Tag: business

Companies across the globe have been fleeing Russia as the country faces increasing sanctions due to its ongoing invasion of Ukraine, ... ( read original story ...)

Companies across the globe have been fleeing Russia as the country faces increasing sanctions due to its ongoing invasion of Ukraine, raising concerns over the ramifications the crisis may have on the ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: Japanese rubber futures fell on Friday, as oil prices eased and global equities slid due to expectations that the US Federal Reserve would hike interest rates to combat rising inflation. ( read original story ...)

The Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, aims for the country to become home to 100 unlisted startups worth $1 billion or more by 2027 under new recommendations to the government announced Friday. ( read original story ...)

Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka wouldn’t be blown off course in her return to Indian Wells, outlasting Sloane Stephens 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 in a blockbuster first-round clash. Japan’s Osaka, ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's household spending rose in January but the business mood sank in the first quarter as rising raw material costs squeezed corporate margins, leaving the country's resource-poor economy facing a ... ( read original story ...)

The result adds pressure to policymakers to ramp up fiscal support to support Japan's economy, which is likely to have stalled in the current quarter and faces fresh risks from soaring commodity ... ( read original story ...)

The operator of the Uniqlo casual clothing chain said Thursday it will temporarily close all 50 of its stores in Russia, joining other global companies in suspending business operations there as ... ( read original story ...)

Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka returns to Indian Wells, scene of her breakthrough triumph in 2018, with a new outlook on a tennis career plunged into turmoil in 2021. The Japanese star will ... ( read original story ...)

Casual wear giant Uniqlo will suspend operations in Russia, parent company Fast Retailing said today, days after its president defended staying open in the country following Moscow’s invasion of ... ( read original story ...)

LONDON — German fashion brand Hugo Boss and U.S. hotel chain Hilton are the latest brands to pause their Russian businesses over the Ukraine invasion. Hugo Boss said Thursday that it has temporarily ... ( read original story ...)

Uniqlo owner Fast Retailing Co is suspending its Russian operations temporarily, it said on Thursday, reversing its previous position and adding that it condemned acts of aggression. While numerous ... ( read original story ...)

Japan is giving 100,000 yen ($860) to support foreign exchange students who are in financial trouble due to COVID-19 pandemic, the public broadcaster NHK said on Thursday. ( read original story ...)

The owner says he took the kitten in and that set off a chain of events that turned his place into a cat café. ( read original story ...)

The firms are the latest global brands to join a growing exodus from Russia following its invasion of Ukraine. ( read original story ...)

Japan's producer prices rose by the most in over 41 years in February, driven mainly by surging prices of crude oil and raw materials. ( read original story ...)