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TOKYO (Reuters) - Signs are that most firms in export-driven Japan Inc, having got the weaker yen they craved, now want the currency to either stabilize or recover ground, rather than continue a slide that will increasingly raise their costs. About...

By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Kaori Kaneko TOKYO, May 21 (Reuters) - Signs are that most firms in export-driven Japan Inc, having got the weaker yen they craved, now want the currency to either stabilise or recover ground, rather than continue a slide that...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average retreated from a near five-year high, ahead of the outcome of the Bank of Japan meeting, hurt by disappointing earnings from companies like Advantest Corp and M3 Inc . The Nikkei slipped 0.1 percent to 13,...

* Athletics needs new sponsor for elite meetings * Charismatic sprinter Bolt helps to sell sport * U.S. targeted for future growth By Keith Weir and Philip O'Connor LONDON/STOCKHOLM, April 26 (Reuters) - The focus of the world's gaze during the 2012...

LONDON/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - The focus of the world's gaze during the 2012 Olympics, athletics is now searching for a new title sponsor for its elite series of meetings just two weeks before the season opens. Electronics giant Samsung pulled the plug...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average rose to a fresh, near five-year high on Thursday, but the mood was tempered by sharp losses for Canon Inc and Nintendo Co Ltd as they failed to meet investors' expectations of strong earnings guidance. The...

TOKYO, April 25 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average is expected to open higher and may test the 14,000-mark on Thursday, a level not seen since June 2008, driven by expectations that the yen weakness will spur strong earnings growth for long...

* Nikkei rises 1.4 pct, Topix up 1 pct * Nintendo in demand ahead of earnings * Steelmaker JFE rises after earnings on Tuesday TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average climbed to its highest level in nearly five years on Wednesday on robust U.S....

* Nintendo forecasts Y100 bln 2013/14 op profit after 2 years of losses * Canon raises profit forecast nearly 10 pct, sees dollar at 95 yen * Canon says smartphones sapping demand for compact cameras By Tim Kelly and Mari Saito TOKYO, April 24...

23 abr (Reuters) - Las compañías estadounidenses aumentaron sus préstamos en marzo para invertir en nuevo equipamiento, dijo el martes el grupo Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA). Las empresas firmaron 6.800 millones de dólares en...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — Is Kodak’s moment past?  The glory days when Eastman Kodak Co. ruled the world of film photography lasted for over a century. Then came a stunning reversal of fortune: cutthroat competition from Japanese firms in the...