His workforce is the right size after thousands of job cuts. At this point in time, i think we are exactly where we should be. Have,e the environment we to face the forces that we have here it we have. Anna where less than a half hour away from european trading. Caroline, lets check in on where we are. Where had a strong session over in the u. S. The s p 500 that feeding through into the asian equities session. Strong waves coming through in the japanese market. The nikkei up by 2. 4 . The topics up by 2. 4 . Weakness in the japanese currency, one of those factors is driving the markets. We have the equity markets looking as if they will be weaker. Caroline, take us through the other markets. Caroline exactly as you were just telling us there. S p 500 hits record highs yesterday. The feature signals we could slightly gain on that record. Meanwhile youre talking about the asian session. Nikkei 225, this is as we see a significant weakening in the yen, down by. 5 . The other performer of
Impact of a consumption tax hike last april is receding, still they believe the pace of recovery remains modest. That i say consumers are not loosening their Purse Strings and Business Owners are cautious about spending money on facilities. Executives at Toyota Motors say the groups operating profit for fiscal 2014 hit a record high and theyre forecasting a Third Straight record profit in fiscal 2015. Toyota had an operating profit of about 22. 9 billion in the Business Year that ended in march. Thats up 20 in yen terns compared to the previous year. Sales in japan declined after a buying spree ahead of the consumption tax hike in april last year but sales in the United States and europe increased and the weaker yen pushed up profits. Looking ahead, toyota executives project operating profit for the current fiscal year at about 23. 3 billion. They expect strong sales in the u. S. And they also plan more costcutting measures. Toyota executives are targeting global sales of just over 10
To 2. 1 . The analysts say the negative impact of a consumption tax hike last april is receding, still they believe the pace of recovery remains modest. That i say consumers are not loosening their Purse Strings and Business Owners are cautious about spending money on facilities. Executives at Toyota Motors say the groups operating profit for fiscal 2014 hit a record high and theyre forecasting a Third Straight record profit in fiscal 2015. Toyota had an operating profit of about 22. 9 billion in the Business Year that ended in march. Thats up 20 in yen terns compared to the previous year. Sales in japan declined after a buying spree ahead of the consumption tax hike in april last year but sales in the United States and europe increased and the weaker yen pushed up profits. Looking ahead, toyota executives project operating profit for the current fiscal year at about 23. 3 billion. They expect strong sales in the u. S. And they also plan more costcutting measures. Toyota executives are
Inflation leaves many wondering if president mario draghi to halt for a stock. Germanys second biggest lending beating forecasts with a 15 rise in net profits. And its all change at se seemans. Making the freshly appointed ceo vowed to return the company to growth. Ready to look forward and bring the company back to where the Company Stands for. And it is about innovation, about reliability, quality. And that is what we are going to do by exploring our Market Opportunities and then return to growth. Announcer youre watching worldwide exchange, bringing you Business News from around the globe. Hello and a warm welcome to you. Its a busy few hours here on cnbc. On todays show, london gets its first j. Crew store. But it wont be the last. Well have the ceo first on cnbc to speak about j. Crews expansion plans at 11 20 cet. While other pcmakers are feeling the pressure, lenovo sees its profits up 13 the . Well have analysis of the earnings at 10 30 cet. And it looks like a rough road ahead
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