As the trading week draws to a close, Yahoo Finance reporter Jared Blikre provides a breakdown of the day's most significant market trends, including the continued surge of megacap tech stocks, the ...
Tokyo stocks snap 5-day rally as gains locked in after record highs
Tokyo stocks snapped a five-day winning streak Friday, as investors locked in gains after the Nikkei and Topix hit all-time highs, wh ...
Crypto exploit incidents rose 50%, with losses topping $1.43B in H1 2024: SlowMist
Blockchain security breaches in 2024 led to $1.43 billion in losses, with Ethereum and DeFi sectors heavily impacted.
Crypto hacks have doubled in 2024
In other news… Crypto hacks have more than doubled so far this year. Over $1.38 billion in crypto has been stolen in the first half of 2024, which is more than double the $657 million stolen in the ...
FreightTech Friday: Japan’s proposed conveyor-belt highway
This week, we showcase an innovative way to attack Japan’s logistics labor-shortage problems; Pepsi makes a new partnership in battery technology; and Walmart wins an award for its investment in ...
Mt. Gox begins repaying bitcoin to creditors a decade after exchange’s collapse — what it means
The trustee for Mt. Gox, the Japanese bitcoin exchange that collapsed into bankruptcy a decade ago, said on Friday that the company has begun to make payments in bitcoin and in bitcoin cash to some of ...
🛝 Here’s what Mt. Gox bitcoin repayments mean for crypto markets
Crypto markets are reeling as the long-dreaded Mt. Gox BTC starts moving to third parties for repayment to former users of the defunct exchange. Why it matters: It's billions of dollars' worth of ...
Crypto hacking thefts double to $1.4 billion in first half of 2024, researchers say
The amount of cryptocurrency stolen in hacks globally more than doubled in the first six months of 2024 from a year earlier, driven by a small number of large attacks and rising crypto prices, ...
Crypto Stolen by Hackers Doubles to $1.38 Billion In First Half of This Year
The amount of cryptocurrency stolen through hacks and network exploits more than doubled to $1.38 billion in the first six months of the year, according to the blockchain intelligence firm TRM.
IPO Watch: 3 New Stocks Worth a Strong Look
This IPO marks a significant development amid a cautious environment ... will retain control of over 60% of Webtoon’s shares post-offering. Moreover, Tokyo-based LY Corp. will hold a significant stake ...
Do US fast-food customers want plant-based meat? Panda Express thinks so, but McDonald’s has doubts
On Wednesday, Panda Express said it is reintroducing plant-based chicken — which it developed with El Segundo, California-based Beyond Meat — at hundreds of U.S. stores. Beyond Orange Chicken will be ...
Trump raked in big money from foreign nations. Experts fear he’d do it more if re-elected
During his presidency, Donald Trump's companies took an estimated $160 million from foreign governments. Ethics experts warn it could happen again.
Osaka’s Wimbledon comeback ends, Raducanu storms into third round
Naomi Osaka’s goal to improve her grasscourt game will have to wait for at least another 12 months after her Wimbledon comeback stalled in the second round following a 6-4 6-1 walloping by American ...
A Weak Yen Isn’t All Bad for Japan. It Boosts Exporters’ Earnings.
The divergent trajectories of economies and central bank policies in the U.S. and Japan have pushed the Japanese yen to a nearly four-decade low versus the dollar. There is no sign of relief for the ...
Bitcoin Price Falls as Mt Gox Starts Repayments
The Japan-based exchange will distribute approximately $9 billion worth of Bitcoin, Bitcoin cash, and fiat currency. The news added heavy selling pressure on Bitcoin, which fell over 6% on Friday to ...
Breaking: Mt Gox Starts Making Repayments in Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash
Mt. Gox, the Japanese Bitcoin exchange that suffered a notorious collapse in 2014, has started distributing repayments to its creditors in the form of Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash today.