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  • Premarket Bernanke in spotlight Nikkei hits fresh 5 12-year high

    Stock markets aren't straying too far from unchanged this morning, as traders await an important appearance from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke later today. U.S. stock futures are just slightly in positive territory, though European markets are a little in the red. In Asia overnight, Japanese equities were again outperforming most other markets, with the Nikkei rising 1.6 per cent to ...

  • Japanese firms to roll out Myanmar fibre

    NEC have concluded a deal with the Myanmar government for the deployment of a fibre-optic network linking three major cities, ZDNet reports. The deal will see the trio of Japanese vendors install a 30Gbps backbone linking Yangon, Mandalay and Naypyitaw, as well as rolling out fibre-based networks (FTTx) within those cities, capable of transmission speeds of up to 10Gbps. The project is to be ...

  • Japan watchdog Nuclear plant sits on active fault

    TOKYO -; Japan's nuclear watchdog on Wednesday endorsed a panel's conclusion that a seismic fault running underneath one of two reactors at an atomic plant in western Japan is active, making the reactor's restart virtually ...

  • Sony surges on spin off talk

    Shares of Sony spiked to their highest level in two years Wednesday on reports that the company is considering a spin off of its movie and music ...

  • Japan Atomic Blasts Regulator on Ruling That Keeps Reactor Shut

    Japan Atomic Power Co., which has Tokyo Electric Power Co. as its largest shareholder, said a decision by the regulator that will keep one of its nuclear reactors off line is "unacceptable." The Nuclear Regulation Authority, set up after the Fukushima disaster, today approved a report by its advisory board that said the No. 2 reactor at Japan Atomic's Tsuruga plant has been ...

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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Its his second year at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and wunderkind wizard-in-training Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) has his hands full. Before he even arrives, he is begged by a nervous house elf named Dobby (a fully digital creation voiced by Toby Jones) that he must not return to Hogwarts because he will be in grave danger. Like thats anything new. ...

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  • Bank of Japan not concerned about increase in bond yields

    There were no major surprises in connection with today's Bank of Japan (BoJ) meeting and the market impact should be neutral. The expansion of the monetary base (now the main policy instrument) was maintained at JPY60- 70trn. In addition BoJ as expected upgraded its view of the economy and now believes that the economy has started to ...

  • Peso in slight dip as market weighs Japan central bank’s heavy bond buying

    AFP FILE PHOTO MANILA, Philippines -- The peso was almost unchanged on Wednesday as the market digested reports the Japanese central bank is poised to continue with its heavy bond buying to stimulate the world's third-biggest economy out deflation. The local currency closed at 41.175 against the US dollar, down by just half a centavo from the previous day's finish of 41.17:$1. ...

  • Equity investors flock to Japan funds exit emerging markets-Lipper

    By Joel Dimmock LONDON | Wed May 22, 2013 7:07am EDT LONDON May 22 (Reuters) - Equity investors piled a net $9.1 billion into Japan mutual funds and ETFs last month, while exiting some emerging markets, showing continued support for "Abenomics" - Japan's efforts to revitalise economic growth. Japan equity products were by far the top-performing sector in April, taking in ...

  • Video Sensing property revival Japanese buyers scurry for shelter

    Japan's property sector has been down in the dumps for decades. But the country's massive stimulus drive is finally convincing people to buy again as they bet interest rates and prices will ...

  • Japan holds steady vows market steps to curb bond turbulence

    Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda speaks during a news conference in Tokyo, May 22, 2013. Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Wednesday that the central bank would closely monitor moves in the government bond market and respond with flexibility in its purchases of government debt and in its market operations. (YUYA ...

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