TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average ended lower on Friday after a stronger yen weighed on export-oriented stocks, while gains in chip-related stocks limited losses. The Nikkei fell 0.68% to close at ...
Japan’s PM hopeful Takaichi urges BOJ to avoid raising rates
Sanae Takaichi, Japan's minister in charge of economic security and a leading candidate in the ruling party's leadership race, said on Friday the central bank should not raise interest rates yet as ...
Japan August inflation seen accelerating, boosting case for BOJ rate hike: Reuters poll
Japan's consumer inflation rate likely picked up for the fourth straight month in August, a Reuters poll of 20 economists showed, tracking comfortably above the central bank's 2% target and keeping ...
Near-term IPO off the table says Philippines AirAsia CEO
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Institutions quietly accumulate bitcoin as new crypto trends gain mainstream attention
With the rapid evolution of the cryptocurrency space, the focus is expanding from bitcoin to innovative technologies and projects poised to disrupt the industry.
Crypto may swing election in battleground states — law professor
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Japan’s Nikkei ends lower as yen strengthens; chip stocks limit losses
Japan's Nikkei share average ended lower on Friday after a stronger yen weighed on export-oriented stocks, while gains in chip-related stocks limited losses. The Nikkei fell 0.68 per cent to close at ...
59% of Japan’s private universities miss quotas for new enrollment
TOKYO -- Nearly 60% of private four-year Japanese universities fell short of their quotas for newly enrolled students in 2024, the highest figure ever, as the nation's falling birth rate sparks a push ...
Sam Altman’s lesser-known crypto project wants to scan the world’s eyeballs
If the AI that Sam Altman is building works, it’ll eventually break the global economy (in a good way, he hopes). And when that happens, he’s got another project, Worldcoin, in the works to help fix ...
‘Shock And Awe’—China Could Be About To Trigger A $1.4 Trillion Bitcoin And Crypto Price Earthquake
Economists are calling for China to unleash $1.4 trillion worth of "shock and awe" stimulus that could kick start the economy and trigger a "glorious" bitcoin price ...
Behind the Trump Crypto Project Is a Self-Described ‘Dirtbag of the Internet’
Herro is the dealmaker behind World Liberty Financial, the crypto project that Donald Trump and his two older sons have been promoting on social media in recent weeks, according t ...
Seven & i now classified as ‘core’ to Japan’s national security
By Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese retail giant Seven & i Holdings has been classified as "core" to national security, according to an updated finance ministry list released on Friday. The ...
Business in the Week Ahead: September 16-20
Central banks of US, UK and Japan will decide on interest rates. At least two new IPOs will open for subscription ...
Japan’s Sumitomo plans $700m renewable energy buildup in India
TOKYO -- Japanese trading house Sumitomo Corp. plans to invest 100 billion yen ($702 million) in India with a local company to develop solar and onshore wind power plants for supplying electricity to ...
Japan says Seven & i now ‘core’ to national security
By Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese retail giant Seven & i Holdings has been classified as "core" to national security, according to an updated finance ministry list released on Friday. The ...
Japan ranks 7-Eleven owner ‘core’ industry, complicating takeover
The Japanese finance ministry on Friday designated the parent company of 7-Eleven a "core" industry, a move that could make a takeover by Canadian rival Couche-Tard more difficult.Other entities rated ...