• Thailandia

    SET opens up 4.45 to 1,521.53

    Thai stocks opened up 0.29% at the start of trade this morning.

  • Giappone

    Dollar firmer around ¥117.50 in Tokyo

    The dollar rose moderately to around ¥117.50 in Tokyo trading on Wednesday, as active trading was held in check ahead of the year-end and New Year holidays. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥117.50-51, up from ¥117.31-32 at the same time Tuesday. The euro was at $1.0466-0466, up from ...

  • Giappone

    Tokyo stocks flat without trading clues

    Stocks closed almost unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Wednesday, amid a dearth of major trading incentives. The 225-issue Nikkei average ended 1.34 points, or 0.01 percent, lower at 19,401.42. On Tuesday, the key market gauge gained 6.42 points. The Topix index of all first-section issues, on the other hand, ...

  • Giappone

    Toshiba stocks fall by limit as huge loss emerges

    Toshiba Corp. stocks plunged by the daily limit in Tokyo as the once heralded U.S. nuclear renaissance is turning into a nightmare for the company. The shares fell by 20 percent to ¥311.6 in Tokyo, following a 12 percent drop Tuesday. Toshiba said it may have to write down billions ...

  • Giappone

    U.S. posts rules for addressing cyberbugs in medical devices

    The U.S. government on Tuesday issued rules for addressing cybervulnerabilities in medical devices, providing manufacturers with guidelines for fixing security bugs in equipment, including pacemakers, insulin pumps and imaging systems. “Cybersecurity threats are real, ever-present and continuously changing,” Suzanne Schwartz, a senior Food and Drug Administration official who helped draft ...

  • Giappone

    U.S. investment fund to buy Hitachi unit for over ¥150 billion

    U.S. investment fund KKR & Co. is expected to buy Hitachi Ltd.’s power tool manufacturing subsidiary for more than ¥150 billion ($1.3 billion), sources said Wednesday. The global investment firm holds the priority negotiation rights over the acquisition of Hitachi Koki Co. and an agreement could be reached as early ...

  • Giappone

    Japan’s industrial output rises 1.5% in November

    Japan’s industrial output rose 1.5 percent in November from the previous month, boosted by growth in electronics and automotive parts, the government said Wednesday, upgrading its assessment for the first time since August. The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said industrial production shows signs of increasing. The assessment was ...

  • Italia

    Il salvataggio del Monte dei Paschi lascia più dubbi che certezze

    Per salvare la banca toscana alla fine è dovuto intervenire lo stato. Ma la politica è sempre stata nel palazzo, dalla creazione dell’istituto che doveva finanziare l’attività dei pascoli della zona (i “paschi”) ai tempi recenti. La finanza facile della fine del secolo scorso ha portato solo a pericolose avventure ...

  • USA Regno Unito

    Star Wars actor Carrie Fisher dies at 60

    Carrie Fisher, who rose to fame as Princess Leia in the "Star Wars" films and later endured drug addiction and stormy romances, has died at age 60 following a recent cardiac episode. Se was internationally known for her role as Princess Leia. The Star Wars star suffered a cardiac episode on a ...

  • Turchia Iran Italia

    2016: and that’s a wrap!

    Wine, turkey, pudding and countless cakes later, safe to say this is the toughest article of the year, not merely because of the quiet market activity leading up to the New Year but due to the blood flow concentration my stomach requires following the Christmas festivities. With little activity in financial ...