Tokyo found a record 224 coronavirus cases on Thursday, a record for a single day, even as officials continued to assert that a state of emergency is not necessary.Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said ... ( read original story ...)
Global Cases Top 12 Million; Tokyo to Support Bars: Virus Update
Global coronavirus cases topped 12 million, the latest milestone as the pandemic continues to spread. The U.S. surpassed 3 million infections to account for more than a quarter of cases worldwide. ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: Crypto exchange Coinbase readies landmark stock market listing, sources say
Coinbase Inc has started plans for a stock market listing that could come as early as this year, making it the first major U.S. cryptocurrency exchange to go public, according to three people familiar ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. Secret Service Shares How Crypto Is Viewed From A Law Enforcement Perspective
"How the crime was committed, via crypto or not, or what form of money was stolen, is often irrelevant to the prosecution and therefore not quantified for statistical purposes...more study is needed ... ( read original story ...)
Coinbase IPO 2020: Crypto Exchange May Go Public Via Direct Listing This Year
Coinbase will become the first cryptocurrency exchange to get listed in the United States if the Securities and Exchange Commission approves it. ( read original story ...)
A Rare Glimpse Into How Crypto Is Really Used in Venezuela
AirTM’s data shows that few users chose to withdraw the crypto donations, opting instead to keep it inside the AirTM system. According to an AirTM user survey, only 57% of recipients engaged with ... ( read original story ...)
Akita Michinoku Capital Reports On The Hong Kong Stock Exchange, Seeing Busy Day For IPOs, With Seven Companies Debuting
TOKYO--(Business Wire)--Analysts at Tokyo-based wealth management company Akita Michinoku Capital have reported that Hong Kong saw another busy day for IPO listings, with seven stocks debuting and one ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to appoint Okamura as top financial diplomat – sources
Japan is set to appoint international policy veteran Kenji Okamura as its top financial diplomat representing the country at international forums such as G7/G20 meetings, five government sources with ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Display aims to bring some panel production back from China after coronavirus
Japan Display Inc aims to bring some automotive panel production back to Japan after the novel coronavirus outbreak disrupted its supply chain in China, a company executive said on Friday. Under the ... ( read original story ...)
Empty Offices Growing in Tokyo as Pandemic Gives Tenants Pause
Rising vacancies for offices in central Tokyo are weighing on shares of Japan’s real estate developers and owners as the market digests the damage that the pandemic has done to a seven-year office ... ( read original story ...)
Japan finmin sees no immediate need to review FY2025/26 budget goal
Japan remains committed to its aim of balancing a budget by the fiscal year-end in March 2026, Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Friday, shrugging off speculation that the coronavirus stimulus ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s wholesale price fall eases in June, weak demand clouds outlook
Japanese wholesale prices fell in June at a slower pace after sinking at the fastest rate in four years in May, as a rebound in Chinese demand lifted commodity costs and eased some of the deflationary ... ( read original story ...)
World’s First Collectible Crypto Coin Released in Lithuania
Lithuania, which is positioning itself as a financial-technology hub for start-ups, rolled out the world’s first crypto coin for collectors. ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: Crypto exchange Coinbase readies landmark stock market listing – sources
Coinbase Inc has started plans for a stock market listing that could come as early as this year, making it the first major U.S. cryptocurrency exchange to go public, according to three people familiar ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong, Tokyo See Record Spikes; WHO Review: Virus Update
Tokyo found 224 new incidences ... that’s underwritten by a syndicate of banks and backed by a guarantee from U.K. Export Finance. Gilead in Talks With Germany to Raise Remdesivir Supplies (3:22 p.m. ( read original story ...)
June Retail Sales in Japan Mixed Despite Reopening
With the state of emergency lifted, local shoppers returned to stores, but most travelers remain banned from the country ... ( read original story ...)