Friday's edition of Forbes Daily covers how GE and IBM are making comebacks, Mnuchin's efforts to purchase TikTok and the firm investing in underrepresented founders.
Japanese Nikkei Dips as Tech Stocks Follow US Peers Lower; Focus on BOJ Meeting
Japan’s Nikkei share average experienced a slight decline, influenced by a decrease in technology shares mirroring their U.S. counterparts. Traders remained cautious ahead of the upcoming Bank of ...
Eyes on Bank of Japan as unions announce big wage hikes
Japan's largest trade union said Friday it had secured the highest wage hikes since 1991 in preliminary data that stokes speculation the central bank will finally shift away from its outlier ...
Japan’s union group announces biggest wage hikes in 33 years, presaging shift at central bank
The stronger-than-expected outcome comes as the Bank of Japan looks close to ending years of negative interest rate policy. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Take Five: Is Bank of Japan ready to exit negative rates?
The week ahead is rammed with rate setting meetings by heavyweight central banks from the U.S. Fed to the Bank of England, from Switzerland and Norway to Mexico.
Top Crypto Exchange Binance Spins Off $10 Billion Venture Unit
Crypto exchange Binance quietly spun off its $10 billion venture capital arm earlier this year in one of the most notable developments yet of Chief Executive Officer Richard Teng’s four-month-old ...
Analysis-‘No Time to Waste’: Japan Inc Set to Step up Outbound M&A
"Pressure from behind to make use of cash or return it to shareholders is growing ever stronger," Yuzo Otsuka, head of Japan M&A Advisory at Barclays, said. "Companies now feel that they have no time ...
Volatile bitcoin falls from record high as crypto frenzy hits pause
Bitcoin eased to a one-week low in volatile trade on Friday, as investors took profit from its run to a record high and as another upside surprise on U.S. inflation dimmed prospects of early rate cuts ...
Blame Crypto Bros for the Rising Cost of Your Rolex
Bitcoin’s surge three years ago presaged a bubble in second-hand watch prices. History may repeat.
Bitgert Coin: A Unique Project Disrupting 2024’s Crypto Industry
Bitgert Coin has emerged as the trending crypto project of 2024. Dubai, UAE - March 15, 2024 — Bitgert Coin has emerged as the trending crypto project of 2024, captivating the a ...
Japan’s Nikkei slips as techs track US peers lower; BOJ decision in focus
Japan's Nikkei share average dipped on Friday, as heavyweight technology shares tracked their U.S. peers down, while traders continued to position themselves carefully ahead of the Bank of Japan's ...
Japan’s Nissan, Honda to partner on EVs to challenge Chinese, reports say
Japan’s Nissan is seeking a business partnership with Honda on electric vehicles in a bid to challenge the dominance of Chinese manufacturers, media outlets have reported. Nissan and Honda have yet to ...
Eyes on Bank of Japan as unions announce wage hikes
The results of key wage hike negotiations in Japan will be announced Friday, with a win for workers expected to set the stage for a hotly anticipated shift away from the central bank's ultra-loose ...
Shigeichi Negishi, the Inventor of Karaoke, Dies at 100
Internationally, the invention of karaoke has widely been credited to Daisuke Inoue, a Japanese musician who released the “8 Juke" in 1971. Later hailed as karaoke’s creator by a Singaporean ...
Asia markets set to fall after hot U.S. inflation report; first estimates from Japan’s wage negotiations expected
Japan is expected to see the first estimates from its spring wage negotiations on Friday, ahead of the Bank of Japan’s monetary policy meeting on March 18-19.
Japan’s ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional, high court rules
Current Japanese marriage law has been interpreted to restrict unions to be between a man and a woman, but LGBTQ+ activists see changes afoot.