The Nikkei Stock Average loased up 1.1%, led by gains in real estate and financial stocks, as signs of slowing U.S. growth raise hopes for Fed rate cuts later this year.
The chip maker said the plant will be located in Catania, Sicily, and that it will produce silicon-carbide semiconductor products for power devices and modules.
Residents described militia attacks on displaced people in the Sudanese city of El Fasher, amid warnings of a repeat of the brutal violence in Darfur two decades ago.
Bonds are starting to look more appealing than equities to Australian Retirement Trust, one of the country’s largest pension funds, which is betting that stocks’ ability to deliver surprising returns is fading.
Israeli war cabinet member Benny Gantz’s party submitted a bill to dissolve parliament, in a move analysts said was unlikely to lead to a vote soon but opens the door for a battle over elections as early as this summer.
