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Stock index surges, peso gains

December 11, 2018

Philippine stocks gained, with the key index rising 1.4 percent while the peso  rose slightly against the US dollar on Tuesday. The Philippine Stock Exchange index finished at 7,451.08, up 102.87. In the broader market, there were 106 gainers, 75

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Ghosn Arrest on New Charges Draws Controversy Even in Japan

December 11, 2018

Tokyo–The serving of a fresh arrest warrant on former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn by the special investigation squad of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office on Monday provoked controversy even in Japan. Prominent journalist Shoko Egawa, familiar with

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Ghosn, Nissan at Odds over Entry into Expensive Brazil Condo

December 11, 2018

Sao Paulo–Former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn and the Japanese automaker are fighting in court over entry into a luxury apartment in Rio de Janeiro that Nissan let him use as his home. The condominium, which faces the Copacabana

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Japan Govt Eyeing Over 2.5 T. Yen for 2nd Extra Budget

December 10, 2018

Tokyo–The Japanese government is considering setting the size of a planned second supplementary budget for fiscal 2018 to next March at more than 2.5 trillion yen, it was learned Monday. Under the second extra budget, the government plans to spend

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Japan July-Sept. GDP Revised Down to 2.5 Pct Drop

December 10, 2018

Tokyo–Japan’s economy shrank a revised 2.5 pct in July-September on an annualized basis, far weaker than a preliminary 1.2 pct decline, due chiefly to slumping corporate capital expenditures, the Cabinet Office said Monday. The drop in gross domestic product in

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FDI registers $569m net inflows in September: BSP

December 10, 2018

Foreign direct investments (FDI) registered $569 million net inflows in September, albeit lower than the $807 million net inflows in the same month last year, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said Monday. This developed as equity capital withdrawals of

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Japan Govt Workers Receive Winter Bonuses

December 10, 2018

Tokyo–Japanese central government workers in nonmanagerial posts on Monday received winter bonuses of some 710,000 yen on average, down about 4,400 yen from a year before. Their average age stands at 35.5 years. The National Personnel Authority had recommended a

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Stocks decline, peso cuts loses vs US dollar

December 10, 2018

Stocks fell while the peso rallied to cut losses against the US dollar on Monday. The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) closed 112.85 points lower to 7, 348.21. In the broader market, there were 134 decliners, 59 gainers and 43 shares

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