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Business › Jun. 19, 2013 - 04:15PM JST
TOKYO — Tokyo stocks closed 1.83% higher on Wednesday, after official data showed Japan's exports soared in May thanks to a weaker yen, while eyes are also…
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Business › Jun. 19, 2013 - 03:55PM JST
TOKYO — Japan extended a string of trade deficits in May, official data showed Wednesday, as the country's import costs rose on the weak yen, but shipments…
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Business › Jun. 19, 2013 - 12:59PM JST
TOKYO — The hedge fund that has called on Sony to list part of its profitable entertainment arm has boosted its stake in the company, a report…
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Business › Jun. 19, 2013 - 07:00AM JST
LE BOURGET, France — Boeing launched the biggest version of its Dreamliner plane at the Paris Air Show Tuesday with over 100 orders worth about $30 billion and a…
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Business › Jun. 19, 2013 - 03:18AM JST
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Danish shipping and oil group A.P. Moller-Maersk says the world's three biggest shipping container operators have entered an alliance to reduce fuel consumption and improve…
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Business › Jun. 18, 2013 - 06:21PM JST
TOKYO — McDonald's Holdings Co (Japan) said Monday that it will start selling two premium versions of its Quarter Pounder hamburger for a limited period, beginning June…
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Business › Jun. 18, 2013 - 01:28PM JST
DETROIT — In one of the biggest-ever showdowns between an automaker and the government, Chrysler on Tuesday is expected to file papers explaining its refusal to recall…
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Business › Jun. 18, 2013 - 12:30PM JST
TOKYO — Jitters over a possible change in U.S. stimulus efforts by the Federal Reserve helped pull share prices mostly lower in early Asian trading Tuesday.
Asia's…
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Business › Jun. 18, 2013 - 06:26AM JST
TOKYO — Skymark Airlines on Monday announced it would buy four of Boeing's 737 MAX planes, the first Japanese airline to choose the U.S. firm's new mid-range…
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Business › Jun. 18, 2013 - 05:32AM JST
TOKYO — Abenomics' massive monetary stimulus was supposed to depress long-term interest rates to spur economic activity, but the Japanese government bond market has other ideas.
Banks,…