Category: FINANCE

Osaka prefectural governor Hirofumi Yoshimura said on Thursday the Olympic torch relay in the city of Osaka should be cancelled amid a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases. By Chris Gallagher TOKYO, April ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks closed lower Tuesday, with the benchmark Nikkei stock index sinking to a one-month low on concerns that surging virus cases in Japan could lead to stricter business restrictions in urban ... ( read original story ...)

It's "Doge Day". Here's why the currency that was started as a joke is now seeing surging popularity, according to nine experts. ( read original story ...)

Parent company PayPal added crypto trading to its app in November 2020, and just launched a checkout feature with crypto in March. ( read original story ...)

The PayPal-owned mobile payment company Venmo opened its service to buying, selling and holding of cryptocurrency. ( read original story ...)

Crypto on Venmo is rolling out today to allow users to buy and sell Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies within the app. ( read original story ...)

The company is extending its crypto support to the Venmo platform, allowing users to buy, hold and sell cryptocurrency through the Venmo app. ( read original story ...)

On the back of an unprecedented surge that saw bitcoin cross $65,000, crypto-friendly Silvergate Bank, which counts major crypto exchanges Bitstamp, Coinbase, Gemini and Kraken as clients, has turned ... ( read original story ...)

Venmo, the digital payments app owned by PayPal announced a crypto option, which would allow its users to buy, sell and hold cryptocurrency. ( read original story ...)

Najah Roberts, Crypto Blockchain Plug, on what's happening in the cryptocurrency market. With CNBC's Melissa Lee and the Fast Money traders, Guy Adami, Tim Seymour, Karen Finerman and Dan Nathan. ( read original story ...)

Tokyos benchmark Nikkei index closed down nearly two percent Tuesday weighed down by falls on Wall StreetThe Nikkei 225 index fell 19 ... ( read original story ...)

Japan Post Holdings will sell off a part of Australian logistics company Toll Holdings to an Australian investment fund for around 1 billion yen ($9.2 million), Nikkei has learned, absorbing a massive ... ( read original story ...)

The event is trending on Twitter on Tuesday as fans of the popular joke cryptocurrency token rally with memes. ( read original story ...)

Applovin’s shares tumbled almost 20% after the company filed an initial public offering (IPO) which saw investors value the firm ... that it becomes more profitable than their film unit. The Japanese ... ( read original story ...)

At closing bell, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average was down 584.99 points, or 1.97%, to 29,100.38. The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange fell 30.31 points, ... ( read original story ...)

Japan stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Paper & Pulp, Railway & Bus and Real Estate sectors led shares lower. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 1.97%. The ... ( read original story ...)