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Japan's PM Abe defends policies as markets settle
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Japan's top leaders are defending the economic strategies championed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, though the central bank chief acknowledged a need for better communication with financial markets, a day after Tokyo shares suffered their worst loss since the 2011 tsunami disaster. Comment?
Japan's PM Abe defends policies as markets settle
... for better communication with financial markets, a day after Tokyo shares suffered their worst loss since the 2011 tsunami disaster. Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda acknowledged Friday the need for careful handling of aggressive monetary policies ... Comment?
7.4-magnitude earthquake strikes off Tonga
... later by a second powerful 6.6 tremor 84 kilometres northwest of the town and 103 kilometres deep. "A destructive tsunami was not generated based on earthquake and historical tsunami data," the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said of each quake. The ... Comment?
Nikkei dives 3pc (Business) (53 mins ago) Stocks in Tokyo stocks...
Stocks in Tokyo stocks plunged more than 3 percent in the afternoon, a day after suffering the worst one-day drop since Japan's March 2011 quake-tsunami disaster. Comment?
Kuroda Struggles With Communication as Japan Rates Rise: Economy
... local time, after a 6.9 percent slump yesterday that was the biggest decline since the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Ten-year bond yields were at 0.847 percent after yesterday touching a one-year high of 1 percent. The yen weakened 0.2 percent ... Comment?
Coconut Grove woman to appear in People magazine for campaign
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... humanitarian has been called into action time and time again over the years, from the Sept. 11 attacks and Asian tsunami to the Haitian earthquake and Superstorm Sandy. See the native Aussie's deserved moment in the sun in an advertorial running ... Comment?
Asian markets recover, Tokyo rebounds strongly
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Asian markets recovered on Friday after heavy falls a day earlier, with Tokyo surging back from its worst one-day drop since the March 2011 quake-tsunami disaster as investors moved to recoup losses. Comment?
TOKYO stocks surged on Friday morning, staging a rebound from the previous day's plunge, the worst one-day drop for the benchmark Nikkei index since Japan's March 2011 quake-tsunami disaster. Comment?
Hong Kong stocks open 0.35% higher
... have rebounded from the previous day's plunge, which was the worst one-day fall since the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. AUSTRALIA'S largest beef cattle producer has blamed the suspension of live exports and lower rainfall for a $46.5 million ... Comment?
Stocks to watch at noon on Friday
... have rebounded from the previous day's plunge, which was the worst one-day fall since the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. AUSTRALIA'S largest beef cattle producer has blamed the suspension of live exports and lower rainfall for a $46.5 million ... Comment?
earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster shook Japan's economy. The sharp plunge this week spooked investors in China and Europe, leading to sizable stock market losses around the globe. In the United States, stocks clawed back from steep losses. Thursday's sell-off was triggered by Comment?
News Summary: Volatile Japan Volatile Japan: Japan's financial...
... ing, led to a 7.3 percent tumble in the benchmark Nikkei 225 stock index. It was the worst drop since the March 2011 tsunami disaster. Comment?
After Thursday's steep slide, Tokyo stocks stage a rebound
Tokyo stocks surged on Friday morning, staging a rebound from the previous day's plunge, the worst one-day drop for the benchmark Nikkei index since Japan's March 2011 quake-tsunami disaster. Comment?
Asia Stocks Rise as Japanese Shares Rebound From Slump
... yesterday were the biggest daily drops since March 15, 2011, in the immediate aftermath of Japan's earthquake and tsunami. Financial companies led the decline as every stock in the Nikkei 225 retreated for the first since April 2005. Both gauges ... Comment?
Strong quake strikes off Tonga
... later by a second powerful 6.6 tremor 84 kilometres northwest of the town and 103 kilometres deep. "A destructive tsunami was not generated based on earthquake and historical tsunami data," the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said of each quake. The ... Comment?
Couple ordered out of town
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The authorities finally had enough of the appalling behaviour of Frankie O'Donnell and Samantha Truslove, deciding it was time to rid the entire borough of their antics. Comment?
Philadelphia Insurance Companies Donates $50,000 to Help Tornado...
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... employees also raised $129,000 for the Red Cross Haiti relief fund and more than $195,000 for the Red Cross Japan tsunami and earthquake relief fund. Since 1980, Philadelphia Insurance Companies has donated more than $17 million to various ... Comment?
This Tiny Mining Sector Is About to Soar
... in early 2011. But then a nuclear disaster shook the sector... Fukushima. Following an earthquake and a disastrous tsunami, the Japanese plant experienced a deadly meltdown. Next to Russia's Chernobyl accident in 1986, Fukushima is the only incident ... Comment?
... faltering, led to a 7.3 percent tumble in the benchmark Nikkei 225 stock index, its worst drop since the March 2011 tsunami disaster. Some of the country's largest retailers, including Target Corp. and Macy's Inc., filed a lawsuit against MasterCard ... Comment?
Japan gyrations underline economy's vulnerability
... investors cashed in on recent sharp gains. The Nikkei lost 1,143 to 14,483.98, its worst drop since the March 2011 tsunami disaster. The Bank of Japan has been grappling with unexpected swings in the government bond market since early April, when ... Comment?