European stock markets closed mixed in light postholiday trade on Wednesday, with miners pushing higher, while Italian banks led decliners on ongoing concerns about the future of Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena.
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TOKYO – Asian shares drooped in thin trading Thursday, taking their cue from a slide on Wall Street as the stronger yen helped send Japanese stocks lower.
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Takata Corp. is nearing a settlement with federal prosecutors to resolve allegations of criminal wrongdoing in the Japanese automotive supplier's handling of rupture-prone air bags linked to numerous deaths and injuries, said people familiar with the
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Italy Finance Minister Pier Carlo Padoan criticized the European Central Bank for not being clear enough in its request for Banca Monte dei Paschi di
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Toshiba shares slumped sharply on Thursday, the third straight day of heavy losses. The Japanese industrial giant has now had more than 40% of its value wiped off since 26 December.
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