Category: FINANCE

Tokyo plans to ask the Japanese government to extend the Covid-19 state of emergency that is due to expire this weekend, the Nikkei reported, citing multiple unidentified people. ( read original story ...)

Gain Capital Japan announced today that the company has decided to change its name after the recent acquisition by StoneX. ( read original story ...)

On today’s show, CNBC’s Ylan Mui reports that several Democrats are pitching proposals for the next big stimulus bill, even as the current $1.9 trillion package moves through Congress. Plus, CNBC’s ... ( read original story ...)

CNBC's Leslie Picker explains why traditional hedge funds have been slower to enter the cryptocurrency space, as crypto-focused firms see huge profits amid the bitcoin boom. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo plans to ask the Japanese government to extend the Covid-19 state of emergency that is due to expire this weekend, the Nikkei reported, citing multiple unidentified people. Australia’s ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's services sector extended declines in February for a 13th straight month, as business activity was hit by curbs put in place to stop the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, leading to weak ... ( read original story ...)

Billionaire hedge-fund manager Marc Lasry and former U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Christopher Giancarlo have invested in crypto-asset and blockchain investment firm BlockTower ... ( read original story ...)

Gensler said that the SEC would enforce investor protections in the crypto market, including ensuring that the custody of digital assets are safe. ( read original story ...)

Gary Gensler, Biden’s pick to head the SEC, told Congress Tuesday that the “greater challenge” in bitcoin and cryptocurrencies is protecting investors. ( read original story ...)

To the growing list of things that make gaming startup Coly Inc. unusual, it can add one of the best market debuts in recent Japanese history. ( read original story ...)

South Korea's Coupang Inc, which is backed by SoftBank Group Corp, is targeting a blockbuster stock market debut that would value the e-commerce giant at well over $50 billion and make it the largest ... ( read original story ...)

One song from 3LAU's album sold for over $3.6 million. The EDM artist said NFTs could help musicians subsidize concert revenue losses from 2020. ( read original story ...)

Coinbase Global Inc. plans to go public under a direct listing that values the largest U.S. digital-asset exchange at almost $100 billion. The service the company offers is the same basic principle as ... ( read original story ...)

Welcome to the Capital Note, a newsletter about business, finance, and economics. On the menu today: the SPAC craze continues, an ill-fated Softbank investment, the Carlos Ghosn plot thickens, and a ... ( read original story ...)

The listed shares of the Japanese and Swiss central banks rose sharply on Tuesday, without any apparent reason, possibly reflecting high levels of investor exuberance in markets awash with cash. March ... ( read original story ...)

The revised growth rate for Japan's price-adjusted real gross domestic product in October-December 2020 will be 12.5 pct on an annualized basis, according to the average estimate by 11 private-sector ... ( read original story ...)