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US: 3 agree to plead guilty in parts price fixing
AP - Thu Nov 21, 4:04PM CST
CLEVELAND (AP) — Three executives in Japan's automotive parts industry have agreed to plead guilty to a price-fixing conspiracy and two more have been indicted in the U.S. investigation, the government said Thursday.
Fast plant is boost for Japan auto also-ran Mazda
By YURI KAGEYAMA - AP - Tue Aug 27, 7:38AM CDT
HOFU, Japan (AP) — Mazda, the longtime also-ran of Japanese automakers, says it came up with innovations in nearly every step of auto manufacturing for a super-efficient assembly line that rolls off vehicles at a stunning rate of one every 54 seconds.
Panasonic to enter plea in price-fixing conspiracy
AP - Thu Jul 18, 2:07PM CDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department says Panasonic Corp. and a subsidiary, SANYO Electric Co. Ltd., have agreed to plead guilty in a price-fixing conspiracy involving auto parts and battery cells and to pay $56.5 million in criminal fines.
Asia stocks up slightly on Fed hopes
By PAMELA SAMPSON - AP - Mon Jun 03, 10:24PM CDT
BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stock markets recovered modestly Tuesday, after negative economic news out of the U.S. was neutralized by the belief among many investors that the U.S. central bank would maintain its stimulus program to help the economy.
Honda's quarterly profit rises despite China woes
By YURI KAGEYAMA - AP - Fri Apr 26, 5:12AM CDT
TOKYO (AP) — Honda's fiscal fourth quarter profit rose nearly 6 percent as the Japanese automaker's recovery from floods in Thailand the previous year offset recent sales losses in China.
Asia stocks up as investors look to G-20 summit
By PAMELA SAMPSON - AP - Thu Apr 18, 10:23PM CDT
BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stock markets posted modest gains Friday, ignoring a raft of disappointing U.S. corporate earnings as officials from the world's biggest economies meet in Washington to search for ways to remedy sluggish global growth.
Toyota, Honda, Nissan announce air bag recall
By YURI KAGEYAMA - AP - Thu Apr 11, 7:54AM CDT
TOKYO (AP) — Toyota, Honda and Nissan are recalling more than 3 million vehicles globally for an identical problem with air bags on the passenger side whose inflator may burst, sending plastic pieces flying.
Asia stock markets fall on weak US economic data
By PAMELA SAMPSON - AP - Wed Apr 03, 10:42PM CDT
BANGKOK (AP) — Weak economic reports on hiring and service industry growth in the U.S. sent Asian stock markets lower Thursday.
Asia stocks mixed after Cyprus vote on bailout
By PAMELA SAMPSON - AP - Tue Mar 19, 10:24PM CDT
BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stock markets were mixed Wednesday after Cypriot lawmakers rejected a tax on bank deposits that would have partly funded an emergency bailout to save the Mediterranean country from financial collapse.
Payrolls shore up markets at end of historic week
By PAN PYLAS - AP - Fri Mar 08, 11:40AM CST
LONDON (AP) — Markets across Europe and Asia made decent gains Friday, bringing to an end what has been a historic week that was capped with the release of forecast-busting U.S. payrolls figures for February.
Nissan quarterly profit dives on China sales slump
By YURI KAGEYAMA - AP - Fri Feb 08, 3:21PM CST
TOKYO (AP) — Nissan Motor Co. reported a 35 percent plunge in October-December profit to 54.1 billion yen ($579 million) as global sales languished, especially in China, where anti-Japanese sentiment flared over a territorial dispute.
Asia stock markets mixed, Japan's Nikkei jumps
By PAMELA SAMPSON - AP - Thu Jan 24, 10:19PM CST
BANGKOK (AP) — Japan's benchmark stock index jumped Friday as the yen continued to retreat against the dollar and investors cheered the new government's plans to boost the economy. Other Asian stock markets were mixed.
Markets struggle to hold onto gains
By PAN PYLAS - AP - Fri Jan 18, 11:52AM CST
LONDON (AP) — Global stock markets struggled to hold onto gains made Friday, when strong Chinese economic figures and signs of a U.S. recovery buoyed investor sentiment, particularly in Asia.
Japan's Nikkei jumps on Abe's stimulus package
By PAMELA SAMPSON - AP - Thu Jan 10, 9:15PM CST
BANGKOK (AP) — Japan's Nikkei stock index jumped Friday after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced a massive spending package intended to breathe life into the country's moribund economy. But other Asian benchmarks fell after the U.S. reported higher-than-expected jobless claims.
Asia stocks rise as Alcoa sees stronger demand
By PAMELA SAMPSON - AP - Tue Jan 08, 9:11PM CST
BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stock markets rose Wednesday after the fourth-quarter earnings season got off to a positive start in the U.S. with aluminum giant Alcoa forecasting higher demand for 2013.
Asia stocks down ahead of US corporate earnings
By PAMELA SAMPSON - AP - Mon Jan 07, 9:45PM CST
BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stock markets headed lower Tuesday as investors turned cautious before U.S. earnings season kicks off this week.
Stocks lower ahead of US 'fiscal cliff' talks
By NATALIYA VASILYEVA - AP - Fri Dec 28, 11:48AM CST
MOSCOW (AP) — European and U.S. shares traded lower on Friday on waning hopes that U.S. President Barack Obama and key lawmakers would manage to reach an 11th-hour budget compromise.