Japan's Nikkei share average edged lower on Wednesday, tracking Wall Street's overnight losses, as investors monitored a rise in new virus cases across the world that could derail a nascent economic ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus spurs Japan bank lending at record pace in June
Japanese bank lending grew at the fastest annual pace on record in June as companies continued to hoard cash to tide over the sweeping impact of the coronavirus pandemic, central bank data showed on ... ( read original story ...)
Banks With ‘Shattered’ Business Models Warned by Japan’s FSA
Japan’s financial regulator is running out of patience with regional banks that are struggling to adapt to an increasingly grim business environment.The Financial Services Agency has targeted some ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo office markets likely to survive work-from-home arrangements as small flats seen limiting productivity
Work-from-home plans are all the buzz as businesses adapt to a new normal amid the Covid-19 pandemic. But in Hong Kong, Singapore and Tokyo, such arrangements may not gain long-term traction as space ... ( read original story ...)
Banks With ‘Shattered’ Business Models Warned by Japan to Adapt
Japan’s financial regulator is running out of patience with regional banks that are struggling to adapt to an increasingly grim business environment.The Financial Services Agency has targeted some ... ( read original story ...)
Hennessy Japan Fund’s Top Sells of the 2nd Quarter
The Hennessy Japan Fund (Trades, Portfolio) disclosed its trades for the second quarter last week. Managed by Masakazu Takeda and Yu Shimizu, the fund, which is part of California-based Hennessy ... ( read original story ...)
Japan logs $11 bil. current account surplus in May
Japan posted a current account surplus of 1.18 trillion yen ($11 billion) in May, marking the 71st straight month of black ink, gover ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Has Y1,176.8 Billion Current Account Surplus
Disclaimer | Commerce Policy | Made In NYC | Stock quotes by finanzen.net (RTTNews) - Japan posted a current account surplus of 1,176.8 billion yen in May, the Ministry of Finance said on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
U.S. New Cases Top 50,000; France Corrals Outbreak: Virus Update
U.S. daily coronavirus cases topped 50,000 for the first time ever with reopenings halted in areas including New York City and California. France said its outbreak was under control and that it’s able ... ( read original story ...)
WWE® Names Kristina Salen Chief Financial Officer
WWE (NYSE: WWE) today announced the appointment of Kristina Salen as Chief Financial Officer reporting directly to WWE Chairman & CEO Vince ... ( read original story ...)
BRIEF-Japan Is In Talks With The U.K., France & Other Potential Partners To Set Up A $20 Bln Fund To Jointly Buy Coronavirus Vaccine – Nikkei
JAPAN IS IN TALKS WITH THE U.K., FRANCE & OTHER POTENTIAL PARTNERS TO SET UP A $20 BILLION FUND TO JOINTLY BUY CORONAVIRUS VACCINE - NIKKEI * JAPAN, U.K, FRANCE, OTHER POTENTIAL NATIONS AIM TO ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to pool $20bn with Europe, Canada for vaccine-buying fund
TOKYO -- Japan is in talks with the U.K., France and other potential partners to set up a $20 billion fund to jointly buy coronavirus vaccine, Nikkei has learned. The nations aim to establish the ... ( read original story ...)
The Rolls-Royce Wraith Kryptos is the perfect gift for rich crypto nerds
Royce's new limited edition Wraith Kryptos is about to dig into the lucrative ultra-rich crypto nerd market. Assuming such a thing exists, of course. The Wraith Kryptos is more or less a regular Rolls ... ( read original story ...)
Secretive Data Analytics Company Palantir Files Confidentially for IPO
Palantir Technologies said on Monday that it had filed confidentially with the Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering. That, in fact, is all that the notoriously secretive ... ( read original story ...)
Widow sues for info on suicide of husband, land sale to Moritomo
The widow of a Finance Ministry employee who committed suicide after being forced to falsify documents over a shady land deal sued the government for the immediate disclosure of records related to her ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei falls on record slump in household spending; SoftBank Group jumps
Japanese stocks ended lower on Tuesday after domestic household spending dropped at the fastest pace on record in May due to the coronavirus lockdown, although heavyweight SoftBank Group's sharp gains ... ( read original story ...)