Venture capital investment in the crypto industry totaled just $9.5 billion last year, less than a third of what it was in 2022, according to new data from research firm PitchBook. The fourth quarter ...
Magnificent Seven warning, Japan tops the pack among BofA’s 10 surprises on Wall Street
Geopolitical risk lashes the Magnificent Seven. The IPO machine roars back. Japan emerges as the world’s best developed market. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. After Byron Wien passed ...
When will Japan normalise its monetary policy?
Japan has had a difficult year so far. On January 1, as Japanese families gathered to celebrate the new year, a powerful earthquake shook the Noto peninsul..
Opinion: Investors are losing faith in Japan’s economic leaders
Japan has had a difficult year so far ... with the BOJ simply not rolling over maturing bonds — it could adversely affect the Ministry of Finance’s debt management. Moreover, the BOJ would miss an ...
Naomi Osaka Voices Concern for Struggling Women Post Childbirth With an Eye-Opening Message
While powerful serves and swift volleys often dominate the headlines, tennis titan Naomi Osaka comes with a message that is quite profound. Osaka being the powerhouse of precision and grace, recently ... ( read original story ...)
Survivors of Japan’s earthquake share stories of how their lives came crashing down on New Year’s Day
Authorities warned that the Jan 1 earthquake may be followed by other tremors — and Tuesday’s earthquake measuring higher on the Ritcher scale bore that out ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama BayStars Signs Former Mets Pitcher as Shota Imanaga’s Replacement, Japanese Ace’s Free Agency Chapter Closes
NPB side Yokohama BayStars have just lost their ace Shota Imanaga. Replacing star players is always a struggle but when that player is a WBC champion who has been a part of your squad for years? The ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka was ‘shocked’ by lack of paid maternity leave in US
Naomi Osaka has reflected on how motherhood has changed her perspective on tennis and the world as she prepares to make her return to the Australian Open, a tournament she has won twice. The ... ( read original story ...)
Simone Biles Says She ‘Felt Like a Failure’ After Tokyo Olympics Until She Started Therapy and ‘Got Help’
Simone Biles said that she 'felt like a failure' after the Tokyo Olympics, until starting therapy and getting 'help' ... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: Jump sits out Bitcoin ETF race amid broader crypto pullback
As prospective issuers for a spot Bitcoin ETF race toward a finish line, one name has been notably absent: Jump, a trading firm closely associated with the crypto industry. While other market-making ...
Ether jumps as the expected approval of a spot bitcoin ETF raises hopes for other crypto funds
Ether spiked nearly 6% Wednesday to $2,390 amid anticipation of the SEC's expected approval of spot bitcoin ETFs.
The Crypto World Is Losing Its Mind Over the SEC’s X Debacle
The X account belonging to the Securities and Exchange Commission was hacked on Tuesday, allowing a fake announcement to be posted to the web concerning a much-awaited happening in the crypto world: ...
Japan earthquake death toll reaches 206 as government includes indirect deaths
Jan. 10 (UPI) --The death toll from the New Year's Day Japan earthquake increased to 206 on Wednesday after officials included deaths not directly related to the quake's impact. In all, the death toll ... ( read original story ...)
New Mom and Tennis Champ Naomi Osaka Returns to the Court Postpartum, Joining Forces with Bobbie to Offer Parents Grants
Bobbie, the mom-founded pediatric nutrition company, is joining forces with Naomi Osaka, member of the Bobbie MotherBoard, Four-Time Grand Slam champ, activist, and new mom, to raise awareness around the lack of paid leave for parents in the U. ( read original story ...)
World shares mixed after a lackluster day on Wall St, but Tokyo jumps 2%
World markets were mixed on Wednesday after a lackluster session on Wall Street, while Tokyo’s benchmark hit its highest level since March 1990 as a weaker yen lifted stock prices of export ... ( read original story ...)
Marketmind: Japan shines as Wall St eyes CPI, bitcoin swings
Roaring Japanese stocks at 21st century highs shone in an otherwise subdued day for world markets, with Wall St bracing for Thursday's critical inflation update and bitcoin swinging wildly on ...