TOKYO  – Japan’s stock benchmark rallied on Friday to the highest since August 1990, the country’s “bubble” era, driven by a confluence of positive factors from strong earnings to an economy showing signs of revving up and optimism over a U.S. debt ceiling deal. The Nikkei benchmark index jumped as high as 30,924.57 before closing … Continue reading Nikkei powers to Japan’s 1990 ‘bubble’ era peak