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ThinkstockApp tracker App Annie reports that consumers in Japan spent about 10% more than U.S. consumers did on all apps for smartphones and tablets in October. Japan has become the world’s number...
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ThinkstockInvestors have become increasingly anxious about how badly the U.S. equity and fixed income markets will be battered as the American government marches toward a potential default. Of...
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ThinkstockJapan’s gross domestic product (GDP) rose only 2.6% on an annualized basis in the second quarter, a deep disappointment. There has been an effort to marginalize Japan despite the...
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courtesy Boeing Co.Another 787 Dreamliner from Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) was forced to return to its point of origin last night after an mechanical indicator warning light came on. The Japan Airlines...
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Jon OggWisdomTree Investments Inc. (NASDAQ: WETF) has been winning and winning due to its great Japan bet on a hedged Japan Equity ETF, which moved to eliminate the currency risks of the yen...
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Japan’s recovery from the devastating tsunami and earthquakes of March 2011 have boosted the country’s gross domestic product to real growth of 2% in 2012. But the building boom is about to end...
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The solar PV industry just got a little bright. The government of Japan has approved a new feed-in tariff plan for the country that will pay developers of solar energy generation a princely...
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Jon OggA sharply rising Japanese yen raises the possibility that the Bank of Japan will intervene in currency markets to push down the nation’s currency. The USD-JPY exchange rate plunged to 77.84...
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Japanese DRAM maker Elpida Memory filed for bankruptcy last month, and the company has now decided to find a new management team to run the company. A report in Taiwan’s Digitimes cites speculation...
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MAJOR FOREIGN HOLDERS OF TREASURY SECURITIES: Treasury Dept (in billions of dollars) HOLDINGS 1/ AT END OF PERIOD New 5/ Old 5/ Series Series Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan Dec...
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Japan’s Nikkei hit a 15-month low and traded below the 9,000 level. The yen reached a 15-month high against the dollar at 84.24. Japan Finance Minister reacted by saying that the yen’s move could...
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It is finally official. China passed Japan in GDP in the second quarter and is likely to lengthen its lead as Japan’s growth is stalled at under 1% and China’s GDP is expanding at approximately...
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Yahoo! Japan will use the Google Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) search engine technology. Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) has a stake in the Japan operation, but is not the controlling shareholder. The decision is a...
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