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Japan prepares to launch trade talks with Mercosur

Japan prepares to launch trade talks with Mercosur

The move comes as the government feels the need to expand markets and diversify ...

JBIC, commercial banks to lend 2.2B dollars for U.S. investment

JBIC, commercial banks to lend 2.2B dollars for U.S. in...

The total investment will reach $36 billion, with the planned loans to be the fi...

Spirit ends operations after White House bailout collapses

Spirit ends operations after White House bailout collapses

All Spirit flights have been canceled and passengers have been advised not to go...

Nvidia’s push into physical AI sparks rally in Asian partners

Nvidia’s push into physical AI sparks rally in Asian pa...

Nvidia-induced demand is shaping stock performance across Asia's technology supp...

CEO Greg Abel moves to assure Berkshire shareholders in a post-Buffett world

CEO Greg Abel moves to assure Berkshire shareholders in...

Abel, 63, spoke at Berkshire's annual meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, four months af...

Finance minister declines to comment on yen intervention for now

Finance minister declines to comment on yen interventio...

"As finance minister, at this stage I'm not in a position to comment," Katayama ...

Trump says will raise U.S. tariffs on EU cars to 25%

Trump says will raise U.S. tariffs on EU cars to 25%

U.S. President Donald Trump charged that the bloc is not complying with an earli...

WTO plans 10% budget cut as U.S. falls back into arrears, documents show

WTO plans 10% budget cut as U.S. falls back into arrear...

Washington is usually the biggest contributor to the Geneva-based body, but it w...

Investors are running out of time to brace for true oil shock

Investors are running out of time to brace for true oil...

In thrall to an AI boom ⁠that has sent stocks to record highs and harboring hope...

Japan determined to prop up yen through intervention

Japan determined to prop up yen through intervention

Many analysts believe the effects of the latest intervention will be short-lived...

The world’s central banks are wrestling with a gigantic problem

The world’s central banks are wrestling with a gigantic...

Surging inflation, an economic slowdown, and uncertainty over how long the energ...

Japan secures enough petroleum-derived naphtha to last into 2027

Japan secures enough petroleum-derived naphtha to last ...

Questions over a possible shortage of the material — used for products ranging f...

Japan Investment chief Yokoo named Tepco chairperson

Japan Investment chief Yokoo named Tepco chairperson

Keisuke Yokoo, 74, will be the fifth person in a row to serve as Tepco chairpers...

Japanese utilities withhold earnings guidance amid fuel volatility

Japanese utilities withhold earnings guidance amid fuel...

The war in the Middle East has driven a 70% increase in LNG prices in Asia, whil...

Japan's green tea exports surge in fiscal 2025 amid matcha boom

Japan's green tea exports surge in fiscal 2025 amid mat...

By value, exports rose more than twofold to ¥84.7 billion due to soaring prices ...

Nissan cancels plan to build electric SUVs at Mississippi plant

Nissan cancels plan to build electric SUVs at Mississip...

The Yokohama-based automaker attributed the decision to waning demand among Amer...