JAL in profit as turbulence lifts
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Japan Airlines flew into profit in the three months to December, reversing losses in the previous year.
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Reuters Group Plc RTR.L posted better  than expected full-year profits on Wednesday thanks to  disposals, cost cutting, improving sales and a return to profit  at electronic trading unit Instinet, which it may sell.
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The Nikkei average rose 0.5 percent by  midsession on Monday, recovering from a four-day losing streak  on bargain-hunting in banks and some blue chips due to their  brighter earnings prospects.
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Honda Motor Co., Japanâs third-biggest car maker, reported a 9.2 percent rise in quarterly operating profit thanks to improved domestic and Asian sales and raised its full-year forecast by 7 percent.
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The Nikkei average rose 0.12 percent to a 7-1/2-month closing high on Tuesday, supported by gains in financial shares as investors saw chances of more industry consolidation and on optimism over Japan's economy.
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The Nikkei average gained 0.74 percent on   Thursday, recovering from Wednesday's five-week closing low, as   easing concerns about a U.S. slowdown helped investors to turn   to Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd. 4063.T, Toyota Motor Corp.   7203.T and others with good earnings prospects.
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Japan's Nikkei average rose 0.73 percent at the opening on Thursday as investors bought exporters such as Canon Inc. after a fall in oil prices boosted confidence over the U.S. economy and lifted Wall Street stocks.
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Most Asian markets advanced Monday as Japanese stocks were lifted by gains in metal and machinery shares and Chinese and South Korean markets rose to new records.
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However, the decline is not as bad as analysts had expected, and the company raises its profit outlook. By Todd Zaun. TOKYO -- The Honda Motor Co.
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Wm Wrigley Jr Co  on Monday posted a higher quarterly profit, helped by sales overseas, and announced an increased dividend.
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The Nikkei average rose 0.5 percent by midsession on Monday, recovering from a four-day losing streak on bargain-hunting in banks and some blue chips due to their brighter earnings prospects.
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Network equipment maker Juniper  Networks Inc. JNPR.O on Thursday said quarterly earnings  rose, driven by good results in its mainstay routing and  security markets.
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Japan's Nikkei average rose 0.39 percent  by midsession on Friday, bolstered by solid gains in stocks  dependent on domestic business such as Kao Corp. 4452.T.
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Japan&#39;s stock benchmarks rose, led by telecommunications shares such as Nippon Telegraph &amp; Telephone Corp., after Deutsche Bank AG said their earnings have benefited from a sustained economic recovery.
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Japan's Nikkei average edged up 0.27 percent by midsession on Tuesday as buyers went after shipping firms with solid financial prospects while an upbeat earnings result and outlook propelled Mazda Motor Corp. higher.
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Japan Airlines Corp, Asia&#39;s largest carrier, may say second-quarter profit more than doubled as waning concerns about SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) boosted travel overseas.
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Japan's Nikkei average rose 1.62 percent  by midsession on Thursday as investors, cheered by a jump in  U.S. stocks, bought a broad range of shares including those  they had avoided recently due partly to doubts about U.S.  demand.