2024-05-15 23:50:00
Last month's consumer price index in the United States increased by 3.4% compared to the same month last year, and the rate of increase was lower than the previous month for the first time in three months. Retail statistics, which indicate trends in personal consumption, were also significantly lower than market expectations, and the market's wariness about inflation eased.
2024-05-15 23:36:00
U.S. retail sales last month were at the same level as the previous month. This was significantly lower than market expectations, which had expected an increase of 0.4%. While interest rates remain at the highest level in approximately 23 years, consumer spending, which had been strong, has slowed down, and it will be interesting to see if this trend continues.
2024-05-15 22:14:00
Last year's financial results for three major financial groups saw their combined final profits exceed 3 trillion yen for the first time, due to expanding interest margins on loans overseas and increased demand for capital investment domestically. .
2024-05-15 22:02:00
U.S. retail sales last month were at the same level as the previous month. This was significantly lower than market expectations, which had expected an increase of 0.4%. While interest rates remain at the highest level in approximately 23 years, consumer spending, which had been strong, has slowed down, and it will be interesting to see if this trend continues.
2024-05-15 21:37:00
Last month's consumer price index in the United States was released, and it increased by 3.4% compared to the same month last year. The rate of increase was lower than the previous month for the first time in three months. Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell has indicated that it is necessary to maintain the current high interest rate level and wait patiently until the inflation rate declines. All eyes are on whether he will make policy decisions.
2024-05-15 20:17:00
American IT giant Google has announced that it will fully introduce generative AI into its search service, and will include a function where when you enter a question in text, the generative AI will research what you want to know and compile an answer. Competition among IT companies to develop generative AI is becoming more intense.
2024-05-15 19:31:00
H2O Retailing, which owns Hankyu Hanshin Department Stores and other businesses, has announced that it plans to make Kansai Food Market, a subsidiary that operates a supermarket business, a wholly owned subsidiary. H2O says this is because it has determined that deeper collaboration is necessary as the environment surrounding food supermarkets changes, including the expansion of discount stores.
2024-05-15 19:25:00
``Computers in data centers are working just by searching for something on your smartphone.'' Domestic electricity demand has been on the decline, but with the rapid spread of generative AI, it is expected to suddenly increase. I am. Against this backdrop, discussions have begun to revise the country's medium- to long-term energy policy guideline, the ``Basic Energy Plan.''
2024-05-15 19:04:00
The Japan Post Group has reviewed its current business plan and will improve its postal and logistics business, which had a deficit of approximately 68 billion yen last fiscal year, by strengthening its package delivery business in anticipation of the postage rate hike in October this year. announced that it aims to achieve an operating surplus of 90 billion yen.
2024-05-15 18:44:00
At the Tokyo foreign exchange market on the 15th, the yen rose against the dollar.
2024-05-15 18:29:00
Last month, more than 3.04 million foreign tourists visited Japan, following the previous month and March, which was the highest number ever for a single month, and exceeding 3 million for the second consecutive month.
2024-05-15 16:56:00
If you were to travel back in time half a century ago... When you look around that townscape, the big difference may be that there were no convenience stores. 15 days will mark 50 years since the first full-fledged convenience store chain opened. When we look back at the history of convenience stores, we can clearly see the changes in society. (*There is a chronology looking back on the history of convenience store services in the middle of the article.)
2024-05-15 16:49:00
There were some issues with the smartphone payment service PayPay, such as not being able to make payments at stores, but the issue was restored around 3:30 pm on the 15th.
2024-05-15 16:48:00
KIOXIA Holdings, the world's leading semiconductor and flash memory manufacturer, posted a net loss of approximately 240 billion yen for the past fiscal year, the largest ever. Meanwhile, market conditions are currently recovering and business results are improving.
2024-05-15 15:57:00
American IT giant Google has announced that it will fully introduce generative AI to its search service and will include a feature that allows you to search for what you want to know even by entering sentences without separating them into words. Competition among IT companies to develop generative AI is becoming more intense.
2024-05-15 15:53:00
Stock prices on the Tokyo stock market on the 15th showed slight price movements.
2024-05-15 15:17:00
Japan Post Insurance Co., Ltd. announced that it will invest in a subsidiary of Daiwa Securities Group Inc. that handles the asset management business. As the need for future asset formation increases, the two companies will collaborate in this field through a capital and business alliance.
2024-05-15 15:15:00
American IT giant Google has announced that it will fully introduce generative AI to its search service and will include a feature that allows you to search for what you want to know even by entering sentences without separating them into words. Competition among IT companies to develop generative AI is becoming more intense.
2024-05-15 13:36:00
There have been some issues with the smartphone payment service PayPay, such as not being able to pay at stores. The company is currently investigating the cause, saying it is unknown.
2024-05-15 12:34:00
American IT giant Google has announced that it will fully introduce generative AI to its search service and will include a feature that allows you to search for what you want to know even by entering sentences without separating them into words. Competition among IT companies to develop generative AI is becoming more intense.
2024-05-15 12:12:00
Honda has announced that it will seek voluntary retirement and reduce personnel at its joint venture factory in China due to a decline in car sales in China. Meanwhile, in China, we plan to start operating a dedicated EV (electric vehicle) factory by the end of the year, and are reviewing our business in China.
2024-05-15 12:04:00
Japan Post Insurance Co., Ltd. announced that it will invest in a subsidiary of Daiwa Securities Group Inc. that handles the asset management business. As the need for future asset formation increases, the two companies will collaborate in this field through a capital and business alliance.
2024-05-15 11:14:00
Japan Post Insurance and Daiwa Securities Group Inc. announced that they have agreed to form a capital and business alliance. Japan Post Insurance will acquire 20% of the shares in response to a third-party allotment of capital by an asset management subsidiary of Daiwa Securities Group. The two companies plan to collaborate in the asset management field, including outsourcing the management of some of Japan Post Insurance's assets. Both companies will hold a press conference on the afternoon of the 15th to provide explanations.
2024-05-15 07:23:00
President Biden of the United States has emphasized the significance of the decision to increase tariffs on Chinese-made EVs (electric vehicles) to protect American workers from China's unfair trade practices. Meanwhile, former President Trump criticized the response as insufficient and argued that the target should be expanded.
2024-05-15 05:30:00
Regarding future monetary policy, Chairman Jerome Powell of the US Federal Reserve Board said that there was no progress towards lowering the inflation rate in the first quarter of this year, and that interest rates would remain at the current high level. He expressed the idea that we need to be patient and wait until the inflation rate declines.
2024-05-15 05:15:00
Following the Japanese government's partial relaxation of travel restrictions to Ukraine, four Japanese companies involved in reconstruction assistance will visit the capital, Kiv, in late May to hold discussions with the Ukrainian side to strengthen future cooperation. I understand that.
2024-05-15 05:10:00
This year's GDP (gross domestic product) from January to March will be announced on the 16th. Along with the growth rate, the focus will be on trends in personal consumption.
2024-05-15 00:26:00
In an effort to address the shortage of logistics transportation capacity, the government is proceeding with specific studies with the Tokyo-Osaka route in mind, with the aim of creating an "automated logistics road" that transports cargo using unmanned carts and other vehicles within 10 years. I decided to go.
