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Canon reports 13 percent drop in profit
- Canon Inc. said Thursday its second-quarter profit fell 13 percent from a year ago as a stronger yen chipped away at the value of booming overseas sales of color copiers.
- Canon Inc. said Thursday its second-quarter profit fell 13 percent from a year ago as a stronger yen chipped away at the value of booming overseas sales of color copiers.
Toyota's global sales rose 2 percent in 1st-half
- Toyota sold more than 4.8 million vehicles worldwide in the first half, up 2 percent from the same period a year earlier, the Japanese automaker said Wednesday.
- Toyota sold more than 4.8 million vehicles worldwide in the first half, up 2 percent from the same period a year earlier, the Japanese automaker said Wednesday.
Toyota says 1st-half sales rose 2 percent globally
- Toyota Motor Corp. says it sold more than 4.8 million vehicles worldwide in the first half.
Toyota works on greener paint process
- Toyota's Tsutsumi plant has solar panels, grass growing on the roof and ivy crawling on walls to be as green in production as the Japanese automaker's reputation for mileage is exemplified in its Prius hybrid.
Japan cautious in iPhone's bid for world dominance
- Kentaro Tohyama is proud of his new iPhone. He stood overnight in line to get it when the device became available in Japan for the first time. But the 29-year-old computer engineer isn't about to part with his made-in-Japan cell phone either.
- Kentaro Tohyama is proud of his new iPhone. He stood overnight in line to get it when the device became available in Japan for the first time. But the 29-year-old computer engineer isn't about to part with his made-in-Japan cell phone either.
Toyota buys Brazil land, plans plant
- Toyota is acquiring land in Brazil for a new plant and is studying plans to build compact vehicles there as early as 2011 - the latest in an aggressive drive by automakers in emerging markets.
Apple iPhone goes on sale with smoke and cheers
- Apple Inc.'s new iPhone went on sale Friday to eager buyers who had waited in lines around a city block and happily counted down the final 30 seconds before launch.
- Apple Inc.'s new iPhone went on sale Friday to eager buyers who had waited in lines around a city block and happily counted down the final 30 seconds before launch.