A US judge in Las Vegas set a $30,000 bail on Friday for a well-known British cyber security researcher accused of advertising and selling malicious code used to pilfer banking and credit card information. Marcus Hutchins, 23, gained celebrity status ... ( read original story ...)
Good ideas, big plans – all they need is money
Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Bank Corp. is the lead bank providing loans, Beicker said. "We have enjoyed a positive reception from both sides of the pipe and are currently negotiating long-term producer and industrial partner contracts," Beicker added. ( read original story ...)
Global Markets Ends On A Positive Note
Barring Singapore, India and Japan, all the indices were gainers in the week gone ... The share market in china closed higher by 0.3% compared to last week. The Bank of England (BoE) left interest rates unchanged at its monetary policy meet with only ... ( read original story ...)
Who might end up leaving SummerSlam with the WWE Championship
For weeks, The Lone Wolf has been embroiled in a rivalry with the Japanese superstar, and it’s thought that ... after the latter stopped Mr. Money in the Bank from further attacking from behind earlier this week on SmackDown LIVE. It wouldn’t be ... ( read original story ...)
US pushes for new UN sanctions to slash North Korean export revenue
Finally, the North's Foreign Trade Bank, the country's main clearing house ... The US, along with its European allies, as well as Japan and South Korea, maintain that increased sanctions are needed to force Pyongyang to halt its weapons program. ( read original story ...)
Miyazaki Bank Ltd (8393) Jumped 0.54% on Aug 5
When the Global Financial Crisis of 2008 broke out; the Japanese equity market is one of those that had taken a great hit. In October 2008, the Nikkei 225 had sunk below the 7,000 mark, down by about 80% from its all-time high. Miyazaki Bank Ltd is a stock ... ( read original story ...)
Turning point
And every month, the ECB and the Bank of Japan add tens of billions of dollars more in assets to their balance sheets. A sudden move to sell those assets by Ms. Yellen or Mr. Draghi would send long-term interest higher and shock waves through financial ... ( read original story ...)
Nothing cold about sub-zero rates, IMF researchers find
Japan, Sweden and Switzerland. Cutting rates below zero has been a factor in some central banks' struggle to help their economies recover from the financial crisis and its accompanying trend towards deflation. The European Central Bank, for example ... ( read original story ...)
Japan hopes to hold economic talks with U.S. in October: finance minister
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan hopes to hold economic talks with Washington in October, Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Thursday. "I'm hoping to conduct rough preparations with Vice President (Mike) Pence in September and hold a formal talk in October," Aso ... ( read original story ...)
Our Migrant World
Along with Sunju’s move from her village to Osaka, characters also journey between city and ... their strength of character challenged by the added burdens of responsibility (emotional, financial, and otherwise) that they suffer as daughters, wives ... ( read original story ...)
Ex-Moritomo Gakuen head, wife demanded gov’t sell land plot for ‘zero yen’
Moritomo Gakuen planned to open an elementary school on the state-owned land lot in Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture. In May 2015, the school corporation signed a lease for the land with the ministry's Kinki Local Finance Bureau on condition that the corporation ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s premier Abe plays it safe on economy as Aso remains finance minister in cabinet reshuffle
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has chosen his new cabinet, reappointing key economic ministers but replacing his defense and foreign ministers in a sweeping reshuffle, the top government spokesman said on Thursday. Abe re-appointed Taro Aso as finance ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Aramco Moves – Analysis
With the Saudi national oil company, Aramco, preparing to list the overseas portion of its planned IPO, both Shinzo Abe and the Tokyo exchange have put out all the stops in hopes that the Saudis can be convinced to look past hot favorites London and New ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei falls as stronger yen casts shadow; flat for the week
TOKYO, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average slipped on Friday as the yen's rise to seven-week highs overshadowed optimism on corporate earnings, while Mazda Motor rose ahead of an expected announcement of a capital alliance with Toyota Motor. ( read original story ...)
Nikkei down as stronger yen casts shadow; Mazda soars on Toyota tie-up
TOKYO, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average slipped on Friday as the yen's rise to seven-week highs overshadowed optimism on corporate earnings, while Mazda Motor rose ahead of an expected announcement of a capital alliance with Toyota Motor. ( read original story ...)
Nikkei falls, hit by tech shares after ‘Apple effect’ fades
TOKYO, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average fell on Thursday as investors wasted little time taking profits in tech shares which rallied the previous day on Apple's strong quarterly earnings. The Nikkei ended 0.3 percent lower at 20,029.26 points. ( read original story ...)