The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) of 2017 introduced one of the greatest tax saving provisions in the history of the US tax code - Opportunity Zones. Opportunity Zones allow you to defer, reduce and in ... ( read original story ...)
Asian shares fall back on weak oil prices, Japan trade data
Shares are mostly lower in Asia as oil prices fell back and Japan's trade data for March was weaker than expected ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to boost stimulus to $1.1 trillion as virus threatens deeper recession
MONETARY, FISCAL POLICY MIX While the government boosts fiscal stimulus, the Bank of Japan has also joined other central banks to roll out stimulus to stave off the risk of global recession. The BOJ ... ( read original story ...)
Biofrontera AG enters into exclusive license agreement with Maruho Co., Ltd.
Biofrontera AG (NASDAQ: BFRA; Frankfurt Stock Exchange: B8F) (“Biofrontera” or the “Company”), an international biopharmaceutical company, has signed today an exclusive license agreement (the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s First Approved Crypto Fund Is Targeting $100 Million
Venture Smart Asia Ltd. has launched Hong Kong’s first approved cryptocurrency fund with a target first-year size of $100 million, offering an officially sanctioned window for institutional investors ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s megabanks, taking heat for climate inaction, vow not to finance new coal plants
TOKYO - Japan's megabanks have announced commitments, of varying degrees, to stop financing new coal power projects as global pressure ramps up on the world's third largest economy for stronger ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s exports sink in March as pandemic hits major markets
Japan’s exports sank 11.7% in March as the coronavirus pandemic slammed auto shipments to the U.S. The Finance Ministry said Monday that exports to the U.S. fell 16.5% in March from a year earlier, ... ( read original story ...)
Lacking protective gear, Japan’s Osaka pleads for plastic raincoats
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese city of Osaka has issued an urgent plea for citizens to donate plastic raincoats to hospitals running short of protective gear for staff treating coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
Dozens Of Chrome Extensions Discovered Emptying Crypto Wallets
Crypto wallets are built to be highly secure, but that security can easily be undone by a bit of devious impersonation. ( read original story ...)
Japan is giving its citizens $930 of free money, joining the US in handing out stimulus checks during the coronavirus pandemic
Japan's Prime Minister Abe Shinzo intends to hand out about $1,000 in coronavirus aid relief for each citizen. ( read original story ...)
Over 300,000 sign petition for probe into suicide of Japanese official in Moritomo scandal
(Mainichi) OSAKA -- Over 300,000 people have signed a petition calling on the Japanese government and Diet to set up a third-party panel to probe the suicide of a Finance Ministry official amid a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan IPO cancellations hit record this month on coronavirus
The highest monthly cancellations on record in the current book-building system exceeded the 13 seen in October 2001 the bursting of a tech bubble and the attacks on Se ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Market Surges Over $200 Billion As Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple’s XRP And Litecoin Soar—Here’s Why
Bitcoin and other major cryptocurrencies are soaring—pushing the combined value of the crypto market back over $200 ... ( read original story ...)
Pandemic to trigger biggest Japan export fall since 2016: Reuters poll
Japan's exports likely slumped the most in over 3-1/2 years in March as the coronavirus pandemic crushed demand in the United States and Europe, poll showed, heightening the chance of recession for ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Scrambles to Give $926 to Everyone in Nationwide Emergency
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s sudden about-face on a cash handouts initiative indicates the government was no longer convinced the original plan was quick enough or big enough to support ... ( read original story ...)
Japan makes coronavirus emergency nationwide as Abe plans cash payouts for all
The Japanese government declared in Tokyo and six areas including western Osaka. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said the government was considering ... It is rare for the government to make changes to a ... ( read original story ...)