TOKYO -- Mizuho Financial Group is poised to merge its American banking and trust banking units as soon as this year, consolidating duplicate functions and putting freed-up staff to work on sales. The Japanese megabank is currently seeking permission to ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Nikkei Turns Weakness Into Strength
A long-time line of resistance has turned to solid support for Japanese stocks. One of the objectives of Sun Tzu’s Art of War philosophies is to transform one’s enemy’s strength into weakness – and, thus, transform one’s own weakness into a strength. ( read original story ...)
Trade, North Korea dominate U.S.-Japan economic talks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and Japan made tentative progress on some long-standing trade irritants on Monday, during economic talks at which leaders emphasized cooperation at a time when North Korea is building up its nuclear capabilities. ( read original story ...)
Reliance Nippon Life AMC’s IPO proceeds to fund inorganic growth: Official
The company, a joint venture between Reliance Group and Japan’s Nippon Life, would both issue fresh shares and offer for sale (OFS) of promoters’ holdings to raise around Rs1,500 crore from the market through the Reliance Nippon IPO. Chatterjee said ... ( read original story ...)
Kuroda Says Bank of Japan Will Keep Pursuing Aggressive Monetary Easing
Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda said Sunday the central bank would continue its expansive monetary policy in an effort to boost inflation. “The Bank of Japan will consistently pursue aggressive monetary easing with a view to achieving the price ... ( read original story ...)
JAPAN: Nikkei continues to rip higher, up another +0.5% overnight and +6.8% in the last month
10/13 Nikkei: SoftBank reaches broad agreement for Sprint, T-Mobile merger 10/13 Nikkei: SoftBank reaches broad agreement for Sprint, T-Mobile merger 10/13 BRIEF-Softbank reaches broad agreement to merge Sprint unit with T-Mobile US .. 10/13 SoftBank Close ... ( read original story ...)
Toyota to highlight reading of driver emotions at Tokyo show
TOKYO — Driving sleepy? Hungry? Toyota will be highlighting an array of experimental technologies aimed at improving safety and anticipating drivers’ desires at the Tokyo Motor Show later this month. Toyota Motor Corp. manager Makoto Okabe told ... ( read original story ...)