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Asian markets steady as US takes a break

HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Asian equities stabilized Thursday following a modest rebound in energy and tech stocks on Wall…

Prosecutors confirm Ghosn held over alleged under-reporting of income

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo prosecutors confirmed Tuesday that they had arrested auto industry titan Carlos Ghosn a day earlier…

Tokyo stocks open lower, Nissan down over six percent

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo stocks opened lower on Tuesday with shares in Nissan diving more than six percent and Mitsubishi…

Auto titan Ghosn under arrest, faces ouster at Nissan

by Natsuko FUKUE Agence France Presse YOKOHAMA, Japan (AFP) -- Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn faces being fired this week after…

Tokyo stocks open higher with improved sentiment

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo stocks opened higher on Monday as investors refocused on sound corporate earnings helped by optimism…

Asian markets mixed but traders on edge, pound holds ground

HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Asian investors moved nervously Thursday as they struggled in the face of multiple headwinds, while…

Tokyo stocks open higher

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo stocks opened higher on Wednesday, rebounding from the previous day's sharp drops on news of…

Japan economy shrinks in Q3 as natural disasters hit

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's economy shrank in the three months to September, official data showed Wednesday, after a string…

Pence says US wants ‘model’ trade deal with Japan

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan and the United States will negotiate a bilateral trade agreement that will serve as a…

Japan TV station cancels K-Pop stars BTS over nuke bomb shirt

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A Japanese television station has cancelled a performance by the wildly popular Korean boyband BTS, after…

Toyota first-half net profit up 16%, lifts full-year forecast

by Shingo ITO Agence France-Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japanese car giant Toyota upgraded its full-year forecast Tuesday, as the…

Asian markets mixed as attention turns to US elections

HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Asian markets were mixed Tuesday as focus turned to the US midterm elections, which could…

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