More bad news in Japan sparked profit taking today. Radioactive iodine has seeped into Tokyo’s drinking water and new reports show that the surrounding seawater is also radioactive, which could lead to a ban on seafood if it do…
Japan’s Nikkei 225 Index advanced 2.7% on Friday, ending a turbulent week at 9,207. In Hong Kong the Hang Seng Index inched up 0.1% to 22,300 and in China the Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.3% to close at 2,907.
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As people in Japan’s earthquake-tsunami disaster zone deal with the additional danger of radiation from damaged nuclear reactors, nations across the globe are taking the crisis as a sign that it’s time to get more aggressive in…
Japan’s markets got a slight reprieve today as the yen slipped a bit after hitting a record high yesterday. While the lower value helped exporters recover from severe losses earlier in the trading session, the country has a lon…