Nikkei Slips on Disappointing Earnings

by | Feb 3, 2011 | Towing

Lower than expected earnings numbers from Japanese blue-chip companies dragged the Nikkei lower Thursday, as did the outbreak of violence in Egypt.
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Egyptian Unrest Sends Oil Prices and Asian Markets Higher

by | Feb 1, 2011 | Towing

Asian markets rose today with investors piling into oil companies as the price of oil passed the $100 a barrel mark. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index inched up 0.2%, the Shanghai Composite Index added 0.3%, and Japan’s Nikkei 225 I…