BUSINESS

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Japan stocks look set for new highs in 2025 on earnings and reforms

Japan stocks look set for new highs in 2025 on earnings...

Analysts see better corporate earnings as the country transitions to a growth ec...

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Dai-ichi Life takes ¥140 billion loss selling off long bonds

Dai-ichi Life takes ¥140 billion loss selling off long ...

The insurer sold about ¥500 billion of Japanese government notes, mainly 20- to ...

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Biden’s decision on Nippon Steel deal followed divide in his orbit

Biden’s decision on Nippon Steel deal followed divide i...

The split was emblematic of so many shifts in U.S. policy — including of Biden’s...

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Meiji Yasuda girds to be more daring in global M&A hunt

Meiji Yasuda girds to be more daring in global M&A hunt

The firm’s ambitions reflect bold moves also being made by many of its local riv...

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Nippon Steel rejection shows national security means whatever you want

Nippon Steel rejection shows national security means wh...

Experts and former officials say the decision signals how sharply the U.S. has t...

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What's next for the Nippon Steel-U.S. Steel deal?

What's next for the Nippon Steel-U.S. Steel deal?

The companies could sue the U.S. government, another buyer could swoop in, or th...

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U.S. new car sales rose to five-year high in 2024, helped by hybrids

U.S. new car sales rose to five-year high in 2024, help...

Sales continued to rise from their pandemic lows, bolstered by replenished inven...

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Brooklyn brewers take on sake, America's new hip tipple

Brooklyn brewers take on sake, America's new hip tipple

The ancient Japanese drink, which has been exported to the United States for at ...

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Biden blocks Nippon Steel’s $14.1 billion takeover of U.S. Steel

Biden blocks Nippon Steel’s $14.1 billion takeover of U...

The two firms blasted the decision, calling it a "clear violation of due process...

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Uniqlo and 7-Eleven face sales headwinds despite brighter consumer spending

Uniqlo and 7-Eleven face sales headwinds despite bright...

Uniqlo parent Fast Retailing and Seven & i Holdings are among the first to kick ...

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Biden to block U.S. Steel sale to Nippon Steel, source says

Biden to block U.S. Steel sale to Nippon Steel, source ...

Biden's call to block the deal was taken despite contrary efforts by some senior...

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As Musk gains influence, questions hover over U.S. probes into his empire

As Musk gains influence, questions hover over U.S. prob...

Musk’s potential to have extraordinary clout with the new administration raises ...

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Japanese chip industry poised for a comeback

Japanese chip industry poised for a comeback

Chipmakers will either begin operating a pilot line or start production at new p...

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Soccer star Honda’s venture capital AI fund raises $98 million

Soccer star Honda’s venture capital AI fund raises $98 ...

Keisuke Honda, who has scored goals in three World Cups, seeks to create a so-ca...

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Tesla annual deliveries fall for first time as incentives fail to drum up demand

Tesla annual deliveries fall for first time as incentiv...

CEO Elon Musk had earlier predicted "slight growth" in 2024 deliveries and offer...

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Biden to block U.S. Steel sale to Nippon Steel, Washington Post reports

Biden to block U.S. Steel sale to Nippon Steel, Washing...

Biden's call to block the deal was taken despite contrary efforts by some senior...