Former Nissan Motor Chairman Carlos Ghosn has paid bail of 1 billion yen ($8.9 million), the Tokyo District Court said on Wednesday, clearing the way for his release from the Tokyo detention center where he has been held for more than 100 days.
Asian stocks clung to narrow ranges on Wednesday as investors awaited fresh clues on the progress of U.S.-China trade negotiations, with a weaker Wall Street finish capping broader gains.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday said it approved a Johnson & Johnson nasal spray antidepressant for people resistant to other treatments but placed restrictions on use of the drug, which it warned could be misused and abused.
China sought to shore up its slowing economy through billions of dollars in planned tax cuts and infrastructure spending, with economic growth at its weakest in almost 30 years due to softer domestic demand and a trade war with the United States.
China’s state planner said on Wednesday that the government will implement measures to further boost domestic consumption this year.
Leaders of Mexico’s agricultural sector are urging “mirror measures” on U.S. farm imports in politically sensitive products such as yellow corn and poultry, in an effort they argue would counter decades of subsidized imports from the United States.
Grab is considering raising more funds from strategic investors, the president of Southeast Asia’s top ride-hailing firm said, after raking in over $4.5 billion in the region’s largest private financing round that included SoftBank’s Vision Fund.
Former Nissan Motor Co Chairman Carlos Ghosn was set to be released on an $8.9 million bail on Wednesday, giving the once-feted executive fresh impetus to build a defense against what he has called “meritless” financial misconduct charges.
Former Nissan Motor Co Chairman Carlos Ghosn was set to be released on $8.9 million bail on Wednesday after a Tokyo court rejected a last-minute attempt by prosecutors to keep the once-feted executive in prison.
Asian stocks clung to tight ranges on Wednesday, as investors awaited fresh directional cues from U.S.-China trade negotiations and a weaker Wall Street finish capped broader gains, while robust U.S. economic data supported the dollar.
Uber Technologies Inc is not criminally liable in a March 2018 crash in Tempe, Arizona, in which one of the company’s self-driving cars struck and killed a pedestrian, prosecutors said on Tuesday.
A dispute with its mechanics union is costing Southwest Airlines Co millions of dollars in lost revenues a week as well as millions of dollars in costs related to flight cancellations and delays, chief executive Gary Kelly said on Tuesday.
Arizona prosecutors said on Tuesday that Uber Technologies Inc is not criminally liable in a March 2018 crash in which one of the company’s self-driving cars struck and killed a pedestrian in Tempe.
Wall Street’s main indexes dipped in a choppy session on Tuesday as a drop in General Electric shares countered positive retailer earnings and investors eyed a key resistance level for the benchmark S&P 500 after the market’s strong run.
JetBlue Airways Corp is still considering a business case for a potential launch of transatlantic flights from New York and Boston, Chief Commercial Officer Marty St. George said on Tuesday, a decision that is expected this year and possibly as soon as next month.
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