Why the Dollar's Soaring and What It Means for You
Source: The Motley Fool
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated 2013-05-19 19:53:06 -0700 | business-news
In the following video, Fool markets analyst Mike Klesta talks with Fool contributor Dan Caplinger about the currency markets and the impact that recent events have had on exchange rates. Going beyond the recent slide in the Japanese yen, Dan...
This Is The Chart That Says Japan's Great Economics Experiment Might Be Working
Source: BusinessInsider
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated 2013-05-19 06:05:43 -0700 | business-news
A big economic story this year has been "Abenomics", Japan's effort to get out of its multi-decade deflationary slump using a combo of monetary policy, fiscal stimulus, and structural reforms. We already know it's produced extraordinary movements in the yen...
Bloomberg snooping scandal alerts China on data security
Source: China News
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated 2013-05-19 15:25:38 -0700 | business-news
The recent snooping scandal involving global financial information and news provider Bloomberg LP has sounded an alarm for the Chinese financial industry and its heavy reliance on foreign data services. Bloomberg LP announced on Friday the appointment of former IBM...
Sharp names new CEO after record losses
Source: The Journal Gazette
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated 2013-05-19 00:41:52 -0700 | business-news
Japanese electronics maker Sharp Corp. named a new president, shuffling its top management to help restore profitability after reporting a record loss. The Osaka maker of Aquos TVs said last week that Kozo Takahashi, currently an executive vice president, will...
Revealed: the top performing funds in the world – and the real dogs
Source: Independent
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated 2013-05-18 22:25:29 -0700 | business-news
Funds which invested in Greek shares were probably the last thing you would have put your money into at the time yet, if you did, you could have almost doubled your money. On the other hand, if you put your...
FELIX ZULAUF: Stocks Remind Me Of Gold And They Could See A 'Quick And Painful Adjustment'
Source: BusinessInsider
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated 2013-05-18 15:58:22 -0700 | business-news
This is not to say that there aren't things we should worry about. "I am troubled to see that forward earnings has been stuck around its record high of $115 for the past nine weeks," wrote market guru Ed Yardeni...
Japan's prime minister to visit Myanmar next week
Source: The Journal Gazette
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated 2013-05-18 13:41:48 -0700 | business-news
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will visit Myanmar next Friday, the first Japanese prime minister to do so in 36 years, informed sources said Saturday. He will be accompanied by several dozen business leaders who are interested in investing in...
Japan may start developing H-3 rocket
Source: China Post
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated 2013-05-18 11:57:48 -0700 | business-news
A Japan government panel on space policy tentatively agreed on Friday to start developing a large, next-generation rocket next fiscal year, aiming to shift the design and development of the new device to private companies to reduce costs. The special...
Under-21 beach volleyball: India?s top pairs bite the dust
Source: The Hindu
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated 2013-05-18 11:25:29 -0700 | business-news
The Hindu After losing the rst set, the Indonesian pair of Mohammad Ashya and Rendy Verdan (right) got past the Indian duo of Rajkumar and Yogaraj...Raghunathan The script followed a familiar line as the Indian teams fought hard and lost,...
Is The World Finally Ready for the Next Big Thing in TVs?
Source: The Motley Fool
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated 2013-05-18 10:49:09 -0700 | business-news
Even worse, things started to get ugly as Samsung and LG began to duke it out in the courtrooms over technology leaks and patents...TVs are scheduled to jump out of the lab and into the fray on July 1, 2013...Of...
Japan Post to replace all outside directors in June
Source: Japan Times
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated 2013-05-18 10:07:33 -0700 | business-news
All of Japan Post Holdings Co.'s 13 outside directors will resign next month when the postal service group's new president is to be appointed as part of its government-led management reshuffle, sources said Saturday. The current outside directors include Takashi...
JIM O'NEILL: I've Found Myself Asking 2 Questions About The Economy I Didn't Expect To
Source: BusinessInsider
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated 2013-05-18 15:47:52 -0700 | business-news
In the last three decades, the world economy has grown by a remarkably similar rate. That time period, which coincidentally spans my professional career, has seen the global economy increase by approximately 3.4pc per annum in purchasing power parity terms....
Nissan's mad scientists grow a bluntly boffo GT-R
Source: MarketWatch
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated 2013-05-18 07:09:56 -0700 | business-news
Paris japonica holds the current record for the organism with the most massive DNA molecule, a whopping 152.3 picograms, compared with Homo sapiens's genome weight of a mere 3 pg. That's right: This houseplant from the Japanese woodlands is more...
Indian stocks advance
Source: Times of Oman
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated 2013-05-18 08:59:02 -0700 | business-news
Indian equities advanced, helping the benchmark index complete a fifth weekly gain, as overseas funds continued record purchases of local shares. The S&P BSE Sensex added 0.1 per cent to 20,286.12, according to preliminary closing prices in Mumbai.
Rupiah falls victim to uncertainty on fuel prices
Source: The Jakarta Post
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated 2013-05-17 21:06:29 -0700 | business-news
The rupiah closed at 9,757 to the US dollar, the weakest five day performance since April 5, according to Bloomberg. The currency previously touched 9,845, the lowest level since Jan. 10. If we persistently protract this debate over fuel subsidies,...
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