After a rough and difficult patch of downturns and dips , the cryptocurrency market is finally witnessing a bullish momentum on the back of relaxed global macroeconomic headwinds and cooling inflation ...
Year after ‘Crypto Bowl,’ crypto ads vanish from big game
Some marketing experts dubbed it the “Crypto Bowl.”A year later, the industry has been humbled by a massive downturn in crypto prices, as well as the bankruptcy of several well-known companies. The ...
Ether losses build as crypto investors weigh the future of staking after Kraken exchange’s SEC settlement
The price of ether fell on Friday, extending losses from the previous session as fears about a U.S. regulatory crackdown on crypto staking weighed on investors.Ether led cryptocurrency declines, with ...
Crypto’s humanitarian sales pitch in Turkey and Syria
After the devastating earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria at the start of this week, the crypto industry has tried to do its part by rounding up millions in donated tokens. Blockchain records show ...
Osaka Prefecture suspends scandal-hit Dentsu from bidding for contracts
Osaka – Osaka Prefecture said Friday that it has suspended ad giant Dentsu from bidding for contracts related to the prefectural government for a year. The move by the prefecture comes as a former ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s earthquake recovery offers hard lessons for Turkey
Similarities between the calamity unfolding this week in Turkey and Syria and the triple disaster that hit northern Japan in 2011 may offer a glimpse of what the region could face in the years ahead. They're linked by the sheer enormity of the collective ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s JERA to quit yet-to-be-built Taiwan wind project – Nikkei
Feb 10 (Reuters) - Japan's biggest power generator JERA plans to sell its ... "while comprehensively considering profitability, business environment, risks and so on, we change portfolio and build the ... ( read original story ...)
Queenslander Mike Alexander the biggest independent property developer in Niseko, Japan
The first sign that one of Japan’s most luxurious holiday rentals is owned by an Australian – and most likely a Queenslander – is the life-sized Bundaberg Rum polar bear standing in the entrance. ( read original story ...)
Turkey and Syria earthquake updates: Assad makes first visit to disaster area as US grants aid licence pausing Syrian sanctions – live
Japan has already dispatched a team of about 70 search and rescue workers to Turkey. 09:40 Martin Chulov Pressure is mounting on the UN to provide urgent support to north-west Syria, which is yet to receive meaningful aid five days after the earthquake ... ( read original story ...)
U.N. Aid Chief Heads to Earthquake Zone as Death Toll Passes 21,000
Martin Griffiths will visit the cities of Aleppo and Damascus in Syria, and Gaziantep in Turkey. The number of victims continued to rise, making the quake one of the deadliest worldwide in decades. ( read original story ...)
Turkey Quake Japan Shared Tragedy
FILE - A man rides his motorcycle on a makeshift road amid rubble in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, northern Japan, on March 20, 2011, after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami devastated the area. The 2011 quake, tsunami and nuclear meltdown in northern ... ( read original story ...)
IPO Friday: Hypertension drugmaker Mineralys maps out $192M Nasdaq debut
The IPO follows Structure Therapeutics ... Catalys Pacific Fund owns the most of Mineralys, with about 32.9% controlled by the Japanese investment firm, according to an SEC filing.
Japan set to pick academic Ueda as next Bank of Japan chief -sources
Tokyo (Reuters) - Japan's government is likely to appoint academic Kazuo Ueda as the next Bank of Japan governor, two government officials told Reuters, a surprise choice that could see the country ...
Tokyo Blanketed In Snow
The Japanese capital is blanketed with snow on Friday as an icy low pressure system hits the country's central Honshu island. No more heavy snow is forecast for the weekend - Japan's weather agency ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s yen and bond bears delighted by government’s BOJ surprise picks
By Harry Robertson and Ankur Banerjee LONDON/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Japanese markets reacted with shock on Friday to news that the government had picked academic Kazuo Ueda to be the next central bank governor, but investors quickly snapped up the yen and sold bonds on expectations he will end years of super-easy monetary policy. Whether, when ...
2 Powerful Quakes Link Turkey, Japan and Syria in Suffering
Powerful Quakes Link Turkey, Japan and Syria in Suffering TOKYO (AP) — Mountains of rubble and twisted metal. Death on an unimaginable scale. Grief. Rage. Relief at having survived. What's left behind after a natural disaster so powerful that it rends the foundations of a society? ( read original story ...)