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How to financially prepare for disasters

Mar 18, 2011
People are thinking more about disaster preparedness since the tsunami in Japan. Tess Vigeland talks to Candysse Miller of the Insurance Information Network of California about how to prepare a disaster financial plan.
A man walks along a street through debris and past destroyed buildings in Kamaishi town in Iwate prefecture, northeastern Japan.
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Weekly Wrap: The aftermath of the Japan quake

Mar 18, 2011
Discussing the week in Wall Street with Lizzie O'Leary from Bloomberg News and John Carney from CNBC.

World's big economies act to tame Japan's yen

Mar 18, 2011
In its first joint action on a currency in over a decade, the Group of Seven nations sold yen to halt its rise and help spur Japanese exports.
A money changer counts Japanese yen notes.
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A long road ahead for Japanese taxi company

Mar 18, 2011
The cabbies and owner of Smile Smile Taxi in Sendai try to fight through tears as they rebuild the business.

Japan raises nuclear crisis rating

Mar 18, 2011
The crisis rating at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear facility has been raised from level 4 to level 5 on an international scale of 7 as emergency work crews continue to regain control of the reactors. In Sendai, just miles from Daiichi, citizens struggle to return to normal life.

Japan crisis chills U.S. corporate funding

Mar 17, 2011
The Japanese earthquake has rattled markets and companies hoping to raise capital. But many experts call it a pause, not the end of the rally.

Situation worsens at Fukushima nuclear complex

Mar 17, 2011
The world is watching as emergency workers at Japan's Daiichi nuclear complex desperately try to regain control of the reactors.

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Sendai regroups after earthquake, tsunami

Mar 17, 2011
Last week's earthquake and tsunami devastated Sendai in northeastern Japan. An informal barter economy has now replaced the official one.

Companies face a logistical nightmare in Japan

Mar 17, 2011
Stephen Badger, operations director for the international express shipping company TNT, describes assessing the needs of the company's Japanese staff, and whether shipping is moving ahead after the earthquake and tsunami.

How will the disaster in Japan impact the U.S. economy?

Mar 17, 2011
David Kelly, chief market strategist with JP Morgan Funds, explains how the disaster in Japan will impact global markets as the U.S. enters a "recovery mode."