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Toyota Motor Corporation (ADR) (TM), Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc (ADR) (MTU): How Japan’s International Push Has Driven the NIKKEI 225 (NI225)’s Run

Japan’s been an investor’s dream this year, there’s been no doubt about that. With the NIKKEI 225 (INDEXNIKKEI:NI225) index up more......(read more)

September 15 - News - Comments

Anheuser-Busch InBev NV (ADR) (BUD), The Walt Disney Company (DIS): The World’s Wildest Market and 2 Television Milestones

On this day in economic and business history … The Nikkei 225 began its calculations on Sept. 7, 1950, with its “birthday” retroactively......(read more)

September 9 - News - Comments

Komatsu Ltd (ADR) (KMTUY), Hitachi, Ltd. (ADR) (HTHIY): What China Means for Japan’s Industrial Giants

Japan’s NIKKEI 225 (INDEXNIKKEI:NI225) has had no equal this year, rising to star-studded gains of more than 25% year to date. The index had a......(read more)

August 26 - News - Comments

Toyota Motor Corporation (ADR) (TM), Lockheed Martin Corporation (LMT): Is Japan the Defense Industry’s Next Hot Spot?

Despite a terrible end to the week, Japan’s NIKKEI 225 (INDEXNIKKEI:NI225) stock index managed to pull in small gains during the past five days......(read more)

August 17 - News - Comments

Canon Inc. (ADR) (CAJ): Japan’s Public Debt Hits 1 Quadrillion Yen as the Nikkei Takes a Dive

Japan’s Nikkei stock index walked straight into a steamroller this week, falling a painful 5.9% over the past five days. The Nikkei’s performed......(read more)

August 12 - News - Comments

Sony Corporation (ADR) (SNE), Komatsu Ltd (ADR) (KMTUY): Is Japan’s Surging Stock Market Hiding a Dangerous Risk?

Japan’s been the growth story of the year. The country’s new stimulus measures have turned around two decades of stagnancy, and fueled the......(read more)

August 5 - News - Comments

Sony Corporation (ADR) (SNE), Toyota Motor Corporation (ADR) (TM): Why U.S. Stocks Are Crushing the Competition

Many skeptics believe that America’s best days are behind it. But so far in 2013, investors seeking the best returns in the world are chanting &#......(read more)

July 5 - News - Comments

Wells Fargo & Co (WFC), Bank of America Corp (BAC): Stocks and the Federal Reserve — Necessary Pandemonium

Let me be clear from the outset: The Federal Reserve has not only been justified in its aggressive stance toward monetary policy over the past five years......(read more)

July 5 - News - Comments

Wells Fargo & Co (WFC): Bernanke’s “Irrational Exuberance” Moment

The claim that actions speak louder than words doesn’t apply if you’re the chairman of the Federal Reserve. Alan Greenspan learned this lesson......(read more)

June 19 - News - Comments

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Nomura Holdings, Inc. (ADR) (NMR), Banco Santander, S.A. (ADR) (SAN): Has Volatility Shaken Up the Dow?

It’s been shaky recently for the Dow Jones Industrial Average and markets around the world. From the mounting concerns over the scaling-back of......(read more)

June 11 - News - Comments

NIKKEI 225 (NI225): Is Japan’s Bull Market Over?

U.S. investors have anxiously awaited even a small correction, yet the Dow Jones Industrial Average (Dow Jones Indices:.DJI) and the S&P 500 have......(read more)

May 24 - News - Comments

NIKKEI 225 (NI225): Conflict Around The Falling Yen

Forget the gains of the U.S. markets. Japan’s NIKKEI 225 (INDEXNIKKEI:NI225) blew away the competition this week, posting an eye-popping gain of......(read more)

May 12 - News - Comments

Toyota Motor Corporation (ADR) (TM), Honda Motor Co Ltd (ADR) (HMC): Japan’s Exports Flounder As the Nikkei Falls

It’s been an eventful week across the Pacific. The Nikkei didn’t reward investors any by losing 0.3% over the past five days, but the world......(read more)

April 22 - News - Comments

Bank of America Corp (BAC), Chevron Corporation (CVX): America: Is It Cheap Enough for Your Portfolio?

U.S. stocks have exploded out of the gate in 2013. The Dow Jones Industrial Average has repeatedly hit new all-time highs while surging nearly 8.6% since......(read more)

April 7 - News - Comments

Nomura Holdings, Inc. (ADR) (NMR), Mizuho Financial Group Inc. (ADR) (MFG): Japan’s Stimulus Opens the Yen Floodgates

It’s been an exciting week across the Pacific, to say the least. Japan shocked the world with its massive stimulus program announced recently, and......(read more)

April 6 - News - Comments

Kubota Corp (ADR) (KUB), Deere & Company (DE), NTT Docomo Inc (DCM), Advantest Corp (ADR) (ATE): A Quiet End to Japan’s Hottest Quarter in Years

It’s been a blistering fourth quarter for Japan and its Nikkei stock index. The third leading economy’s index has been on a tear since the......(read more)

March 30 - News - Comments

Toyota Motor Corporation (ADR) (TM), Honda Motor Co Ltd (ADR) (HMC): “QE-Japan” Is Coming as Shinzo Abe Unleashes Easy Money

Is easy money the path to prosperity? That’s what Japan’s trying to find out in 2013, as it embarks under new prime minister Shinzo Abe and his dovish......(read more)

March 22 - News - Comments

Shinzo Abe’s Central Bank Coup Fuels the Nikkei’s Rise: Nomura Holdings, Inc. (ADR) (NMR), Mizuho Financial Group Inc. (ADR) (MFG)

Japanese stocks have been on a roll, and the Nikkei hasn’t let up its rise this week. The index rolled to gains of 1.3% over the past five days,......(read more)

March 18 - News - Comments

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