Wall Street appears poised to return to less chaotic trading Tuesday after a huge sell-off to start the week. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index soared more than 10%, regaining almost all of the Monday losses that triggered a cascade of tumbling markets from Europe to North America.
Wall Street steadies after worst day in nearly 2 years, economic fears and finance structures blamed
NEW YORK (AP) — Some calm is returning to Wall Street, and U.S. stocks are holding steadier after Japan’s market soared earlier Tuesday to bounce back from its worst loss since 1987. The S&P 500 was 0.2% higher in early trading and on track to break a ...
Japan urges its citizens not to travel to Israel
Japan's Foreign Ministry urged its citizens not to visit Israel in a travel alert on Tuesday, citing rising tensions in the Middle East. ( read original story ...)
The US dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, leading to the end of WWII
The atomic bombs instantly took thousands of lives and thousands more in the aftermath from radiation and injury. The bombings led to Japan's surrender, bringing an end to World War II, which claimed the lives of 418,500 American civilians and soldiers ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Bank Stocks Miss Record Nikkei Rebound
Japanese bank stocks fell the most in Monday's swoon. But their recovery Tuesday was tepid at best. Japan’s Topix Banks index gained 3.9% Tuesday. That only partially reverses Monday’s [worst-in-a-gen ...
Japanese startup NOT A HOTEL closes Series B funding round
Japan: Vacation home shared ownership brand NOT A HOTEL has raised 5.5 billion yen [approximately US$35 million] in a Series B funding round to roll out its major expansion plans. ( read original story ...)
Japan interest rate hike, US recession fears may make offshore borrowing difficult for Indian corporates
Recent global macroeconomic events beginning with the Bank of Japan hiking its interest rates last week and ... Bank of India and other non-bank lenders such as Indiabulls Housing Finance, Shriram Finance and Muthoot Finance have raised debt overseas ...
Japan interest rate hike, US recession fears may make offshore borrowing difficult for Indian corporates
Recent global macroeconomic events beginning with the Bank of Japan hiking its interest rates last week and ... Bank of India and other non-bank lenders such as Indiabulls Housing Finance, Shriram Finance and Muthoot Finance have raised debt overseas ...
A Primer on the Japan Reverse Carry Trade and Its Global Implications
This primer provides a comprehensive overview of the reverse carry trade, its current relevance to Japan and the compounded impact of a global margin call on trade, the economy and banking sectors.
Flex your mussels! Paris’ purple Olympic track is made from ground-up sea shells – and experts say it could be up to 2% faster than the track at the Tokyo 2020 Games
Mondo, the Italian Company which built the track, even says that Paris' course could be up to two per cent faster than the track at the Tokyo 2020 Games. The track was built in the Stade de France, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei 225 Index Rebounds After Crash
Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index has rebounded after it set markets tumbling in Europe and on Wall Street. The index closed more than 10% higher on Tuesday, while other markets also rebounded, but more moderately. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s stock market faces a moment of truth
Japan’s stock market rally this year - including the surpassing of a 1989 high - was welcomed as one of the clearest signs that policymakers’ more-than-decade-long push to improve the efficiency of the $4 trillion economy was working. ( read original story ...)
Abu Dhabi’s ADNOC, Osaka Gas sign initial agreement for LNG delivery
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) said on Tuesday that it has signed a long-term heads of agreement (HOA) with Japanese utilities provider Osaka Gas for the delivery of up to 0.8 million metric ... ( read original story ...)
UAE’s ADNOC, Japan’s Osaka Gas ink deal for Ruwais LNG
Image Credit: ADNOC Abu Dhabi: UAE’s ADNOC announced Tuesday it had signed a long-term head of agreement (LNG Agreement) with Osaka Gas. One of the largest utility companies in Japan, the companies ... ( read original story ...)
Going for gold at Japan’s World Cosplay Summit
The championship is part of the World Cosplay Summit in Nagoya, a three-day event that draws thousands of fans—many keen to show off their own costumes. "People really commit to cosplay competitions," ... ( read original story ...)
Youth-led lawsuit demands companies lower CO2 emissions
Japan's first climate change lawsuit whose plaintiffs are exclusively young people, according to the lawyers, was filed on Aug. 6. ( read original story ...)