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01.03 / 12:01

markets Manufacturing Trade show performer track Asian stocks Asian stocks rise tracking Wall St; Japan, Australia notch record highs

Investing.com-- Most Asian stocks rose on Friday tracking strong overnight gains on Wall Street, with Japanese and Australian markets at record highs amid growing hopes over lower interest rates in 2024.

01.03 / 10:39

markets UPS DOW Manufacturing economy show record high Stock market today: World stocks track Wall Street gains, Japan shares hit record high

Japanese stocks have again set a record, a day after U.S. stocks climbed to all-time highs

29.02 / 13:55

Target wellness film Experts show Inside Investigations First drone probe of melted fuel inside Fukushima Daiichi reactor halted due to equipment glitch

Japanese authorities say they had to abandon plans to send in drones for a second day to probe one of the damaged reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant because of equipment failure

29.02 / 13:43

markets Target security Remark wellness gatherings patient BOJ could be ready to hike, but are the markets?

The Bank of Japan sent one of the strongest signals yet that the end is near for its negative interest rate policy — an event for which the market is underprepared.

28.02 / 16:45

UPS Waters Fishing Inside gatherings Investigations International A small drone flies into a damaged Fukushima nuclear reactor for the first time to study melted fuel

A small drone has flown inside one of the damaged reactors at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in hopes it can examine some of the molten fuel debris in areas where earlier robots failed to reach

28.02 / 07:43

Provident Nissan plans addresses ‘Taxi Driver Shortage’ in Japan with autonomous ride-share program: All details

20 vehicles equipped with a safety monitor in the driver's seat. Passengers will have the ability to make reservations for the autonomous ride-share service. Nissan intends to engage in safety-related discussions with the government and proceed with a gradual rollout of the program.

28.02 / 04:43

markets UPS Lexus Toyota's global output rises by 7% in January

TOKYO (Reuters) — Japan's Toyota Motor (NYSE:TM) said on Wednesday global vehicle production rose by 7% in January, marking a year-on-year increase for the 13th straight month as the automaker benefited from strong U.S. demand.

28.02 / 04:15

Sustainability Trade reports Toyota gives no answer to union demands at second wage talks, Kyodo reports

TOKYO (Reuters) — Toyota Motor (NYSE:TM) did not respond to the trade union's wage demands in the second round of pay talks held on Wednesday, Kyodo news reported.

27.02 / 15:04

markets COST Waves Parke Southern track CPPIB's $1 office tower deal uncovers anxiety among longtime buyers

Canadian pension funds have been among the world’s most prolific buyers of real estate, starting a revolution that inspired retirement plans around the globe to emulate them. Now the largest of them is taking steps to limit its exposure to the most-beleaguered property type — office buildings.

27.02 / 08:03

markets Target Reuters MSCI Nikkei Bitcoin Asia shares wobble, traders on guard as Japanese inflation tops forecast

By Tom Westbrook

27.02 / 02:51

markets Target MSCI Nikkei Trade President Asia shares shaky, traders on guard as Japanese inflation tops forecast

Asian shares struggled to advance on Tuesday, with slightly warmer-than-expected Japanese inflation putting investors on guard ahead of price data due in Europe and the U.S. this week. The yen steadied at 150.57 to the dollar and inched off a three-month low on the euro as Japanese inflation stayed at the central bank's 2% year-on-year target, keeping alive expectations it would exit negative rates by April.

26.02 / 11:35

markets UPS Trade show testing rights Funds' short yen bets to test Japan's intervention resolve: McGeever

By Jamie McGeever

26.02 / 05:33

Crypto Trading UK financial conduct authority Brokerage Oanda to Launch Crypto Trading in the UK: Report

Brokerage firm OANDA is launching crypto trading in the UK and will be based in London, and the new business will be dubbed, “OANDA Crypto,” according to a CoinDesk report by Ian Allison.

26.02 / 04:45

markets economy Nikkei Trade record high Stock market today: Asian shares mostly decline, while Tokyo again touches a record high

Asian shares are mostly lower, although the Tokyo stock markets touched another record high in morning trading

26.02 / 04:15

UPS Celebrity social electronic reports travelers Swords, headsets and Ambani wedding for Mark Zuckerberg's Asia tour

Mark Zuckerberg was in Japan on Monday on a mini-Asia tour involving sword-making, mixed-reality headsets in Seoul and reportedly also lavish pre-wedding celebrations for an Indian multi-billionaire's son. Zuckerberg posted footage on Sunday on social media of a «special afternoon learning about making katanas» with a sword master, including of him hammering molten metal and swinging a blade.

26.02 / 02:43

Platform President Celebrity electronic reports travelers AI to Ambani wedding: Mark Zuckerberg to have packed week in Asia across Japan, South Korea and India

artificial intelligence services and forge ties with business and government leaders in the region. Meta Platforms Inc.’s chief executive officer, who’s been in Japan the past week to accompany his family on a ski trip, will meet with his company’s developers in Tokyo on Monday and Tuesday, according to a spokesperson. They’ll discuss the company’s Quest virtual-reality headsets and its large language model Llama, one of its efforts to compete with OpenAI’s ChatGPT.

25.02 / 16:46

Action film Celebrity country reports rights Destinations Has Naruto Live-Action begun filming? Here’s what we know about filming plans, plot details, director

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Destin Daniel Cretton, has been chosen to lead this thrilling venture. As both the writer and director, Cretton is poised to bring the action-packed world of Naruto to life. Recent consultations between Cretton and franchise creator Masashi Kishimoto have solidified the latter's involvement in overseeing the film's production. The esteemed production team includes Avi Arad, Ari Arad, and Emmy Yu from Arad Productions, with Cretton serving as a producer alongside Jeyun Munford’s company, Hisako.

25.02 / 06:37

UPS Provident Manufacturing community Sony wellness electronic Taiwan giant chipmaker TSMC opens first plant in Japan as part of key global expansion

Chip giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. has opened in an official ceremony its first semiconductor plant in Japan as part of its ongoing global expansion

24.02 / 05:07

markets Compilation economy NVIDIA Nikkei show Record-high Nikkei’s rise just getting started on foreign demand

Nikkei 225 Stock Average past a record that stood for more than three decades looks set for further advances as foreigners rush back in. That’s the view of investors and strategists, who are also watching for a potential broadening of equities gains that may take the wider Topix index to an all-time high this year. Fund flow data indicate there’s scope for trillions of yen to return to Japan’s stock market based on figures compiled by Bloomberg.

23.02 / 08:27

Manufacturing testing Toyota extends shutdown of two production lines after emission test irregularities

TOKYO (Reuters) — Toyota Motor (NYSE:TM) has extended until March 1 the shutdown of two production lines at two manufacturing plants run by Toyota group companies in Japan, it said on Friday.

23.02 / 04:55

markets UPS MSCI Nikkei Trade show Japanese stocks within reach of record highs, and yet inexpensive

(This Feb. 21 story has been corrected to fix the gender of the analyst in paragraph 2)

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