TOKYO (Thomson Financial) - Japanese shares were higher in early trade on Wednesday as investors found solace in a weaker yen and bought back stocks after the Nikkei fell more than 460 points in the previous two sessions. They looked past a mild decline on Wall Street after a set of weak data added to worries about the...
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A rising dollar, fears that the tension between Russia and Georgia will trigger wider confrontations and involve the US, expectations that the US-oriented global credit crisis will deepen further, signals of a recession...
Tomoko A. Hosaka, The Associated Press TOKYO - Asian stock markets plunged Friday in the wake of a sell-off on Wall Street amid mounting concerns about a slumping U.S. economy and its impact on global growth. European...
By: TOMOKO A. HOSAKA, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TOKYO - In Japan, the benchmark Nikkei 225 index sank 2.75 per cent to 12,212.23. China's Shanghai index slid 3.3 per cent to the lowest in 21 months. News Thursday from major...
By TOMOKO A. HOSAKA, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TOKYO - In Japan, the benchmark Nikkei 225 index sank 2.75 per cent to 12,212.23. China's Shanghai index slid 3.3 per cent to the lowest in 21 months. News Thursday from major...
TOKYO (AP) - Japanese shares buckled Friday under the weight of mounting bad news on the U.S. economy that triggered a sell-off on Wall Street overnight. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index shed 345.43, or 2.75 percent, to...
TOKYO (AP) - Asian stock markets plunged Friday after more bad news on the U.S. economy, a vital export market, triggered a broad sell-off on Wall Street overnight. Disappointing reports on U.S. retail sales and jobless...
Asia, Europe markets sink after Wall Street plunge TOMOKO A. HOSAKA, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TOKYO - In Japan, the benchmark Nikkei 225 index sank 2.75 per cent to 12,212.23. China's Shanghai index slid 3.3 per cent to the...
TOKYO (Thomson Financial) - Japanese shares closed sharply lower on Friday after weak data raised worries about the job market and consumer spending in the U.S., sending the key Nikkei index to its lowest finish in over...
Tokyo stocks plunged over 2 percent Friday, with key indexes falling to their lowest levels since mid-March, on mounting worries about the global economy. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average lost 345.43 points, or 2.75...
TOKYO (AP) - Asian stock markets plunged Friday after more bad news on the U.S. economy, a vital export market, triggered a broad sell-off on Wall Street overnight. Disappointing reports on U.S. retail sales and jobless...