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Japanese Bank Bid Suffers Setback

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group’s (ADR: MTU) $3 billion bid to obtain California’s UnionBanCal Corp. (UB) suffered a blow yesterday (Thursday) when a shareholder advisory committee determined the offer price was too low.

“The proposed price does not reflect the strength of…

15Aug2008 | Money Morning | 0 comments | Continued

Barclays Gets a $927 Million Jump Start as Japanese Banks Ramp Up Overseas

Barclays PLC (ADR: BCS), the United Kingdom’s fourth-largest bank, may get a $927 million cash infusion from Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. by the end of the month. The investment, which will be made through the group’s Sumitomo Mitsui…

21Jun2008 | Money Morning | 0 comments | Continued

Two Ways to Profit as China and Japan Quietly Forge the Most Powerful Trading Alliance in the World

Chinese President Hu Jintao and Japanese Prime Minister Yauo Fukuda met recently and signed some modest cooperation agreements. That doesn’t sound much to get excited about, until you consider how well the Chinese and Japanese economies fit together.

Think of it…

16May2008 | Money Morning | 0 comments | Continued