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Cash-loving Japanese savers opt to play it safe

by Karyn Nishimura-Poupee Agence France-Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) - The Tokyo stock market might be riding two-decade highs, but a growing number…

Mercedes says recalls 400,000 UK cars on airbag fault

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Mercedes-Benz is recalling 400,000 UK cars owing to a fault that may deploy an airbag…

Tokyo stocks open higher on hopes for corporate results

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo stocks opened higher Tuesday, tracking gains on Wall Street with investors beginning to price in…

Airbus to enter into partnership with Canada’s Bombardier

PARIS, France (AFP) -- Airbus will take a majority stake in Bombardier's marquee C-Series airliner program, the companies announced Monday,…

Tokyo stocks up by break after Wall Street gains

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo stocks rose Monday morning, tracking gains on Wall Street as the benchmark Japanese index extended…

Oil producers may not need to extend cuts: Kuwait

KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait (AFP) -- Oil producers may not need to roll over a deal to cut production beyond March…

Japan’s Kobe Steel scandal spreads, 500 firms affected

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's Kobe Steel admitted Friday that a snowballing falsified data scandal had affected around 500 customers,…

US stocks rise on strong retail sales; Europe mixed

by John BIERS Agence France Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Wall Street stocks rose Friday, with the Nasdaq…

China’s imports from North Korea fall as trade with world surges

  BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China's imports from North Korea fell for the seventh month in a row, official data…

Samsung Electronics expects record $12.8bn Q3 operating profit

Samsung Electronics said Friday it expected profits to hit an all-time high in the third quarter, as booming semiconductor sales…

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