Japan capex unexpectedly falls
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Japanese firms cut capital spending by  4.9 percent in April-June from a year earlier, data showed on  Monday, confounding forecasts and adding to views that the Bank  of Japan will hold off from raising rates this month.
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The Nikkei average fell 0.63 percent by  midday on Friday, poised to snap a two-day winning streak after  a fall on Wall Street led to broad-based selling of core issues  such as Fast Retailing Co. (9983.T) and TDK Corp. (6762.T).
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German insurance and travel stocks such as Munich Re and TUI AG fell after the world&#39;s most powerful earthquake in 40 years struck Asia.
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Japanese shares fell Friday after Japanese banks reported larger-than-expected losses due to the subprime mortgage crisis. A slump in China's Shanghai Stock Exchange also weighed on Tokyo trade.
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Japan's Nikkei average closed down 0.79 percent on Friday after the government surprised the market with a downward revision to economic growth figures.
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Japan's Nikkei index loses almost 4% and London's FTSE 100 opens 1.5% down amid recession warnings
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Meteorologically and professionally, the past few weeks have not been the best for Michael Schumacher. Tokyo was hit by a minor earthquake on Wednesday, disturbing Schumacher as he lay in his hotel bed.
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The Nikkei average fell 0.63 percent by   midday on Friday, poised to snap a two-day winning streak after   a fall on Wall Street led to broad-based selling of core issues   such as Fast Retailing Co. 9983.T and TDK Corp. 6762.T.
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Tokyo stocks tumble across the board    TOKYO, May 25 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks tumbled across the board Friday.   The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average fell 215.76 points, or 1.22 percent, to 17,481.21, ending below the 17,500 line for the first time in a week.
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Japan's main stock index fell Friday to a two-year low as investors worried about upcoming earning reports from U.S. financial groups.
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The Nikkei average fell 0.69 percent by mid-morning on Monday as caution about the dollar&#39;s weakness and the US presidential election prompted selling of exporters such as Toyota Motor Corp.
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Japan's Nikkei stock index tumbles 4% to its lowest level in 17 months on worries over the strong yen and high oil prices.
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The Nikkei slid 1.81 percent by midday on  Wednesday after hitting a three-month low as shares of Sony  Corp. and other exporters lost ground on concerns about  declining consumer spending in the key U.S. market.
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A unit of JPMorgan Chase & Co. JPM.N   botched a trade for a basket of Japanese stocks on Monday when   it mistakenly sold shares linked to the wrong index, helping   spark a brief fall in the market.
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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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Japanese stocks slipped Friday in erratic trading after a key central bank survey showed confidence at Japanese companies fell to its lowest level in more than two years.
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Japan&#39;s stock market was weighed down on Thursday morning by a combination of overnight drops in the US and European markets and a rise in the yen.