Category: FINANCE

Asia-Pacific stocks fell in Wednesday morning trade, with Japan's Nikkei 225 dropping nearly 2%. The Nasdaq Composite plunged nearly 3% overnight on Wall Street as tech names fell amid rising bond ... ( read original story ...)

Kono losing “may be perceived as a disappointment by foreign investors, who tend to be strangely supportive of English-speaking candidates,” wrote Nicholas Smith, a strategist at CLSA Securities Japan ... ( read original story ...)

The stakes are high as Japanese governing party members vote Wednesday for four candidates seeking to replace Yoshihide Suga as prime minister. ( read original story ...)

A total of 25 people were hospitalised due to COVID-19 during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, instead of the initially reported five, organisers said on Tuesday evening. "The initial five we reported ... ( read original story ...)

Mark Hulbert, founder and president of the Hulbert Financial Digest, warns that 'stubborn bullishness' among investors vowing to buy the dip or 'hold on ... ( read original story ...)

Tesla chief Elon Musk on Tuesday said the government should steer clear of trying to regulate the crypto market. ( read original story ...)

CNBC's MacKenzie Sigalos reports on China's latest moves to crack down on its domestic crypto market and why these efforts have more teeth than past attempts at regulation. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo's key Nikkei index opened down two percent on Wednesday, extending global market jitters, as traders worried about a strengthening dollar, rising oil prices and fears of a US debt default.The ... ( read original story ...)

Following China's move to make crypto mining explicitly illegal within its borders, Alibaba will stop selling mining equipment on its platforms, and Bitmain will halt all machine sales to mainland ... ( read original story ...)

Crypto is the key to happiness. Or maybe not. The infighting is intensifying at the Federal Reserve. Germany is just as divided as America, but not nearly as salty. Petrol panic is quickly turning ... ( read original story ...)

The hamster, named Mr. Goxx, likely after a now defunct crypto exchange Mt. Gox, has been trading cryptocurrency since June, and has seen gains of 16.62% as of Monday. The S&P 500 has gained about 4% ... ( read original story ...)

The point of sale company, Verifone, has partnered with BitPay, allowing cryptocurrency to be accepted at any retail store that uses the Verifone points-of-sale pin pads. Learn how smart money is ... ( read original story ...)

Nimiq is a unique cryptocurrency which is championing the idea of ‘Crypto for Good’ - and announcing an innovative new ‘Pledge 2%’ model which they hope other cryptocurrencies adopt (in much the same ... ( read original story ...)

Coinbase is a flagbearer in the development of the broader crypto economy, and we expect it will remain a leader in the industry,' JMP said. ( read original story ...)

Bitfinex paid $24 million in transaction fees in one of the biggest "fat-finger" errors in crypto history, but has now got most of the money back. ( read original story ...)

The SEC has named Dan Berkovitz, a commissioner at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, as its next general counsel. ( read original story ...)