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Giappone
Japan Display to take majority stake in Panasonic-Sony panel venture
Major panel maker Japan Display Inc. will take a majority stake in Joled Inc., a display producer created by Panasonic Corp. and Sony Corp., by buying shares from a state-backed turnaround fund, a source said Tuesday. Japan Display, which currently owns a 15 percent stake in Joled, a maker of ...
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Cina USA Giappone
U.S. companies bet on stable China relations
In the more than four decades since President Richard Nixon’s historic trip to China, the United States has become China’s largest export and China is one of the largest markets for U.S. exporters and a source of supply for everything from smartphones to spark plugs. The following are some examples ...
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Giappone
Nikkei sheds earlier losses to hit one-year closing high
The benchmark Nikkei average wiped out earlier losses to close at the highest level in about a year on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Tuesday thanks to investors’ strong buying appetite. The 225-issue Nikkei average rose 95.49 points, or 0.50 percent, to end at 19,250.52, marking its highest closing level since ...
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India Giappone
ADB trims growth forecast for Asia due to slowdown in India
The Asian Development Bank on Tuesday trimmed its economic growth forecast this year for developing Asia to 5.6 percent. The revision was slightly below the previous projection of 5.7 percent due to a slight slowdown in India, one of developing Asia’s biggest economies. Forecast growth for the entire region next ...
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India Giappone
Japanese construction equipment firms riding greater demand in India
Japanese construction equipment manufacturers are poised to take advantage of India’s growing infrastructure investment, planning to boost production capacity and putting new models on the market. Kobelco Construction Machinery Co.’s Indian subsidiary is planning to double its annual production capacity as it expects demand for heavy construction machinery to increase ...
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Giappone
Apple mulling $1 billion investment in SoftBank’s tech fund
Apple Inc. and SoftBank Group have held talks about Apple investing up to $1 billion in a $100 billion fund being raised by SoftBank, U.S. media reported Monday. By investing in potentially the world’s largest technology fund, Apple hopes to gain insight into emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, The Wall ...
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Giappone
Century-old U.S. trade group vows to work with Trump, fight protectionism
A century-old U.S. trade group on Monday pledged to work with the incoming administration to improve access to overseas markets for American companies, but also to fight against protectionism. Rufus Yerxa, head of the 300-company National Foreign Trade Council, said his organization is prepared to work with President-elect Donald Trump ...
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Giappone
New industry titans prepare $1 billion clean energy fund
Some big names with big money say they plan to put more than $1 billion into developing technologies that will reduce greenhouse-gas emissions and lower the price of energy. Bill Gates said the fund plans to make its first investments next year and run for 20 years. A year ago, ...
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USA Giappone
America’s first offshore wind farm off Rhode Island sending power to grid
The nation’s first offshore wind farm has opened off the coast of Rhode Island, ushering in a new era in the U.S. for the industry. Deepwater Wind built five turbines 3 miles off Block Island to power about 17,000 homes, a project costing about $300 million. It announced Monday that ...
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Australia Nuova Zelanda
Trans-Tasman ski weekend flights to boost Queenstown economy
Virgin Australia and Air New Zealand will now fly in and out of Queenstown Airport late at night during the winter ski season.