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Giappone
Fears grow at BOJ that Trump tweets could terminate drastic easing program
The Bank of Japan is becoming increasingly wary of tweets by U.S. President Donald Trump ahead of its first policy meeting since he took office, fearing his remarks could thwart its long-shot efforts to achieve 2 percent inflation and end decades of deflation. Fears are growing among officials at the ...
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Giappone
Trust banks plan ¥1 billion lawsuit against Toshiba
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corp. and an affiliated trust bank plan to sue scandal-ridden Toshiba Corp. for ¥1 billion over losses incurred from a major accounting scandal that sent its share price plummeting, a source close to the matter said Monday. The potential lawsuit comes as Toshiba scrambles to ...
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Cina Giappone
Toyota surrenders sales crown to VW as threat of trade barrier looms
Toyota Motor Corp. has lost its crown as the world’s best-selling automaker to Volkswagen AG, ending a four-year reign that saw emerging challenges ranging from the threat of U.S. trade barriers to slowing demand in China after a tax increase. Worldwide sales for Toyota, including its units Hino Motors Ltd. ...
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Giappone
Starbucks vows to hire 10,000 refugees worldwide over next five years
Starbucks says it will hire 10,000 refugees over the next five years, a response to President Donald Trump’s indefinite suspension of Syrian refugees and temporary travel bans that apply to six other Muslim-majority nations. Howard Schultz, the coffee retailer’s chairman and CEO, said in a letter to employees Sunday that ...
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Giappone
Conservationists get South Africa tribal dancers to don fake skins in bid to save leopard
At least 1,200 men in ceremonial attire danced at a mainly Zulu gathering in South Africa on Sunday, wearing a mix of hides of illegally hunted leopards and Chinese-made, spotted capes designed by conservationists to reduce demand for the real thing. The phalanxes of dancers with shields, headgear of ostrich ...
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USA Giappone
Cuomo bets billions on aging upstate nuke plants, jobs in trade for safety downstate
When the Nine Mile Point reactor first went online, Richard Nixon was president, the Beatles were still a band and Three Mile Island, Chernobyl and Fukushima weren’t yet bywords for the hazards of nuclear power. Almost 50 years later, New York state is betting big on the future of Nine ...
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Portogallo
PSD-Madeira avança com proposta de revisão do Estatuto Político que obriga a uma revisão constitucional
O grupo parlamentar do PSD na Assembleia Legislativa da Madeira, formalizou a entrega do Projeto de Proposta de Lei à Assembleia da República, intitulado, “Terceira alteração ao Estatuto Político-Administrativo da Região Autónoma da Madeira”.
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Brasile
TAP eleva ‘load factor’ para o Brasil em 7,1 pontos percentuais no último trimestre de 2016
O mercado norte-americano proporcionou um crescimento de 65% nos passageiros para a TAP no ano passado, para um total de 472 mil.
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Portogallo
Cápsula do tempo: O dia em que a Bolsa portuguesa se juntou aos maiores índices mundiais
A negociação de títulos em Portugal remonta ao século XVIII. E três séculos mais tarde entrou no maior grupo mundial de mercado de capitais.
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Brasile
Projeto libera matança profissional e esportiva de animais no Brasil
Proibida no Brasil há 53 anos, completados no último dia 3, a caça profissional e esportiva de animais silvestres está em debate novamente no Congresso Nacional. O projeto de lei do deputado ruralista Valdir Colatto (PMDB-SC) quer liberar o tiro aos bichos. Ele começou a tramitar na Câmara no fim ...