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.
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Mitsubishi Motors' net profit declined 44% in the April-September half. (Photo by Kosuke Imamura)
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.