Japan's central bank on Monday rushed to bolster markets in the wake of the country's worst disaster since World War Two and although the authorities said it was too early to put a figure on the damage, critics said a stronger initial response had been needed.
A survey among state health departments finds that most American states are ill-prepared to cope with a nuclear radiation emergency should it arise.
Japanese stocks slumped almost 6 percent and to their lowest level in nearly two years and government bond futures rose on Tuesday after a fresh explosion rocked a stricken Japanese nuclear power station and workers were ordered to leave, a sign the situation may be getting more serious.
Automakers, shipbuilders and technology companies worldwide scrambled for supplies after the disaster in Japan shut down factories there and disrupted the global manufacturing chain.
Disability insurer Aflac Inc fired comedian Gilbert Gottfried as the voice of its iconic duck on Monday after a series of Twitter jokes about the earthquake in Japan, Aflac's most important market.
Texas Instruments warned on Monday of lost revenue from two of its semiconductor plants in Japan following the country's biggest-ever earthquake.
Investors punished shares of companies that build nuclear power plants and supply them with fuel on Monday as the disaster in Japan threw an industry renaissance into doubt.
The government of Japan, already battling against the deadly ravages of Friday’s earthquake-tsunami, has warned that the troubled No. 2 reactor at the badly-damaged Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant was still unstable, almost nearly five hours after workers poured seawater into it to try to cool down the fuel rods
Quake-hit Japan faces a recovery and reconstruction bill of at least $180 billion, or 3 percent of its annual economic output, or more than 50 percent higher than the total cost of 1995's earthquake in Kobe.
NRG Energy Inc's $10 billion nuclear plant expansion planned for South Texas may never get off the drawing board as repercussions from the nuclear disaster in Japan spread, analysts said on Monday.
Though it will take weeks or longer to determine how much was actually lost in the Japanese earthquake and tsunami, investors sold insurance shares on Monday in fear of how high the total will go.
U.S. stocks ended lower on Monday, as investors were worried about the impact of the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan on the global economy.
Commodity bulls believe we are in early stages of a bullish ‘supercycle’ for commodities that may last several decades.
U.S. stocks fell in the aftermath of Japan's devastating earthquake on Monday, but other than specific industries such as nuclear power, the broad impact on equities was expected to be short-lived.
The United States is confident Japan will be able to handle economic challenges in the wake of the earthquake and tsunami, and does not expect the disaster to stall the world's recovery from economic recession, a White House spokesman said on Monday.
Investors hammered companies that build nuclear reactors and supply them with fuel on Monday as Japan struggled to avert a meltdown at a stricken reactor, on fear that the whole sector could be in for a downturn, in the short and medium term at least.
Observers across the cyberworld have noticed something quite fascinating about the unfolding horror in Japan in the wake of the deadly earthquake and tsunami – a lack of looting by Japanese people, who, rather than take advantage of a crisis for personal gain, appear to be unified and behaving lawfully.
Japan's devastating earthquake and tsunami may accelerate the point at which investors potentially lose confidence in the country's finances, Moody's Investors Service said on Monday.
The singer posted on Twitter that through the sale of bracelets her fans helped her raise a quarter of a million dollars.
Sprint announced its Kyocera Echo phone will officially launch on April 17.
U.S. stocks fell in the aftermath of Japan's devastating earthquake on Monday, but other than specific industries such as nuclear power, the broad impact on equities was expected to be short-lived.
Blink 182 singer Mark Hoppus has pulled some very personal items from his closet to auction off for charity on eBay.
