Bettina Wassener New York Times

Companies in Japan evacuated and closed plants on Friday as they scrambled to assess the effects on their operations after a powerful earthquake and tsunami struck the northeastern part of the country.As aftershocks continued Friday afternoon, many company executives said it was too early to gauge what the initial effects on their operations had be...

Companies in Japan evacuated and closed plants on Friday as they scrambled to assess the effects on their operations after a powerful earthquake and tsunami struck the northeastern part of the country.As aftershocks continued Friday afternoon, many company executives said it was too early to gauge what the initial effects on their operations had be...