Category: FINANCE

As the number of COVID-19 cases surge in Japan, preventive medicine specialist Dr. David Katz warns of a potential ‘superspreader event’ given Japan’s high case count and slow vaccine rollout. ( read original story ...)

After previously disputing the theory, Fauci now says there needs to be further investigation into whether or not COVID-19 was leaked from a Wuhan lab. ( read original story ...)

A crackdown by Beijing is rapidly accelerating a shift in focus by makers of machines that 'mine' cryptocurrencies like bitcoin from China to North America and Central Asia as Chinese clients face an ... ( read original story ...)

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is backing Polygon, a platform designed to scale Ethereum chains and develop the blockchain's infrastructure. ( read original story ...)

The recent report out of Tether regarding the reserves behind USDT once again highlights the importance – and need – for crypto specific accounting, reporting, and disclosure standards. Stablecoins ... ( read original story ...)

Nvidia is seen posting strong sales and earnings when it releases its quarterly earnings amid surging demand for its gaming graphics cards used to mine Ethereum. ( read original story ...)

Along with the stock market, cryptocurrency is also seeing an uptick among retail investors in Indonesia. Pintu, a platform focused on first-time cryptocurrency buyers, announced today it has raised a ... ( read original story ...)

The market rebound at the start of the week has been partly assisted by comments from Elon Musk that he has been in talks with bitcoin miners about renewable energy solutions, as well as news that ... ( read original story ...)

The Nikkei share average added 0.31 per cent to 28,642.19, extending its recovery from a four-month low hit earlier this month, but it faced multiple resistances around the current levels, including ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Japanese electronics retailer Nojima is set to begin procedures for selling its 18.52% stake in the embattled Suruga Bank, Nikkei has learned. The two companies have clashed over the ... ( read original story ...)

Huge gains in digital asset values are helping crypto firms to poach previously out-of-reach executives from some of the biggest companies in mainstream finance. Among high profile executives ... ( read original story ...)

Auto magnate-turned-fugitive Carlos Ghosn is campaigning to clear his name, and hopes a visit by French investigators to his home in exile in Lebanon will be his first real opportunity to defend ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's government is expected to compile an extra budget in October or November, senior ruling party lawmaker Kozo Yamamoto said on Wednesday, calling for spending of around $239 billion to cushion ... ( read original story ...)

The Tokyo Olympics will go ahead as planned unless struck by an unprecedented “Armageddon”, according to leading International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound. Already foreign spectators have been ... ( read original story ...)

Japan is likely to proceed with the Tokyo Olympic Games as planned this summer even if there are no spectators, senior ruling party official Kozo ... ( read original story ...)

Cryptocurrency volatility may not be such a bad thing, but it could well be if investment decisions are determined by the impulses of Tesla boss Elon Musk. On ... ( read original story ...)