...percent late Tuesday.U.S. stocks joined a global rout Wednesday that began overnight in Asia. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index plunged after investors were disappointed at the lack of detail in a keynote speech on the economy from Japanese...

...measures.The euro was down 0.6 percent at $1.2536.Earlier in Asia, stocks end-ed mostly higher. Japan's Nikkei 225 index rose 0.4 percent to 9,104.17, and South Korea's Kospi gained 0.4 percent to 1,874.45.

...percent in Germany and 4 percent in France.The selling picked up again early Tuesday in Asia. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index was off nearly 5 percent, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng index shed more than 7 percent.In the U.S., stocks...

...We live in an environment of sell now and ask questions later."Asian markets started Thursday's drop. Japan's Nikkei 225 index fell 1.3 percent. Indexes in South Korea and India each dropped a little more, then Europe more than that...

...teetering economy Monday as the Tokyo stock market nose-dived after a devastating earthquake and tsunami.The benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average slid 6.2 percent in its first day of trading since the 8.9-magnitude quake centered on northeastern...

...Seng index down 26.48, or 0.2 percent, to 12396.39. Other Asian markets also reacted negatively. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index fell 49.15, or 0.4 percent, to 11526.82, while Seoul's Kospi index dropped 30.77, or 3.9 percent...

...disappointed investors since 1990. No longer.Japan's Nikkei 225 index has climbed 15 percent since Nov. 1. The increase...S. and other countries.It's new ground for the Nikkei 225, which has done worse than U.S. stocks in all but...

...index rose 64.91 points, or 1.1 percent, to 6,065.91. Technology issues were the leaders. In Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 15.13 points, or 0.13 percent, to 11,761.10 points. A broader index , which includes all issues on the...

...1,291.In one of the most dizzying days for Japan's stock market since the 2008 financial crisis, the benchmark Nikkei 225 dived 633.94 points, or 6.2 percent, to close at 9,620.49 - wiping out this year's gains and hitting its...

...disasters opening underlined the challenges Japan's already fragile economy will have in bouncing back.The benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average shed 494 points, or 4.8 percent, to 9,760.45 just after the market opened today. Japan's central...