(Reuters) -The U.S. and Japan revealed some 20 companies interested in projects relating to key areas like critical minerals and AI during talks between President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. Some projects may fall under Tokyo’s $550 billion investment in the U.S., agreed as part of a tariff deal. These issues are on …
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TOKYO (Reuters) -Around 20 companies from Japan and the U.S. have expressed interest in projects that could contribute to Tokyo’s commitment to invest $550 billion in the United States as part of a trade agreement, a factsheet by the two countries showed on Tuesday. U.S. President Donald Trump in July agreed to implement lower tariffs …
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TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese industry minister Ryosei Akazawa said on Tuesday that automakers in Japan will continue their robust investments in the United States. “Japan has been the largest foreign investor in the United States for six consecutive years, and autos represent a substantial part of it,” Akazawa told a press conference. “Japan’s auto sector is …
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BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s curbs on coal production could tighten further toward the end of 2025, making a rebound in output in the world’s largest producer unlikely, a China Coal Energy official told a results briefing on Tuesday. China placed curbs on coal production following an unexpected supply increase in the first half of the year …
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BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China’s Ping An Insurance reported a 11.5% year-on-year rise in net profit in the first nine months of 2025, driven by improved policy sales and investment gains. The insurance company posted 132.856 billion yuan ($18.65 billion) in net profit in a filing released on Tuesday. Operating profit rose 7.2%. The new business value …
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BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Bank of China reported net profit rose 5.09% in the third quarter from a year earlier, a filing showed on Tuesday. The lender is the first of the country’s “big five” listed state-owned banks to report its third-quarter results as China posts a further slowdown in economic growth. Net profit rose to 60.069 …
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By Anton Bridge TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s largest brokerage and investment bank, Nomura Holdings, reported a 6% drop in second-quarter net profit on Tuesday, hurt by a higher effective tax bill despite a healthy showing across all of its divisions. The results show how Nomura’s wholesale division – which houses its investment banking and trading businesses …
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TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s Advantest on Tuesday hiked its operating profit forecast for the year ending March 2026 by 25% to 374 billion yen ($2.48 billion) as spending on artificial intelligence drives demand for its chip testing equipment. “We have grown confident that the favourable business environment, supported by the ongoing build-out of global AI data …
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SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Equator Renewables Asia and CRE International (CREI), a unit of China’s National Nuclear Corp, will jointly develop a solar and battery project in Indonesia’s Riau Islands to export clean power to Singapore, Singapore-based Equator said on Tuesday. The companies expect to complete building a 900 megawatt (MW) photovoltaic and 1.2 gigawatt-hour (GWh) battery …
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By Leika Kihara and Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called for “sound monetary policy” during a meeting with Japanese counterpart Satsuki Katayama, his department said on Tuesday, in the latest swipe at the slow pace of interest rate hikes by the Bank of Japan. The remarks briefly pushed up the yen …
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