Good morning: Carlos Ghosn, the ousted chairman of Nissan, has used his first public appearance since his arrest in November to declare his innocence, telling a Tokyo court that he was wrongly accused of financial misconduct. “I have dedicated two decades of my life to reviving Nissan and building the alliance [with Renault and Mitsubishi]. I worked toward these goals day and night, on the earth and in the air, standing shoulder to shoulder with hardworking Nissan employees around the globe, to create value,” Mr Ghosn said during his hearing overnight. Dressed in a dark blue suit and green plastic slippers, and reportedly looking noticeably slimmer than when he entered detention, Ghosn spoke in a steady voice after being released from handcuffs by the two…

Source: The Times January 08, 2019 09:00 UTC