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Fact Check
Warren Buffett Said 'Make Billionaires Pay Their Fair Share, You Won't Have to Pay Taxes Again'?
Rating: Misattributed - but read the whole article . . .
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/billionaires-taxes-warren-buffett/

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Microsoft's high profile deal with the United Arab Emirates-backed AI firm G42 could eventually involve the transfer of sophisticated chips and tools, Microsoft's president said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/23/companies/microsoft-uae-us-chips-ai/

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Nvidia, the chipmaker at the center of an artificial intelligence boom, gained in late trading on Wednesday after a bullish sales forecast showed that AI computing spending remains strong. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/23/companies/nvidia-ai-hype-stock-rally/

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Norinchukin, Japan's top agricultural bank, plans to raise ¥1.2 trillion ($7.7 billion) and reshape its overseas investments after significant losses on its bond holdings. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/22/companies/norinchukin-bank-victim-of-surging-us-interest-rates/

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Sixteen companies at the forefront of developing artificial intelligence have pledged at a global meeting to develop the technology safely at a time when regulators are scrambling to keep up with rapid innovation and emerging risks. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/22/companies/ai-summit-safety-commitments-companies/

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Norinchukin Bank is considering raising $7.7 billion to boost capital and cover losses arising from a plan to get rid of low-yielding foreign bonds, a person familiar the matter said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/21/companies/japan-norinchukin-bank-fundraising/ #business #companies #norinchukin #banks #investments

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Major Japanese companies agreed to raise monthly pay by 5.58% on average in this year's spring labor-management wage talks, according to the first tally by the Japan Business Federation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/21/companies/japan-big-firms-pay-hike/ #business #companies #wages #inflation #keidanren

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Japan's large manufacturers see exchange rate stability as the biggest factor they want out of the central bank's monetary policy, a Bank of Japan survey shows. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/20/companies/japan-firms-want-boj-to-stabilize-yen/

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Tesla is offering discounts and service improvements to appease European leasing companies frustrated by price cuts, slow repairs, and high costs, which have hurt fleet values and strained customer relationships. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/20/companies/tesla-damage-control-discounts-europe/

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Bain Capital says it plans to bolster its real estate team in Japan, making it the latest global investment firm seeking to capitalize on opportunities in the nation’s property market. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/20/companies/bain-capital-to-boost-japan-real-estate-team/

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At loggerheads for years, major Japanese paper producers Hokuetsu and Daio Paper have decided to forge a strategic business partnership. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/19/companies/japan-paper-firms-tieup/ #business #companies #manufacturing #hokuetsu #daiopaper

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Japan Railways Group companies have begun expanding cargo transportation services using their fleet of Shinkansen bullet trains. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/19/companies/shinkansen-bullet-train-cargo-services/

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Nippon Steel Corp. is stepping up efforts to win over U.S. workers and politicians for its $14.1 billion takeover of United States Steel Corp. despite stiff opposition from union leaders and the Biden administration. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/18/companies/nippon-steel-us-steel-workers-politicians/

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Toshiba’s privatization had been expected to lay the groundwork for sweeping changes, and the company duly made them this week in the form of mass job cuts and a new strategy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/17/companies/toshiba-restructuring-layoffs/

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The 7-Eleven convenience store chain this week marked the 50th anniversary of its first outlet opening in Japan, where convenience stores have become essential infrastructure for everyday life. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/17/companies/7-eleven-50-years-japan/

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Japan's Rapidus project, which brings together some of the world's biggest companies, is the "last opportunity" to put the country's once-dominant semiconductor sector back on the global map, its chairman warned. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/17/companies/rapidus-could-revive-japan-semiconductors/

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A majority of Japanese companies consider the yen’s recent weakness a negative factor for their businesses, according to a recent survey. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/17/companies/japan-firms-say-weak-yen-hurts-profits/

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The chunks of "mystery meat" in Nissin Food Products' cup noodles are now available, and selling out, as their own product. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/16/companies/cup-noodle-mystery-meat/

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Today, I learned about a very interesting project put together by Data For Good and éclaircies: https://www.carbonbombs.org

It explains the concept of #carbonBombs and provides transparent data and visualization about the world's biggest #fossil fuel extraction projects, and their links with #companies and #banks !

It comes with maps, graphs and figures that highlight the 425 fossil fuel projects around the world that will generate more than 1 gigatonne of CO₂ emissions during their lifetime.

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Despite the combined net profit at listed companies that closed their books in March being estimated to have hit a record high for the third straight year, many firms worry they could now face slumps. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/17/companies/japan-firms-earnings-slumps/

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Toshiba said on Thursday it will cut up to 4,000 jobs domestically as the industrial conglomerate accelerates its restructuring under new ownership. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/16/companies/toshiba-job-cuts/

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Honda is doubling down on electric vehicles and software despite a recent slowdown in EV sales in several markets. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/16/companies/honda-strategy/

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Microsoft's relentless push to be the global leader in artificial intelligence is putting its climate goals in peril. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/16/companies/microsoft-ai-carbon-emissions/ #business #companies #microsoft #emissions #climate #ai

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JERA plans to invest ¥5 trillion ($32.4 billion) over the coming decade into renewable energy, new fuels like hydrogen and ammonia, and liquefied natural gas. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/16/companies/japan-jera-investments/ #business #companies #jera #energy #lng

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The day before Elon Musk fired virtually all of Tesla’s electric vehicle charging division last month, Supercharger chief Rebecca Tinucci went to meet with the billionaire businessman about the network’s future. The meeting could not have gone worse. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/16/companies/elon-musk-firings-tesla-supercharger/

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