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Rough week for equities as central banks talk tough
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee and Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 24/06/2023
» RECAP: Asian stocks slumped in line with global equity markets, which have seen their worst week this year, as a string of hawkish central bank surprises made investors nervous about the economic cost of taming inflation.
Renault sales dip further
Business, Reuters, Published on 23/04/2021
» PARIS: Renault SA's sales fell for a fifth straight quarter as the French carmaker struggled to shrug off the fallout from the pandemic without a major presence in booming Chinese markets and a global shortage of electronic chips hit production.
Nissan's Unlikely CEO Guides Car Maker in Post-Ghosn Era
Business, Sean McLain, Published on 15/03/2021
» Makoto Uchida was the dark horse in the race to be Nissan Motor Co.'s latest chief executive officer.
Carlos Ghosn's New Life in Exile
Business, Nick KostovSean McLain, Published on 24/02/2020
» As dusk settled over the capital of Lebanon, Carlos Ghosn took a seat in the back corner of a dimly lit restaurant a short walk from his house. A waiter approached. In Arabic, Mr. Ghosn ordered an espresso.
New spike in virus cases rattles investors
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee & Darana Chudasri, Published on 15/02/2020
» Recap: Several Asian stock markets closed lower yesterday as investors reassessed the impact of the Covid-19 outbreak after a change in the reporting method in China revealed a spike in cases.
Global bourses rise on trade truce; SET tops 1,600
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee & Darana Chudasri, Published on 18/01/2020
» Recap: Riskier assets were in demand worldwide as Chinese economic growth data, along with easing trade tensions with the US, sent the MSCI world equity index up 0.2% and further into record territory.
Shares retreat on US-Iran conflict fears
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee & Darana Chudasri, Published on 04/01/2020
» Recap: Most regional stock markets shed early gains on Friday as geopolitical tensions soared after a US airstrike at Baghdad airport killed one of the most powerful figures in Iran, Maj Gen Qassem Soleimani, head of the Quds Force of the Revolutionary Guards.
Toyota expects sales of 10.77m vehicles in 2020
Business, Kyodo News, Published on 18/12/2019
» NAGOYA: Toyota Motor Corp said yesterday that the group planned to sell 10.77 million vehicles worldwide in 2020, up slightly from the 10.72 million figure estimated for this year, as rival carmakers slow down.
News of trade deal, Johnson landslide buoy stocks
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee & Darana Chudasri, Published on 14/12/2019
» Recap: Global shares rose and bonds fluctuated before the expected confirmation of a partial trade deal between the US and China to avert more tariffs. The pound also jumped as Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party won a resounding election victory.
Nissan revs up for electric age
Business, Yuri Kageyama, Published on 29/11/2019
» YOKOHAMA: Nissan Motor Corp is investing 33 billion yen ($303 million) in its flagship auto plant in Japan's Tochigi prefecture in a first rollout of a production system geared toward electric vehicles.