Category: FINANCE

More than a decade after its inception, bitcoin and the broader cryptocurency industry are still widely referred to as being in the “Wild West” phase of their development. As recently as last month, ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese staffing and internet firm Recruit Holdings Co., one of Japan’s biggest and most laid-back companies, was well positioned for the work-from-home shift and transition to a post-Covid future, ... ( read original story ...)

Bitcoin and cryptocurrency speculation has exploded this year as finance apps roll out crypto support and stimulus cash floods in. The bitcoin price has soared along with so-called meme stocks Tesla, ... ( read original story ...)

The companies likely to come out with their offers this month include Zomato, Chemplast Sanmar, Vijaya Diagnostic, Glenmark Life, Utkarsh SFB, Shriram Properties, G R Infraprojects, Clean Sciences, ... ( read original story ...)

Growing signs that Western governments, such as those in the US and UK, are cracking down on crypto should worry big investors, UBS said. ( read original story ...)

Softbank will invest 500 million zlotys (US$130 million) in the Polish online shoe shop eobuwie ahead of its planned initial public offering ... ( read original story ...)

Shares in SoftBank Group Corp. tumbled Monday after Chinese regulators ordered app stores to remove Didi Chuxing, run by the recently U.S.-listed ride-hailing giant in which the Japanese firm is the ... ( read original story ...)

Nikkei share average lost 0.64 per cent to 28,598.19, its lowest close in two weeks, while the broader Topix dropped 0.37 per cent to 1,948.99. ( read original story ...)

Japan stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Paper & Pulp, Railway & Bus and Real Estate sectors led shares lower. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.64%. Falling ... ( read original story ...)

The Bank of Japan on Monday downgraded its economic assessments of two of the country's nine regions -- Chugoku and Shikoku -- as the ... ( read original story ...)

Japan will have more clarity on the design of its central bank digital currency no earlier than late 2022, according to a ruling party official. Hideki Murai, head of the ruling Liberal Democratic ... ( read original story ...)

SoftBank's internet business Z Holdings Corp said on Monday it has agreed to pay Verizon Communications Inc 178.5 billion yen ($1.61 billion) to secure the rights to Yahoo branding and technology in ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese services companies continued to report that business conditions were disrupted by the latest wave of COVID-19 infections at the end of the second quarter of 2021. Activity and incoming ... ( read original story ...)

Albania’s 1990s pyramid scheme debacle highlights risks of regulatory paralysis on the cryptocurrency explosion ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo and Hong Kong declined while most other regional markets advanced. U.S. futures edged lower after Wall Street capped a milestone-shattering week Friday with stock indexes hitting more record ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO: The Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) wants Toshiba to make "prompt and appropriate" disclosure about its widening governance scandal, including ... ( read original story ...)