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Hershey Canada, an alleged co-conspirator, is expected to plead guilty at a hearing later this month in exchange for leniency.

Three individuals have also been charged as part of the investigation.

Mars, Nestle and ATWAL vowed to fight the charges

"It is Mars Canada's policy not to comment on pending litigation and we are therefore unable to make any additional comments in relation to this matter, which is now before the court.

net loss of $492m

profit of $5.87bn

$18bn

We are expecting the dollar/yen to head up to around 82 yen by the end of the year."

Meanwhile, policymakers have found it increasingly tough to boost domestic consumption, as they continue to fight deflation or falling consumer prices, which tend to make customers put off their purchases in hope of a better deal down the road.

needed to set an inflation target of 3% instead of its current 1% goal to help revive growth in the economy.

monetary policy would be key

Japan's exports, one of the biggest drivers of growth, have been hurt by a slowdown in key markets such as the US and Europe.

Under a series of trade agreements between Mexico and China, all tariffs on Chinese products, including textiles, were gradually reduced to zero by December 2011.

unfair advantage and seriously hurt Mexican textile and garment industry.