Celebrating Wild Caraway: Taste of Nova Scotia's Restaurant of the Year | SaltWireTOKYO - Almost half of Japanese companies see the conflict between Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas potentially hitting their earnings, citing concerns about a further rise in oil and commodity prices, the latest Reuters corporate survey showed.
"Worsening of the Middle East situation will lead to a sharp rise in raw material and fuel prices," a manager at a chemical manufacturer wrote in the survey. About half of them said they feared more global inflation, while two-fifths saw potential shortages of oil products and those made of them, according to the survey.