Production of H1N1vaccine over the next year will be substantially less than the 4.9 billion doses previously forecast but one dose should provide adequate protection, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.
Mazda Motor Corp said it would begin selling the Mazda2 hatchback in the United States towards the end of 2010, getting a late start in a segment that has held up relatively well as consumers seek cheaper and smaller cars.
American Airlines will team up with British Airways and Qantas Airways to offer cash-strapped Japan Airlines fresh capital and expanded business ties, two sources said, aiming to fight off a rival offer from Delta Air Lines .
Japan's new prime minister ordered the cabinet on Friday to root out wasteful projects in a $154 billion extra budget crafted by his predecessor, but his deputy stressed the aim was to redirect stimulus spending, not cut it.
Global revenues from climate-related businesses such as energy efficiency rose by 75 percent in 2008 to $530 billion and could exceed $2 trillion by 2020, HSBC Global Research estimated on Friday.
Mazda Motor Corp (7261.T) said it would begin selling the Mazda2 hatchback in the United States toward the end of 2010, getting a late start in a segment that has held up relatively well as consumers seek cheaper and smaller cars.
Toyota Motor Co (7203.T) will not raise prices on the new version of its 4Runner sport- utility vehicle in a bid to shore up sputtering sales of the vehicle, dealers briefed on the plan this week said.
U.S. stock index futures pointed to a slightly lower open on Wall Street on Friday, with futures for the S&P 500 down 0.2 percent, Dow Jones futures down 0.2 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures down 0.2 percent at 3:37 a.m. EDT.
Asian stocks retreated from 13-month highs on Friday as a conflicting picture about the strength of U.S. economic recovery stopped investors from extending this week's rally but gave some respite to a battered U.S. dollar.
Asian stocks retreated from 13-month highs on Friday and commodity prices dipped after data giving a conflicting picture about the strength of the U.S. recovery stopped investors from extending this week's rally.
World leaders are likely to agree to curb bank bonuses at next week's G20 summit and want evidence recession is over before they stop spending to prop up their economies, European heads of government said on Thursday.
World leaders will commit to keep spending to prop up their economies at a G20 summit next week, Russia said on Thursday, while France appeared to tone down its rhetoric on the issue of bank bonus caps.
World leaders will commit to keep spending to prop up their economies at a G20 summit next week, Russia said on Thursday, while France appeared to tone down its rhetoric on the issue of bank bonus caps.
New Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama got some good news on his first full day in office as the central bank said the struggling economy was showing signs of recovery and 72 percent of voters backed his cabinet.
Nissan Motor Co (7201.T) said on Thursday it expects its Chinese vehicle sales to climb 18 percent above its initial target of 570,000 units this year, helped by the government's tax incentives on smaller cars.
Japan's large private banking business is set for a bruising market share battle, with local lenders beefing up and foreign banks curbing their activities but unwilling to back off completely.
Japan's new energy minister said he aims to expand the nation's electricity feed-in tariff scheme to other energy sources beyond solar power within two years, to help meet the new government's goals to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent below 1990 levels by 2020.
An improving U.S. economy has exposed a widening rift at the Federal Reserve over how quickly to scale back the central bank's aid measures, a debate that will be front and center when policy-makers meet next week.
The Bank of Japan said it was slightly more optimistic about economic and financial conditions on Thursday, likely bringing it a step closer toward phasing out some of its measures to support corporate funding.
Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa said on Thursday a stronger yen would push down prices in the near term but might support the economy in the longer run. Japan must look at the overall economy in gauging the impact of the yen's strengthening, Shirakawa told a news conference.
Global shares rallied on Thursday, pushing the benchmark world index to a fresh 11-month high, while the euro hit a one-year peak against the low-yielding dollar as investors put back risk trades due to economic optimism.
Asian stocks hit their highest level in 13 months on Thursday on signs the global economic recovery could be strengthening, while the dollar slid to a fresh one-year low as investor optimism eroded its safe haven appeal.
