China and Italy trade (Infographic)

Tokyo, March 3 (Jiji Press)–Tokyo stocks plunged further on Tuesday amid concerns about rising oil prices stemming from the deteriorating situation in the Middle East, with the key Nikkei 225 stock average logging its largest daily loss this year. The key index

Tokyo, March 3 (Jiji Press)–Japanese nonfinancial companies’ combined ordinary profits for October-December last year increased 4.7 pct from a year earlier to 30,027 billion yen, marking a record high for the quarter, the Finance Ministry said Tuesday. The profits grew for the