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Breaking News Mon, 6 Feb 2012
A businessman walks past an electronic stock board in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2008. Japanese stocks veered sharply downhill Wednesday, as spreading pessimism over corporate earnings and a strengthening yen sent the benchmark index tumbling almost 7 percent. The Nikkei 225 stock average fell 631.56 points, or 6.79 percent, to 8,674.69. The broader Topix index lost 7.05 percent to 88
Asia   Markets   Photos   Stock   Wikipedia: Hang Seng Index  
 Springfield News-Sun 
Asian stocks rise after US unemployment falls
| BANGKOK — Asian stock markets climbed Monday after U.S. unemployment fell to its lowest in three years, suggesting a stronger recovery in the world's No. 1 economy that could benefit the regio... (photo: AP / Itsuo Inouye)
A money trader at a Tokyo dealing room reacts as U.S. dollar is traded below 90 yen level Friday afternoon, Dec. 12, 2008. The dollar's fall to a 13-year-low against the yen also accelerated selling on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, hitting hard exporters such as autos and electronics. The greenback fell as far as 88.16 yen in the afternoon, its lowest level since Aug. 2, 1995 when the U.S. currency fell to 88.02 yen while the Nikkei average lost 484.68 points, or 5.56 percent, to close at 8,235.8
Nikkei   Photos   Stock Exchange   Tokyo   Wikipedia: Dow Jones Newswires  
 The Times Of India 
Tokyo stocks end up 1.10%
TOKYO: Tokyo stocks added 1.10 percent Monday, supported by positive performances on other Asian bourses, that followed last week's strong gains on Wall Street after robust US jobs data. | The Nikkei ... (photo: AP / Shuji Kajiyama)
Mitsubishi Motors participated at the Manila Auto Show, World Trade Center, as seen in this April 3, 2009 photo.  The Guardian 
Mitsubishi Motors to halt Europe output at year-end
TOKYO, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Japanese carmaker Mitsubishi Motors Corp said on Monday it will end car production at its Netherlands plant at the end of 2012, including output of its Colt subcompact car and... (photo: WN / RTayco)
Europe   Japan   Mitsubishi   Photos   Wikipedia: Mitsubishi Motors  
Sony Electronics - LCD TVs  The Times Of India 
Japan's Nikkei slips before US jobs data, Sony surges
TOKYO: Japan's Nikkei share average fell on Friday ahead of US jobs data, though Sony Corp soared as traders said investors were hoping its new CEO would turn things around after it forecast a $2.9 bi... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
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Trader Albert Young, right, watches the board as he works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Monday, April 12, 2010 Sydney Morning Herald
Markets Live: Shares slip ahead of US jobs
| Local shares are trading slightly lower following a mixed performance on global markets overnight and ahead of the latest US employment report. | 2.54pm: Following up o... (photo: AP / Richard Drew)
Markets   Photos   Trading   Wall Street   Wikipedia: RBA  
In this photo released by Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO), a worker walks on the first floor of the No. 1 reactor building at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in Okuma town, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, early Monday, May 9, 2011. The Guardian
Japan to join global nuclear compensation pact -paper
TOKYO, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Japan will join at least four other nations in a pact to help compensate victims of nuclear accidents in member countries, a newspaper reported o... (photo: AP / Tokyo Electric Power Co.)
Disaster   Japan   Nuclear   Photos   Wikipedia: Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster  
A pedestrian is reflected on an electric market information display in Tokyo, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2009. Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock average losst almost 3 percent on Thursday, amid doubts that U.S. plans costing trillions of dollars will soon restore the health of the world's largest economy Richmond Times Dispatch
Asian markets extend global rally
| SINGAPORE — Asian stocks extended a global rally today amid investor optimism that the U.S. economy may grow more than previously expected this year. | Bench... (photo: AP / Katsumi Kasahara)
Asia   Markets   Photos   Singapore   Wikipedia: Hang Seng Index  
Sharp - LCD TV - Electronics - Television - Technology The Times Of India
Nikkei up for 3rd day despite trade glitch; Sharp plunges
TOKYO: The Nikkei stock average gained for a third day on Thursday, supported by economic data out of the United States and China, in a session that was marred by technic... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)
Nikkei   Photos   Stock   Tokyo   Wikipedia: Sharp Corporation  
Kazuo Hirai, president and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., speaks at a special session of the Tokyo Game Show 2007 at Makuhari, near Tokyo, on Thursday, September 20, 2007. The game show, billed as the world's largest of it kind, kicked off Thursday for a four-day run, with major game developers unveiling brand new titles. The Times Of India
Sony sees $2.9 bn loss, reveals daunting task for new CEO Kazuo Hirai
TOKYO: Japan's ailing electronics giant, Sony Corp, warned investors on Thursday it was heading for a worse-than-expected $2.9 billion annual loss, revealing the daunting... (photo: AP / Koji Sasahara)
Electronics   Photos   Sony   Tokyo   Wikipedia: Kazuo Hirai  
Business Entertainment
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Mitsubishi to close European plant
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- Euro skids as delay in Greek debt deal weighs
- There Will Be Another Game About Making Video Games
- A Super Bowl Where Viewers Let Their Fingers Do the Talking
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The Opening Ceremony, 2010, Busan International Film Festival (BIFF, previously Pusan International Film Festival , PIFF Korean: , Hanja: ), held annually in Haeundae-gu, Busan (also Pusan), South Korea, is one of the most significant film festivals in Asia.
South Korea's record 2011 box office up 7.4% year-on-year
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Crime Health
- SUNRISE: Testimony in Farries' trial to focus on two eye
- Beware The Ides of March in 2012: The Double Blow of Economi
- Stormers must send Grant SOS
- Letters to the editor, February 6
People walk by a Samsung store in Sydney, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011.
EU Investigates Samsung For Possible Breach Of Antitrust Rules In Apple Patent War
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- Lumosity takes brain games to a new level
- Lumosity sees brain games taking off as 20 million sign up f
- JSE weaker at noon, tracks Europe
- Larry Lamb's holiday heaven and hell
 The U.S. is what percent of the world economy?
Quiz: The U.S. is what percent of the world economy?
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Trading Politics
- Stocks in Asia Advance on US Jobs Data
- Asian stocks rise after US unemployment falls
- Asian stocks rise after US unemployment falls
- Tokyo stocks end up 1.10%
A businessman walks past an electronic stock board in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2008. Japanese stocks veered sharply downhill Wednesday, as spreading pessimism over corporate earnings and a strengthening yen sent the benchmark index tumbling almost 7 percent. The Nikkei 225 stock average fell 631.56 points, or 6.79 percent, to 8,674.69. The broader Topix index lost 7.05 percent to 88
Asian stocks rise after US unemployment falls
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- Republican Party, Family Values and the Hypocrisy Question
- NDP leadership hopefuls debate in Sudbury
- EU concerns to depress TSX
- Yarmouth plans e-vote only for fall election
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas attends a Fatah Central Committee and Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) meeting in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Friday, Feb 18, 2011.
Baird backs Israeli call for peace talks without conditions
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