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Japanese Stocks Gain as Company Earnings Overshadow European Debt Concerns
International Report 10th May 2011
Less than a year after the worst drought in a generation destroyed one-third of Russia’s wheat crop and sent global food prices surging, more adverse weather is damaging fields from North America to Europe to Asia. Corn planting in the U.S., the world’s largest grower, is advancing at half of last [...]
Spotlight turns to US over huge budget deficit
International Market Report 2nd August 2010
The benchmark Nikkei rose 118.49 points to 9,655.79, while the broader gained 0.9 percent to 857.24. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 1.22 points to 10,465.94. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index gained 0.05 points to 1,101.58. The Nasdaq Composite Index gained 3.01 pointsto 2,254.70.
The debt focus seems to be [...]
US pushing Europe on stress tests
International Report 1st June 2010
The Nikkei dropped 49.76 points to close at 9,718.94; the Topix dropped 0.2% to close at 878.42. The FTSEurofirst 300 closed the session up at 0.3% to close at 1,001.11 points, which was its worst month since February 2009.The Dow Jones fell 122.36 points, or 1.19%, to close at 10,136.63. The [...]