Bitcoin pushed higher Monday as proponents took the U.K.’s crypto crackdown in their stride after the token traded above a key technical level over the weekend. ( read original story ...)
Even Gold-Obsessed Indians Are Pouring Billions Into Crypto
The cryptocurrency aficionados’ mantra that Bitcoin is equivalent to digital gold is winning converts among the world’s biggest holders of the precious metal. ( read original story ...)
Sweetgreen Files Plans for IPO
Sweetgreen Inc., the West Adams-based salad and grain bowl restaurant chain, has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission to become a publicly traded company. Sweetgreen isn’t disclosing much ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s SMFG to buy 5% stake in Philippine bank RCBC
Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group will invest about 10 billion yen ($90 million) in Rizal Commercial Banking Corp., a Philippines-based commercial banking group, Nikkei has learned. It aims to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui to take 5% stake in Philippine bank RCBC -Nikkei
Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group is set to invest around 10 billion yen ($90.3 million) in Philippine bank Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation, taking a 5% stake, the Nikkei financial daily ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Nikkei closes marginally lower
Tokyo's key Nikkei 225 index closed slightly lower Monday on profit-taking, with few fresh market-moving events following a mixed close on Wall Street.The benchmark Nikkei 225 index inched down 0. ( read original story ...)
Ex-Egg Firm Head Admits Bribing Former Japan Farm Minister
A former head of an egg production firm on Monday admitted giving 5 million yen in bribes in 2018-2019 to then Japanese agriculture minister Takamori Yoshikawa. Yoshiki Akita, 87, the former boss of ... ( read original story ...)
Military starts to run with 3D printing and additive manufacturing
Defense and aerospace uses for additive manufacturing range from quick prototyping to spare parts logistics support at sea and in other remote locations. ( read original story ...)
Yokohama’s Geolander A/T to be fitted on 2022 Subaru Outback Wilderness
Subaru of America, Inc. announced that the rugged 2022 Outback Wilderness™ comes equipped with Yokohama’s GEOLANDAR® A/T G015 tires ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama FC – Shimizu S-Pulse
Follow the Meiji Yasuda J1 League live Football match between Yokohama FC and Shimizu S-Pulse with Eurosport. The match starts at 11:00 on 27 June 2021. Who will come out on top in the battle of the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan backs off on forecast of 30 gold medals at Tokyo Games
Japan is backing off a forecast of how many gold medals it will win at the pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics that are set to open next month. Predicting performance in Tokyo could be a problem for many ... ( read original story ...)
Delegates’ Positive Tests Spur Japan Panel’s Call for Tougher Border Controls
TOKYO (Reuters) -With two members of the Ugandan delegation testing positive after arriving in Japan for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games that start on July 23, organisers are seeking to soothe public ... ( read original story ...)
Managers cautious as Japanese firms revamp governance
While Japanese companies are making huge progress in terms of corporate governance — particularly in relation to board independence and diversity — money management executives say that caution is ... ( read original story ...)
Moderate magnitude 4.0 quake hits 66 km east of Kushiro, Japan early afternoon
Just 10 minutes ago, a 4.0-magnitude earthquake struck near Kushiro, Kushiro Shi, Hokkaido, Japan. The tremor was recorded early afternoon on Monday 28 June 2021 at 3:13 pm local ... ( read original story ...)
Binance: Financial watchdog FCA bans crypto-currency exchange
Binance, the world's biggest crypto-currency exchange, has been banned by the UK's financial regulator. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has ruled that the firm cannot conduct any "regulated ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei ends flat as investors cautious ahead of U.S. data
Japan's benchmark Nikkei index ended flat on Monday, weighed down by chip-related stocks tracking a muted Nasdaq trade in the previous session, while investors were also cautious ahead of key U.S. ( read original story ...)