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Giappone
Dollar retakes ¥113 on U.S. data
The dollar on Thursday surged above ¥113 for the first time since March 29, amid continued hopes for an early U.S. interest rate hike and the economic policies of the next U.S. administration. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥113.31-32, up from ¥110.91-92 the same time Tuesday. The euro ...
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Giappone
Niigata governor, Tepco execs to meet Tuesday
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. said Thursday that its first meeting with new Niigata Gov. Ryuichi Yoneyama will be held at the Niigata Prefectural Government’s offices in Niigata next Tuesday. The meeting, initially scheduled for last Tuesday, was canceled by the magnitude-7.4 earthquake that coincidentally struck off Fukushima Prefecture ...
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Giappone
Tokyo stocks stretch winning streak to six days
Stocks advanced further Thursday, backed by an overnight rise in U.S. equities and more drift in the yen. The 225-issue Nikkei average rose 170.47 points, or 0.94 percent, to end at 18,333.41 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, its highest since Jan. 5. The key market gauge extended its winning streak ...
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Cina USA Giappone
The race to move beyond lithium-ion
DON HILLEBRAND, AN American motor-industry veteran, has an intriguing job. In a warehouse at the secure Argonne National Laboratory, which arose from the University of Chicago’s work on the Manhattan Project, he scrutinises foreign-made cars, trucks and lithium-ion batteries to discover their technological secrets and share them with his employer, ...
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USA
The coming revolution in transport
Horseless evolution IT HAS BEEN a bad couple of years for those hoping for the death of driving. In America, where cars are an important part of the national psyche, a decade ago people had suddenly started to drive less, which had not happened since the oil shocks of the 1970s. ...
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Regno Unito
How to deal with worries about stranded assets
IN SEPTEMBER 2015, at a candlelit dinner at Lloyd’s of London, Mark Carney, the governor of the Bank of England, addressed the insurance industry on climate change. He gave warning in advance that there would be no jokes. Then he dropped a bombshell on the oil industry. His message was twofold. ...
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Brasile
Brazilians Embrace Black Friday but Fear Fraud
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Brazilians do not celebrate Thanksgiving on the last Thursday in November, but they have in the last few years embraced an U.S. custom that comes along with the holiday: Black Friday. But as hundreds of brand names, stores and online ...
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Uruguay
Panamá, cuarto país iberoamericano en solicitud de patentes tecnológicas
La Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá (UTP) está dando un salto histórico, pasando de 15 solicitudes PCT generadas en el año 2014 a 218 en el 2016.
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USA Kenya
Uhuru defends Joseph Kinyua on Sh400m payments in Afya House scandal
President Uhuru Kenyatta has yet again criticised opposition leaders for "misleading wananchi with retrogressive politics" ahead of the August 2017 election. Uhuru said Kenya will never forge ahead while leaders spread hatred, lies and propaganda about his Jubilee administration. "I was shocked to see in the papers today, someone saying ...
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USA Kenya
Riches to rags: How ‘Wash Wash’ scam cons the elite in Eldoret
Kapseret MP Oscar Sudi recently confessed that he had lost more than Sh11 million to con groups who dupe people around Eldoret town that they can multiply money. The conmen leave victims with fake currency, as they flee with the genuine cash given to them. Eldoret is awash with stories ...