Japanese shares are enduring a tsunami of their own as investors pull money out of a market that is becoming more and more unstable by the day. The Nikkei 225 Index plunged 10.6%. In Hong Kong the Hang Seng Index slid 2.9% and …
Companies in the U.S. and elsewhere are ready with their donations to help the earthquake and tsunami victims in Japan. But experts say hard cash, and not services and supplies, are needed most in the immediate aftermath of a m…
It’s still too early to measure how a devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan will impact the U.S. economy. A few things, however, are all but certain.
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Japanese shares plummeted in the aftermath of what Prime Minister Naoto Kan describes as Japan’s worst disaster since 1945. The Nikkei 225 Index plunged 6.2%, wiping out this year’s gains and hitting its lowest level in four mo…
An 8.9 earthquake rocked Japan to its core, rattling businesses with operations in the affected areas. But the epicenter’s distance from Tokyo saved many businesses from the worst of the damage. Could one of the aftershocks be …