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Giappone
Nikkei falls 372 points to 15-month low
The Nikkei average hit a 15-month closing low below 16,000 on Wednesday, hit by a dismal market outlook and worries about the global economy. The Nikkei ended down 372.05 points, or 2.31 percent, at 15,713.39, its lowest finish since Oct. 30, 2014. On Tuesday, it plummeted 918.86 points, the steepest ...
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Giappone
Coffee perk offered to Arita Taxi customers
Hail a certain cab in Saga Prefecture and you’ll be offered freshly brewed coffee from a machine in the vehicle. Drink as much as you like: It’s free. The service began operating last month and is drawing acclaim from passengers. The nine-seat “Barista Taxi” has a coffee machine beside the ...
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Giappone
Fujitsu recalls 20,000 laptop batteries over fire risk
Fujitsu Ltd. on Wednesday announced the recall of around 20,000 battery packs used in its Lifebook laptop computers as they could catch fire, although it has received no reports of this having happened. Fujitsu recalled around 70,000 battery packs used in Lifebooks in August last year for the same reason. ...
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Giappone
U.S. beef exports to Japan fall for first time in 11 years on Aussie competition
U.S. beef exports to Japan in 2015 fell from the previous year, the first time in 11 years, losing market share to Australian beef. Beef exports from the United States dropped 19 percent to nearly $1.3 billion, according to the U.S. Meat Export Federation. The last such decline in beef ...
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Giappone
Wholesale prices fell 3.1% in January
Japan’s wholesale prices dropped 3.1 percent in January from a year earlier for the 10th straight month of decline, with a slowing Chinese economy and oversupply concerns leading to lower crude oil and other commodity prices, the Bank of Japan said Wednesday. The index of corporate goods prices stood at ...
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Giappone
Japan’s 2020 problem: life after the Olympics
Japan is gearing up for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics with gusto, investing in everything from stadiums to electric cars, and expecting an economic bonanza from a construction frenzy and an influx of visitors. On the face of it, hosting the Olympics is a big win for the nation at a ...
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Argentina
El mercado de la TV ‘modelo Netflix’ crecerá más de 30% en la Argentina
La forma de ver televisión fue mutando en los últimos tiempos pero la irrupción del vídeo de transmisión libre (OTT, over-the-top) significó una ruptura porque implicó la aparición de jugadores de peso en el mercado de las transmisiones vía Internet.
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Argentina
"Hace falta infraestructura para cambiar la economía argentina"
El ex CEO de AIG vino al país para evaluar inversiones. Su actual foco está en brindar cobertura en obras civiles, energéticas y de la industria pesada.
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Grecia
Varoufakis back in Germany to launch EU grassroots movement
Greece's far-left former finance minister Yanis Varoufakis came to Berlin on Feb. 9 to launch a pan-European grassroots political movement, saying its goal was to "democratize" the 28-member bloc
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Portogallo
EMEF garante manutenção de veículos da Metro do Porto por mais três anos
A manutenção de 35 veículos Eurotram da Metro do Porto será feita nos próximos três anos pela EMEF - Empresa de Manutenção de Equipamento Ferroviário.