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Speedo leaves its competitors standing

The Nottingham-based company is a market leader in swimwear, and has Japanese companies fighting a clothing technology war

Farmers discover a cash cow in dairying

New Zealand milk has been nicknamed 'white gold' as Asian dairy consumption has contributed to windfall payouts for farmers

Toyota reveals first slide for three years

Toyota's income from January to March was down 28 per cent to 316 billion yen - considerably less than market expectations

Toyota profits warning sends market tumbling

The Japanese bellwether expects profits to fall nearly 30% this year, blaming record oil prices and the weak dollar

Gates: 'we will go it alone'

The chairman says Microsoft will not pursue any deals with other companies following the collapse of its bid for Yahoo!

GIC sovereign fund targets more western banks

Asian traders says the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation fund is eyeing a stake in Deutsche Bank

UN task force to raise cash for food aid

United Nations hopes to raise money to tackle the global food crisis as the World Bank criticises moves to ban rice exports

Japan's Mizuho and Shinko postpone merger

The Japanese brokers blame the US credit crunch for the year-long delay as Tokyo markets remained volatile

US-Japan consortium adds more nuclear bids

Toshiba-Westinghouse and US based Energy Solutions are bidding to build two new nuclear power stations in Britain

Pilkington man takes top job at NSG of Japan

Stuart Chambers is to become president of Nippon Sheet Glass, the company that ended Pilkington's 180 years of independence

Mandelson raps Japan's investment hostility

Europe's trade supremo has condemned Japan's hostility to foreign investors as a 'globalisation paradox'

Mandelson attacks Japan's closed market

EU External Trade Commissioner condemns corporate hostility towards foreign investors

Och-Ziff drawn into latest Japanese loan scam

The US private equity firm becomes the latest victim of what police believe is a sophisticated confidence trick

Delta, Northwest create world's largest airline

Eyes will now turn to Continental and United Airlines after the $3bn deal which forged carrier employing 75,000