Jefferies Co. of the U.S. has restarted brokerage in Japanese equities after stopping this business in 2009.

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That statement was encouraging for investors, said Jason Kupferberg, an analyst with Jefferies and Co.

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"The reality is that space tourism is just not cost-effective right now--it's a limited market, and it's fraught with risk, " says aerospace-industry analyst Howard Rubel of Jefferies and Co.

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