Mr. Emanuel, nominee for United States ambassador to Japan, faced a Senate confirmation hearing where he testified that the partnership between the two countries would determine the future of American ... ( read original story ...)
Rahm Emanuel faces questions on handling of Chicago police shooting during confirmation hearing for Japan ambassadorship
There’s not a day or a week that has gone by in the last seven years I haven’t thought about this,” Emanuel told the Senate on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
Morgan Stanley holds off on offering wealth management clients the first bitcoin ETF as Wall Street faces a new front in crypto
Morgan Stanley is evaluating the BITO crypto futures ETF, which started trading Tuesday, before allowing advisors to offer it to wealthy clients. ( read original story ...)
L3Harris Appoints Company’s First Country Leader in Japan
L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) has named international aerospace and defense veteran Daniel Zoot as the new Corporate Vice President of L3Harris Technologies Japan. Zoot will establish L3Harris’ ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka reacts to winning Wilma Rudolph Courage Award
Home; Tennis News; WTA Tennis; Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka was awarded the Wilma Rudolph Courage Award by the Women's Sports Foundation. The Women's Sports Foundatio ... ( read original story ...)
In Senate hearing to become envoy to Japan, Rahm Emanuel both defends and expresses regret over handling of Laquan McDonald shooting
Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel both defended and expressed regret over his handling of the police shooting of Laquan McDonald under questioning from senators during a confirmation hearing Wednesday ... ( read original story ...)
Biden’s Japan envoy pick vows to make Nissan executive case a priority
Rahm Emanuel, nominee to be the next U.S. ambassador to Tokyo, vowed at his Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday to prioritize the case of an American former Nissan Motor executive who is facing a ... ( read original story ...)
Canada’s CPP Investments invests 110 billion yen in GLP’s new Japan fund
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) has invested 110 billion yen (US$957 million) in a new Japanese logistics property fund launched by Singapore real estate investment firm GLP ... ( read original story ...)
Republic Capital Talks Strategy For Its New Crypto Seed Fund
Republic Capital, the private venture arm of crowd equity platform Republic, last week launched a $60 million seed fund. R/Crypto Fund I will focus on investing in the tokens of early-stage crypto ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese investors flock to the “wild west in crypto”
While the most severe enforcement against cryptocurrencies came in September, China first banned crypto exchanges in 2017 and Chinese users have been gradually moving towards DeFi. According to ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin tops $66,000 on mainstream hopes for crypto craze
Launch of the first exchange-traded fund linked to bitcoin draws new investors hoping to bet on the digital asset ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin tops $66,000, sets record as crypto goes mainstream
Bitcoin rallied to a record Wednesday, topping $66,000 for the first time, amid a wave of excitement about how the financial establishment is increasingly accepting the digital currency's rise. ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin Surges to All-Time High in Crypto’s ‘Validating Moment’
Bitcoin rallied to a record, topping $66,000 for the first time as optimism surged for greater mainstream acceptance in the wake of the successful launch of the first exchange-traded fund for U.S. ( read original story ...)
Billionaire investor Paul Tudor Jones says China is on a ‘slow boat to the South Pole’ after its crypto crackdown as digital assets are here to stay
Jones, the founder and chief investment officer of Tudor Investment Corporation, told CNBC he has crypto in single digits in his portfolio. ( read original story ...)
Meet Mr Goxx, the crypto-trading hamster beating human investors
A rodent on the cryptocurrency scene, plus shaken sprinters go faster and why your earbuds might be out to get you, in Feedback’s weird weekly round-up ... ( read original story ...)
Paralympic champion Broom-Edwards gives youngsters morning to remember as part of Parasport’s Tokyo 2020 Games-time activation
Youngsters from South London experienced an unforgettable morning in Croydon as high jump ace Jonathan Broom-Edwards attended a Paralympic inclusion event at Minster School. ( read original story ...)