Japanese companies forecast increased hiring and investment as demand picks up this year after the March earthquake that triggered the biggest plunge in the Tankan survey of sentiment since 2009.
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Global hedge funds are vying for allocations from Japan’s corporate pension fund managers, who oversee about $ 740 billion and are seeking alternatives to stocks following the March earthquake.
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Japan’s government is considering about 230 billion yen ($ 2.8 billion) in outlays for aid to Tokyo Electric Power Co. and radiation monitoring in its planned extra budget, according to a draft outline prepared by the Finance Ministry.
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Asian stocks rose, snapping seven straight weeks of decline, as Australian banks, seen by some investors as a refuge amid Europe’s sovereign debt crisis, advanced, and Japanese automakers rallied.
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Japan’s debt rating was put on review for a downgrade by Moody’s Investors Service, adding to Prime Minister Naoto Kan’s fiscal challenges after an increase in joblessness and smaller-than-forecast gain in factory production.
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After hoarding $ 2.4 trillion in cash, corporate Japan is pursuing overseas takeovers like never before to boost returns. Sony Corp. and Fujifilm Holdings Corp. are among the companies with the biggest incentive to chase deals.
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Japanese stocks swung between gains and losses amid speculation shares are oversold, and as comments by the Group of Eight nations tempered concern that a U.S. economic recovery is slowing.
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Japanese stocks swung between gains and losses amid speculation shares are oversold, and as comments by the Group of Eight nations tempered concern that a U.S. economic recovery is slowing.
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