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Tokyo’s benchmark extended its New Year’s rally, trading well above 35,000 and at its highest level since 1990. U.S. futures were nearly unchanged and oil prices surged.

Japan posted a record current account surplus of 1.93 trillion yen in November, helped by a smaller trade deficit and a revival of inbound tourism, the Finance Ministry said Friday. The current ...

Bitcoin has travelled a long way since its invention by Satoshi Nakamoto — whose true identity has never been revealed — in 2008. His famous “white paper” described a payments system that stood apart from mainstream financial institutions, instead relying on the public record of blockchain technology.

The report says white supremacist groups are drawn to crypto funding, but the amounts are relatively small, and it doesn't make a case that digital assets are paying for illegal activity.

The Nikkei 225 JP:NIK ended up 1.8% to 35,049.86, in yet another strong showing for the Japanese index. The index has gained 5% this year, versus the virtually flat performance for the S&P 500. Over the last 52 weeks, the Nikkei has stormed 33% higher, surprising most everyone except Warren Buffett, who started making his ...

But tennis champ and new mama Naomi Osaka is fighting to change that. The 26-year-old has teamed up with mom-owned infant formula company Bobbie for a campaign that pushes for paid leave for all ...

Nazis and white supremacists are using crypto to solicit and move funds with nearly no restrictions from cryptocurrency exchanges, new study claims.

Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) is a popular meme coin for crypto investors. And it had a good year in 2023, with its value rising by just under 38%. But that pales in comparison to some of the returns crypto stocks generated for investors last year.

JAPAN’S Nikkei share average reached a fresh 24-year peak on Friday as it headed for its best week since March 2022, driven both by receding bets on an early exit from the Bank of Japan’s stimulus and ...

Japan’s Nikkei share average scaled a 34-year peak on Friday, recording its best week since March 2022, underpinned by receding bets on an early exit from the Bank of Japan (BOJ) ...

This past week has been all about U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs in the crypto world. On Tuesday, The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s X account was hacked, a spokesperson confirmed with TechCrunch.

SINGAPORE - Media OutReach Newswire - 12 January 2024 - Chevron Singapore Pte Ltd, Keppel, Pan-United Corporation, Surbana Jurong, Air Liquide Singapore, Osaka Gas Singapore, and Pavilion Energy ...

New stock offerings in Hong Kong are expected to generate more than double the amount of funds for companies this year, making the city’s stock exchange one of the five busiest venues globally, ...

The crypto market hit a 21-month high on Thursday following a landmark decision by US regulators to open up bitcoin to institutional investors.

The poll also forecast the Corporate Goods Price Index (CGPI), a gauge of wholesale inflation, fell 0.3% in December from a year earlier, in what would be its first decrease since February 2021.

Overall bank lending in Japan was up 3.1 percent on year in December, the Bank of Japan said on Friday - coming in at 614.599 ...