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Francia
Aéronautique/Midparc
Ces industriels qui prennent pied!Points: Alcoa, AHG, Tecalemit: ce 1er trimestre sera ...
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Giappone
World could face months of Chinese market aftershocks
The latest trigger was currency jitters, but Thursday’s plunge in Chinese stocks was just one in a series of aftershocks from last year’s boom and bust that could shake markets for months to come. Investor anxiety over economic weakness and a possible glut of unwanted shares flooding the market have ...
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Giappone
KDDI to introduce fixed-rate plan for international calls
Major telecommunications carrier KDDI Corp. said Thursday it will introduce a fixed-rate plan for international telephone calls in March. Under the plan, KDDI, which operates the “au” mobile service, will allow subscribers to make up to 50 international calls for up to 15 minutes in duration every month for a ...
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Cina Giappone
Sony to increase presence in N. America, China smartphone markets, says Hirai
Sony Corp. will reverse its shrinking presence in the smartphone markets in North America and China sometime in the future, President and Chief Executive Officer Kazuo Hirai said on Wednesday. The company “will make headway into the markets again after gaining solid footings in Japan and other strong markets,” Hirai ...
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Giappone Albania
Ministry to make second attempt at extracting ‘fiery ice’ off Japan’s east coast
Japan’s Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry will make a second attempt to extract methane hydrate off the coast of Aichi and Mie prefectures as it works to develop the next-generation energy source, officials have said. The ministry plans to start drilling work as early as this spring, in order to ...
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Giappone
Tepco unveils loyalty tie-ups in bid to retain household customers
With the retail electricity market set to be deregulated in April, Tokyo Electric Power Co. on Thursday unveiled a range of new price plans that offer discounts to customers who sign up with specific partners. The revamp, which involves third-party suppliers from the gas, communication and entertainment sectors, is an ...
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Giappone
Farm, fisheries exports hit record high in 2015 amid rising global demand for Japanese cuisine
Exports of agricultural, forestry and fishery products totaled ¥669 billion between January and November last year, shattering the record full-year high of ¥611.7 billion logged in 2014, largely thanks to a global boom in demand for Japanese cuisine, the farm ministry said Thursday. The government’s aim to expand such exports ...
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Cina Giappone
Nikkei hits three-month low; China stocks plunge before trading halted
Japanese stocks fell for a fourth day Thursday, extending a global slide that has seen shares post their worst start to a year since 2000. The post Nikkei hits three-month low; China stocks plunge before trading halted appeared first on The Japan Times.
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Cina Giappone
Dollar briefly slides below ¥118 as China weakens yuan
The dollar briefly tumbled below ¥118 in Tokyo trading on Thursday, as another cut in the yuan’s exchange rate by China fueled risk aversion among investors. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥118.02-03, down from ¥118.74-74 at the same time on Wednesday. The euro was at $1.0782-0783, up from ...
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Giappone
Warm winter means damp profits for Fast Retailing
Fast Retailing Co. cut its full-year operating profit forecast as unseasonably warm weather worldwide hurt sales of winter clothes for the retailer’s Uniqlo brand of casual wear, the Yamaguchi-based company said Thursday. Operating profit will probably be ¥180 billion in the year ending August 2016. That compares with the company’s ...