Japan’s Nikkei share average fell on Friday, retreating from a 7-1/2 year closing high as investors took profits from the previous day’s gainers such as Fanuc Corp, but buying in cyclical stocks exposed to consumer demand limited the losses. Fanuc, which rose 6.2 per cent on Thursday on media reports saying that Third Point bought Read More
February 2015
North Carolina Muslims call for calm as students buried The families of three Muslim students shot dead by a white neighbor said an emotional farewell to their loved ones Thursday, reiterating calls for the killings to be treated as a hate crime. More than 5,000 people gathered for the funeral of Deah Shaddy Barakat, 23, Read More
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Nikkei share average fell on Friday, retreating from a 7-1/2-year closing high the previous day as investors took profits from gainers such as Fanuc Corp, but buying in cyclical stocks exposed to consumer demand limited the losses. A ceasefire agreement between Russia and Ukraine also eased tensions in the market. [ID:nL5N0VM0DB] Read More
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Former U.S. exchange student Amanda Knox is engaged: reports Former U.S. exchange student Amanda Knox, back in Seattle after being acquitted in the slaying of her British roommate in Italy and then being convicted again in absentia, got engaged last week to a rock musician she has known since middle school, U.S. media reported on Read More
* For the week, Nikkei is up 1.5 pct * Topix outperforms Nikkei as defensive shares bought * Japan Display soars on strong profit By Ayai Tomisawa TOKYO, Feb 13 (Reuters) – Japan’s Nikkei share average fell on Friday, retreating from a 7-1/2 year closing high as investors took profits from the previous day’s gainers Read More
Feb 12 (Reuters) – Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank is in exclusive talks with Citigroup Inc to buy its credit card business in the country, the Nikkei reported, as the U.S. lender goes ahead with plans to exit consumer banking in the country. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust, part of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc, is eyeing Read More
Nikkei closes at highest level in 7 yrs Thursday, February 12 08:32:24 Japan’s Nikkei share average ended at its highest level in more than 7-1/2 years on Thursday as the weak yen boosted exporters such as Toyota Motor Corp and Sony Corp, while investors awaited the outcome of Greek debt negotiations. The Nikkei benchmark gained Read More
Japan’s Nikkei share average ended at its highest level in more than 7-1/2 years on Thursday as a weak yen boosted exporters such as Toyota Motor Corp and Sony Corp, while investors awaited the outcome of Greek debt negotiations. The Nikkei benchmark gained 1.9 per cent to 17,979.72, the highest closing level since July 2007. Read More
(Bloomberg) — Japanese stocks rose, with the Topix index and the Nikkei 225 Stock Average closing at the highest levels since 2007, as the market reopened from a holiday during which the yen weakened and after data showed machine orders surged. The Topix advanced 1.5 percent to 1,449.39 in Tokyo, its highest close since December Read More