Trade data released Friday show global exports rose 32.3% over a year ago to $263.9 billion, in line with March but down from the explosive 60.6% rise in the first two months of 2021. China’s trade ... ( read original story ...)
Stock Markets Today: Vaccine Patents, Covid-19 Variants, China Tensions, Crypto
Eight years ago this month, global yields jumped and risky assets fell on a hint from then-Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke that the central bank might start trimming its bond purchase program, so investors ... ( read original story ...)
Investment bank picks 3 stocks to buy ahead of Apple’s next iPhone launch
Daiwa named its favorite Apple supplier stocks in the Greater China region — and one of its top picks has an upside of 65%. ( read original story ...)
Japan to extend Covid emergency in Tokyo as Olympics loom
Government admits restrictions that had been due to end on 11 May have failed to stop rising infections ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to Extend Emergency; Shorter H.K. Quarantine: Virus Update
Japan is set to extend a virus state of emergency that includes Tokyo to the end of May. Hong Kong will shorten mandatory quarantine stays for fully vaccinated inbound travelers, the South China ... ( read original story ...)
Asian Indexes Rise After US Rally; Investors Await Jobs Data
Asian shares are rising on optimism about the rally on Wall Street and an economic rebound in the U.S., as investors await the release of U.S. jobs data. ( read original story ...)
Japan set to extend virus emergency in Tokyo through May 31
Japan is set to expand and extend a state of emergency in Tokyo and other areas through May 31 as the coronavirus continues spreading and uncertainty grows about safely holding the Olympics just 11 ... ( read original story ...)
Anti-Olympics Campaign Gains Traction Online in Japan
An online petition calling for the Tokyo Olympics to be cancelled has garnered almost 200,000 signatures in the past few days, as public concerns mount over holding the Games in a pandemic. With less ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Government Seeks to Extend State of Emergency to May 31
The Japanese government is seeking to extend a state of emergency in Tokyo and three other areas until the end of May, in an effort to curb a surge in coronavirus cases with fewer than three months ... ( read original story ...)
A town in Japan spent Covid relief funds on a giant squid statue.
A $230,000 statue is part of an effort to revive tourism in the fishing town of Noto. Critics call it a waste of money as Japan struggles to contain a new outbreak. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s service sector shrinks at slowest pace since health crisis started – PMI
Japan's services sector activity contracted in April as coronavirus emergency measures hit businesses, though the pace of decline eased to its slowest since around the time the health crisis started ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to Extend Emergency; NYC Tourist Vaccines: Virus Update
Japan is set to extend a virus state of emergency that includes Tokyo to the end of May, public broadcaster NHK reported. A mathematical model prepared by advisers to Prime Minister Narendra Modi ... ( read original story ...)
Pfizer, BioNTech will vaccinate summer Olympians; Moderna says its vaccine is 96% effective in adolescents: Today’s COVID-19 updates
Pfizer, BioNTech announced Thursday that they will donate COVID-19 vaccines to athletes and officials at the Tokyo Olympic Games. Latest COVID-19 news. ( read original story ...)
Veteran Crypto Trader: Ethereum Eclipsing $4,000 Is ‘Tip of The Iceberg’
Texas West Capital trader says network upgrades key to meeting new demand Welcome to The Ask, where each week Crypto Investor interviews essential voices doing the work to make crypto 'mainstream.' ... ( read original story ...)
The IRS is coming after crypto profits: CNBC After Hours
Eamon Javers breaks down a recent court decision allowing the IRS to access the identities of taxpayers who use cryptocurrencies. ( read original story ...)
Japan may approve AstraZeneca, Moderna vaccines as early as May 20 -Nikkei
Japan's government may approve the use of coronavirus vaccines developed by AstraZeneca PLC and Moderna Inc as early as May 20, the Nikkei reported on Friday. Health ministry officials plan to hold ... ( read original story ...)