Tag: japan
Asia invades Wall Street: Why Japan’s buying spree means there’s opportunity for investors
Published on September 24, 2008
Japan is buying every American financial asset it can get its hands on. It is doing it at a great discount, creating a fierce international competitor. Investors need to keep their eyes on Asian bankers like Nomura Holdings (NYSE:NMR) and Mitsubishi Financial (NYSE:MTU).
By Andrew Snyder
Baltimore – (TFN): Instead of crawling out of bed this morning [...]
Japan’s retail champ: Buy Fast Retailing (FRCOF)
Published on September 22, 2008
Japan’s Fast Retailing (Pink Sheets:FRCOF) is sitting on $1.4 billion, waiting to find the perfect buyout candidate to come along. In the meantime, it’s expanding its Uniqlo clothing stores into India, Russia and Singapore.
by Stephanie Grimmett
Baltimore — (TFN): While the rest of the retail world is whimpering, writhing and contracting in pain, Fast Retailing [...]
Electric car stocks: Buy Ener1 (HEV) and Borgwarner (BWA)
Published on September 11, 2008
“Reports of the electric car’s death have been over-exaggerated. In fact, thanks to the Japanese, the electric car is very much alive and well, and could soon be swarming all over the roads of Tokyo.” — Eoin Gleeson
by Eoin Gleeson
Baltimore and London — (TFN): In the opening scene of the 1996 documentary Who Killed the [...]
International News: Japan and China join financial forces
Published on May 27, 2008
“Like so many things in Asia, mainstream journalists completely missed the subtleties and, not surprisingly, that’s where the real story usually is. But you’ve got to know how to read between the lines to get at the ‘real’ meaning of what was said.” — Keith Fitz-Gerald
by Keith Fitz-Gerald
Baltimore [...]
Profit from China: Invest in Japan
Published on May 15, 2008
“So why is this move by Japan’s central bank important? That’s easy. We’ve been hearing for years how the Japanese economy is poised for a recovery. And each New Year is supposed to be ‘the’ year – yet it just somehow never seems to happen – at least according to folks who [...]
Alternative Energy Stocks: NGK turns a profit on wind power
Published on April 11, 2008
“Despite my insistent, if illogical, argument against the idea, I am assured by those in the business that, yes, wind turbines do sometimes stop moving. And when they do, batteries to store and release back excess energy from earlier, more blustery, hours is a necessity, which is where NGK Insulators comes in.” — Stephanie Grimmett [...]
International Investing: The land without subprime debt
Published on February 25, 2008
"It was as if they had subjected the Japanese economy to waterboarding and forgotten to pull it up out of the water. The economy drowned. Even now, 18 years after the Nikkei Dow went under, the poor thing is still coughing up suds." — Bill Bonner
by Bill Bonner, The Daily [...]
Japan’s Failed Energy Policies
Published on December 7, 2007
Japan has a checkered history securing its energy needs. The latest endeavor looks like another catastrophe in the making. Sara Nunnally of Material Profits explains.
The mystique of the samurai, of tea ceremonies and martial arts, gives Japan the feeling of a deep sense of honor and tradition that is well earned. But Japan is not [...]
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