Services make big gains in Japan
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Tertiary index comes in at almost double expectations, drives up yen and helps Nikkei overcome oil. LONDON  - The yen hit a four-week high against the dollar Friday as stronger-than-expected Japanese service sector data raised optimism about the ...
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World's biggest company saw profits boosted by broad-based growth in its finance, transportation and health-care businesses.
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A survey shows Japanese companies at their most optimistic in more than two years.
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TOKYO : Japan&#39;s trade surplus in July jumped 44.2 percent from a year earlier to 1.14 trillion yen (10.4 billion US dollars), the finance ministry said Thursday.
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The company's productivity gains and bundled service strategy are driving results.
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Japan Airlines Corp., Asia&#39;s largest carrier by sales, had a sixfold jump in second-quarter profit as rising Japanese exports boosted airfreight demand and passenger numbers rebounded from last year&#39;s SARS-induced slump.
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Japan's trade surplus in October rose 8.8 percent as exports hit a record high on strong demand for ships, automobiles and steel even as export growth overall slowed.
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Japanese stocks surged Wednesday as investors gave new Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a vote of confidence that he will carry on economic reforms. Wall Street's overnight gains also buoyed the market.
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Gross domestic product in Japan rose at a higher-than-expected annual rate of 4.8 percent in the fourth quarter, but economists called it a one-time surge.
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The Nikkei average rose 1.09 percent on   Monday to its highest level in more than three months on gains   in exporters such as Canon Inc. 7751.T after U.S. stocks rose   on a report showing U.S. job growth was slightly stronger than   expected.
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Profits triple at McDonald's Japan after the fast-food chain starts selling larger burgers.
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Corporate capital investment jumped 16.6 percent in Japan in the April-June quarter from the period a year ago.
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Japanese consumer prices rise by their fastest pace in almost a decade in December, figures show.
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Japan's industrial output hits a record level, as the world's second-largest economy continues to recover.
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Strong export demand helped Japan to grow at a rate of 3.7% in the last quarter of 2007, figures show.
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Japanese stocks may rise after a US government report showed accelerating job growth, suggesting that the world&#39;s largest economy is emerging from a midyear lull.
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MUMBAI: Japanese stocks gained after a Government report showed industrial production rose for the first month in three, providing evidence that growth in the worlds second-largest economy will be sustained.