Today: October 06, 2024
Today: October 06, 2024

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Stock market today: Dow rallies to a record after a blockbuster jobs report

U.S. stocks rallied after a surprisingly strong U.S. jobs report raised optimism about the economy

Stock market today: Dow rallies to a record after a blockbuster jobs report
Stock Markets

Stock market today: Dow rallies to a record after a blockbuster jobs report

U.S. stocks rallied after a surprisingly strong U.S. jobs report raised optimism about the economy

Stock market today: Dow rallies to a record after a blockbuster jobs report
Stock Markets

Stock market today: Dow rallies to a record after a blockbuster jobs report

U.S. stocks rallied after a surprisingly strong U.S. jobs report raised optimism about the economy

Stock market today: Dow rallies to a record after a blockbuster jobs report
Asia|Business|Economy

Japan's economy grew last quarter on healthy consumer spending and business investment

Japan’s economy grew at an annual rate of 3.1% last quarter, rebounding from the contraction in the previous quarter

Japan's economy grew last quarter on healthy consumer spending and business investment
Business

Akio Toyoda, grandson of Toyota founder, wins shareholders' approval to stay in leadership

Toyota shareholders have voted in support of all of the company's proposals at their annual meeting, including keeping Akio Toyoda, the grandson of the Japanese automaker’s founder, as chairman of the board

Akio Toyoda, grandson of Toyota founder, wins shareholders' approval to stay in leadership
Business

Akio Toyoda, grandson of Toyota founder, wins shareholders' approval to stay in leadership

Toyota shareholders have voted in support of all of the company's proposals at their annual meeting, including keeping Akio Toyoda, the grandson of the Japanese automaker’s founder, as chairman of the board

Akio Toyoda, grandson of Toyota founder, wins shareholders' approval to stay in leadership
Business

Akio Toyoda, grandson of Toyota founder, wins shareholders' approval to stay in leadership

Toyota shareholders have voted in support of all of the company's proposals at their annual meeting, including keeping Akio Toyoda, the grandson of the Japanese automaker’s founder, as chairman of the board

Akio Toyoda, grandson of Toyota founder, wins shareholders' approval to stay in leadership
Business

Japan’s exports grow for a third month as trade deficit sinks to $2.5 billion

Japan’s exports have risen 7.8% in February, as shipments continued to expand in cars and electrical machinery

Japan’s exports grow for a third month as trade deficit sinks to $2.5 billion
Asia|Entertainment

Japan celebrates record Emmy wins for 'Shogun'

Japan erupted with joy Monday as the samurai series “Shogun” won a record 18 Emmys for its first season

Japan celebrates record Emmy wins for 'Shogun'
Business|Entertainment

Sony reports higher profits on healthy demand for its video games, movies and music

Sony says its profit rose 6.5% in the last quarter on robust demand for its video games, films and music

Sony reports higher profits on healthy demand for its video games, movies and music
Entertainment|Lifestyle

Tokyo City Hall is developing a dating app to encourage marriage and childbirth

Called “Tokyo Futari Story,” the city hall’s new site is just that: An effort to create couples, “futari,” in a country where it is increasingly common to be “hitori,” or alone

Tokyo City Hall is developing a dating app to encourage marriage and childbirth
Entertainment

Japan TV network will acquire Totoro creator Studio Ghibli as animation studio prepares for future

Studio Ghibli, the famed Japanese animation studio of Hayao Miyazaki, will become a subsidiary of Nippon Television Network Corp. The companies said Thursday the move was approved by both boards

Japan TV network will acquire Totoro creator Studio Ghibli as animation studio prepares for future
Business|Environment

Japanese automaker Nissan aims for sustainability, worker inclusivity

Nissan says it has a “sustainability plan” to become a greener and more inclusive company

Japanese automaker Nissan aims for sustainability, worker inclusivity
Asia|Business|Economy

Japanese 7-Eleven convenience store chain operator turns down Couche-Tard takeover offer

The parent company of the Japanese 7-Eleven convenience store chain is turning down a takeover offer from Alimentation Couche-Tard of Canada

Japanese 7-Eleven convenience store chain operator turns down Couche-Tard takeover offer
Business|Economy|Stock Markets

Global benchmarks are mixed in cautious trading ahead of US holiday and jobs report

Global shares are mixed in cautious trading ahead of the Labor Day holiday in the U.S. Investors also are looking ahead to the U.S. employment report set for release later this week for an indication of the strength of the American economy

Global benchmarks are mixed in cautious trading ahead of US holiday and jobs report
Asia|Business|Economy

Japan records trade deficit as surging global prices pushes imports higher

Japan racked up a 621 billion yen, or $4.3 billion, trade deficit in July, as prices of imports surged

Japan records trade deficit as surging global prices pushes imports higher
Asia|Economy|Finance

Stock market today: Asian benchmarks are mixed as Tokyo sips on strong yen

Japan’s index has plunged, as the U.S. dollar sank against the yen, and regional investors digested the rally on Wall Street that came on hopes U.S. cuts to interest rates will be arriving soon

Stock market today: Asian benchmarks are mixed as Tokyo sips on strong yen
Asia|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets

Stock market today: Asian shares mostly decline ahead of central bank meetings

Asian shares are mostly declining in cautious trading ahead of central bank meetings around the world

Stock market today: Asian shares mostly decline ahead of central bank meetings
Business|Economy|Finance

Japanese automaker Nissan lowers its profit forecast amid incentive, inventory woes

Nissan has lowered its full fiscal year outlook after the Japanese automaker reported a 73% decline in profit in the April-June quarter compared to the previous year

Japanese automaker Nissan lowers its profit forecast amid incentive, inventory woes
Asia|Australia|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets

Stock market today: Asian shares dive after a wipeout on Wall Street as Big Tech skids

Asian shares have dropped morning trading, with Tokyo’s benchmark losing more than 1,000 points at one point and closing 3.3% lower, as pessimism set in over Wall Street's overnight nose-dive

Stock market today: Asian shares dive after a wipeout on Wall Street as Big Tech skids
Business|Economy

Stock market today: Asian shares mostly fall as dive for Big Tech stocks hits Wall St rally

Asian shares are mostly lower, with Tokyo's benchmark dipping more than 2%, after Wall Street’s record-breaking rally slammed into a wall of worries over potentially worsening trade tensions with China

Stock market today: Asian shares mostly fall as dive for Big Tech stocks hits Wall St rally
Business|Economy

Stock market today: Asian shares trade mostly higher after S&P 500, Nasdaq reach more records

Asian shares are trading mostly higher after Wall Street benchmarks reached more milestones

Stock market today: Asian shares trade mostly higher after S&P 500, Nasdaq reach more records
Business|Economy

Stock market today: Asian shares mostly rise, boosted by Wall Street records as Tesla zooms

Asian shares are trading mostly higher after Tesla zoomed upward, helping drive the U.S. stock market to more records

Stock market today: Asian shares mostly rise, boosted by Wall Street records as Tesla zooms
Business|Economy

Stock market today: Asia shares rise amid Bank of Japan focus after the Fed stands pat

Asian shares are mostly higher as investors turned their attention to what the Bank of Japan might decide on monetary policy later this week

Stock market today: Asia shares rise amid Bank of Japan focus after the Fed stands pat
Economy

Japan's economy is shrinking, although slightly less than previously thought

The Japanese economy shrank at an annual rate of 1.8% in the first quarter of this year

Japan's economy is shrinking, although slightly less than previously thought

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