Market Watch (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
TOKYO (MarketWatch) -- Japanese shares edged out of a negative open to trade modestly higher early Wednesday morning, with the Nikkei 225 Average up 0.3% at 9,433.48 and the Topix at 832.17, up 0.4% in Tokyo. Shares of Kirin Holdings Co. climbed 0.9% after the Nikkei reported that the beverage maker plans to boost beer production in Australia and New Zealand. But technology stocks edged lower, with...
Climateer Investing (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
First up, from Across the Curve: Heightened concerns about the global banking sector are front and center today. There are two press articles to note. The first is the FAZ story warning that the two regional banks that hold a majority stake in West LB indicate they are prepared to let the bank become insolvent. This may be an attempt to force capital injections by the German government. At least 6...
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
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Market Watch (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
TOKYO (MarketWatch) -- Japanese shares traded mainly lower Tuesday morning, with shares of ailing Japan Airlines Corp. among the bigger losers, down 4.2%. Japan's Nikkei 225 Average fell 0.1% to 9,487.80, while the Topix was nearly flat at 838.81. But shares of telecommunication companies edged higher, with KDDI Corp. [s:kddif] up 0.9%, and Softbank Corp. [s:sftbf] gaining 1.2%. South Korea's Kospi...
Proviso Probe (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
Fox Chicago busted Maywood Village Manager Jason Ervin checking John Conteduca's nominating petitions during working hours. Conteduca is challenging incumbent Karen Yarbrough in the election for Proviso Township Democratic Committeeman. Karen Yarbrough is the wife of Henderson Yarbrough, Maywood's village president. "If I'm doing something that's not affiliated with the Village of Maywood, I will...
prudent investor newsletters (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
Mr. Floyd Norris of the New York Times gives us a good account of how US stocks have fared in a relative sense compared to emerging markets and commodities over the past decade or so... According to Mr. Norris, (all bold highlight mine) ``THE American stock market has soared 64 percent since it hit bottom eight months ago. ``And that leaves it just where it was more than 11 years ago . ``The United...
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
TOKYO (MarketWatch) -- Japanese shares fell Friday morning after overnight losses on Wall Street, with shares of exporters among the loss leaders as the yen strengthened. Japan's Nikkei 225 Average was down 0.9% at 9,468.37, and the Topix was down 0.4 at 834.53 in Tokyo. Shares of Sony Corp. fell by 3%, Nikon Corp. [s:ninof] lost 2.8%, and Nissan Motor Co. was down 2.5%. A stronger local currency...
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
TOKYO (MarketWatch) -- Japanese shares edged lower Thursday morning, with auto shares mostly declining following losses on Wall Street. Japan's Nikkei 225 Average was down 0.7% to 9,609.86, and the Topix was down 0.8% at 843.30 in Tokyo. Shares of Toyota Motor Corp. lost 1.1%, and Suzuki Motor Corp. fell 2.5%. Among the few gainers were shares of Aiful Corp. , which rose 3%, and Dainippon Sumitomo...
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
TOKYO (MarketWatch) -- Japanese shares traded on a mixed note Wednesday morning, with technology shares mainly higher following gains on Wall Street, but financials and oil stocks traded mostly lower. Japan's Nikkei 225 Average was up 0.4% to 9,770.85 while the Topix was down 0.2% at 855.56 in Tokyo. Shares of Inpex Corp. shed 1.2% and Nippon Oil Corp. lost 1.3%. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group also...
1938 Media (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
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Market Watch (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
TOKYO (MarketWatch) -- Japanese shares traded on a mixed note, with Japan's Nikkei 225 Average up 0.3% to 9,802.53 and the Topix at 864.72, down 0.3% Monday morning in Tokyo. Hitachi Ltd. dropped 5.4% after the Nikkei reported over the weekend that the company plans to raise more than 300 billion yen ($3.4 billion) in capital by the end of the year. Trading firms were among the gainers, with Marubeni...
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Japanese equities moved off a mixed open to trade lower early Friday, with the Nikkei 225 Average down 0.3% at 9,780.41, and the Topix also losing 0.3% to 865.45. Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. was among the early decliners, off 1.1% on likely profit taking after strong gains in the previous session. Other auto makers managed to stay positive, however, with Toyota Motor Corp....
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
TOKYO (MarketWatch) -- Japan's Nikkei 225 Average rose by 0.6% to 9,928.85 and the Topix was at 875.81, up 0.4% Thursday morning in Tokyo, with shares of financial firms trading broadly higher following gains on Wall Street. Shares of Shinsei Bank added 3.5%, Aozora Bank Ltd. rose 1.9% and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group tacked on 1.6%. FamilyMart Co. was also a big winner, up 4%, after the Nikkei...
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Japanese shares moved to the upside in early Wednesday trading, but with exporters putting in a mixed performance amid a strengthening in the yen. The benchmark Nikkei 225 Average rose 0.6% to 9926.16, while the broader Topix gained 0.3% to 874.77. Shares of some export-oriented companies struggled, with stock in Sony Corp. losing 0.6% of their value, while those of Toyota...
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
TOKYO (MarketWatch) -- Japanese shares moved higher in early Tuesday action, following gains on Wall Street, with trading firms among the leading advancers. The Nikkei 225 Average rose by 1.3% to 9,933.80, and the broader Topix was at 878.42, up 0.9%. Trading house Mitsui & Co. added 2.9%, Marubeni Corp. climbed 2%, and Mitsubishi Corp. was up 1.6%. In South Korea, the Kospi climbed 1.2% in early...
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