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Big automaker to be accused of cheating emissions. A soft launch in response. This is daybreak asia, live from bloombergs u. S. And asian headquarters. I am Ramy Inocencio in new york where it is just after 7 00 p. M. Lets go to the development in the nl. In vienna. G7. Ty to come on the look at what is happening with the u. S. Markets and how it could affect the asiapacific. Markets were up across the board. In the s p 500 and nasdaq hitting fresh records, in part of what happened in the retail...

Warren Buffett’s visit in the spring highlighted the value, and stocks are up 20% since March

Analysts have hailed the ‘de facto abolishment’ of Japanese government bonds cap, but caution against predictions of tightening.

Japan has little tie to Americas toxic securities, but its market melted down anyway, as fear ran wild.

From a pulp novel by Ed McBain, Akira Kurosawa fashioned a gripping procedural thriller that ranks among his greatest contemporary-set films. Jasper Sharp digs into a tale of extortion, social distinction and pink smoke.

The premiere of Rashomon was a watershed moment for Japanese cinema, but what was the appeal of this tale of unreliable narrators set in the far distant past? And how did the peculiarities of its initial screenings affect the way Kurosawa’s masterpiece was interpreted?

Peter Tasker’s Year of the Rabbit predictions for the world of sports, politics, economics, and finance ー Happy New Year!

ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero

Shinzo Abe’s quest for “normality” continues — in foreign policy, cultural pride, and possession of similar intelligence resources to other large democracies.

Merryn talks to author Edward Chancellor about interest – AKA “the price of anxiety” – and why it, like gravity, is the force that holds everything in place. Plus, the best place for investors to find value now.