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Japan Runs Trade Deficit as Exports to China Collapse

Wed, 21 Nov 2012 15:28:25 -0500

Japan's Ministry of Finance reported Wednesday that Japan's trade deficit for October was 549 billion yen ($6.7 billion), the fourth consecutive monthly trade deficit. The October trade deficit was much bigger than the 360 billion yen ($4.4 billion) forecast by economists.

Japan's exports to China were down 11.6 percent year-over-year, paced

Adens, Schultz, batten down hatches

Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:40:40 -0400

Newletter editors are preparing for trouble.

(SNE) Japan – The Land of the Rising Dividend Yield

Mon, 09 Aug 2010 10:29:26 -0400

by Tony D’Altorio, Investment U Research Friday, August 6, 2010 Japan can honestly claim some of the most unloved stocks in the world. After getting burned one too many times, international money managers won’t touch it anymore. And individual investors don’t trust it either, in large part because of its failure to regain more [...]

(SNE) Japan – The Land of the Rising Dividend Yield

The Land Of The Rising Dividend Yield

Fri, 06 Aug 2010 14:15:03 -0400

Japan can honestly claim some of the most unloved stocks in the world. After getting burned one too many times, international money managers won’t touch it anymore. And individual investors don’t trust it either, in large part because of its failure to regain more than half of its 1989 peak. Yet somehow, foreign ownership in Japanese stocks ...

(DJP) Japanese Small-Caps Hold Big Rewards For Contrarian Investors

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:41:50 -0500

Mention Japan to any global money manager and he or she will probably react with a frustrated look and a weary sigh. That’s because too many investors have lost fortunes trying to call Japan’s market bottom ever since the Nikkei 225 index began falling from its peak of 40,000 in 1989. So naturally, [...]

(DJP) Japanese Small-Caps Hold Big Rewards For Contrarian Investors

Japanese Small-Caps Hold Big Rewards For Contrarian Investors

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:06:57 -0500

Japanese Stocks: Why Small-Caps Will Lead Japan’s Economy Out Of The Wilderness « Louis Basenese »

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:40:51 -0500

Thursday, February 11, 2010: Issue #1195 It’s a move that is about as popular as a geek on prom night. But on Monday, my good friend and colleague, Alexander Green, took the plunge and slapped a “Buy” rating on investing in Japan. I’m right there with him, too. And it’s not just because I don’t want my friend ...