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TOKYO (AFP) - Japan's Mazda Motor Corp said Friday it had incurred a 2.1 billion yen (24.29 million US dollar) net loss in the first quarter, down from 21.52 billion yen a year earlier, Kyodo news agency reported.Published 1 day, 4 hours, 58 minutes ago |
NEW YORK (AFP) - The trustee attempting to recover billions of dollars stolen by convicted Wall Street con man Bernard Madoff has targeted family members he says used the ill-gotten gains to fund "lavish lifestyles."Published 1 day, 5 hours, 56 minutes ago |
BEIJING (AFP) - China wants the yuan to be fully convertible and such currencies are generally free-floating, a top central bank official said Friday, six weeks after Beijing pledged to loosen its grip on the yuan.Published 1 day, 6 hours, 32 minutes ago |
GENEVA (AFP) - Iron ore output fell in 2009 for the first time in seven years despite continued growth in trade to record levels, keeping market conditions tight and prices high until 2012, a UN thinktank said Friday.Published 1 day, 7 hours, 52 minutes ago |
MADRID (AFP) - Spain faces another austerity budget in 2011 as it seeks to reduce its public deficit, Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero said on Friday.Published 1 day, 8 hours, 21 minutes ago |
WASHINGTON (AFP) - US economic growth slowed to 2.4 percent in the second quarter of this year, the Commerce Department said Friday.Published 1 day, 8 hours, 34 minutes ago |
NEW YORK (AFP) - Disney is selling Miramax Films for about 660 million dollars to the Filmyard Holdings consortium in a deal that includes rights to dozens of award-winning movie titles.Published 1 day, 8 hours, 54 minutes ago |
LONDON (AFP) - World oil prices fell Friday as traders awaited news of an expected economic slowdown in top energy consumer the United States.Published 1 day, 9 hours, 26 minutes ago |
LONDON (AFP) - The dollar sank to a 2010 low against the yen on Friday but firmed against the euro amid concern over the prospects for the world's top economy as investors await key US growth data.Published 1 day, 10 hours, 10 minutes ago |
TOKYO (AFP) - Japan's number two car maker Honda posted a record 3.15 billion dollar quarterly net profit Friday, a strong comeback from a year earlier, and boosted its forecast for the year by a third.Published 1 day, 10 hours, 25 minutes ago |
