Month: March 2019

(Bloomberg) -- A Japanese retail billionaire, rather than a Silicon Valley wunderkind, is poised to be the biggest beneficiary of Lyft Inc.’s impending initial public offering. Hiroshi "Mickey" ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO: US buyout firm Bain Capital is likely to delay a planned initial public offering of Toshiba Memory by around two months, a source said on Wednesday, pushing back until November what is likely ... ( read original story ...)

In June last year, ecommerce startup Mercari went public with an initial public offering (IPO) valued at US$1.2 billion – Japan’s highest valued IPO since chat giant Line Corporation’s in July 2016. ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, March 20 (Reuters) - U.S. buyout firm Bain Capital is likely to delay a planned initial public offering of Toshiba Memory by around two months, a source said on Wednesday, pushing back until ... ( read original story ...)

Silk Road Medical has proposed terms for its $75 million IPO. The firm sells a cardiovascular ... It is also ‘pursuing regulatory clearances in China and Japan.’ Sales and marketing expenses ... ( read original story ...)

"We plan on an IPO in 2020 and take on new investments from the public ... will be used to build branded stores for the company in the U.S., the U.K., Germany, Japan and across major cities in China. ... ( read original story ...)

Today I wish to invert my usual rule and open with a look at financial markets because in this instance they help to give us an insight into the real economy. The Nikkei 225 average tumbled 650.23 ... ( read original story ...)

HONOLULU, March 25, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Paul Yonamine, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Central Pacific Financial Corp. CPF, +0.33% and Executive Chairman of its subsidiary, Central Pacific ... ( read original story ...)

Main events scheduled in Japan for Tuesday, March 26: -- Bank of Japan to release summary of opinions from March 14-15 Policy Board meeting at 8:50 a.m. -- Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko to visit ... ( read original story ...)

Government data last Friday also showed Japan's annual core consumer inflation slowed in February, leaving its central bank in a bind. That followed a sell-off on Wall Street Friday, as an inverted ... ( read original story ...)

NHK has learned that one of Japan's three biggest banks is giving employees a higher pay raise than what they'd asked for. MUFG Bank apparently wants to boost motivation amid a tough business ... ( read original story ...)

The largest futures exchanges in Japan are set to announce a merger this week as part of a national effort to take on foreign rivals and restore Tokyo’s place as the financial centre of Asia. ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei index dived more than three percent ... below those for 10-year notes -- the first time this had happened since before the global financial crisis in 2007. The yield curve has ... ( read original story ...)

REUTERS/Issei Kato Reuters TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Friday that the economy was in a moderate recovery and that there was no change in the government's plan to ... ( read original story ...)