Stocks Rise as Crypto Celebrates a Strong 2021

Most crypto tokens have seen big gains in 2021. Wall Street came back from the Christmas holiday in a good mood, and major market benchmarks looked poised to make what could potentially be a record ... ( read original story ...)

Record snowfalls in western Japan

A strong cold air mass brought record snows to wide areas in western and northern Japan on Monday. As of 6 p.m., Hikone City in Shiga Prefecture saw 62 centimeters of snow. That is more than 30 times ... ( read original story ...)

Minor magnitude 2.6 earthquake at 141 km depth

Detailed earthquake information - overview map, magnitude, time, depth, source, shake map, list of reports. File an "I felt it" report if you felt the quake! Features interactive map, read user ... ( read original story ...)

Japan Nikkei extends losses on omicron woes

At closing bell, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average fell 106.13 points, or 0.37%, to 28,676.46. The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange dropped 8.88 points, or ... ( read original story ...)