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Investors loved weak yen boosting shares until it went too far: Concern is growing that the currency is becoming a liability for Japan’s economy and stocks.
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Investors loved weak yen boosting shares until it went too far
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Europe's hope for cheap e-cars: PEKING. Large Chinese freighters have been heading for Europe for months. They have loaded electric cars ...
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Europe's hope for cheap e-cars
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Huawei sales are soaring in China as Apple sinks: Huawei is not only making a roaring comeback in China, it is also on the verge of overtaking Apple in the ...
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Huawei sales are soaring in China as Apple sinks
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Japan ‘very close’ to yen intervention, former top currency official says: Market reaction to U.S. data could encourage Japanese authorities to act about the yen ...
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Japan ‘very close’ to yen intervention, former top currency official says
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Japan Record Tourist Numbers Are Clogging Up Kyoto's Public Transport: As more visitors head to Japan’s ancient capital, public anger is rising and ...
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Japan Record Tourist Numbers Are Clogging Up Kyoto's Public Transport
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China's EV survival game creates peril - and power: By most measures, the last thing China needs is more electric cars crowding a market with more losers than ...
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China's EV survival game creates peril - and power
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Why East Asia is simply better at Pisa: East Asian countries regularly perform best in the Pisa study. That's because of the lessons and: because of Confucius ...
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Why East Asia is simply better at Pisa
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Shoppers in Asia are powering the global luxury industry (again): Local shoppers and tourists are giving Prada and Moncler a boost
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Shoppers in Asia are powering the global luxury industry (again)
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Microsoft's AI lead puts Amazon cloud dominance on watch: Upcoming quarterly reports from U.S. tech giants may show Microsoft is closing the gap on ...
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Microsoft's AI lead puts Amazon cloud dominance on watch
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US new home sales rebound to six-month high; rising mortgage rates a concern: Sales of new U.S. single-family homes rebounded in March from February's downwardly ...
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US new home sales rebound to six-month high; rising mortgage rates a ...
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Tsukiji 2030s: A stadium, culinary center and transportation hub: Massive redevelopment plans for the former site of Japan's world-famous fish market aim to turn ...
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Tsukiji 2030s: A stadium, culinary center and transportation hub
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Apple's Q1 phone sales in China fall 19.1%, Huawei's up 70%: Apple's smartphone shipments in China tumbled 19% in the first quarter of the year ...
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Apple's Q1 phone sales in China fall 19.1%, Huawei's up 70%
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Shopping for ‘the classics’: Why the pre-owned luxury watch market is thriving: What’s old is new again, and the longstanding phrase couldn’t be more apropos ...
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Shopping for ‘the classics’: Why the pre-owned luxury watch market is ...
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Is the tea bubble bursting? ChaPanda shares plunge in Hong Kong IPO: Shares in Chinese bubble tea chain Sichuan Baicha Baidao failed to pop during their market ...
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Is the tea bubble bursting? ChaPanda shares plunge in Hong Kong IPO
Quick Glance: ChaPanda's Disappointing Hong Kong Debut Sees 40% Price Drop
  • Chinese tea chain Sichuan Baicha Baidao, also known as ChaPanda, had a disappointing debut on the Hong Kong market with a significant price drop in morning trading.

  • The shares opened at 15.74 Hong Kong dollars, 10% below its IPO price of HK$17.50, and plummeted close to 40% at one point, closing the morning session at HK$11.34, down by 35%.
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General Motors beats quarterly results targets, raises forecast: General Motors on Tuesday posted quarterly results that topped Wall Street targets and raised ...
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General Motors beats quarterly results targets, raises forecast
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Meta shares sink on higher AI spending, light revenue forecast: Meta Platforms disappointed investors on Wednesday with forecasts of higher expenses and ...
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Meta shares sink on higher AI spending, light revenue forecast
Quick Glance: Meta lowers revenue growth expectations for the second quarter
  • Meta forecasted that second-quarter revenue is expected to fall below market expectations, suggesting that hopes for the potential of new AI tools may be tempered.

  • The company also increased its forecast for expenses this year to support its investments in new AI products and the necessary computing infrastructure.

  • In the first quarter, Meta increased its daily active users (DAU) by 7%, a metric that tracks unique users of their apps Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, or WhatsApp in a day.

  • In addition to their internal efforts, Meta benefits from regulatory pressure on TikTok, a Chinese-owned short video competitor facing the potential threat of a U.S. ban.
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Slow, but solid US economic growth anticipated in Q1; inflation likely heats up: U.S. economic growth likely slowed to a still-solid pace in the first quarter ...
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Slow, but solid US economic growth anticipated in Q1; inflation likely ...
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BOJ will hike rates if trend inflation accelerates, gov Ueda says: The Bank of Japan will raise interest rates again if trend inflation accelerates toward its 2% ...
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BOJ will hike rates if trend inflation accelerates, gov Ueda says
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May holiday: Market and garbage collection in Celle's old town on Tuesday: Because of the May bank holiday, the weekly market takes place on Tuesday ...
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May holiday: Market and garbage collection in Celle's old town on Tuesday
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Très belle: French women's favorite bag is back - and we love them!: Everyone loves these bags, especially the French women - but this year we're looking at the ...
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Très belle: French women's favorite bag is back - and we love them!
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Kindergarten children discover the Ludwigsburg weekly market: The Ludwigsburg weekly market in the heart of the city center not only has a lot of flair ...
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Kindergarten children discover the Ludwigsburg weekly market
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Biohof Eilte: The cheese dairy is closing - Heath Circle: Cows grazing in a pasture, water buffaloes bathing, several employees looking after the animals: Anyone ...
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Biohof Eilte: The cheese dairy is closing - Heath Circle
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Shortage of skilled workers in Saxony-Anhalt: Bernburg fishmonger complains: Halle/MZ - Ivonne Gutzeit has a few kind words for all her customers ...
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Shortage of skilled workers in Saxony-Anhalt: Bernburg fishmonger ...
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Mobile trading - Fear of the downward spiral: Weekly markets are now having a difficult time in Germany and are losing significantly in sales: a reason for joy ...
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Mobile trading - Fear of the downward spiral
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Europe—but Not NATO—Should Send Troops to Ukraine: To Halt Russia’s Advance, Kyiv Needs More Boots on the Ground
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Europe—but Not NATO—Should Send Troops to Ukraine: To Halt Russia’s ...
Quick Glance: Refugees Flee Violence in Southeastern Myanmar
  • Thousands of people from Myanmar’s Kayin (Karen) State have fled to Thailand to escape the fighting between the junta and ethnic Karen troops.

  • The Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) captured the last military outpost in Myawaddy, leading to retreat and reinforcement by junta forces.

  • The battles intensified, causing an influx of refugees crossing the Moei River into Thailand, with Thai authorities offering humanitarian aid.

  • Thailand is fortifying its border defenses and providing assistance to refugees as the situation remains tense along the border.
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Mice cause havoc on ship carrying 1.2m trays of Zespri kiwifruit to Europe: The company is working out how much of the $12m shipment - its first to Europe this ...
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Mice cause havoc on ship carrying 1.2m trays of Zespri kiwifruit to Europe
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Europe is the fastest-warming continent, Copernicus report warns, with devastating health impacts
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Europe is the fastest-warming continent, Copernicus report warns ...
Quick Glance: Europe Leads in Climate Change, Urgent Need for Renewable Energy
  • Europe is the fastest-warming continent, with temperatures rising about twice as fast as the global average, according to a joint report by top climate monitoring organizations.

  • The continent generated 43% of its electricity from renewables last year, surpassing fossil fuels for the second consecutive year, highlighting the need for targeted strategies to transition to renewable resources.

  • Temperatures in Europe are now 2.3 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, nearing the goals of the Paris climate accord to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, impacting human health with increased deaths related to extreme climate events.

  • The report emphasizes the urgent need for action as heatwaves, wildfires, and other extreme weather events have led to significant economic losses and human casualties across the continent.
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Balance for 2023: A year of climate contrasts in Europe: 2023 was a year of extremes: heat, fires, high water levels. Climate change has brought new weather ...
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Balance for 2023: A year of climate contrasts in Europe
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Japan and India to be next AI hotspots: Vinod Khosla: PALO ALTO, California -- Artificial intelligence innovations are diverse, and related business ...
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Japan and India to be next AI hotspots: Vinod Khosla
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Allianz says Japanese stocks will defy geopolitics and yen volatility: The asset manager expects support from solid corporate fundamentals and the long-term ...
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Allianz says Japanese stocks will defy geopolitics and yen volatility
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Black swan hedge fund says Fed rate cuts will signal market crash: While U.S. financial markets debate the timing of interest rate cuts, one tail-risk hedge fund ...
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Black swan hedge fund says Fed rate cuts will signal market crash
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Ex-Japan PM Aso to meet with Donald Trump on April 23 | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
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Quick Glance: Taro Aso Meets Trump in New York Prior to Election
  • Ahead of the November elections, former Prime Minister Taro Aso met with Donald Trump in New York as some countries were establishing connections with the ex-US president.

  • Serving as the Vice President of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party, Aso had a strong alliance with the late Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who shared a close bond with Trump.

  • During the meeting, Trump also commended Japan's increased defense expenditures.

  • The meeting on Tuesday occurred following Trump's involvement in a hearing related to alleged hush money payments to a porn star before the 2016 presidential election.
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12-year-old Japan dancer wins top prize in youth ballet competition - The Mainichi
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12-year-old Japan dancer wins top prize in youth ballet competition - The ...
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First-time buyers face toughest test for 70 years, lenders say: First-time buyers depend on two high incomes or parental support, the Building Societies ...
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First-time buyers face toughest test for 70 years, lenders say
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McDonald’s Japan releases pancake pie for new retro kissaten coffeeshop series: Recent years have seen a revival in all things retro, and in Japan that means ...
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McDonald’s Japan releases pancake pie for new retro kissaten coffeeshop ...
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So far 6000 euros for the Ahrtal: The old boys from Fellingshausen keep collecting donations for the Ahr Valley and want to continue to provide help.
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So far 6000 euros for the Ahrtal
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"Kitchen Impossible"_ This culinary prodigy rips off Tim Mälzer: For the grand finale of the ninth season of “Kitchen Impossible,” Tim Mälzer once again faces ...
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China leaves benchmark lending rates unchanged, in line with expectations: China left benchmark lending rates unchanged at a monthly fixing on Monday ...
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China leaves benchmark lending rates unchanged, in line with expectations
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Japan-South Korea travelers help Incheon air traffic hit pre-COVID levels: SEOUL -- International passenger traffic at South Korea's Incheon International ...
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Japan-South Korea travelers help Incheon air traffic hit pre-COVID levels
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Human Resources for Semiconductors: Develop Local Universities as Sites for Fostering Skilled Workers
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Human Resources for Semiconductors: Develop Local Universities as Sites ...