Japan: Earthquake Selloff Wipes $287 Billion Off Tokyo Stock Market

TOKYO (Reuters) – A massive selloff on the Tokyo Stock Exchange wiped out some 23.5 trillion yen ($287 billion) from the market’s value on Monday with investors dumping stocks as the country recoiled from a devastating earthquake and struggled to avert nuclear disaster. The selloff triggered record volumes and slashed the market’s value to roughly [...] continue reading world news