Nissan Motor Co. will invest as much as 40 billion yen, $494 million, to build a fourth Chinese factory through its joint venture with Dongfeng Motor Group Co., Nikkei reported Friday.
Stock index futures fell on Friday as concerns over Spain's rising borrowing costs resurfaced and after disappointing Chinese growth data, and banks fell after quarterly results.
Barely minutes after takeoff, North Korea's rocket exploded scattering debris over the Yellow Sea, triggering an international search as the US and other countries believe that the debris could be a mine of information to assess the reclusive country's nuclear and missile capabilities.
Stock index futures fell on Friday as concerns over Spain's rising borrowing costs resurfaced and after Chinese data that had fueled the previous day's rally disappointed.
The top aftermarket NYSE gainers Thursday were: China Cord Blood Corp, Sandridge Energy, Unisys Corp, Overseas Shipholding Group, Dow Chemical, 3D Systems Corp, Sara Lee Corp, Venoco, Thompson Creek Metals and Renren Inc.
Growth was 8.1 percent in the first quarter, the lowest since the same period in 2009, largely due to weak global demand and reduced investment in domestic real estate.
Asian shares rose Friday on better-than-expected demand for Italian sovereign debt, shrugging off the failed rocket launch by North Korea before the markets opened.
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United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon sternly rebuked North Korea on Thursday for its planned rocket launch, which is scheduled to take place sometime before Tuesday.
Titanic 3D has been a tremendous success in China, but some fans have been outraged by the deletion of Kate Winslets nude scene, where her breasts are exposed as she's drawn by Leonardo DiCaprio's character, Jack.
He's the flashiest tycoon in one of Asia's poorest cities, with a canary-yellow Lamborghini parked outside his neoclassical mansion.
Stocks rose on Thursday as lower yields on some euro-zone debt eased some concerns and rumors about China's strong GDP increased investors' appetite for risk.
Mercedes' innovative F-duct rear-wing design has been declared legal by FIA stewards, ahead of the Chinese Grand Prix, following a protest by Lotus.
Reports, rumors and fabrications about appalling labor violations at Foxconn factories in China left Apple enthusiasts thoughtful and confused when they purchased their new iPad on March.16.
India replaced China as the top purchaser of Iranian oil in the first quarter of 2012, and has been trading wheat and grains for fuel.
Trade growth is expected to slow for a second year in 2012 amid severe downside risks that could push it even further below the 20-year average of 5.4 percent, the Geneva-based body forecast Thursday.
Stocks edged higher in early trading on Thursday as concerns about rising yields in some euro zone countries eased and on bets corporate America will beat a lowered bar of earnings expectations.
Tehran's top negotiator Saeed Jalili told the group of six world powers gathered in Istanbul for talks this Saturday that Iran is ready to hold successful and progressive talks on cooperation.
U.S. trade deficit narrowed in February as exports rose slightly to a record while imports fell.
The Chinese government has shut down 42 websites and arrested 1065 suspects for fabricating or disseminating online rumors, according to state news agency Xinhua.
The U.S. trade deficit narrowed unexpectedly in February as exports hit a record high, imports from China and other key suppliers declined and oil import volume fell to the lowest in 15 years, a government report showed on Thursday.
India and China are headed for an absolute catastrophe of death and disease because of likely massive jump in asbestos-related diseases in the coming decades, says a report written by Pulitzer winning journalist Gary Cohn.
