TOKYO -- Earnings for Japan's manufacturers slowed in the April-September half as the Chinese economy lost steam, with more companies reporting a decline in profit than an increase for the first time in four years.
The automotive and materials industries were hit particularly hard, while businesses tied to artificial intelligence boomed.
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