LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Japanese stocks advanced in early Thursday trading, with tech shares enjoying gains after a modest fall in the yen overnight. The Nikkei Stock Average rose 0.4% to 15,890.26, with the Topix up 0.2%, as Sony Corp. climbed 2.1%, Panasonic Corp. added 1.4%, and Nintendo Co. gained 1.5%. The Wall Street Journal reported on speculation Nintendo is already working on a |
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Japan stocks rise, with techs up on falling yen
El uso del móvil modifica la forma en que caminamos
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El uso del teléfono móvil mientras se camina y, en especial, la lectura y escritura de textos en él, altera la postura y el equilibrio al caminar, según un estudio de la Universidad de Queensland difundido hoy por la Public Library of Science.El intercambio de mensajes de texto se ha tornado en una forma de comunicación cada vez más popular, pero pocos son los estudios sobre el impacto que ello ti |
China factory data show contraction; stocks fall
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- China s manufacturing sector is showing an unexpected contraction in January, albeit a mild one, according to initial results from HSBC s monthly survey released Thursday. The flash version of the HSBC/Markit China manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index fell to a six-month low of 49.6, down from a final December reading of 50.5, with the result sending Chinese stoc |
API data show crude supply jump of 4.9 mln barrels
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- The American Petroleum Institute late Wednesday reported an unexpected 4.9 million-barrel climb in crude supplies for the week ended Jan. 17, according to data from sources. Analysts surveyed by Platts had forecast a decline of 1.9 million barrels in crude supplies. Sources also said the API reported gasoline stockpiles rose 1.1 million barrels, while distillate supp |
Europe Forges Ahead With Climate Plan
The European Commission stuck to its guns in proposing ambitious targets to combat climate change, defying expectations that it would ease up in the face of intense lobbying from heavy industry and even some member states.
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Business-Jet Makers Predict Sales Rebound
Two of the world s largest makers of business jets forecast that new models would help drive double-digit sales gains this year, though they don t expect an immediate recovery in a market halved from its peak in 2008.
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Las altas temperaturas del Atlántico son causa del deshielo en la Antártida
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El aumento de la temperatura de las aguas del Atlántico, concentrado sobre todo en la zona norte y tropical de ese océano, es la principal causa de una aceleración del deshielo en la Antártida y una consecuente crecida del nivel del agua, según una investigación publicada en la última edición de la revista «Nature».Los investigadores han descubierto que ese calentamiento en zonas polares está infl |
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