Oct 28th, 2008 · The Nikkei recovered Tuesday from a precipitous sell-off the previous day, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng posted its biggest single-day gain in more than a decade. The strong showing comes amid talk of interest rate cuts in the United States and Britain.
Oct 27th, 2008 · A financial tsunami continued to deluge world financial markets Monday, with Japan's Nikkei closing at its lowest level in more than a quarter-century and the Dow pointing the way to another rough day on Wall Street. Meanwhile, the U.S. announced that it will buy $125 billion worth of shares in nine major banks this week.
Oct 25th, 2008 · The Dow, the Nikkei, the Kospi — it doesn't matter which of the world's financial markets you pick. They're all down. And the reason is the same: a looming global recession.
Oct 24th, 2008 · With companies warning of lower sales and smaller profits, stock investors around the world are fleeing for the exits. Gloomy forecasts from big Japanese exporters like Toyota, Sony and Canon sent the Nikkei index plunging 10 percent. South Korean electronics giant Samsung posted a 44 percent drop in quarterly profit, and that country's index fell 11 percent. In Great Britain, data released Friday shows economic output shrank for the first time in 16 years. All the European stock markets are plummeting, with Russia down 14 percent.
Jan 16th, 2008 · Wall Street investors wait anxiously for the stock market to open Wednesday, after a plunge of more than 2 percent, or 277 points, on Tuesday. Investors braced for the worst on disappointing estimates of technology earnings. The Asian markets followed the U.S. plunge, with Hong Kong's chief index losing 5.4 percent and Tokyo's Nikkei down 3.4 percent on concerns that the U.S. economy may be headed for a recession.
Jan 16th, 2008 · News of the U.S. mortgage crisis hitting banking giant Citigroup as well as the slowdown in retail sales depress Asian markets. In Tokyo, the Nikkei average falls 3.5 percent. Hong Kong's market index plunges more than 5 percent. Markets from Australia to the Philippines also tumble.
Jan 18th, 2006 · Madeline Brand talks to Tess Vigeland of Marketplace about the plunge in Tokyo's Nikkei stock index after investigators raided the offices of prominent Internet firm, Livedoor Co. Investigators believe the firm has been concealing massive financial losses to artificially inflate its stock value.
Jan 18th, 2006 · The Nikkei suspended trading 20 minutes early Wednesday after a second day of sell-offs over-taxed the exchange's computer system. The shutdown was the first in the history of the Nikkei, which was down nearly 3 percent at closing. Renee Montagne talks to the BBC's Jonathan Head.