Category: FINANCE

At closing bell, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average advanced 279.50 points, or 0.96%, to 29,441.30. The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange increased 15.73 ... ( read original story ...)

Japan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Paper & Pulp, Railway & Bus and Real Estate sectors led shares higher. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.96% to hit a ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's SoftBank Group has led a $360 million Series C funding round in Singapore online car sales platform Carro, propelling the Southeast Asian startup into the ranks of unicorns -- companies with a ... ( read original story ...)

Katsumasa Suzuki, Masakazu Kumagai and Yu Nimura of Mori Hamada & Matsumoto explore the challenges and solutions that the introduction of SPACs in Japan will create for the country’s capital market ... ( read original story ...)

NBCUniversal Chief Executive Jeff Shell said on Monday that the upcoming Tokyo Games could be the most profitable Olympics in NBC’s history. “I think we're pretty optimistic about both the ratings and ... ( read original story ...)

Introducing a ten-part series designed to help crypto experts and novices alike avoid the most common crypto tax reporting mistakes. ( read original story ...)

Cheng Wei, the co-founder of Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi, is poised to shoot up the ranks of the super-wealthy when his firm lists shares in the U.S. The company filed last week for an initial ... ( read original story ...)

Klarna’s valuation has doubled in the last three months, and rumours continue to grow regarding the firm’s IPO potentially taking place in London. ( read original story ...)

The company will change its name to The Snowfox Group, reflecting its dominant US business, Sky News understands. ( read original story ...)

At closing bell, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average advanced 213.07 points, or 0.74%, to 29,161.80. The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange inclined 5.73 points ... ( read original story ...)

Wealthy Russians, Chinese and Saudis are no longer buying up real estate; they’re hiding money in crypto wallets, and pumping billions into tech startups. ( read original story ...)

Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey warned against using cryptocurrencies for payments, taking another swipe at digital tokens. ( read original story ...)

Between El Salvador passing legislation to adopt bitcoin as legal tender, to a record CyberPunk NFT sale, here are five things worth knowing. ( read original story ...)

Elon Musk said Sunday that Tesla will resume bitcoin transactions once the firm confirms there is "reasonable" clean energy usage by miners. ( read original story ...)

Australia's Ariarne Titmus confirmed she is one to watch at the Tokyo Olympics by smashing the Commonwealth record in the women’s 200m freestyle on Monday, a day after swimming the second fastest 400m ... ( read original story ...)

Tanzania became the latest country to signal its support for digital assets this weekend as its president instructed financial authorities to prepare for widespread use of cryptocurrencies, elevating ... ( read original story ...)