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Asia invades Wall Street: Why Japan’s buying spree means there’s opportunity for investors

September 24, 2008 · Filed Under International Investing · Comments 
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)

September 22, 2008 · Filed Under International Investing · Comments 
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)

September 11, 2008 · Filed Under Oil and Energy · Comments 
"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 [...]

International News: Japan and China join financial forces

May 27, 2008 · Filed Under International Investing · Comments 
“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

May 15, 2008 · Filed Under International Investing · Comments 
“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

April 11, 2008 · Filed Under Oil and Energy · Comments 
“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

February 25, 2008 · Filed Under International Investing · Comments 
"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

December 7, 2007 · Filed Under International Investing · Comments 
  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 [...]