibition showcasing a vision of robots with Chinese characteristics. Vehicles with automated gun turrets sat alongside drink-serving karaoke machines at the World Robot Conference as manufacturers sought new buyers ...
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Standard Chartered appoints CEO for Islamic banking business
Rehan Shaikh moves from Dubai Islamic Bank to head up global Islamic banking sector
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UAE businessman Al Ghurair set to sell healthcare stake in 2018
Essa al-Ghurair plans to sell a 30% stake in his healthcare business to fund its expansion into Africa
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Cina
Main Street Morning: Apple pay is coming to China
Welcome to Main Street Morning, The Washington Post’s daily collection of news affecting entrepreneurs, start-ups and small businesses with a special focus on policy and government.Here’s what’s affecting my small business, my clients and other entrepreneurs today.Read full article >>
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Cina
China’s most powerful weapon is trade
Commercial tussles are less dramatic than scraps in the South China Sea but may be more important