Japanese Wives Sweat as Markets Reel
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Japanese homemakers who moonlight as currency speculators have been hit hard by turmoil in the markets.
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Editor&#39;s Note: Published on page A1 of the Dec. 30, 2004 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer. IVY CATHERINE Tomenio, along with her Japanese husband and their three young children, left their
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Japanese stocks edged lower on Wednesday as investors moved to lock in profits in machinery issues such as Fanuc Ltd., offsetting gains made by some exporters on solid earnings by high-profile U.S. firms.
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TOKYO, Japan -- Japanese stocks are lower at midday Tuesday after Wall Street declined. Techs, banks and carmakers are in the red.
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Japan's financial markets were closed Tuesday for a national holiday. Markets will reopen on Wednesday.
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Overnight strength in European shares helped push up Japanese stocks on Thursday morning, but Japan&#39;s beleaguered consumer finance companies acted once more as a drag on the market.
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Japan&#39;s stock benchmarks fell, paced by companies tied to overseas sales such as Kyocera Corp. and Canon Inc., as a drop in US shares underscored concern earnings growth in the world&#39;s largest economy is slowing.
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Japanese stocks will probably move little  on Monday as soaring oil prices and caution ahead of the U.S.  presidential election next month and its possible impact on  financial markets make investors nervous about trading  actively.
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Competitors do better and investors are keeping their feet on the ground.
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Japan is the world&#39;s second largest economic entity, after the United States. Its economic clout is felt worldwide. It is the second largest financial supporter of the United Nations.
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Tokyo stocks ended mixed Tuesday as investors grew cautious ahead of the US presidential election. The US dollar edged higher against the Japanese yen.
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Tokyo stocks were treading water by  midday Thursday as exporters such as Toyota Motor Corp. were  shunned by investors worried about the U.S. economy.
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Tokyo, Feb. 1 (Jiji Press)--Foreign investors remained net buyers of Japanese stocks for the third consecutive week last week amid a weaker yen and global stock market strength, a Tokyo Stock Exchange report showed Thursday.  Nonresidents logged net buying of 425,233 million yen in the Jan.
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Britain's women continue to outshine the men in Osaka.
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The woman in the market hurriedly packed away the shampoo and perfume she usually sells. The stalls were almost abandoned. She was in a rush to escape the capital&#39;s brooding air.
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A Bank of Japan policy board member  tried to soothe investors&#39; nerves on Thursday, saying some  market moves had been overdone, amid a new bout of tightness in  short-term credit markets due to banks&#39; growing risk aversion.
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In Japan, the cell phone strap is a form of self-expression. By Lisa Katayama.