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Toyota's losses and the Federal Reserve's silence
Kai Ryssdal Sep 21, 2011
This final note today, two quick observations about Japan on the way out....
Mid-day Update: More on Japan, goodbye Zune
Katharine Crnko Mar 15, 2011
On today's show, Marketplace continued to follow the effects of Friday's earthquake and tsunami in Japan. The Japanese government is monitoring the...
Apple store becomes hub in Tokyo
John Moe Mar 15, 2011
Interesting news from an anonymous Apple employee sent to Digg founder Kevin Rose. Apparently people stranded from the disaster in Japan are...
MID-DAY UPDATE: How Japan will change the global economy
Katharine Crnko Mar 14, 2011
Tokyo's Nikkei was down 6 percent. The biggest drop since the financial crisis. Toyota says its plants will be shut down this week. Sony and Nissan...
Japan's nuclear power plants in trouble
Matt Berger Mar 14, 2011
An aerial view shows the quake-damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant in the Japanese town of Futaba, Fukushima prefecture on March 12, 2011. Japa...
FACTSHEET: Japan's largest earthquakes on record
Matt Berger Mar 11, 2011
Japan's devastating 8.9-magnitude earthquake, which struck the region Friday and set off a giant tsunami, is expected to go down in history as on...
MID-DAY UPDATE: YouTube, Web bring Japan quake to your desktop
Matt Berger Mar 12, 2011
There is one big story today playing out around the world. An 8.9-magnitude earthquake hit northern Japan last night, triggering a tsunami that has...
Earthquake warning system alerted people in Tokyo before they felt the quake
John Moe Mar 11, 2011
It's the world's first early warning system for earthquakes. It was developed by Japan meteorological agency, and as the earthquake shook the...
MID-DAY UPDATE: China announces trade deficit, Eurozone debt crisis escalates
Katharine Crnko Mar 10, 2011
A surprise from China today -- the country said it bought more goods from around the world than it sold. It's called a trade deficit. And China...
Emerging economies gain on Forbes billionaire list
Rebecca Singer Aug 5, 2011
Forbes has released its 2011 list of world billionaires. Mexican telecom tycoon Carlos Slim tops the list for the second year in a row, but for the first time, the Asia-Pacific region had more billionaires than Europe.
