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Giappone
Mitsubishi Motors posts ¥198.52 billion net loss for fiscal 2016, but forecasts recovery under Nissan
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. on Tuesday reported a group net loss of ¥198.52 billion ($1.75 billion) for the business year through March 2017 amid expanding costs related to a fuel economy data manipulation scandal. The automaker, which became part of Nissan Motor Co. last year, reported a consolidated operating profit of ...
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Giappone
Dollar tops ¥113.50 amid bets on fed rate hike in June
The dollar surged above ¥113.50 for the first time in about two months in Tokyo trading Tuesday, with more investors betting on an additional interest rate hike by the U.S. Federal Reserve at its next policy-setting meeting in June. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥113.63-63, up from ¥112.54-55 ...
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Giappone
14 prefectures get boosted bluefin tuna catch quota
The Fisheries Agency has given 14 prefectures an additional quota of 122.2 tons for small Pacific bluefin tuna catches in total, though the nation’s overall catches this season exceeded the limit under an international accord. Japan’s total catches of small Pacific bluefin tuna, defined as those weighing less than 30 ...
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Giappone
Toyota’s new SUV, the C-HR, is Japan’s top-selling vehicle
Toyota Motor Corp.’s new C-HR sports utility vehicle grabbed the top spot in monthly domestic sales in April, the first SUV to reach No. 1 since at least 2007. Motorists bought 13,168 units of the subcompact crossover, data from industry bodies showed Tuesday. The Japan Automobile Dealers Association and the ...
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Giappone
Nominal wages fall first time in 10 months
Nominal wages in March dipped 0.4 percent from a year before to ¥277,512 per worker for the first downturn in 10 months, the government said Tuesday. Average real, or inflation-adjusted, wages in March also dropped 0.8 percent after rising the previous month, the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry said in ...
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Giappone
Stocks fall back slightly on profit-taking
Stocks turned slightly lower Tuesday, weighed down by profit-taking following the market’s recent upswing. The Nikkei 225 average lost 52.70 points, or 0.26 percent, to end at 19,843.00, falling for the first time in four trading days. On Monday, the key market gauge surged 450.00 points to mark its best ...
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Giappone
Step aside, Siri: A new AI-powered assistant is in town, and she’s kawaii
When Siri is asked whether she has a boyfriend, the iPhone’s digital assistant is usually quick to deflect the question with a quip about drones always trying to pick her up. For Minori Takechi, founder of Vinclu Inc., that’s a missed opportunity. Takechi is the creator of Hikari Azuma, a ...
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Giappone
Sony to launch electroluminescent TV with sound-emitting screen
Sony Corp. will from June 10 start selling 4K high-definition televisions featuring an organic electroluminescent screen that vibrates to reproduce sound and eliminates the need for conventional speakers. Along with the new sound system, the screen’s ability to display deeper black levels and reproduce images with fewer afterimages compared with ...
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Angola
CMC divulga cartilha
Comissão do Mercado de Capitais (CMC) realizou, recentemente, nas suas instalações, em Luanda, a primeira sessão do Programa de Esclarecimento das Recomendações do Guia de Boas Práticas de Governação Corporativa.
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Uruguay
Mercado Libre reportó sólidos resultados en el primer trimestre del año
La plataforma de e-Commerce cerró el período con 53,2 millones de artículos vendidos, un aumento del 73,8% en ventas netas.