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Japan’s business mood improves, capex firm in boost to economic outlook
Business

Japan’s business mood improves, capex firm in boost to economic outlook

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd's Universal Powertrain Mounting System with a two-layer pallet structure, compatible with EV, e-POWER (HV) and gasoline vehicles is pictured in Kawachi-gun, in Tochigi prefecture, Japan October 8, 2021. REUTERS/Maki Shiraki/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsBig manufacturers' sentiment index at 9 vs previous 5Non-manufacturers' index at 27 vs previous 23Firms retain robust capex plan, see tight job marketFirms' inflation expectations roughly unchanged from JuneTOKYO, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Japan's business sentiment improved in the third quarter, a central bank survey showed, suggesting conditions for a durable economic revival are falling into place even as a global slowdown keeps policymakers cautious about the outlook.Big non-manufacturers' mood brightened to levels u...
US charges Hong Kong based-Russian with smuggling military technology to Russia
Science

US charges Hong Kong based-Russian with smuggling military technology to Russia

An American flag waves outside the U.S. Department of Justice Building in Washington, U.S., December 15, 2020. REUTERS/Al Drago/File photo Acquire Licensing RightsNEW YORK, Sept 18 (Reuters) - A Russian man who has lived in Hong Kong has been taken into U.S. custody and charged with smuggling large quantities of American-made, military-grade microelectronics to Russia, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Monday.Maxim Marchenko, 51, and two unnamed Russian co-conspirators were accused of using his shell companies to conceal the fraudulent procurement of so-called OLED micro-displays.The case was coordinated through the Justice Department's Task Force KleptoCapture, which was created to enforce sanctions, export restrictions and other measures in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine....