Japanese Stock Market in Free Fall–Down 13%–Panic Spreads Worldwide
March 15, 2011 at 00:47 AM EDT
The Nikkei 225 has crashed over 13% so far in trading as concerns mount about that a nuclear meltdown in Japan has already occurred with large amounts of radiation released. Reports are circulating that radiation fallout may reach Tokyo within 8-10 hours. The market open down 2%, but started to crash after the lunch break [...]
