TOKYO, May 17- Japanese core machinery orders jumped a bigger-than-expected 14.2 percent in March, the quickest monthly pace in eight years, in a sign a weaker yen and surging stock prices are making companies more confident about investing in equipment.
TOKYO, May 17- Japanese core machinery orders surged a much bigger-than-expected 14.2 percent in March, government data showed on Friday, in a sign that a weaker yen and rising stock prices are making companies more confident to invest in equipment.
SEOUL, April 30- Korea Inc., like Japan 20 years ago, is hollowing out. Exporters like Samsung Electronics are shifting more and more production offshore, changing the shape of Korea's economy and the role it plays globally.
*Microsoft shares hit seven-month high. April 22- Activist investor ValueAct Capital has taken a $2 billion stake in Microsoft Corp, CNBC reported on Monday, and Microsoft shares leapt to their highest point in seven months. Microsoft shares rose 4.4 percent to $31.06, touching their highest levels since last September.
TOKYO, April 11- Japan's machinery orders rose in February at the fastest pace in since mid-2011 in a sign that capital expenditure could pick up this year as business confidence is boosted by government and central bank efforts to end deflation.
TOKYO, April 11- Japan's core machinery orders rose 7.5 percent in February, rebounding from a sharp fall in the previous month, government data showed on Thursday.
*Japan reports big drop in core machinery orders. TOKYO, March 11- The Japan government's choice to lead the country's central bank promised on Monday to move quickly to implement fresh monetary stimulus to lift the struggling economy, a case underlined by a surprisingly sharp drop in a gauge of capital investment.
TOKYO, March 11- Japan's core machinery orders plunged in January from the previous month, falling for the first time in four months and suggesting companies are cautious on capital spending due to uncertainty over the economy's outlook.
TOKYO, March 11- Japan's core machinery orders tumbled 13.1 percent in January from the previous month, down for the first time in four months, government data showed on Monday.
March 8- Industrial machinery maker Gardner Denver Inc agreed to sell itself to private equity firm KKR& Co LP for $3.74 billion after the buyout firm raised its offer.
*KKR offers $76 per share for Garden Denver. March 8- Industrial machinery maker Gardner Denver Inc agreed to sell itself to private equity firm KKR& Co LP for $3.74 billion but some on Wall Street questioned the valuation, saying the company was worth much more.
*KKR to assume Gardner Denver's debt. March 8- Private equity firm KKR& Co LP will buy industrial machinery maker Gardner Denver Inc for $3.74 billion, four months after the company put itself up for sale. KKR's offer of $76 per share is at a premium of 3 percent to Gardner Denver's Thursday closing price on the New York Stock Exchange.
NEW YORK, March 4- Private equity firm KKR& Co LP is nearing a deal to buy industrial machinery maker Gardner Denver Inc and could announce the agreement in the next few days, two people familiar with the matter said on Monday.
NEW YORK, March 4- Private equity firm KKR& Co LP is nearing a deal to buy industrial machinery maker Gardner Denver Inc and could announce the agreement in the next few days, two people familiar with the matter said on Monday.
TOKYO, Feb 7- Japan's core machinery orders rose 2.8 percent in December, up for a third straight month, government data showed on Thursday, in a sign a global economic recovery and a weaker yen will encourage companies to increase their capital spending.
TOKYO, Jan 16- Japan's core machinery orders rose 3.9 percent in November from the previous month, government data showed on Wednesday, although uncertainty over the global economy may continue to weigh on business investment and the broader economy.
TOKYO, Jan 8- Japan's Nikkei fell on Tuesday as investors turned cautious over the index's recent rapid gains and sold shares in exporters as the yen's depreciation paused, while buying in defensive shares supported sentiment. Toyota Motor Corp shed 2.0 percent, Nissan Motor Co dropped 1.1 percent and Fanuc Ltd weakened 1.3 percent.
The world's second-wealthiest man explains to CNBC why workers in Europe and other parts of the developed world are at the "best" part of their career after they reach their 60s.
Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 10:00 AM ETViolent protests broke out in eight Brazilian cities last night, with the worst violence occurring in Rio de Janeiro. Thousands of protesters threw Molotov cocktails and anything else they could find. The protests began over a 10-cent increase in bus and subway fares.
Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 11:05 AM ETFBI Deputy Director Sean Joyce describes how NSA surveillance helped to detect and thwart a plot to bomb the NYSE.