Japanese firms' Oct-Dec pretax profits surge 13.5% on record sales

[Japan Today] - 03/4/2025

Pretax profits at Japanese companies in the October-December quarter surged 13.5 percent from a year earlier on record-high sales, due partly to strong demand for artificial intelligence in…



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