Image Credit: ADNOC Abu Dhabi: UAE’s ADNOC announced Tuesday it had signed a long-term head of agreement (LNG Agreement) with Osaka Gas. One of the largest utility companies in Japan, the companies ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Nikkei index closes up 10.2% after previous day’s record fall
Tokyo's key Nikkei index closed more than 10 percent higher Tuesday, bouncing back from a record selloff the previous day on worries over the US economy and a stronger yen. Among major shares in Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks brace for further volatility after biggest single-day jump
A day after posting its worst-ever daily selloff, the index ended up logging its best single-day rise of 3,217.04 points, or 10.2%, surpassing the 2,676.55 points recorded in October 1990. By percent, ... ( read original story ...)
From Tokyo to Wall Street: Japan’s Market Impact on U.S. Stocks
Most investors, retail and professional, no matter where they are located in the world or what they invest in, tend to believe that the United States stock market operates in a vacuum. This couldn't ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s share benchmark soars nearly 11 percent a day after massive sell-offs that shook Wall Street
The scary Monday started with a plunge abroad reminiscent of 1987's crash that swept around the world and pummeled Wall Street with more steep losses, as fears worsened about a slowing US economy. ( read original story ...)
Japanese stocks rebound after global sell-off, U.S. futures edge up
Japanese shares rebounded early Tuesday, recovering ground from a historic sell-off Monday and outpacing modest gains elsewhere in Asia. U.S. equity futures also climbed in early Asia trading. Japan’s ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s June real wages rise for first time in nearly two years
Japan's inflation-adjusted real wages rose in June for the first time in more than two years as nominal pay gained at the fastest pace in nearly three decades, data showed, backing the central bank's ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks surge 8% after record fall
Tokyo stocks bounced back in early trade Tuesday following a historic selloff on worries over the US economy and a stronger yen. Among major shares in Tokyo on Tuesday, Honda roared 14.90 percent to 1 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s share benchmark soars nearly 11% a day after massive sell-offs that shook Wall Street
Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index has soared nearly 11% a day after it set markets tumbling in Europe and on Wall Street. The Japanese index advanced more than 3,300 points, ( read original story ...)
Resurgent yen brings high-flying Japan Inc back to earth
TOKYO :A resurgent yen helped bring Japanese stocks crashing back to earth on Monday, leaving investors scrambling to gauge the potentially diminished outlook for earnings, and snuffing out a months-long dramatic run by the Tokyo market. In just three ... ( read original story ...)
Dow drops 1,000 points, and Japanese stocks suffer worst crash since 1987 on US economy worries
Japan’s Nikkei 225 helped start Monday by plunging 12.4% ... to pivot from his current focus on higher prices to outlining ways to revive the economy. AP Business Writers Elaine Kurtenbach, Matt Ott and Christopher Rugaber contributed. ( read original story ...)
Japanese stocks plunge in largest rout since 1987’s Black Monday
Japanese stocks have suffered their largest single-day decline ... bear territory as it clocked a 25% decline from its July 11 peak. Get a brief on the top business stories of the week, plus CEO interviews, market updates, tech and money news that matters ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei 225 stock index plunges 12.4% as investors dump a wide range of shares
It suffered an 11.4% drop in October 2008 during the global financial crisis and fell 10.6% in the aftermath of a massive earthquake and nuclear meltdowns in northeastern Japan in March 2011. Monday's decline was the second largest percentage loss in a ... ( read original story ...)
Monex Group’s Jesper Koll says he is prepared to ‘start buying Japan’ despite major stock sell-off
Jesper Koll, head of Japan at Monex Group, says he is prepared to "start buying Japan" even as Japanese markets experienced a major stock-sell off on Monday. ( read original story ...)
Global markets are off to a terrible start this week, and Japan is partly to blame
Global markets are off to a terrible start to the week. Japan's rate hike sent Asian markets crashing on Monday. US stock futures are also down. Investors are fretting about Japan's interest-rate hike and US economic outlook. Global markets are off to a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei index touches bear market territory as global stock rout intensifies
Japan’s stock market plunged further on Monday as a global sell-off intensified following weak US jobs data. The Nikkei 225 fell as much as 7.1% in early trade, pushing its losses to 21% since early ... ( read original story ...)