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Japan's economic stimulus package aimed at easing the pain of the COVID-19 pandemic will require fiscal spending of over 40 trillion yen, the Nikkei reported on Friday. According to local media, Japan ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s economic stimulus package will require fiscal spending worth 40 trillion yen ($350 billion), the Nikkei business daily reported on Friday, and a draft of the spending plan reviewed by Reuters ... ( read original story ...)

Sports technology and gaming company StatusPro has announced a list of new high-profile investors, including basketball icon LeBron James and tennis star Naomi Osaka. The pair are ... ( read original story ...)

One of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchanges, Coinbase, is beta testing a new subscription-based service that would offer its members perks, such as fee-free trading. It stands to impact not ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Toshiba Corp outlined plans on Friday to break up into three independent companies by spinning off two core businesses - its energy and infrastructure business as well as its device and ... ( read original story ...)

Two of Japan's megabanks, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc (SMFG) and Mizuho Financial Group Inc, on Friday reported a surge in first-half profit as the economy ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic ... ( read original story ...)

SBI Holdings Inc on Friday said it would consider taking a majority stake in Shinsei Bank Ltd if it succeeds in its $1.1 billion tender offer to raise its stake in the mid-sized lender to 48% from ... ( read original story ...)

A man alleged to have played a key role in brokering coronavirus-related loans that involved a firm not registered as a money-lending busines ... ( read original story ...)

But cryptoassets as commodities can be traded if they can exhibit clear benefits and can abide by the principles of Shariah, Bloomberg first reported. ( read original story ...)

The trading platform surged by operating from nowhere in particular—without offices, licenses or headquarters. Now governments are insisting on taking some control. ( read original story ...)

Leading the way on Friday was the Nikkei 225 in Tokyo which made a solid 332.11 points or 1.13 percent gain, to close Friday at 29,609.97. The Australian All Ordinaries tacked on 64.60 points or 0.84 ... ( read original story ...)

An integrated crypto wallet seemed possible when the platform's CEO tweeted about it on Monday, but Discord has since clarified that it has no such plans. ( read original story ...)

The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI), a top body of clerics, has ruled that using cryptocurrencies as a means of payment is unlawful in Islam, but trading of digital assets could be allowed, one of its ... ( read original story ...)

Gennadiy Golovkin will face Ryota Murata in a middleweight title-unification fight Wednesday, Dec. 29 in Saitama, Japan, it was announced Thursday. The fight will be streamed on DAZN. Golovkin (41-1-1 ... ( read original story ...)

ING Asia Pacific sustainable finance vice president Natalia Rajewska has moved on after two and a half years with the Dutch multinational to join Nikko Asset Management. ( read original story ...)

During a Reddit Talk session on Thursday, "Shark Tank" investor Kevin O'Leary said that his cryptocurrency exposure is near 10%. ( read original story ...)