Fukushima Dai-ichi

Quote To Start The Day: “I think smart money understands that, although volatility has contracted a lot in these last two months, we are still seeing signs of excess market fragility appear from many different angles.” Source: Kris Sidial One Big Thing In Fintech: ConsenSys, a key...

Billionaire investor and chairman of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A) (NYSE: BRK-B) Warren Buffett said that his outlook for Japan is unchanged despite the devastation caused by this year's earthquake and tsunami and a more recent financial scandal at Japanese camera maker Olympus Corporation....

I've always said it. If you're visiting Japan, don't drink the urine. On the off chance that warning wasn't enough, Japanese officials can add a second reason. Residents living near the doomed Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Plant in Japan are passing urine contaminated with radiation. Citizens as far...

In a move that could come right out of an American political newscast, Eric Besson, France's Industry Minister, announced his opposition to the French public's demand that the country eliminate its reliance on nuclear power. France receives roughly three fourths of its electricity from nuclear...

Japan's tsunami and nuclear crisis entered its third month Saturday in an event marked by quiet contemplation and loud protests against nuclear power across Tokyo. It was three months ago Saturday that a massive earthquake shook the island nation of Japan, rocking buildings and setting off a chain...

The Japanese yen, along with Japanese stocks, fell on Thursday on news that the economy had fallen into a recession in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake and tsunami that struck northeastern Japan in March. The Japanese economy fell at annual rate of 3.7% during the first three months of...

After the devastation of the Japanese earthquake and the closer of its Fukushima Dai-Ichi and Dai-Ni nuclear power stations, Tokyo Electric Power (OTCBB: TKECF) purchased a record amount of liquefied natural gas in March. TEPCO purchased 2.14 million metric tons of LNG in March, an increase of 9.9...

As conditions at Japan's Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant worsen with the growing threat of a meltdown caused by damage from last week's devastating earthquake and tsunami, the risk associated with the use of nuclear energy as a power source is being reevaluated around the world. Leaders in...