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Ancora seeks U.S. Steel board revamp, end to Nippon Steel deal

Ancora seeks U.S. Steel board revamp, end to Nippon Ste...

The Cleveland-based activist investor intends to push U.S. Steel to end litigati...

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Companies in Kyushu struggle to enter TSMC’s supply chain

Companies in Kyushu struggle to enter TSMC’s supply chain

One report shows that firms in the region make up less than 10% of Japanese comp...

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Perplexity AI proposes to merge with TikTok, with U.S. government getting half, source says

Perplexity AI proposes to merge with TikTok, with U.S. ...

The proposal calls for the U.S. government to own up to 50% of the new company u...

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Google pushes global agenda to educate workers and lawmakers about AI

Google pushes global agenda to educate workers and lawm...

A key priority, one executive said, comes in building out educational programs t...

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White House in talks to have Oracle and U.S. investors take over TikTok

White House in talks to have Oracle and U.S. investors ...

Under the deal, ByteDance would retain a stake in the company, but data collecti...

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Chickens hatch across the Saudi desert in kingdom’s pivot from oil

Chickens hatch across the Saudi desert in kingdom’s piv...

The kingdom imports about 80% of what it eats, triggering worries about shortage...

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White House in talks to have Oracle, U.S. investors take over TikTok

White House in talks to have Oracle, U.S. investors tak...

Under the deal, ByteDance would retain a stake in the company, but data collecti...

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Central bank appears poised to break through 0.5% rate barrier this year

Central bank appears poised to break through 0.5% rate ...

The central bank's board voted Friday to increase its target for its short-term ...

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BOJ’s clear guidance on rate hike calms markets but may backfire

BOJ’s clear guidance on rate hike calms markets but may...

For some economists, the latest move was too completely priced in, begging the q...

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Meta’s Threads to show ads for the first time in U.S. and Japan

Meta’s Threads to show ads for the first time in U.S. a...

It’s not clear what the revenue potential for Threads will be long term, but the...

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Trump spurs surprise world rally in first week on trade respite

Trump spurs surprise world rally in first week on trade...

U.S. President Donald Trump's decision not to immediately slap tariffs on U.S. t...

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Nissan looks to Trump-proof North American production plans

Nissan looks to Trump-proof North American production p...

Nissan Motor may slow a planned ramp-up of electric vehicles made in the U.S. af...

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Scandal-Hit Fuji Media Stock Trading Soars 1,767% on Shakeup Bet

Scandal-Hit Fuji Media Stock Trading Soars 1,767% on Sh...

A total of 237.8 million shares changed hands in Tokyo, compared with 12.74 mill...

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Finance chief vows to balance economic revival and fiscal consolidation

Finance chief vows to balance economic revival and fisc...

Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato highlighted the need to improve Japan's fiscal h...

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Share of university students in Japan who accepted job offers falls

Share of university students in Japan who accepted job ...

It is the first decrease in four years, as some students who received job offers...

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Inflation in Japan jumps to 3%, supporting the BOJ's rate-hike case

Inflation in Japan jumps to 3%, supporting the BOJ's ra...

The solid inflation data support the case for the Bank of Japan to raise interes...