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Giappone
As developers gather at CEATEC, tech show is no longer just for consumers
Japan’s biggest IT-electronics trade show is at a crossroads. The annual Combined Exhibition of Advanced Technologies, or CEATEC, kicked off Tuesday in the city of Chiba. Though it earned fame as a major exhibition of consumer electronics such as TVs and home appliances such as washing machines, it now seems ...
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Giappone
Dollar hits two-week high above ¥102 in Tokyo
The dollar hit a two-week high above ¥102 in Tokyo trading on Tuesday, aided by buying on rosy U.S. data. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥102.39-40, up from ¥101.38-39 at the same time Monday. The euro was at $1.1173-1173, down from $1.1229-1229, and at ¥114.41-41, up from ¥113.85-86. ...
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Giappone
Tokyo stocks rise as yen falls
Stocks gained further ground on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Tuesday as the yen declined against the dollar. The Nikkei average advanced 136.98 points, or 0.83 percent, to finish at 16,735.65. On Monday, it rose 148.83 points. The Topix index closed up 9.49 points, or 0.71 percent, at 1,340.21, after ...
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Giappone
Tokyo condo sales plunge to 24-year low
Sales of new condominiums in Tokyo have fallen to the lowest since the property bubble collapsed in the 1990s, a sign the real estate boom fueled by Bank of Japan easing is starting to unwind. New apartment sales in and around the capital fell 32 percent to 13,303 units in ...
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Giappone
SoftBank recognizes same-sex partners among its staff as spouses
SoftBank Group Corp. is recognizing the same-sex partners of its employees as spouses, making them eligible for the company’s welfare programs for married couples. It revised internal rules to accommodate the change, which took effect Saturday. Same-sex couples will receive benefits such as time off for a honeymoon and consolation ...
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Cina Giappone
Chinese cities move to restrict property purchases to cool soaring prices
Four Chinese cities have announced new restrictions on property purchases as the government tries to cool soaring home prices stoked by property speculators in second- and third-tier cities across the country. The measures in Chengdu, Jinan, Wuhan and Zhengzhou were the latest in a string of steps to tighten credit ...
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Giappone
Trudeau unveils Canada carbon price plan for 2018 to mixed reaction from provinces
Canada will impose a national minimum carbon price in 2018 in order to meet its Paris accord commitment to slash greenhouse gas emissions, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday. “All Canadian jurisdictions will put a price on carbon pollution by 2018… To get there, the government will set a floor ...
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Giappone Australia
Hitachi Construction Machinery offers $529 million for Bradken
Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., the world’s biggest maker of giant excavators, has offered 689 million Australian dollars ($529 million) to buy Australia’s Bradken Ltd. The purchase would be its biggest ever and is likely to boost profit by about 10 percent, Nomura Securities Co. said. The Tokyo-based company said Monday ...
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Giappone
More free money, please: Alaskans bemoan sum of yearly oil-fund check
Yes, you could call it free money. But that doesn’t mean all Alaskans are happy about the $1,022 dividend checks nearly every resident will receive starting Thursday from the state’s oil wealth fund. Folks were looking at getting more than twice that amount. “It’s really putting the hurt on my ...
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USA Giappone
Illinois halts $30 billion in Wells Fargo business, draws apology
Illinois state Treasurer Michael Frerichs suspended $30 billion in state investment activity with Wells Fargo on Monday, joining a swelling chorus of outrage over the scandal which saw bank employees opening millions of phony accounts to meet sales goals. Frerichs was uncertain how much the yearlong suspension would cost the ...