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Economic news(2024/11/16)
Toyota unveils hydrogen engine and motor hybrid car
2024-11-16 18:10:00
Toyota Motor Corporation has unveiled for the first time a hybrid vehicle under development that is equipped with both a "hydrogen engine" that emits almost no carbon dioxide while driving and a "motor." Aiming for future practical use, the company plans to begin road testing on public roads overseas from next spring.
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US presidential election: User numbers for new social networking sites surge as dissatisfaction with Musk leads to an abandonment of X?
2024-11-16 14:17:00
The number of users of new social networking sites has increased sharply around the time of the US presidential election, and US media reports suggest that users are leaving X (the former Twitter) for other social networking sites due to dissatisfaction with Elon Musk, who owns X.
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NY market Nasdaq stock index falls more than 2%; interest rate cut expected to be gradual
2024-11-16 08:56:00
On the 15th, the New York stock market saw the Nasdaq stock index fall sharply by more than 2% as speculation spread that the Federal Reserve Board would slow down the pace of interest rate cuts.
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Financial Services Agency issues additional reporting orders to four major non-life insurance companies over customer information leaks
2024-11-16 05:07:00
It has been learned that the Financial Services Agency is requesting additional reports from four major non-life insurance companies regarding the issue of an employee seconded from an insurance company to an insurance agency leaking customer information of a competing company.
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U.S. October retail sales up 0.4% from previous month as consumer spending remains strong
2024-11-16 00:41:00
Retail sales in the United States, an indicator of consumer spending, increased 0.4% in October from the previous month, reaffirming that consumer spending remains strong.
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