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Value-seekers drove 2024's retail trends and dead ends

Value-seekers drove 2024's retail trends and dead ends

Value was in vogue in 2024. Shoppers and restaurant patrons in the U.S. were cho...

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Jet crash in South Korea marks another setback for Boeing

Jet crash in South Korea marks another setback for Boeing

A machinists strike. Another safety problem involving its troubled top-selling a...

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Chinese youth flock to civil service, but slow economy puts 'iron rice bowl' jobs at risk

Chinese youth flock to civil service, but slow economy ...

A record 3.4 million young Chinese flocked to the civil service exam this year, ...

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Nikkei rises 19% in 2024; highest year-end finish on record

Nikkei rises 19% in 2024; highest year-end finish on re...

The Nikkei stock index ended the final trading day of 2024 on a down note but, f...

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Japan aims at ¥45 tril infrastructure exports by 2030

Japan aims at ¥45 tril infrastructure exports by 2030

The government has decided to increase Japan's annual infrastructure exports to ...

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How the stock market defied expectations again this year, by the numbers

How the stock market defied expectations again this yea...

What a wonderful year 2024 has been for investors. U.S. stocks ripped higher and...

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Japan's economy likely to grow in 2025 but Trump tariffs cast shadow

Japan's economy likely to grow in 2025 but Trump tariff...

The Japanese economy is expected to continue to grow at a moderate pace in 2025 ...

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Osamu Suzuki, who led Japanese automaker for over 4 decades, dies at 94

Osamu Suzuki, who led Japanese automaker for over 4 dec...

Osamu Suzuki, who led Suzuki Motor for more than four decades and played a key r...

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Japan unemployment rate, job availability ratio unchanged in November

Japan unemployment rate, job availability ratio unchang...

Japan's unemployment rate was unchanged from the previous month at 2.5 percent i...

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45% of Amazon Japan delivery drivers involved in accidents: survey

45% of Amazon Japan delivery drivers involved in accide...

Around 45 percent of self-employed delivery drivers working for the Japanese uni...

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Aeon Bank receives business improvement order for inadequate anti-money laundering measures

Aeon Bank receives business improvement order for inade...

The Financial Services Agency has issued an order to Aeon Bank to improve its bu...

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65% of Japan firms have hired foreign workers to cover labor shortage: survey

65% of Japan firms have hired foreign workers to cover ...

Around 65 percent of companies in Japan employ foreign workers to resolve labor ...

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U.S. applications for unemployment benefits hold steady, but continuing claims rise to 3-year high

U.S. applications for unemployment benefits hold steady...

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits held steady last week...

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Chinese automaker BYD slams reports of poor conditions at a factory site in Brazil

Chinese automaker BYD slams reports of poor conditions ...

A spokesperson for Chinese automaker BYD has objected to reports about poor cond...

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Nippon Steel extends closing date for U.S. Steel acquisition to March

Nippon Steel extends closing date for U.S. Steel acquis...

Nippon Steel said on Thursday it has extended the closing period for its $15 bil...

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Toyota global output falls 6.2% in November

Toyota global output falls 6.2% in November

Toyota Motor Corp said Wednesday that its global production in November dropped ...