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Argentina
Cae producción de automóviles en Argentina en julio
Los resultados reflejan el impacto que genera la contracción de la demanda de los mercados externos, principalmente, el desempeño de Brasil, principal socio comercial de Argentina.
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Giappone
Summer bonuses at Japan’s major firms rise for fourth straight year
The average summer bonus at major Japanese companies for 2016 rose 1.46 percent from the previous year to ¥905,165, up for the fourth straight year, a survey showed Thursday. The growth was led by manufacturers such as automakers, the Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, said. But the growth rate was ...
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Giappone
Dollar rallies to around ¥101.50 in Tokyo as stocks rebound
The dollar rose back to around ¥101.50 in Tokyo trading Thursday amid a rally in Japanese stocks. At 5 p.m., the dollar was quoted at ¥101.40-41, up from ¥101.04-06 at the same time on Wednesday. The euro was at $1.1135-1136, down from $1.1211-1212, and at ¥112.92-92, down from ¥113.28-35. The ...
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Giappone
Tokyo stocks rebound on buybacks after Dow breaks losing streak
Stocks rallied Thursday, backed by buybacks of export-oriented and resources-related issues. The 225-issue Nikkei average rose 171.78 points, or 1.07 percent, to close at 16,254.89 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange after taking a plunge of 308.34 points on Wednesday. The Topix index of all first-section issues gained 11.01 points, or ...
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Giappone
Toyota logs 14.5% drop in net profit in first quarter, trims projections
Toyota Motor Corp. reported a 14.5 percent fall in group net profit Thursday for the April to June quarter as a strengthening yen and an output halt caused by the earthquakes in Kyushu forced it to lower its earnings outlook for the year. Group net profit stood at ¥552.47 billion ...
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Giappone
In a sign of broader ambitions, Facebook opens hardware lab
Facebook built its fortune on the internet, that non-physical space where people share updates and digital videos with friends. But deep inside its Silicon Valley headquarters, engineers have stocked a new lab with computerized lathes, industrial mills and tools for making physical goods. It is not a factory for mass-producing ...
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Giappone
Fidelity invests in Japanese printing startup RakSul before IPO
RakSul Inc., a Japanese printing startup that’s seeking to go public, has raised about ¥2.1 billion from investors, including Fidelity. FIL Investments (Japan) Ltd. mutual funds and five other investors including Development Bank of Japan Inc. and advertising agency OPT Holding Inc. bought new shares in the Tokyo-based company, RakSul ...
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Giappone Uruguay
Auto imports rise for fourth month in row
Sales of imported foreign-brand vehicles in July rose 5.9 percent from a year earlier to 21,828 units, up for the fourth straight month, industry data showed Thursday. The rise reflects the continuing popularity of clean-diesel models despite Volkswagen’s fuel-efficiency scandal, the Japan Automobile Importers Association said. By brand, Mercedes Benz ...
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Brasile USA Giappone
‘Pokemon Go’ launches in Rio just ahead of Olympics
The creators of “Pokemon Go” said the blockbuster mobile game has been released in Brazil just in time for the Rio Olympics, which start on Friday. A spokesman for the game’s publisher Niantic confirmed in an email that “the app is currently rolling out across all of Central and South ...
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Giappone
Asahi sees yen windfall on AB InBev beer deal
Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. could save about ¥30 billion ($297 million) on its purchase of European beer brands from Anheuser-Busch InBev NV because the yen has strengthened since the firms cut the deal. The brewer expects its purchase of Peroni, Grolsch and Meantime beers to cost about ¥300 billion, down ...