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Yen and Kiwi fell, the Euro was down; Key events coming up this week
October 23rd, 2017
A landslide election victory for Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent the yen down and stocks in Tokyo higher, with the path paved for a continuation of loose monetary policy. With Abe now in good political shape ahead of ...
Aussie Stocks Drop, Taiwan Bucks Poor Apple Result: Markets Wrap
May 3rd, 2017
Japan and Hong Kong among Asian markets shut on Wednesday Kiwi dollar climbs as jobless rate in New Zealand declines Australian stocks dropped, while a poor Apple Inc. earnings report proved no bar to gains in Taiwan’s electronics-rich stock ...
VW Said to Cut 23,000 Jobs, Save $3.9 Billion With Labor Pact
November 18th, 2016
Savings deal aimed at boosting the VW brand’s margin to 4% Volkswagen agrees to refrain from forced layoffs until 2025 Volkswagen AG reached a landmark agreement with workers to cut as many as 30,000 jobs globally and save 3.7 ...
VW, Audi Confirm Investigation Into Carbon Dioxide Levels in Some Audi Cars
November 14th, 2016
Volkswagen AG and its Audi AG luxury unit on Saturday confirmed that U.S. and European investigators are looking into fresh irregularities related to carbon dioxide emissions levels in certain Audi automatic-transmission vehicles. Volkswagen said it was in talks with U.S. and European regulators over ...
Here’s How Europe Implodes, Part 1: Italian Junk Bonds And The End Of Austerity
September 12th, 2016
The “whatever it takes” economy is progressing nicely around the world, with governments and central banks doing things that no 20th century economist would have viewed as possible, let alone wise. Now the question becomes, where does this ...
Asian Shares Jump With Won After U.S. Payrolls Boost; Oil Falls
July 11th, 2016
Topix jumps by most since February after Abe election victory Won jumps with ringgit after hiring picks up in U.S. Asia’s stocks and emerging-market currencies rallied, while commodities gained as heightened prospects for stimulus in Japan and better-than-expected U.S. jobs ...
Nissan would be ordered to recall hundreds of its diesel-powered Qashqai
May 16th, 2016
South Korea Accuses Nissan of Emissions Cheating on SUV Model The government says the Qashqai model’s emissions tests were rigged, but Nissan says the import meets the latest European requirements South Korea on Monday said it would order Nissan ...
Europe Stocks Rise for 2nd Day as Credit Suisse Leads Bank Gains
May 10th, 2016
Carmakers climb as China auto sales increased in April Pandora jumps on better-than-forecast profit, raised outlook European shares rebounded further as investors speculated a selloff that spurred their worst week since February was overdone, and Credit Suisse Group AG ...
VW faces tougher Justice Department while GM and Toyota settled criminal charges without pleading guilty
February 8th, 2016
Government making `big deal’ of company’s emissions cheating GM, Toyota settled criminal charges without pleading guilty No one has died from the emissions-cheating software Volkswagen AG has admitted it installed in some of its cars, yet the U.S. Justice ...
Emissions-Testing Probe Prompts Raid of Renault Facilities
January 15th, 2016
Antifraud officials search several French car maker’s headquarters, engineering center France’s antifraud authority has launched an emissions investigation into Renault SA and other car makers, French Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron said Thursday, deepening scrutiny of Europe’s car industry after Volkswagen AG was caught cheating on ...
