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Toyota halves rare earth use for cheaper electric motor

Bloomberg Toyota Motor Corp. is readying electric motors that include as much as 50 percent less in rare earths amid concern of a supply crunch as automakers race to expand their electric-vehicle lineups. Asia’s biggest carmaker has developed a magnet for the motors that as much as halves the use of a rare earth called neodymium and eliminates the use ...

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India’s IT firms expect continued growth

Bloomberg India’s software services industry expects growth of as much as 9 percent in fiscal 2019 as Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. and its peers strengthen automation and adapt to the rapid onset of digital technologies. Sales will rise 7 to 9 percent in constant currency terms in the fiscal year ending in March 2019, the National Association of Software and ...

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‘Singapore home tax hike not a market cooling move’

Bloomberg Singapore’s tax increase on home purchases exceeding S$1 million ($758,960) is aimed at making duties more equitable rather than imposing an additional property curb, said S. Iswaran, minister of trade and industry. Stamp duty on the portion of a property’s price above S$1 million will be raised starting from Tuesday to 4 percent from 3 percent, the government said ...

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