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• Dial-a-concert? Mobile phones turn musical
Playing games and paying for goods electronically using cellphones is common in Japan, the world's biggest market of 3G mobile users, where phones are swiped at ticket gates or vending machines to pay for train fares or drinks. Taito says the new ...
• Global stocks soar after U.S. bank aid plan
LONDON - European stock markets enjoyed their second straight day of solid gains Tuesday following a record rise in Japan, while Wall Street forged higher on the U.S. government's plan to pump $250 billion into banks and shore up the country's ...
• Stocks fluctuate as profit-taking sets in
Japan’s Nikkei index, catching up from the country’s market holiday Monday, jumped 14.15 percent — the largest increase ever. In Europe, Britain’s FTSE 100 jumped 2.04 percent, Germany’s DAX index rose 2.02 percent, and France’s CAC-40 ...
• Administration unveils expanded bank bailout
Separately Tuesday, Japan’s central bank says it will offer unlimited short-term dollar credits to banks in an effort to relieve stress on the global financial system. The move brings Japan in line with the European Central Bank, the Bank of England ...
• Japan’s Nikkei tumbles in morning trade
Dealers react during morning trading session at Tokyo Stock Exchange, Friday, Oct. 10. Japan's Nikkei index fell more than 10 percent in early trading following massive losses on Wall Street. TOKYO - Japanese shares plunged in morning trade Friday as ...