Japan's Nikkei share average rallied for a fourth straight session on Wednesday, helped by signs of consumer spending in department stores and spillover from optimism over billionaire Warren Buffett ...
Japan’s Nikkei and South Korea’s Kospi among other Asian indices subdued ahead of US inflation data, Fed minutes
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan (.MIAPJ0000PUS) was 0.17% lower in choppy trading. Japan's Nikkei (.N225) was 0.49% higher, while Australia's S&P/ASX 200 index (.AXJO) rose ...
Buffett breaks out of Japan’s value trap
Berkshire Hathaway has upped its stake in iconic Japanese trading houses, according to an interview boss Warren Buffett gave the Nikkei newspaper on Tuesday. He has been steadily increasing his ...
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has boosted its bets on 5 Japanese titans – plus it wants to raise its stakes more and join forces on big deals
Warren Buffett's company has lifted its stakes in the five largest Japanese trading houses to around 7.4%, up from about 5% in 2020, he told Nikkei.
Goldman Sachs to enter transaction banking business in Japan
Goldman Sachs Group Inc said on Wednesday it is launching its transaction banking business for corporate clients in Japan, as the U.S. investment bank expands in the world's third-largest economy.
G7 To Discuss Digital Currency Standards, Crypto Regulation
Group of Seven (G7) advanced economies will consider how best to help developing countries introduce central bank digital currencies (CBDC) consistent with appropriate international standards, Japan's ...
Asia markets to rise ahead of U.S. inflation report, bank earnings
Williams’ comments come a day ahead of the release of the latest U.S. inflation figures. Economists polled by Dow Jones expect a 6% year-over-year increase in the consumer price index. Currently, the ...
Whoops, using crypto and cannabis don’t mix after all
I wrote how Smoakland was testing a loophole to sell cannabis by credit card. It seems as if Smoakland isn't the first vendor who's gotten bitten by this. It did at some point offer the ability to buy crypto on a credit card and use that to buy weed,
Bank of Japan’s new chief didn’t offer a ‘tidbit’ that moved markets, analyst says
Michael Makdad of Morningstar says bank stocks did not move after Kazuo Ueda's first press conference as governor of the Bank of Japan as there was no new information.
SoftBank’s Son to sign off on Arm’s Nasdaq listing this week -FT
SoftBank Group Corp Chief Executive Masayoshi Son will officially agree with Nasdaq this week to list British chip designer Arm Ltd, the Financial Times said on Tuesday, citing two unnamed people ...
Is This The Real Reason Behind Crypto’s $200 Billion Bitcoin, Ethereum, BNB, XRP, Cardano, Dogecoin, Polygon And Solana Price Boom?
Bitcoin, ethereum and other major cryptocurrencie Stablecoin Tether (USDT) has now reached a market capitalization of $80 billion, an increase of $+13.8 billion dollars.
Roundup: Japan’s Nikkei ends higher on new BOJ chief’s dovish policy remarks
TOKYO, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index closed higher Tuesday as investor sentiment was lifted by the new Bank of Japan chief's dovish policy remarks, with high-technology shares following their U.S. peers higher. The 225-issue ...
Gary Wang, the mysterious FTX cofounder, is cooperating with prosecutors. Here’s what we know about the key player in the failed crypto empire.
As well as cofounding FTX, Gary Wang also served as its chief technology officer but reportedly kept a low profile.
Buffett says he holds 7.4% stake in five Japanese trading houses including Itochu -Nikkei
Berkshire Hathaway Inc's Warren Buffett is considering additional investment in Japanese stocks and said he holds a 7.4% stake in five Japanese trading houses, including Itochu Corp, the Nikkei ...
Warren Buffett Increased Stakes in Japan Trading Houses, Nikkei Says
Warren Buffett is looking to increase his exposure to Japanese stocks, according to an interview with Nikkei, saying he’s been proud of his holdings in the nation’s trading houses.
Roundup: Japan’s Nikkei ends higher amid eased concerns about U.S. labor market
Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index closed higher Monday as eased concerns over the U.S. labor market spurred buying, although gains were capped by a lack of fresh cues. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock ...