Toyota says strong yen makes U.S. climate tough, esp for Lexus and Scion brands, but sees dollar strengthening ahead; top automaker set to report sharp fall in Q3 ...
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Toyota says strong yen makes U.S. climate tough, esp for Lexus and Scion brands, but sees dollar strengthening ahead; top automaker set to report sharp fall in Q3 profit Wed.
Japan steel industr...
13 Views 05:50:13 02/04/11
Shares of Japan's steel sector soared after announcement of a planned merger between Nippon Steel and Sumitomo Metal Industries.
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Shares of Japan's steel sector soared after announcement of a planned merger between Nippon Steel and Sumitomo Metal Industries.
Sony profit falls
17 Views 09:10:36 02/03/11
Sony is expected to post a fall in quarterly profits, expected to show its struggle to turn its television unit profitable and the yen's strength.
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Sony is expected to post a fall in quarterly profits, expected to show its struggle to turn its television unit profitable and the yen's strength.
Nomura rides Japan ...
13 Views 07:44:26 02/02/11
Japan's top brokerage, Nomura, is expected to see good quarterly results, helped by a yearend stock market rally.
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Japan's top brokerage, Nomura, is expected to see good quarterly results, helped by a yearend stock market rally.
China's migrants ma...
18 Views 08:58:52 02/01/11
China's 150 million migrant workers head home for the Chinese New Year, and may stay home to work for companies relocating to cheaper inland locations.
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China's 150 million migrant workers head home for the Chinese New Year, and may stay home to work for companies relocating to cheaper inland locations.
Honda raises profit...
18 Views 08:20:18 01/31/11
Honda Motor's third quarter operating profit tumbles 29 percent, but Japanese automaker raises full-year guidance by more-than-expected 24 percent to 620 billion yen.
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Samsung Electronics profits slip, but stock closes at all-time high on the view that earnings have bottomed.
Samsung to spend $3...
21 Views 08:45:39 01/05/11
Samsung Electronics' parent, Samsung, will invest 18 percent more this year, bringing capital outlay to a record $38 billion. Samsung says outlays for new business...
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Samsung Electronics' parent, Samsung, will invest 18 percent more this year, bringing capital outlay to a record $38 billion. Samsung says outlays for new businesses and maintaining market leadership.
Japan shrs up, as P...
14 Views 05:09:39 01/04/11
Japan's share market begins 2011 on an upnote, as the nation's prime minister talks tax reform.
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Hyundai expects to boost car sales 10 percent this year, after a 24 percent jump in 2010.
China's fast food f...
26 Views 16:15:16 12/31/10
Rising real estate and labour costs making life increasingly tough for China's cheap fast-food outlets; higher-end chains with more pricing power better placed.
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Rising real estate and labour costs making life increasingly tough for China's cheap fast-food outlets; higher-end chains with more pricing power better placed.
1 kid, 6 adults : C...
20 Views 07:21:05 12/30/10
China's one-child policy results in one-child, six adult households, a demographic timebomb in a country unprepared for an ageing population.
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China's one-child policy results in one-child, six adult households, a demographic timebomb in a country unprepared for an ageing population.
Nikkei bullish as i...
21 Views 08:30:48 12/29/10
Japan's Nikkei ready to head into 2011 on a bullish tone despite the yen's surge against the dollar and the euro this year.
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Japan's Nikkei ready to head into 2011 on a bullish tone despite the yen's surge against the dollar and the euro this year.
Mizuho : no new fun...
22 Views 08:30:12 12/29/10
Mizuho Financial Group says it can meet new Basel III capital reserve ratio requirements without the need for new fund-raising.
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Mizuho Financial Group says it can meet new Basel III capital reserve ratio requirements without the need for new fund-raising.
Hitachi to sell its...
19 Views 09:41:42 12/27/10
Taiwan’s Hon Hai considers buying a majority stake in Hitachi Displays for $1.2 billion to become the world’s top maker of small and mid-sized LCDs.
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Taiwan’s Hon Hai considers buying a majority stake in Hitachi Displays for $1.2 billion to become the world’s top maker of small and mid-sized LCDs.
Toshiba, Samsung to...
16 Views 07:59:46 12/24/10
Toshiba will outsource fabrication of system chips to South Korean rival Samsung Electronics, as the Japanese firm struggles to restructure its unprofitable chipma...
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Toshiba will outsource fabrication of system chips to South Korean rival Samsung Electronics, as the Japanese firm struggles to restructure its unprofitable chipmaking operations.