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BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2011
... got a huge public debt and now many of its production facilities have been inoperable in the aftermath of the earthquake/tsunami/nuclear crisis. Next stop Europe. Ahh, where would our bad news tour be without dropping by Greece. The one that started ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2011
... to see its profits hit by claims related to a string of natural disasters, most notably Japan's monster earthquake and tsunami. Also in Frankfurt, luxury car maker BMW announced a four-fold increase in net profits for the first quarter and increased ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2011
... was the first time the Nikkei index had closed above the key 10,000 level since the devastating March 11 earthquake and tsunami, which left 26,000 dead or missing and plunged Japan into its worst crisis since World War II. Seoul jumped 1.67 per cent. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2011
... posting record sales in the first quarter, with strong growth in Asia despite the impact of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami. UPS, up 0.9 per cent at $74.30, reported a 66 per cent jump in first quarter profit and raised its forecast for 2011. Among ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2011
... of the earnings season, which will provide the first glimpse of the economic impact of last month's devastating quake-tsunami. Sentiment was also weighed after Tokyo Electric Power, which operates the Fukushima nuclear plant that was crippled by the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2011
... points, to 841.29. Caution defined trading in the week as investors assess the effects of last month's earthquake and tsunami and the five week-old nuclear crisis at the stricken Fukushima plant. WELLINGTON - Fletcher Building shares regained some of ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2011
... Markets have been volatile this week after Japan suffered several strong aftershocks from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, raising fears over a crippled nuclear power plant. In other markets, Taipei closed 0.26 per cent higher, Manila gained 0.74 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2011
... losses. HONG KONG - Asian shares fell on Tuesday after strong aftershocks in Japan following last month's devastating quake-tsunami stoked fresh concerns over the nuclear crisis, while the yen also surged. Poor earnings from aluminium giant Alcoa in ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2011
... cent, or 48.38 points, to 9,719.70 after the index on Friday closed at its highest level since the March 11 quake and tsunami disasters. Hong Kong slipped 0.38 per cent, or 93 points, to 24,303.07 and Seoul closed 0.26 per cent, or 5.58 points, lower ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2011
... Street indices fell sharply on Thursday after the earthquake hit Japan, he strongest aftershock since the earthquake and tsunami on March 11. The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged more than 100 points after the earthquake 345 kilometres north-east ...