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&#60;p&#62; LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Japanese blue-chip stocks fell Friday, extending losses into a second day after sharp gains earlier in the week, though Chinese and Australian shares inched higher. &#60;/p&#62;
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&#60;p&#62; LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Japanese stocks fell Friday, extending losses into a second day after sharp gains earlier in the week, while Australian shares inched higher, helped by strength for some miners. &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62; The moves came as...</description>
 <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 21:32:21 EDT</pubDate>
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&#60;p&#62; HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Japanese stocks tumbled Friday as the yen firmed up a day after the new Bank of Japan governor offered few new details on future policy, while Hong Kong shares fell after weak results from PetroChina...</description>
 <pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 05:06:01 EDT</pubDate>
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&#60;p&#62; HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Japanese stocks tumbled Friday as the yen firmed up a day after the new Bank of Japan governor offered few new details on future policy, while Hong Kong shares fell after weak results from PetroChina...</description>
 <pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 01:49:08 EDT</pubDate>
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 <title>ASIA MARKETS: Japanese Stocks Fall Sharply In Weak Asia</title>
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&#60;p&#62; SYDNEY (MarketWatch) -- Japanese stocks fell sharply Friday, the worst performer in a broadly lower Asia, with the yen rising on renewed safe-haven buying interest as Cyprus faced a restructuring deadline and as the new Bank of Japan governor...</description>
 <pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 21:22:10 EDT</pubDate>
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&#60;p&#62; SYDNEY (MarketWatch) -- Asian stock markets moved broadly lower Thursday, with weakness for property shares weighing on the Hong Kong bourse, though Tokyo shares rose on hopes for further policy easing. &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62; Japan's Nikkei Stock Average...</description>
 <pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 02:26:18 EDT</pubDate>
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&#60;p&#62; SYDNEY (MarketWatch) -- Japanese stocks gained ground Thursday to outperform a mildly weaker Asian region, with Tokyo investors welcoming signs that the government's anti-deflation stance is gaining traction with both rival politicians and...</description>
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&#60;p&#62; HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Japanese stocks climbed for a seventh session on Friday, reaching a fresh multiyear high, as the yen fell against the U.S. dollar, while Hong Kong and Australian markets rose after trade figures kicked off China's monthly economic...</description>
 <pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2013 05:33:25 EST</pubDate>
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&#60;p&#62; SYDNEY (MarketWatch) -- Chinese stocks slipped Tuesday, with casino operators skidding in Hong Kong and property stocks falling on the mainland, while Japanese blue chips also lost ground in a mostly range-bound session for Asian markets...</description>
 <pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2013 01:55:08 EST</pubDate>
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&#60;p&#62; SYDNEY (MarketWatch) -- Asia's major stock markets lost ground Tuesday after some weak global manufacturing data contrasted with earlier numbers showing improvement at Chinese factories. &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62; Japan's Nikkei Stock Average fell 0.4%, South...</description>
 <pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2012 21:40:44 EST</pubDate>
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&#60;p&#62; HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Most Asian stocks rose Thursday after U.S. President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner expressed optimism about a deal to avert the &#34;fiscal cliff,&#34; sparking a solid rebound on Wall...</description>
 <pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2012 03:48:08 EST</pubDate>
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 <description>&#60;div class='newsbody'&#62;&#60;p&#62; TOKYO -(Dow Jones)- Advantest Corp. (6857.TO) said Monday it has agreed to acquire U.S. peer Verigy Ltd. (VRGY) for $1.1 billion, or $15 per share, in a deal that allows the Japanese maker of testing systems for memory chips to diversify and reduce its dependence on often volatile...</description>
 <pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2011 03:43:19 EDT</pubDate>
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 <title>Advantest: Takeover Bid For Verigy Making Major Progress</title>
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&#60;p&#62; Advantest, which has been in pursuit of Verigy, said in...</description>
 <pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2011 20:22:03 EDT</pubDate>
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 <title>Advantest: Offered Revised Proposal To Verigy</title>
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&#60;p&#62; Advantest said nothing has been decided on the...</description>
 <pubDate>Fri, 24 Dec 2010 01:47:56 EST</pubDate>
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 <title>CORRECT: Advantest Proposes Buying Verigy; Leverages Strong Yen</title>
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&#60;p&#62; By Juro Osawa &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62; Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62; TOKYO -(Dow Jones)- Advantest Corp. (6857.TO) said...</description>
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 <description>&#60;div class='newsbody'&#62;&#60;p&#62; TOKYO -(Dow Jones)- Advantest Corp. (6857.TO) said Tuesday it has made a buyout proposal to U.S. semiconductor-testing company Verigy Ltd. (VRGY) worth nearly $730 million. &#60;/p&#62;
&#60;p&#62; &#34;We would like to start discussing the proposal with Verigy as soon as possible,&#34; said an Advantest...</description>
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