Japan's benchmark Nikkei average opened down 0.72 percent at 27,580.03 on Tuesday, while the broader Topix shed 0.59 percent at 1,928.58. TOKYO, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Japan's benchmark Nikkei average The ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Finance Minister Aso says not considering extra budget for now
Japan's Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Tuesday the government was not yet considering compiling an extra budget, as the situation with the ... ( read original story ...)
Five Things You Need to Know to Start Your Day
Rattled investors look to offload stakes in Chinese tech giant ByteDance. Covid-19 has broken through China’s tough virus defenses. Japanese calls for supporting Taiwan are getting louder. Here’s ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei shares end higher as Japan earnings cheer offsets virus worries
The Nikkei average ended 1.82% higher at 27,781.02, erasing losses made on Friday, when it marked its lowest close since early January. The broader Topix gained 2.05% to 1,940.05, its highest close ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Shows an Inflation Pulse for the First Time in a Year
Tokyo consumer prices unexpectedly rose for the first time in a year, another sign of a recovering inflation pulse in Japan, though the pace of gains was far from the levels fueling fears elsewhere in ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Tokyo core consumer prices marks 1st annual rise in a year
Core consumer prices in Tokyo marked their first annual increase in a year in July, data showed on Tuesday, heightening the chance nationwide inflation will perk up in coming months on rising energy ... ( read original story ...)
Perpetua Expands Global Reach with Opening of Office in Japan
Hirotoshi Matoba joins Perpetua as Head of Japan to support eCommerce advertising growth in the region SAN FRANCISCO, TOKYO, Aug. 02, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SAN FRANCISCO & TOKYO, (August 3, 2021) - ... ( read original story ...)
How language in the infrastructure bill could roil the crypto markets
The Senate's infrastructure bill requires any "broker" to report customer information to the IRS, but it could expand the definition of a broker. ( read original story ...)
The MBA Olympians Competing In Tokyo
Michael Hixon (right) at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics is also a first-year MBA student at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business. Instagram photo When Michael Hixon enrolled in the full-time ... ( read original story ...)
From the Senate’s infrastructure bill proposal to record trading volume for NFTs: 5 key things that happened in crypto this past week
From the Senate's infrastructure bill proposal to a record trading volume for NFTs, here are five key things that happened in crypto this past week. ( read original story ...)
SoftBank-backed insurance aggregator Policybazaar files for $810 million IPO
PB Fintech Ltd, Policybazaar's parent, will issue new shares worth 37.5 billion rupees and existing investors will offload shares worth 22.68 billion rupees in the offering, a draft prospectus showed ... ( read original story ...)
Simone Biles returns and GB go for gold on land and in water in Tokyo on Tuesday
Here, the PA news agency takes a look at what stands out on day 11 in Tokyo. Team GB’s Keely Hodgkinson, Jemma Reekie and Alex Bell will be on the start line together in the women’s 800m final ... ( read original story ...)
‘Crypto is still a retail phenomenon’ – CEO of Crypto Wallet, Lender Abra
How do you win over trust with retail investors who have been burned on potential investments and by their own government time and time again? Where do you start? BARYHDT: Yep. So, a lot of it is for ... ( read original story ...)
Three Tax-Free Crypto Transfers
Buying and selling crypto can trigger gain or loss and be taxable. Yes, even buying something using crypto—a house, a car, a new suit of clothes—can trigger taxes. Even paying taxes in crypto can ... ( read original story ...)
The sacking of a crypto mecca
Libertarians built a Bitcoin economy in a small New Hampshire town — then feds tore it down The sky was still dark when the agents arrived at Leverett St. in Keene, New Hampshire, a leafy block of kit ... ( read original story ...)
Aramco douses cold oil on Bitcoin advocates’ hopes it will start mining crypto
Saudi Arabia’s state-owned petrochemicals giant Aramco shot down speculation it might begin mining bitcoin in the future, dealing a blow to advocates desperately in need of good news to prop up the ... ( read original story ...)