Memory chip prices could jump after Japan quake
Spot prices for flash memory chips used in smartphones and tablets could jump after the Japanese earthquake, although it would likely have only a limited impact on global supplies, an analyst said.
Kerry: U.S. Will 'Spare No Effort' to Help Japan
Sen. John Kerry, the top U.S. lawmaker on the Senate foreign relations committee, said on Friday that we will spare no effort to aid rescue and recovery efforts in Japan after a massive earthquake in of the island nation's northeastern coast has already claimed hundreds of lives.
Oil falls after Japan quake
Oil prices fell on Friday after a massive earthquake shook Japan, the world's third-largest oil consumer, sending a tsunami sweeping across the Pacific Ocean and pushing U.S. crude prices below $100.
Tsunami waves reach Oregon coast
The initial waves of a tsunami generated by a huge Japanese earthquake have hit the U.S. mainland along the Oregon coast, according to Associated Press.
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Tsunami warning issued for California; waves hit Hawaii
A tsunami warning has been issued for the central and northern coasts of California and Oregon, the National Weather Service said.
Investors wait to see if Japan quake triggers catastrophe bonds
LONDON, March 11 - Eight catastrophe bond transactions totaling over a $1 billion could leave financial investors exposed to insured losses after a huge earthquake struck the northeast coast of Japan on Friday, triggering a 10-meter high tsunami.
UK offers Japan condolences, assistance
The British government has offered Japan any assistance it may need after the massive earthquake and tsunami that smashed into the country, according to UK foreign secretary, William Hague.
Wall Street set for lower open after Japan quake
Stocks were poised for a lower open on Friday after a massive earthquake hit Japan and accelerating inflation in China unnerved investors.
Quake, tsunami will hit Japan's fiscal health: Roubini
Japan will invariably have to turn to a massive stimulus program to reconstruct the quake and tsunami-hit regions and this will inflate the country's fiscal deficit at a time when Tokyo is struggling to put a lid on deficit, Nouriel Roubini said on Friday.
Futures fall after Japan quake, China data
U.S. stock index futures fell on Friday after a massive earthquake hit Japan and accelerating inflation in China rattled investors.
Oil slides after quake and tsunami slam Japan
Oil slid by more than $3 on Friday, with U.S. crude falling below $100, after an earthquake rocked Japan, creating a 10-meter tsunami and shutting down dozens of plants in the world's third-largest oil consumer.
Japan quake snarls air travel; flights canceled
The 8.9 magnitude quake that hit northeast Japan on Friday, has snarled air travel as flights are being canceled and delayed while some major airports of the country have been shut.
Japan quake and Portugal concerns hit stocks
Global stocks fell to their lowest in nearly six weeks on Friday and government bonds rose as a huge earthquake in Japan and expectations Portugal will have to seek financial aid prompted a sell-off in risky assets.
Japan shuts four nuclear plants closest to quake: U.N. atomic watchdog
Four nuclear power plants closest to Friday's powerful 8.9-magnitude earthquake that struck off Japan's northeastern coast have been safely shut down, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said.
Oil slides as mega quake, tsunami swipe Japan
Brent crude futures fell below $113 on Friday as a massive earthquake rocked Japan, creating a 10-meter tsunami and shutting down dozens of plants in the world's third-largest oil consumer.
Japan death toll touches 26 after massive earthquake
The death toll from the massive quake that hit northeast Japan on Friday, causing many injuries, fires and a four-metre (13-ft) tsunami along the country's Pacific coast, has reached 26, local media reported.
Asia stocks drop on Japan quake, bonds jump
Asian shares dropped after a massive earthquake hit Japan, violently shaking the capital Tokyo, darkening an already bleak mood caused by weak economic data and unrest in Saudi Arabia.
Japan quake, tsunami kills at least 5: reports
A powerful 8.9-magnitude earthquake has struck off Japan's northeastern coast Friday, triggering a tsunami as high as 10 metres, leaving at least five people killed and several injured, early reports said.
'Supermoon' catastrophe fears rear head after Japan tsunami
The Internet has been abuzz with rumors, prophecies and popular consternation over natural catastrophes and extreme weather that the 'Supermoon' phenomenon on March 19 could bring about.
'Pacific Ring of Fire' on high alert as tsunami devastates Japan
Tsunami warnings have been issued in most of the 'Pacific Ring of Fire' countries on Friday after a powerful earthquake jolted Japan's Fukushima prefecture.
Global Markets: Asia stocks drop after big quake hits Japan
Asian shares dropped after a massive earthquake hit Japan, including the capital Tokyo, darkening an already bleak mood caused by weak economic data and unrest in Saudi Arabia.
New Zealand quake city starts to bury dead, toll 148
New Zealand's earthquake-shattered city of Christchurch prepared to bury the first victim on Monday of last week's devastating tremor that
killed at least 148 people as aftershocks forced the evacuation of scores of people in hillside suburbs.
New Zealand rescuers find only dead in quake city, toll 123
Violent aftershocks hampered desperate efforts to find survivors in the quake-ruined New Zealand city of Christchurch on Saturday as the death toll climbed to 123 and was set to rise further.
Earthquake Warning System Goes Live In California
A silicon Valley startup has developed a way to give at least a few extra seconds warning.
Foreign rescue teams join search for NZ quake survivors
Hundreds of foreign rescuers will join exhausted New Zealand teams Thursday in an increasingly desperate search of quake-shattered buildings in central Christchurch as time runs out to find survivors buried under rubble.
New Zealand quake kills at least 65
New Zealand rescue teams worked under search lights early Wednesday to find scores of people trapped under collapsed buildings after an earthquake struck the country's second-biggest city of Christchurch, killing at least 65 people.
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