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Stocks up as investors look to end bruising week on a high

LONDON Stocks and bond yields rebounded on Friday but were still firmly on track to end lower over the course of a bruising and volatile week marked by the Japanese yen's surge against the dollar.

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Chevron's $3 billion Asian geothermal assets to draw global suitors - sources

SINGAPORE French utility Engie and Japan's Marubeni are among several suitors preparing to bid for Chevron Corp's Asian geothermal energy blocks valued at about $3 billion, sources familiar with the matter said.

Deals, 06 Apr 2016

Orix, Vinci shortlisted for Japan's $1.1 billion toll road sale - sources

TOKYO Financial services provider Orix Corp and French partner Vinci SA have been shortlisted in an auction of the rights to manage five toll roads in central Japan, sources with knowledge of the process said.

Deals, 06 Apr 2016

Japan's MUFG on hunt for M&A deals in U.S., Indonesia: top executive

TOKYO Japan's biggest bank, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) , is on the lookout for acquisition opportunities in the United States and Indonesia as it pursues its goal of becoming a global financial powerhouse, the head of its core unit said.

Deals, Indonesia, 03 Apr 2016

Japan sub makes first call to Philippines in 15 years amid China tensions

SUBIC BAY, Philippines A Japanese submarine made a port call in the Philippines, the first in 15 years, on Sunday in a show of growing military cooperation amid tension triggered by China's growing assertiveness in the South China Sea. | Video

World, China, South China Sea 03 Apr 2016

Death by overwork on rise among Japan's vulnerable workers

TOKYO Japan is witnessing a record number of compensation claims related to death from overwork, or "karoshi", a phenomenon previously associated with the long-suffering "salary man" that is increasingly afflicting young and female employees.

03 Apr 2016