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Associated Press - June 21, 2007 11:35 AM ET PARIS (AP) - Boeing Commercial Airplanes CEO Scott Carson says the company has declined an invitation from its Japanese partner, Mitsubishi, to...

Associated Press - June 21, 2007 11:35 AM ET PARIS (AP) - Boeing Commercial Airplanes CEO Scott Carson says the company has declined an invitation from its Japanese partner, Mitsubishi, to...

Tokyo, Japan, June 21, 2007 - - Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) and local production and sales company MMC Automotores do Brasil Ltda (MMCB) today announced the development of the first full-feature four-wheel drive flex-fuel vehicle (FFV) to be released in the Brazilian market.

On the same day Renault announced it would start selling an E85 ethanol-powered Megane in France using technology developed by its Brazilian unit, a Japanese automaker in Brazil announced its first four-wheel drive flex-fuel model.

NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- The Dow Jones-Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi-UFJ weekly business barometer was unchanged in the week ended June 9 following a 0.2% decrease in the prior week.

Tokyo, Japan, June 21, 2007 - (JCN Newswire) - Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) and local production and sales company MMC Automotores do Brasil Ltda (MMCB) today announced the development of the first full-feature four-wheel drive flex-fuel vehicle (FFV) to be released in the Brazilian market.

TOKYO, June 21 (Reuters) - Japan's Mitsubishi Motors Corp. said on Thursday it will begin selling a flexible-fuel version of the Pajero sport utility vehicle in Brazil next month as it aims to grab a bigger share of the ethanol-friendly market.

The 2008 model year Mitsubishi Outlander will be revealed at this year's Frankfurt Show. Since the second-generation Outlander has been on sale for only a few months so far, it's not surprising that the update isn't exactly radical.

Independent advertising agency Strawberry Frog is in talks with suitors, including Publicis Groupe, about its future. StrawberryFrog is based in Amsterdam and New York and clients include Mitsubishi and Asics’s Onitsuka Tiger trainers. In the past it has handled the European business of Heineken.

Should car makers be selling speed, even if it's on a `closed course' highlighting legitimate racing success?

Oman's central bank has given its approval to the National Bank of Oman to raise as much as $350m through a syndicated term loan, the Oman Daily Observer reported. The bank has mandated Citigroup, ING Bank and Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi as bookrunners.

June 21 (Bloomberg) -- Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc., Japan's biggest bank, plans to strengthen ties with consumer credit firm Jaccs Co. as it seeks to expand lending and financial services to individuals.

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) is considering raising its stake in Jaccs, a consumer credit group, from 6.9 per cent to possibly over 20 per cent in a move that accelerates consolidation in the consumer finance sector.

TOKYO (Reuters) - The Nikkei nudged up 0.16 percent to its highest close in seven years on Thursday as chip-related stocks such as Tokyo Electron rose on surging DRAM chip prices, while Mitsubishi Corp. and others seen as benefiting from the global economic expansion climbed.

TOKYO, June 21 (Reuters) - Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. (MUFG) said on Thursday it would likely raise its stake in consumer credit company Jaccs Co. to 20 percent, as Japan's largest bank looks to raise profitability in the shrinking consumer credit market.

TOKYO, June 21 (Reuters) - The Nikkei climbed 0.16 percent to log its highest close in 7 years on Thursday as chip-related stocks such as Tokyo Electron gained on surging DRAM chip prices, while Mitsubishi Corp. and others seen as beneficiaries of the global economic expansion rose.

June 21 (Bloomberg) -- Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc., Japan's biggest bank, may strengthen ties with consumer credit firm Jaccs Co. as it seeks to expand lending and financial services to individuals.

TOKYO, June 21 (Itar-Tass) - Japan's Mitsubishi trade and investment corporation announced on Thursday that Russian companies had placed an order with it to the tune of 10,000 million yen ($81.3 million).

MUMBAI (Thomson Financial) - Moody's Investors Service said it has placed the 'Baa1' senior unsecured debt ratings of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd (MHI) under review for possible upgrade, based on Moody's view that the company's progress in its business strategies may contribute to improving and stabilizing its overall credit profile over the intermediate term.

TOKYO, June 21 (Itar-Tass) - Japan's Mitsubishi trade and investment corporation announced on Thursday that Russian companies had placed an order with it to the tune of 10,000 million yen ($81.3 million).

TOKYO (XFN-ASIA) - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd said it is still in discussions with Caterpillar Inc on the sale of part of the Japanese firm's 50 pct stake in a joint venture with the US-based construction machinery firm.

Tokyo, Japan, June 21, 2007 - (JCN Newswire) - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) will establish a new "Global Nuclear Business & Operation Department" within its Nuclear Energy Systems Headquarters effective July 1. The move is aimed at enabling the company to respond promptly to business opportunities in new nuclear power plant (NPP) construction projects; such projects are anticipated to ...

TOKYO, June 21 (Reuters) - The following stocks are on the move on Thursday: **SILVER SEIKO JUMPS ON REPORT ON DEVELOPMENT OF PCB**

TOKYO, June 21 (Reuters) - The following stocks are on the move on Thursday: **KEIHIN CORP. DOWN ON COSTS TO REPAIR DEFECTS**

TOKYO, June 21 (Reuters) - The following stocks are on the move on Thursday: **MITSUBISHI HEAVY RISES ON CATERPILLAR REPORT**

TOKYO, June 21 (Reuters) - The following stocks are on the move on Thursday: **KOBE STEEL UP ON DEAL WITH CLEVELAND-CLIFFS **

TOKYO, June 21 (Reuters) - The following stocks are on the move on Thursday: **JACCS BID UP, MULLING CLOSER TIES WITH MUFG**

TOKYO, June 21 (Reuters) - Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. (MUFG) , Japan's largest bank, said on Thursday it was considering a capital and business alliance with consumer credit card company Jaccs Co .

The Boeing Co. won't invest in a regional jet that Mitsubishi Heavy Industries hopes to develop, but it will try to help its partner with the plane in other ways.

TOKYO — Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc will consolidate the operations of an affiliate and a subsidiary that offer consumer credit and loan services to counteract stiffer official controls over high-interest consumer lenders and sharper competition in the industry, sources familiar with the matter said Wednesday.

TOKYO (XFN-ASIA) - Caterpillar Inc will raise its stake in a joint venture with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd to 66.6 pct by September, the Nikkei reported, without citing sources.

Shares of Murchison Metals Ltd, the biggest gainer this year on the ASX Small-Cap Resources Index, surged to a record after it agreed to develop a A$3 billion (US$2.53 billion) iron ore project with Mitsubishi Corp.

A partnership with Mitsubishi Heavy raises some interesting scenarios.

While everyone will be drooling over the new Nissan GT-R at this year’s Tokyo Auto Show, Mitsubishi will be getting ready to give the Japanse market their next-generation Mitsubishi EVO X. New information from AutoExpress tells us that the next-generation EVO X will have a pretty tricked out transmission and will cost more than the outgoing model.

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Police in Orlando are searching today for a woman who they said was driving at a high rate of speed before losing control of her vehicle and crashing into a tree, then slamming into a day care facility. The woman, driving a four-door 1995 Mitsubishi, crashed into the English Childcare and Development Center at 1424 Pine Hills Road. She jumped into a pickup that may have been ...

LE BOURGET, France (Thomson Financial) - Boeing Co denied a newspaper report today it has signed a cooperation deal with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to help promote Japanese proposals for a regional jet.

Boeing has agreed to cooperate with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries on Japan's first passenger jetliner, Japan's biggest machinery maker said on Wednesday. The news brought the Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) project one step closer to commercialisation as Mitsubishi Heavy, which has not disclosed the size of the project, plans to decide if the project is viable by the end of this business year and ...

Shares in Mitsubishi Heavy Industries rose nearly 3 percent Wednesday after a press report said it had signed a partnership deal with Boeing Co. to help promote Japan's first commercial passenger plane in decades.

TOKYO, June 20 (Reuters) - Boeing Co. has agreed to cooperate with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. on Japan's first passenger jetliner, Japan's biggest machinery maker said on Wednesday.

Boeing Co. has inked a partnership agreement with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (TSE:7011) to help promote Japan's first passenger jet, The Nikkei learned Tuesday.

New DataBus® and DeviceBus® cables are certified to perform to Mitsubishi's CC-Link system requirements, delivering reliable, high-speed communications over a single cable. (PRWeb Jun 20, 2007)

US aviation giant Boeing Co. will work with Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.

TOKYO, June 20 (Reuters) - The following stocks are on the move on Wednesday: **MITSUBISHI HEAVY JUMPS ON REPORT OF BOEING DEAL**

June 20 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese stocks advanced, leading the Nikkei 225 Stock Average to its highest in more than seven years, after declining U.S. bond yields eased concern that higher borrowing costs will curb profit growth.

TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) -- Boeing has agreed to cooperate with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in sales and maintenance of Japan's first passenger jetliner, the Nikkei business daily said on Wednesday.

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They dutifully follow orders, never get tired and will not complain about working conditions or the decisions of their bosses. But even robots these days are having a tough time landing full-time positions.

June 20 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese stocks advanced after declining U.S. bond yields eased concern that higher borrowing costs will curb profit growth. Exporters such as Toyota Motor Corp. and trading companies including Mitsubishi Corp. rose.

TOKYO (AFP) - US aviation giant Boeing Co. will work with Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. to help promote Japan's first passenger jet, a report said Wednesday.

June 20 (Bloomberg) -- Japan's energy-related stocks rose, led by Itochu Corp. and Mitsubishi Corp. as the price of crude oil remained near $70 a barrel.

TOKYO–Boeing Co. has agreed to co-operate with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. in sales and maintenance of Japan's first passenger jetliner, the Nikkei business daily said on Wednesday.

TOKYO: Mitsubishi Corp, Japan's biggest trading firm, and Kirin Brewery Co Ltd, the No. 2 brewer, will join in a government-backed “green” fuel project by building an ethanol plant on the northern island of Hokkaido.

Doha • Sheikha Anwar Nawaf bint Nasser bin Khalid Al Thani presented Rota with the registrations for two Mitsubishi buses generously donated by Al Faleh Group.

TOKYO (XFN-ASIA) - Boeing Co has signed a partnership agreement with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd to help promote Japan's first passenger jet, the Nikkei reported, without citing sources.

TOKYO (XFN-ASIA) - Boeing Co has signed a partnership agreement with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd to help promote Japan's first passenger jet, the Nikkei reported, without citing sources.

As I approached my latest test car; a 2007 Mitsubishi Galant Ralliart, I started humming the Frankie Avalon 1959 song hit “Bobby Sox to Stockings”…which some of you original Rock and Rollers might remember (although it’s getting harder and harder for this vintage R and R pioneer to remember stuff) is a song that describes when a girl goes from wearing Bobby Sox to Stockings and she starts trading ...

Yen carry trades have gained new impetus in recent days as stabilising global bond yields and dovish comments from the Bank of Japan have led to fresh weakness in the Japanese currency.

Mitsubishi Corporation has announced that it has completed the acquisitions of majority stakes in Nihon Shokuhin Kako Co., Nitto Fuji Milling Co., and Nosan Corporation.

CHICAGO, BUSINESS WIRE -- Aleri, Inc. and Sybase, Inc. today announced that Mitsubishi UFJ Securities International plc (MUSI) in London will be implementing a new tick-capture solution leveraging both the Aleri Streaming Platform and Sybase Real-Time Analytics Platform (RAP). MUSI will use the tick-capture solution to support its increasing algorithmic and strategy trading.

Mitsubishi UFJ Securities International is installing a tick capture platform based on technology from Aleri and Sybase to support algorithmic and ...

The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) announces that eight students are participating this summer in the 2007 Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation- AAPD Congressional Internship Program. This program is made possible by a generous grant from the Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation (MEAF).

CHICAGO----Aleri, Inc. and Sybase, Inc. today announced that Mitsubishi UFJ Securities International plc in London will be implementing a new tick-capture solution leveraging both the Aleri Streaming Platform and Sybase Real-Time Analytics Platform .

Leading U.S. ratings agency Standard & Poor's Corp. said it has lifted the long-term credit ratings for Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Mizuho Bank, Mizuho Corporate Bank and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. from A to A+.

June 19 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil traded near a nine-month high in New York after reports Nigerian unions had started talks with the government to avert a strike that would affect Africa's largest oil industry.

They dutifully follow orders, never get tired and will not complain about working conditions or the decisions of their bosses. But even robots these days are having a tough time landing full-time positions.

(updates with comments from spokeswoman) STUTTGART (Thomson Financial) - DaimlerChrysler AG said its Truck Group and Fiat Spa's Fiat Powertrain Technologies have concluded a strategic cooperation in powertrain technology, which includes supplying engines to DaimlerChrysler unit Mitsubishi Fuso and Truck Corporation.

TOKYO, June 19 (Reuters) - Mitsubishi Corp. , Japan's biggest trading firm, and Kirin Brewery Co. Ltd. , the No.2 brewer, will join in a government-backed "green" fuel project by building an ethanol plant in the northern island of Hokkaido.

June 19 (Bloomberg) -- Japan's Topix index fell from the highest in more than three months after the price of oil rose to almost $70 a barrel for the first time since September, raising costs for transportation companies.

TOKYO - Moody's Investors Service has assigned an A2 loan rating to the JPY 20 Billion Series 6 Unsecured Floating Rate Syndicated Loan due 2012 of Mitsubishi Corporation (MC).

Business confidence hits a five month high in June, according to the Reuters tankan survey.

June 19 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil was little changed in New York after rising to a nine-month high yesterday as attacks on pumping stations in Nigeria raised concern output from Africa's biggest oil producer may extend declines.

HONG KONG (MarketWatch) - Asian markets were a mixed bag on Tuesday, with Japan's Nikkei 225 index weighed down by banking shares such as Mitsubishi UFJ Financial, while benchmarks in South Korea, Singapore and Malaysia set records in intraday trade.

June 19 (Bloomberg) -- Japan's Topix index fell from the highest in more than three months after the price of oil rose to almost $70 a barrel for the first time since September, raising costs for transportation companies.

June 19 (Bloomberg) -- Australia's S&P/ASX 200 Index gained, reversing an earlier decline. Woodside Petroleum Ltd. and BHP Billiton Ltd. gained amid speculation of takeovers in the resources industry.

Dave Rib, environmental manager for Mitsubishi Cement Corp., walks by the company's kiln. The kiln is the heart of the cement plant and produces the CO2 Mitsubishi and other cement companies are looking to capture.

SYDNEY, June 19 (Reuters) - Australian shares reversed early losses to rise 0.3 percent on Tuesday, posting a fourth straight sessions of gains, with energy firms leading the rise following a jump in oil prices.

Four people were injured, one critically, in a two-vehicle accident Monday morning at Holloway and Adams streets. The accident happened at 8:38 a.m. when a 2002 Mitsubishi southbound on Adams crossed Holloway in front of a westbound 2000 Ford Explorer driven by Kathy Webb, 39, of Durham, police said.

June 19 (Bloomberg) -- Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Toshiro Muto is the most likely candidate to become governor when Toshihiko Fukui's five-year term ends next March.

Mitsubishi on Monday agreed to pour A$3bn ($2.5bn) into a joint venture with an Australian iron ore producer, the largest investment by a Japanese company in Australia’s booming mining sector.

Asian stocks were down on Tuesday amid rising crude oil prices, declining metal prices and poor housing data in the US. Japanese shares traded weak as banking stocks like Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group slipped.

HONG KONG, China (Reuters) -- Asian energy stocks such as Japan's INPEX Holdings rose on Tuesday following gains in oil prices but markets were generally subdued after a lackluster finish on Wall Street.

June 19 (Bloomberg) -- Japan's Topix index dropped for the first time in four days after confidence among U.S. homebuilders fell to a 16-year low, raising concern a slumping housing market may curb growth in the world's biggest economy.

HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Japanese shares were trading weaker Tuesday on overnight cues from Wall Street, with banking shares such as Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group slipping, but exporters such as Canon Inc. and Sony Corp. gaining as the yen continued to weaken against the U.S. dollar.

June 19 (Bloomberg) -- Australian stocks fell, snapping three days of gains. BHP Billiton Ltd. and Rio Tinto Group dropped after metals prices declined.

Risk and compliance technology provider Fortent has announced that The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ will be implementing the companys anti-money laundering solution across its global network, beginning in its New York, London, and Manila branches.

Richmond, Ind. — Belden Inc. has introduced its IndustrialTuff CC-Link cables.

June 19 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese stocks may drop for the first time in four days after confidence among U.S. homebuilders fell to a 16-year low, raising concern a slumping housing market may curb growth in the world's biggest economy.

June 19 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese stocks may drop for the first time in four days after confidence among U.S. homebuilders fell to the lowest in 16 years, raising concern that a slumping housing market may curb growth in the world's biggest economy.

June 18 (Bloomberg) -- Five Japanese elevator companies have reported 41 units with partially fractured cables since June 1, 2006, the government said, citing an emergency survey of maintenance logs triggered by a spate of accidents.

TOKYO — Mitsubishi Corp on Monday said it would acquire an additional 45% stake in Ohio-based FGDI, LLC, through its wholly owned grain company, Kansas City-based Agrex Inc. Through this acquisition, Agrex will raise its stake in FGDI from 30% to 75%.

June 19 (Bloomberg) -- Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Toshiro Muto is the most likely candidate to succeed Toshihiko Fukui when his five-year term as governor ends next March.

By Nikkii Joyce SHOCKING images of Sunday night's armed robbery in Toowoomba were released yesterday as the hunt for Toowoomba's brazen armed robbers continued.

June 19 (Bloomberg) -- Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Toshiro Muto is the most likely candidate to succeed Toshihiko Fukui when his five-year term as governor ends next March.

Kenya Pipeline Company's Sh2.93 billion capacity enhancement will be completed within 18 months as originally planned, contractors have said.

KANSAS CITY — The Brigade’s 66-63 victory over the Nashville Kats on Saturday secured a home playoff game for Kansas City’s second-year Arena Football franchise. It means the team will be no lower than the no. 3 or no. 4 seed in the Mitsubishi Motors Drive to ArenaBowl XXI.

According to our friends over at CarMagazine, Mitsubishi’s first electric car that is slated for mid-2010 in Japan will be its ‘i’ car.

TOKYO — Standard & Poor's said Monday it has raised its long-term counterparty ratings for Japan's three major bank holding companies and four independent banks by one notch, citing improvements in their asset quality backed by Japan's strong economy.

TOKYO — Of the roughly 500,000 elevators operated in Japan by five major elevator companies, 41 have been found with partially fractured cables in the past year, infrastructure ministry officials said Monday.

June 18 (Bloomberg) -- Mitsubishi Corp., Japan's largest trading company, and Murchison Metals Ltd. agreed to jointly develop a A$3 billion ($2.5 billion) iron ore project in Australia amid soaring demand for the steelmaking ingredient.

COVINA - A man and a young girl were killed and another girl was airlifted to a hospital after a commuter train collided with a car Sunday, officials said.

A man and his 10-year-old niece are killed when a commuter train hits their car as they tried to cross its tracks, authorities said. View Images

Tokyo, Japan, June 18, 2007 - (JCN Newswire) - Mitsubishi Corporation ('MC'; TSE: 8058) is pleased to announce the execution of an agreement by its wholly owned subsidiary Mitsubishi Development Pty Ltd ("Mitsubishi") with Murchison Metals Limited ("Murchison") on the development of Murchison's iron ore assets in the mid-west region of Western Australia (the "Agreement").

Tokyo, Japan, June 18, 2007 - (JCN Newswire) - Mitsubishi Corporation ('MC'; TSE: 8058) has decided to acquire an additional 45% stake in Ohio-based FGDI, LLC, through MC's wholly owned grain company, Kansas City-based Agrex Inc. Through this acquisition, Agrex will raise its stake in FGDI from 30% to 75%.

Four people were injured Monday in a two-vehicle accident in Durham.

EMERGING Australian miners Fortescue and Murchison Metals are poised to challenge the pricing power of the world's largest iron ore producers - BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto and CVRD.

Fortent, a provider of compliance information, technology, and training, announced today that The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. (BTMU), will ...

Ten U.S. and Japanese construction officials visited Saipan and Tinian on Saturday to meet with local businesspersons and inspect facilities that might be used to support the planned transfer of some 8,000 U.S. Marines to Guam.

9:19 a.m. Officers assisted at a fire at a business in the 100 block of Forry Avenue. 11:40 a.m. No injuries or towing resulted from a two-vehicle accident at 1150 Carlisle St.

COVINA - A man and a young girl were killed and another girl was airlifted to a hospital after a commuter train collided with a car Sunday, officials said.

In a slowing market, Bombardier and Embraer face new competitors from Russia, China, and perhaps Japan.

FRANKFORD , Del.- Police say a Frankford woman and child suffered serious injuries following a late Sunday afternoon crash.

When I first bought it the engine and turbo needed to be replaced. Finding a matching engine was hard, but I eventually got a reconditioned one, with a turbo, for a bout $2000. This new engine was fine, though it did ping and so I ran it on higher octane fuel (that fixed it).

Authorities are trying to figure out how a commuter train and a car collided at a crossing, killing a man and his niece.

Not satisfied with its wild success in turning the mundane vacuum cleaner into a high-tech, high-style, high-priced device, Dyson on Monday will announce plans to try to do the same in the USA with commercial hand dryers.

Fortent, a provider of compliance information, technology, and training, announced today that The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. , will implement Fortent's anti-money laundering solution across their global network, commencing the rollout in their New York, London, and Manila branches.

Mitsubishi's UK arm is having a green moment. Not content with launching its most eco-friendly car yet - the tiny 0.66-litre petrol-powered i-car goes on sale from July 1 - its managing director also revealed the firm hopes to go one step further and have a fully electric version of the innovative city runabout on British roads by 2011.

Japan's Mitsubishi Corporation and Australia's Murchison Metals Limited say they will invest $3 billion together to develop an iron ore business in Western Australia.

(RTTNews) - The Japanese market rose to a three-month high on Monday, as a weak U.S. inflation data pictured a healthy U.S. economy, upon which major Japanese exporters pinned their hopes.

Credit-rating service Standard & Poor's updated its credit rating for Japan's three largest banks on Monday, citing progress in disposing of bad loans and a strong economy.

TOKYO, June 18 (Reuters) - Mitsubishi Corp. 8058.T said on Monday it and Murchison Metals Ltd. MMX.AX of Australia will jointly spend more than A$3 billion ($2.5 billion) to develop iron ore in Australia in what would be one of Mitsubishi's biggest investments abroad.

TOKYO, June 18 (Reuters) - Mitsubishi Corp. said on Monday it and Murchison Metals Ltd. of Australia will jointly spend more than A$3 billion ($2.5 billion) to develop iron ore in Australia in what would be one of Mitsubishi's biggest investments abroad.

June 18 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese businessmen, housewives and pensioners betting against the yen in their spare time are wrecking the forecasts of the world's biggest currency traders.

SYDNEY (XFN-ASIA) - Murchison Metals Ltd said it has struck a deal with Japan's Mitsubishi Corp which will see the pair invest 3 bln aud in a new iron ore project in the midwest region of Western Australia.

The new high-performance Mitsubishi, which is scheduled to appear in the firm’s UK showrooms early next year, will be offered with the option of a conventional five-speed manual gearbox or a brand new two-pedal clutchless set-up.

June 18 (Bloomberg) -- Mitsubishi Corp., Japan's largest trading company, and Murchison Metals Ltd. agreed to jointly develop a A$3 billion ($2.5 billion) iron ore project in Australia amid soaring demand for the steelmaking ingredient.

The yen has slumped 4.6 percent to a four-and-a-half-year low against the dollar this quarter, making it the worst performer among 73 major currencies and confounding predictions by strategists at Deutsche Bank and UBS for gains of about 1 percent.

SYDNEY (XFN-ASIA) - Murchison Metals Ltd said it has struck a deal with Mitsubishi Corp which will see the pair invest 3 bln aud in a new iron ore project in the mid-west region of Western Australia.

The driver and his niece are killed at a crossing in Covina. His daughter is hospitalized. A car whose driver apparently ignored lowered crossing gates was struck and thrown 75 feet by a Metrolink train Sunday afternoon in Covina, killing the man and his niece, and seriously injuring the man's 12-year-old daughter.

June 18 (Bloomberg) -- Mitsubishi Corp. and Murchison Metals Ltd. agreed to jointly develop an iron ore project in Australia for A$3 billion ($2.5 billion).

June 18 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese stocks advanced, driving key indexes to the highest since February, after a report showed U.S. core consumer prices slowed, increasing speculation Japan's biggest overseas market will expand without adding to inflation.

The fate of Japan's first domestically developed jetliner will take shape when it faces its most important test at the Paris Air Show that opens Monday.

TOKYO, June 18 (Reuters) - Mitsubishi Corp. 8058.T, Japan's biggest trading company, and Australian mining company Murchison Metals Ltd. MMX.AX said on Monday they would spend more than A$3 billion ($2.5 billion) to develop an iron ore mine in Western Australia.

TOKYO, June 18 (Reuters) - Mitsubishi Corp. , Japan's biggest trading company, and Australian mining company Murchison Metals Ltd. said on Monday they would spend more than A$3 billion ($2.5 billion) to develop an iron ore mine in Western Australia.

Dyson is about to enter rare air.

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June 18 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese stocks advanced, driving key indexes to the highest since February, after a report showed U.S. core consumer prices slowed, increasing speculation Japan's biggest overseas market will expand without adding to inflation.

June 18 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese businessmen, housewives and pensioners betting against the yen in their spare time are wrecking the forecasts of the world's biggest currency traders.

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TOKYO, June 18 (Reuters) - Mitsubishi Corp. 8058.T, Japan's largest trading house, said on Monday it would announce details of an investment in an iron ore development project in Australia at 0630 GMT.

TOKYO, June 18 (Reuters) - Mitsubishi Corp. , Japan's largest trading house, said on Monday it would announce details of an investment in an iron ore development project in Australia at 0630 GMT.

COVINA - A man and a young girl were killed and another girl was airlifted to a hospital after a commuter train collided with a car Sunday, officials said.

TOKYO, June 18 (Reuters) - The Nikkei average rose 1.11 percent on Monday, on its way to its highest close in nearly four months as Canon Inc. hit an all-time high on a softer yen and property stocks gained after Bank of Japan Governor Toshihiko Fukui suggested no rate hikes ...

COVINA, Calif. A man and his 10-year-old niece were killed and his 12-year-old daughter was seriously injured Sunday when a commuter train hit their car as they tried to cross its tracks, authorities said.

Scott Pedder’s debut drive in the Rally of New Zealand has been locked in with the announcement of a sponsorship deal with the Trading Post.

TOKYO (XFN-ASIA) - Japanese government bond prices ended the morning session broadly higher after the decline in US Treasury bond yields on Friday helped ease fears of global interest rate hikes in the near term.

The photograph of the vanished brunette beauty queen and high school history teacher graces the Web and has been grist for TV crime show mavens Nancy Grace and Greta Van Susteren. Her face smiled from a "missing person" billboard on a main street in Tifton. As more time elapses since her students in Ocilla last saw her 21 months ago, authorities suspect that whatever happened to Tara Grinstead ...

An 18-year-old woman died early Saturday after her car drove off the roadway and struck the metal railing along a pedestrian bridge, police said.

TOKYO, June 18 (Reuters) - The following stocks are on the move on Monday: REAL ESTATE ISSUES HIGHER ON EXPECTATIONS OF INFLATION**

Dyson is about to enter rare air. Not satisfied with its wild success in turning the mundane vacuum cleaner into a high-tech, high-style, high-priced device, Dyson today will announce plans to try to do the same in the USA with commercial hand dryers.

A man and his 10-year-old niece were killed and his 12-year-old daughter was seriously injured when a commuter train hit their car as they tried to cross its tracks Sunday in Covina.

Associated Press - June 17, 2007 10:04 PM ET COVINA, Calif. (AP) - A 53-year-old man and a 10-year-old girl were killed and an 11-year-old girl was injured when a commuter train collided with a...

COVINA, Calif. (AP) - A 53-year-old man and a 10-year-old girl were killed and an 11-year-old girl was injured when a commuter train collided with a car trying to cross its tracks in Covina Sunday.

COVINA, Calif. A 53-year-old man and a 10-year-old girl were killed and an 11-year-old girl was seriously injured Sunday when a commuter train hit their car as they tried to cross its tracks, authorities said.

A man and his 10-year-old niece were killed and his 12-year-old daughter was seriously injured Sunday when a commuter train hit their car as they tried to cross its tracks, authorities said.

COVINA, Calif. ( Map , News ) - A 53-year-old man and a 10-year-old girl were killed and an 11-year-old girl was seriously injured Sunday when a commuter train hit their car as they tried to cross its tracks, authorities said.

COVINA, Calif. (AP) - A man and a girl were killed and another girl was injured when a commuter train collided with a car trying to cross its tracks in Covina Sunday.

Associated Press - June 17, 2007 8:44 PM ET COVINA, Calif. (AP) - A man and a girl were killed and another girl was injured when a commuter train collided with a car trying to cross its tracks...

June 18 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese government bonds may advance on speculation 10-year yields near the highest in almost a year will entice some investors.

June 18 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese stocks may advance after a report showed U.S. core consumer prices slowed, increasing speculation Japan's biggest overseas market will expand without adding to inflation.

TOKYO, June 18 (Reuters) - A gain in U.S. stocks and a weaker yen are likely to keep helping Japanese stocks rise on Monday, pushing up high-tech exporters such as Canon Inc. .

HILLSBOROUGH — Two men were injured during the weekend at Klein Recycling on Camplain Road when the vehicle they were using to help fix another vehicle lurched forward and out of control.

Police in Victoria are trying to identify the driver of a car that crashed into a tree and burst into flames south-east of Melbourne.

POLICE in Victoria are trying to identify the driver of a car that crashed into a tree and burst into flames south-east of Melbourne.

PHILADELPHIA - The Columbus Destroyers , presented by Germain, lost a close Eastern Division battle 56-53 at the hands of the Philadelphia Soul in front of 17,284 fans at Wachovia Center Saturday night.

June 18 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese businessmen, housewives and pensioners betting against the yen in their spare time are wrecking the forecasts of the world's biggest currency traders.

Two people are seriously ill in hospital after a head-on collision on the Isle of Man.

Guarenteed not to call in sick, a Japanese firm has started renting robots to places in need of a humanoid touch.

Ten U.S. and Japanese construction officials visited Saipan and Tinian on Saturday to meet with local businesspersons and inspect facilities that might be used to support the planned transfer of some 8,000 U.S. Marines to Guam.

The World champion finished the second leg of the three-day event with a 41 second lead over British champion Mark Higgins ? and this after starting the day 37 seconds in arrears.

Shock absorbers needed replacing at 110,000ks - and it looks like they have been replaced previously too. Note it is HARD to find genuine replacements, most mechanics will recommend Bilsteins, but they do not fit without an adapter.

Una joven de 20 años falleció hoy en el Hospital Clínico de Zaragoza tras un accidente de tráfico que tuvo lugar esta madrugada a las 1.30 horas en el término municipal de Calamocha (Teruel), según informaron desde la Subdelegación del Gobierno en Teruel.

The man suspected of robbing a Chatham County post office at gunpoint has been arrested in Florida.

It didn't take Derek E. Banks long to figure out who snapped his photo as he drove away from the Cook County courthouse in suburban Bridgeview last month.

One year later, Barker's killing still a mystery

How does an Irishman teaching math in Africa wind up as a reporter covering the Paris Air Show for the newspaper in Boeing's backyard? Dominic Gates is the...

NIKI DESAUTELS THE BELLINGHAM HERALD Chris Bolt, who was a leader on the Lynden football and basketball teams, takes his talents to Western Washington.

A new, shiny power plant in this seaside village could change everything for coal plants. When a coal gasification demonstration plant fires up in September, its designer, Mitsubishi, expects to prove that it’s possible to burn coal without polluting.

Jeffery Farley thought he had gotten away with something.

Sunday, June 17, 2007 at 13:17 EDT Mitsubishi Heavy Industries on Monday will start renting out its 1-meter-tall "wakamaru" robots to work at the front desk of offices, hospitals and other places. The robot recognizes about 10,000 words, can speak basic sentences and move around on its own.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries on Monday will start renting out its 1-meter-tall "wakamaru" robots to work at the front desk of offices, hospitals and other places. The robot recognizes about 10,000 words, can speak basic sentences and move around on its own. The rental charge is 120,000 yen per day.

Two companies plan to build giant turbines, but some fear damage to ecotourism, migratory birds.

A 42-year-old Clovis man remains in jail after being arrested June 10 for his sixth DWI, according to jail officials. Johnny Aragon is being held without bail for violating probation for an unrelated 2005 conviction.

Chairman of the US Joint Chief of Staff, Marine Gen. Peter Pace (L) reviews honor guard during a welcoming ceremony at the Defense Ministry priro to meeting with his Japanese counterpart Takashi Sato in Tokyo, March 2007. Japan and the US have decided to allow private companies to directly exchange information on defence technology in a bid to quicken the pace of joint development, a report said ...

One year has managed to last for five years for Terre Haute resident Denise Story.In June 2002, she was diagnosed with colon cancer and was told she had a year to live.Today marks her five-year anniversary, and although she’ll never be out of the woods, reaching this point gives her a better chance at recovering.

A 42-year-old Clovis man remains in jail after being arrested June 10 for his sixth DWI, according to jail officials. Johnny Aragon is being held without bail for violating probation.

Bandar Seri Begawan - One of the main underlying forces driving the Brunei-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (BJEPA) is its potential to become a key enabler for making Brunei more attractive to Japanese investors, the Deputy Minister of Industry and Primary Resources said yesterday.

The Supreme Court has rejected appeals by dozens of Chinese seeking compensation for being forced into slave labor during World War II, another court loss for victims of Japan's wartime aggression,... Read more ...

Despite his extraordinary intervention, forces driving the kiwi are beyond Bollard's control.

TOKYO — Mitsubishi Corp said Saturday it has successfully completed a tender offer for three affiliated food companies at a cost of about 22.6 billion yen as part of the trading house's efforts to strengthen its food business.

A man accused of causing an accident that killed a teen on Six Mile Canyon Road in Storey County pleaded not guilty Friday.

The Brigade, on its second three-game winning streak of the season, can clinch home field in the first round of the playoffs with a win over the Kats.

Two men were shot early this morning in downtown Orlando after an argument between two cars of people at a stoplight.

The International Space Station was rocked by hours of computer communications trouble Thursday, the latest problem the first space shuttle mission of the year has faced after a thermal blanket tear.

A man accused of causing an accident that killed a teen on Six Mile Canyon Road in Storey County pleaded not guilty Friday.

June 16 (Bloomberg) -- Japan's 10-year government bonds dropped for a fourth week, the longest losing streak since October, as global debt markets declined on concern inflation will accelerate.

FORT LAUDERDALE · He pointed his rifle at the McDonald's drive-through window and said he wanted money, authorities said. Then he led police and Broward sheriff's deputies on a chase that ended with a deputy hitting a tree and the robbery suspect crashing into a tanker-truck early Friday.