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Cryptocurrency traders will soon be able to trade tokenized shares of some of the world’s largest companies like Apple Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. Crypto exchange FTX, in partnership with German ... ( read original story ...)

Owning cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin has long come with a drawback: There are few practical opportunities to spend them since so few merchants accept them and, for those stores that do, transactions ... ( read original story ...)

Major cryptocurrency derivatives exchange FTX has launched trading in “fractional stocks offerings” — tokenized products representing the shares of global firms. The products were launched on Oct. 29 ... ( read original story ...)

WeWork is on track to turn profitable in 2021 and will then revisit plans for an initial public offering, Chief Executive Officer Sandeep Mathrani said, a year after the startup’s IPO fiasco prompted ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei index closed down for a fourth consecutive session Thursday, extending falls on Wall Street on rising concerns over escalating coronavirus cases in the northern hemisphere. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO—The Bank of Japan kept monetary policy unchanged Thursday and maintained its view that the Japanese economy is gradually recovering from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. “Japan’s economy, ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- The Bank of Japan (BOJ) on Thursday lowered its economic growth and inflation forecasts for the current business year through March, although kept its ultra-loose monetary ... ( read original story ...)

The Bank of Japan has today trimmed its economic and price forecasts for the current fiscal year but offered a more upbeat view on the recovery outlook, signalling that it has delivered enough ... ( read original story ...)

Yokkaichi is the Japanese semiconductor maker's main production ... However, the delayed IPO limits Kioxia's options for raising funds. The NAND flash memory sector is consolidating as six ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese shares fell to a one-month low on Thursday weighed by concerns about fresh coronavirus lockdowns in Europe, although companies issuing bullish forecasts during earnings season limited losses. ( read original story ...)

As widely expected, the central bank kept monetary policy steady, including a -0.1% target for short-term interest rates and a pledge to guide long-term rates around 0% ... ( read original story ...)