April 8 at 6:40 a.m.
Filed under:
Autos
By Dow Jones Newswires-Wall Street Journal
Workers walk between newly-assembled Prius vehicles near Toyota's plant in Toyota, central Japan, in this February 9, 2010 file photo. (Reuters/Yuriko Nakao/Files)
Toyota Motor Corp. and Nissan Motor Co. said Friday that they will resume production at all factories in Japan from mid-to-late April, joining Honda Motor Co. in an industry-wide move indicating a month-long parts shortage may be abating.
But Japan’s Big Three auto makers all say their output at home still will be only at half of normal volumes. Get the full story »
April 7 at 1:13 p.m.
Filed under:
Energy,
International,
Trade
By CNN
Oil prices jumped above $110 a barrel after Japan was hit with another major earthquake. April oil futures rose $1.32, or 1.3 percent, to $110.15 a barrel. Prices had jumped as high as $110.44 – a level not seen since September 2008. Get the full story »
March 31 at 11:33 a.m.
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Airlines,
Airplanes,
Airports,
International
By Associated Press
United and Continental airlines are reducing flights between the U.S. and Japan because of a drop in demand since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. Get the full story »
March 31 at 6:52 a.m.
Filed under:
Food,
Restaurants
By Dow Jones Newswires-Wall Street Journal
McDonald’s Corp. has been forced to step up imports to Japan of items like sauces, oil and lettuce by between 10 percent and 20 percent to counter supply-chain disruptions and damage from the earthquake and resulting tsunami. Get the full story »
March 29 at 9:32 a.m.
Filed under:
Consumer news
By Reuters
U.S. consumer confidence fell in March after hitting a three-year high in the prior month as expectations about jobs and income growth worsened, according to a private sector report released on Tuesday. Get the full story »
March 24 at 3:31 p.m.
Filed under:
Energy,
Environment,
International
By Reuters
The U.S. nuclear industry will see a “significant” increase in operating and regulatory costs following the Japanese nuclear emergency, but the magnitude won’t be known for several months, the head of the largest fleet of U.S. nuclear reactors said on Thursday. Get the full story »
March 24 at 10:41 a.m.
Filed under:
Autos
By Reuters
Workers walk between newly-assembled Prius vehicles near Toyota's plant in central Japan, Feb. 9, 2010. (Reuters/Yuriko Nakao/Files)
Toyota said Thursday it would restart production of three hybrid models Monday after a massive earthquake this month disrupted output across the industry.
Production will resume for the Prius, Lexus HS250h and CT200h at the Tsutsumi factory in central Japan and Toyota Motor Kyushu in the south, spokeswoman Shiori Hashimoto said. Get the full story »
March 22 at 5:48 a.m.
Filed under:
Autos
By CNN
If you’re in the market for a new car, but especially if you’re looking at a fuel-efficient Japanese model, experts say you’re better off buying now because prices will only get higher in coming weeks as the effects of the earthquake in Japan and the unrest in Libya and the Middle East start to be felt. Get the full story »
March 21 at 11:33 a.m.
Filed under:
Autos
By Associated Press
General Motors Co. is halting some production at its Buffalo, N.Y., engine plant because of a slowdown in parts from Japan. Get the full story »
March 18 at 5:38 p.m.
Filed under:
International,
Manufacturing
By Dow Jones Newswires
Deere & Co. said Friday it expects delivery delays for some construction excavators built under a joint venture with Japanese equipment manufacturer Hitachi. Get the full story »
March 18 at 11:38 a.m.
Filed under:
Airlines
By Reuters
The nuclear and earthquake crises in Japan will cause a “major slowdown” for airlines in Japanese markets, and a rebound is unlikely before the second half of 2011, a leading airline industry trade group said on Friday. Get the full story »
March 18 at 9:48 a.m.
Filed under:
Construction,
International,
Manufacturing
By Dow Jones Newswires
Caterpillar Inc. said disruptions in its supply chain in Japan could sporadically affect the company’s assembly plants elsewhere in the world.
The Peoria-based manufacturer of construction equipment said Friday it is attempting to secure alternative sources for components produced by Japanese-based suppliers in case they aren’t able to provide sufficient volumes of components in the aftermath of last week’s earthquake and tsunami in northeast Japan. Get the full story »
March 17 at 3:53 p.m.
Filed under:
Airlines,
Airports,
Updated
By Julie Johnsson
Federal officials found traces of radiation on United and American airlines jets that arrived at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport from Tokyo Wednesday, but later determined that the planes’ cargo and passengers were not at risk.
As concerns mount about the radiation spewing into the atmosphere from Japan’s crippled nuclear reactors, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said it had begun monitoring airline and maritime traffic for radiation contamination “out of an abundance of caution.” Get the full story »
March 17 at 6:33 a.m.
Filed under:
Airplanes
By Dow Jones Newswires
Boeing Co. says its suppliers in Japan are still shipping some airplane parts to the Chicago-based manufacturer, the Associated Press reported Wednesday, citing company spokesman Thomas Brabant. Get the full story »
March 16 at 11:32 a.m.
Filed under:
Insurance,
International
By Reuters
Friday’s earthquake in Japan caused insured losses of between $12 billion and $25 billion, making it one of the costliest natural disasters in history for global insurers, catastrophe risk modeling firm Eqecat said. Get the full story »
