Posted by Reuters: Business News on September 2, 2010
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks hit a two-week high, with Japan’s Nikkei briefly rising more than 2 percent, as strong U.S. manufacturing data further soothed worries about the global economy.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on August 30, 2010
TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan buckled under government pressure and eased monetary policy at an emergency meeting on Monday in an effort to curb a rise in the yen that is threatening a fragile economic recovery.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on August 27, 2010
LONDON/TOKYO/CHICAGO (Reuters) – Boeing Co has pushed back delivery of its first 787 Dreamliner by several weeks — a widely expected decision but also the latest in a series of embarrassing glitches that have disrupted production of the hotly anticipated aircraft.
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LONDON/TOKYO (Reuters) – Boeing Co has pushed back delivery of its first 787 Dreamliner by several weeks due to a delay in the availability of a Rolls-Royce engine which is needed for the final phases of flight testing.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on August 26, 2010
TOKYO (Reuters) – A Japanese ruling party panel discussed currency intervention and recommended on Thursday that the government ask the Bank of Japan to take monetary policy a step further to counter a rising yen, increasing pressure on the central bank to act before its regular meeting next month.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on August 25, 2010
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Asian stocks fell on Wednesday, as investors moved out of risky sectors after a spate of worrying U.S. economic data, while the yen retreated from 15-year highs on views Tokyo may take steps to cap the currency’s strength.
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TAIPEI (Reuters) – Asian stocks fell on Wednesday, with Japan’s Nikkei at a 16-month low, as investors sold riskier assets after a spate of worrying U.S. economic data, while the yen slipped from a 15-year high on a report Tokyo was considering weakening its currency.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on August 4, 2010
TOKYO (Reuters) – Toyota Motor Corp’s biggest quarterly profit in two years and a hike in its annual forecasts failed to allay concerns about the strength in the yen, weak margins and a faltering U.S. market.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on July 29, 2010
TOKYO/DETROIT (Reuters) – Toyota Motor Corp said on Thursday it would recall nearly 417,000 high-end passenger cars and SUVs in the United States and Canada to fix steering problems.
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TOKYO (Reuters) – Sony Corp lifted its annual outlook and returned to profitability in the first quarter on booming demand for its Bravia flat TVs and PlayStation 3 game consoles.
