Japan’s Nikkei 225 index jumped above 40,000 for the first time on Monday, extending a historic rally that analysts say has just begun. The milestone comes just days after it had set a record closing ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Socionext, Dicso to be added to Nikkei index
Japan's chip-related Socionext and Disco will be added to the Nikkei share average next month in a regular reshuffle of the benchmark index, the publisher of the stock average said on Monday. Those ... ( read original story ...)
Hedge funds spot money to be made on Japan
The Bank of Japan, long the outlier as other major economies jacked up interest rates to curb inflation, is expected to end its negative interest rate policy soon. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Socionext, Disco, Zozo Added to Nikkei 225 in Reshuffle
Chip startup Socionext Inc. and semiconductor-equipment supplier Disco Corp. will be added to Japan’s Nikkei 225 Stock Average as part of the Japanese blue-chip stock gauge’s semi-annual review, the ... ( read original story ...)
Stock market today: Japan’s Nikkei tops 40,000, as investors await China political meeting
Asian stocks are mostly higher ahead of China’s top annual political gathering, while Japan’s benchmark closed above 40,000 for the first time. ( read original story ...)
Hospitals in Japan slow to adopt seismic isolation in their buildings
A major earthquake that hit the Noto Peninsula on New Year’s Day damaged hospitals tasked with providing medical care in the region, limiting their ability to conduct surgeries or accept inpatients. ( read original story ...)
Dollar eases as Fed clues awaited; bitcoin hits 2-year high
The U.S. dollar drifted weaker, pressured by lower Treasury yields, as traders waited for more crucial economic data for clues on the timing of Fed's rate cuts.
Morning Bid: Looming event risk can’t stop Nikkei topping 40,000
Investors will face a test on Tuesday when Tokyo area consumer prices are forecast to rise back to an annual 2.5% in February, after base effects delivered a drop to 1.6% in January. The so-called ...
Japan’s First Sovereign Climate Transition Bonds Debut
As that suggests, backers expect GX-enabling bonds not only to spur economic growth but to finance emerging technologies such as semiconductors and next-generation batteries: important elements in ...
Qatar Airways Resumes Osaka Service With Airbus A350
Qatar’s Doha (DOH) to Osaka (KIX) service operates as flight QR802 with a departure time of 01:10 and an arrival of 16:30 local time. The return service – flight QR803 – departs Osaka at 18:00 and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei index continues its record-breaking bull run by breaking 40,000 for the first time in its history
The Nikkei 225, a major index for the Japanese equity market, beat a 37-year-old record set in 1989 just a little under two weeks ago. The rally picked up steam again on Monday, as the Nikkei 225 ... ( read original story ...)
How Suntory Beverage and Food’s Makiko Ono became one of Japan’s few female CEOs
Makiko Ono is trying to describe the concept of yatte minahare, a fundamental part of the corporate philosophy of Japan drinks company Suntory Holdings. There is no precise translation in English, she ... ( read original story ...)
6 things to do on a Yokohama day trip, just 30 minutes from Tokyo
Dine on an old Japanese houseboat and spot an 18m-tall Gundam robot in the port city. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
One missing after fishing boat runs aground south of Tokyo
A fishing boat with 25 crew members on board ran aground off one of Izu Islands, south of Tokyo, leaving one missing, local media reported on Monday. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei goes past 40,000 for the first time. What’s fueling the rally?
The Japanese economy officially entered recession, relinquishing its place as the world’s third-largest economy to Germany. While the central bank is still expected to raise interest rates from ...
Japan’s Nikkei 225 share benchmark tops 40,000, lifted by technology stocks
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