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Japan trade minister says worried about yen rise

Japanese Trade Minister Masayuki Naoshima said on Thursday that he was worried about a recent rise in the yen as Japanese companies are facing currency risks.

Oil falls towards $82, capped by dollar, fuel stocks

Oil fell for a second day on Thursday, approaching $82, as dollar strength kept a lid on prices, neutralizing the effect of upbeat U.S. employment data and a drop in the nation's crude inventories last week. At the same time, U.S. stockpiles of gasoline and distillate fuels, including diesel, extended a string of gains, contributing to a mixed perception about the outlook for oil demand from the world's top consuming nation for the rest of the year.

Microsoft objects to Google-Yahoo Japan deal: report

Microsoft Corp met Wednesday with Japan's Fair Trade Commission officials to object to the planned tie-up between Yahoo Japan and Google Inc, the Nikkei business daily reported.

Toyota lifts guidance but cautious for Q2 and beyond

Toyota Motor Corp's biggest quarterly profit in two years and a hike in its annual forecasts failed to allay concerns about the strength in the yen, weak margins and a faltering U.S. market.

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Gold rises to 1-week high as stocks drop

Gold extended gains and rose to its strongest in a week on Wednesday as investors shifted out of equities after poor U.S. data sparked concerns about the health of the global economy.

Dollar crawls towards 15-year low vs yen

The dollar hit an eight-month trough against the yen on Wednesday, crawling towards its lowest level since 1995, as weak U.S. data and talk of the Federal Reserve embarking on further policy easing pushed down Treasury yields.

Dollar falls, index breaks below tech support

The dollar hit multi-month lows against major currencies on Tuesday, hit by signs of mounting concern among U.S. policymakers about the pace of economic recovery, as technical factors kept the currency under selling pressure.

Japan concerns grow as yen rises to 8-month high

Japan's finance minister on Tuesday sidestepped questions about intervention to curb yen strength and said markets should determine exchange rates, prompting the currency to rise to an eight-month high against the dollar.

Global IPO proceeds hit pre 2008 crisis levels

Proceeds from initial public offerings in July soared on a global basis, hitting their highest level since before the 2008 financial meltdown, according to Thomson Reuters data.

Lonely Planet launches interactive e-book travel guides

Lonely Planet, publisher of the popular travel guides, launched interactive e-books for the iPad on Monday for popular European destinations.

Growth worries hurt dollar; euro, sterling soar

Fears the U.S. recovery is faltering drove the dollar to a three-month low on Monday against a basket of currencies while strong European earnings pushed sterling to a six-month high against the greenback.

MetLife to sell more equity than planned for Alico

MetLife Inc said it plans to sell more than $3 billion of stock to help pay for its acquisition of the foreign life insurance business of American International Group, or about 50 percent more than it originally expected.

Japan car sales firm; Hyundai slows on softer demand

New car sales in Japan rose for the 11th straight month and South Korea's Hyundai Motor reported a double-digit rise in global sales in July, but a slowdown looked certain as government subsidies end and comparisons become difficult from the year before.

Growth worries hurt dollar

Fear that the U.S. recovery is faltering drove the dollar to a three-month low against a basket of currencies on Monday and the euro broke above $1.3125, a key technical level, to hit its highest since May.

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MetLife lowers outlook of Alico buy

MetLife Inc lowered its estimate of how much of a boost it will get from acquiring Alico, the foreign life insurance business of AIG, and announced fund-raising plans to help pay for the deal.

Will Japan intervene to curb yen's rise?

A broad fall in the dollar has propelled the yen higher, bringing the Japanese currency within range of levels it has not traded at for 15 years and raising speculation whether even more gains will tempt Japanese authorities to intervene.

Dollar hurt by economy worries

The dollar index hit a three-month low on Monday, hurt by worries that the U.S. economy's recovery is losing steam, while the high-yielding Australian dollar reached a three-month high, buoyed by a rise in equities.

MUFG plans to buy China fund stake from BNP

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group <8306.T> plans to buy BNP Paribas' stake in a Chinese fund venture for $50 million, giving Japan's biggest bank access to China's $300 billion mutual funds market, two sources with direct knowledge of the deal said on Monday.

Asian stocks up as markets shrug off China data

Asian stocks rose on Monday on strong corporate earnings and shrugged off news that Chinese manufacturing shrank in July amid investor hopes that the world's fastest growing major economy will expand strongly.

Dollar index hovers near 3-mth low, Aussie firm

The dollar hovered near a three-month low against a basket of currencies on Monday and was seen stuck in a downtrend due to concerns that the U.S. economy's recovery was losing momentum. The dollar has been hobbled by worries over the U.S. economy after a series of U.S. economic data in the past month undershot market expectations, and its slide has been exacerbated by some bearish signals on technical charts.

AT&T and Verizon plan mobile payment system: report

AT&T Inc and Verizon Wireless are planning a partnership to displace credit and debit cards by letting consumers pay with the contactless wave of a smartphone, Bloomberg News reported, citing three people with direct knowledge of the plan.

Have jobs become a leading indicator?

Employment, it turns out, may not be such a laggard after all.

Palladium gains as car makers smile

With a series of auto makers announcing good sales and profits this week, palladium prices soared to new heights on Friday. Palladium settled up $22.50, or 4.8 percent, at $491.20 an ounce. Palladium and platinum, which also is higher, are used in making catalytic converters for cars.