World Japan Stocks Shine, As China, Hong Kong Retreat Yomna Yasser Aug 16, 2012 0 Japanese stocks ended sharply higher to lead Asian markets on Thursday, catching a tailwind from the yen’s weakness…
World Asia Shares Mostly Rally Amid Greek Elections Yomna Yasser Jun 18, 2012 0 Most Asian shares rallied Monday on hopes Greece will remain in the euro-zone after weekend election results…
World Asian Shares Rebound Ahead of G-7 Meeting Yomna Yasser Jun 5, 2012 0 Asian shares mostly advanced Tuesday, snapping out of a series of recent declines and reversing some of Monday’s…
Tech news Olympus To Cut 2,500 Jobs, Sell Equity Stake Amwal Al Ghad English May 30, 2012 0 Japan's Olympus Corp, hit by a $1.7 billion fraud scandal, plans to shed 2,500 workers and sell an equity stake to…
World Nikkei Records Fifth-Day Dip On Weak US Jobs Report Yomna Yasser Apr 9, 2012 0 Japan's Nikkei average fell 1.5 percent to post its fifth straight day of losses on Monday, with a weak U.S. jobs…
International News Travel Chaos in Japan On Strongest Storm Since 1959 Yomna Yasser Apr 3, 2012 0 Airlines canceled hundreds of flights, some train services were halted and thousands of workers went home early as…
World BOJ Adds Stimulus, Sets 1% Inflation Target Administrator Feb 15, 2012 0 Japan’s central bank unexpectedly added 10 trillion yen ($128 billion) to an asset-purchase program and set an…