Tokyo stocks slipped on Wednesday morning, extending the previous day's rout, as investors awaited the release of earnings reports from major firms including Toyota and SoftBank.The benchmark Nikkei ... ( read original story ...)
Serena Williams may not play in Tokyo Olympics if daughter can’t join her in Japan
If it comes down to it, Serena Williams’ daughter might be the key to whether she makes the trek to Tokyo for the Olympics this summer. Williams said Monday at the Italian Open that she, like many ... ( read original story ...)
Breakingviews – Capital Calls: Japan’s one-woman show flops
WASHINGTON (Reuters Breakingviews) - Concise insights on global finance. XX MARKS SPOT. Progress in diversity isn’t always linear. While the number of female executives is rising in Japan, investors ... ( read original story ...)
Financial Management: Fintech InvestCloud Launches Wealth Advisor Platform by Japan’s Largest Bank, MUFG
InvestCloud, a global Fintech company serving large banks, wealth management platforms and fund managers, revealed that it has launched its Wealth Advisor Platform by Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group ... ( read original story ...)
Salad Chain Sweetgreen Is Planning a U.S. IPO This Year
Sweetgreen, the salad restaurant chain popular among office workers, is planning an initial public offering in the U.S., according to people with knowledge of the matter. The Los Angeles-based company ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto This Week: Mark Zuckerberg Names His Goat Bitcoin and Dogecoin Goes to the Moon
Its been an interesting week for crypto. From Mark Zuckerberg's goats to Carole Baskin's new crypto, here's everything you need to know. ( read original story ...)
46 Million Americans Now Own Bitcoin, as Crypto Goes Mainstream
In a survey conducted by the New York Digital Investment Group (NYDIG), about 75% of the respondents said they wanted to learn more about Bitcoin annuities and Bitcoin life insurance. ( read original story ...)
Crypto Banking, The Law Of Private Keys, And Other Crypto Banking Considerations
Adding some context to this technical conversation, the Law of Private keys is a crypto paradigm in which if an individual or institution does not self-custody private keys, the actual ownership of ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto is fun for traders
A model that I often use for cryptocurrency is that it is rediscovering traditional finance: In its early days, crypto was a brand-new financial system, unsullied by the old evils of central banking, ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank Seeks IPO For Payment App PayPay
The Japanese conglomerate SoftBank announced on Tuesday (May 11) that it is seeking an initial public offering (IPO) for its QR code payment app, PayPay. ( read original story ...)
SoftBank Corp plans PayPay IPO, peeks beyond Japan
With Japan's mobile market maturing, SoftBank Corp looks to pan-Asian data analytics, chat and driverless cars for other bets to boost its numbers. ( read original story ...)
A Peter Thiel-backed blockchain platform just invested $10 billion in a new crypto exchange
Peter Thiel-backed Block.one announced it is launching a crypto exchange called Bullish Global on Tuesday. Bullish Global has already landed over $10 billion in backing from big names like Thiel, Mike ... ( read original story ...)
The Crypto Tax Nightmare Facing New Traders
But, there's one aspect of crypto investing that hardly anyone is talking about — the tax implications. This is partly because taxes are boring in general, but it's also because a lot of crypto ... ( read original story ...)
Elon Musk Asks if Tesla Should Accept Dogecoin, Crypto’s Fans Celebrate
Dogecoin's price surged after Musk hinted that the cryptocurrency could be used to purchase Teslas in the future. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020: Are these the Olympic Games that no one in Japan truly wants?
A petition calling for its cancellation by a Tokyo lawyer garnered 325,000 signatures in a few days. That number is still rising steadily. Among a population not renowned for public protests, there ... ( read original story ...)
Apple Pay in Japan now supports Visa credit and debit cards
Apple Pay has been available in Japan since 2016. Now, Visa announced its branded cards are working in the country as well. ( read original story ...)