Japanese companies raised wages by 3.89% on average this year, the fastest pace of increase in three decades, according to a survey conducted by Nikkei newspaper that ran on Saturday.
Japan’s Shinsei Bank to go private in SBI’s $1.1bn takeover bid
Japanese financial group SBI Holdings announced on Friday that it will make a takeover bid for its affiliate SBI Shinsei Bank and take it private, by acquiring up to 27% of the lender it doesn't own ...
SoftBank reportedly seeking to raise up to $10B via ARM IPO
SoftBank (OTCPK:SFTBY) is reportedly looking to raise up to $10B through a listing for its chip design unit ARM (ARMHF), which would make it the largest US initial public offering since Rivian's (RIVN ...
UPDATE 1-Nomura’s cleantech-focused co-head of investment banking to leave company
Nomura's co-head of global investment banking Jeff McDermott will exit this summer, a source close to the matter said and internal memo showed on Friday, departing just over three years after the ...
Bitcoin has climbed 65% this year despite crypto woes. Experts explain why.
Bitcoin has climbed 65% this year, far surpassing the S &P 500, which has jumped 7%. Even the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, has delivered just a quarter of bitcoin's gains.
Bitcoin falls to lowest level since March as thin liquidity, regulatory pressure hits crypto markets
Crypto markets face a number of issues including low liquidity, a crackdown on the industry from regulators in the U.S. and macroeconomic headwinds.
Drop in Binance’s Crypto Dominance Boosts Rival Exchanges Huobi and OKX
Crypto exchanges Huobi and OKX benefited after rival Binance curbed a zero-fee promotion and shed market share in the spot trading of digital assets, according to data from research company Kaiko.
SoftBank shares drop after its Vision Fund tech investment unit posts a $32 billion record loss
SoftBank's Vision Fund segment lost a record 4.3 trillion Japanese yen ($32 billion) for its fiscal year ending Mar. 31.
SoftBank Is Said to Pitch $10 Billion IPO of Chip Designer Arm
SoftBank Group Corp. has started testing investor appetite for an initial public offering of British chip designer Arm Ltd., which could raise as much as $10 billion, people with knowledge of the ...
Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.90%
Japan stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Marine Transport, Transportation Equipment and Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic sectors led shares higher. At the close in Tokyo, the ...
G7 finance ministers meet in Japan ahead of leaders summit
Finance ministers and central banks' chiefs are discussing a wide range of topics, including the US debt standoff and preventing Russian sanction evasion. Measures to counter China were also ...
G-7 meeting of finance ministers in Japan
South Korean Finance Minister Choo Kyung-ho (L) meets with Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki in Niigata, northwest of Tokyo, on May 12, 2023, on the sidelines of a meeting of finance ministers ...
Japan G7 Finance
From left to right, Italian Finance Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti, Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki, Joachim Nagel, president of the Deutsche Bundesbank,German Finance Minister Christian ...
G-7 finance leaders gather in Japan
Financial leaders of the Group of Seven advanced economies meet in Japan to discuss global pressing financial issues. (May 12) ...
Crypto VC Financing Slides 78% In Q1 As Terrible 2022 Takes A Toll
Funds with broad mandates look elsewhere as investments in blockchain-related areas concentrated in infrastructure, services.
Tales From the Crypto Winter
Some acolytes lost faith, others blamed devils—and some went even harder. An essay exploring what happens when the prophecy of blockchain fails.