Starbucks may sell a majority stake of its Japan business, their biggest overseas company-operated market, in a deal worth around $3 billion, sources say. ( read original story ...)
Analysis-crypto bill’s defeat shows limits of industry’s political machine
By Hannah Lang and Michelle Price WASHINGTON, Sept 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate's vote against advancing a major crypto bill amid persistent opposition from Democrats and a handful of Republicans ...
$480 million in crypto gets wiped out after CLARITY Act fails
Nearly 100,000 crypto traders were liquidated for $480 million after the CLARITY Act failed to clear the Senate's procedural hurdle.
Why Japan’s economy is awful
In the late 1980s Japan experienced a booming economy: record-high Nikkei, surging real estate values, and corporate dominance that briefly put its GDP above the United States. By the 1990s the asset ...
Indian Athletes Arrive in Nagoya for Asian Games Despite Check-In Delays; Wushu Team Settles After Cruise Ship Hiccups
Indian athletes, including wushu and table tennis contingents, arrive in Nagoya for the Asian Games facing initial check-in hiccups at cruise ship lodging ... ( read original story ...)
The morning risk report: Landmark crypto bill fails procedural vote, casting doubt on new digital-asset rules
Plus: The U.S. is pressuring Mexico to box out China’s AI hardware exports, and a Maduro ally will forfeit $195 million in a money-laundering plea.
Crypto stocks fall as US Senate fails to advance ‘Clarity Act’
The U.S. Senate has blocked the "Clarity Act" from advancing, in a major setback for the crypto industry. The bill, backed by President Trump. is designed to provide a comprehensive market structure ...
Yokohama Tire extends support for High Fives Foundation into fourth year
Tiremaker partners with the nonprofit to advance adaptive motorsports programs like Return to Dirt, helping disabled off-roaders get back behind the wheel. ( read original story ...)
An electoral result that helps Japan’s defence buildup
T O MOVE OKINAWA forward…that is my mission,” said Koja Genta to a cheering crowd in Okinawa, Japan’s southernmost prefecture. Mr Koja, backed by the ruling Liberal Democ ... ( read original story ...)
Starbucks considers selling majority stake in its Japan business, sources say
By Yantoultra Ngui, Miho Uranaka and Kane Wu HONG KONG, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Starbucks Corp is weighing the sale of a majority stake in its Japan business in a potential deal that could value the ... ( read original story ...)
Starbucks Explores Majority Stake Sale in Japan Business at Potential $3 Billion Valuation
Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) is considering selling a majority stake in its Japanese operations in a transaction that could value the business at approximately $3 billion, according to two people familiar ... ( read original story ...)
Market Chatter: Starbucks Weighs Sale of Majority Stake in Japan Business
Starbucks (SBUX) is considering selling a majority stake in its Japan business in a deal that could value it at $3 billion, Reuters reported Wednesday, citing people familiar with ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s reflationist minister to stay in cabinet reshuffle, Yomiuri reports
By Leika Kihara TOKYO, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is likely to keep her reflationist ally Minoru Kiuchi as economy minister in a cabinet reshuffle on Thursday, the Yomiuri newspaper reported, ( read original story ...)
Athletes say they can’t stretch their legs in container hut beds at Japan’s Asian Games
South Korea's delegation slams the wooden containers housing its athletes at the Asian Games in Nagoya city. ( read original story ...)
Nikkei 225 at risk of hitting 62k as traders bet on Fed, BoJ hikes
In theory, the tightening of monetary policy in the US and Japan should be bearish for the Nikkei 225 Index since it would push debt-servicing costs higher for longer. However, the upcoming rate hikes ...
Cate Blanchett heads to Tokyo for Displacement Fund Films premiere
Cate Blanchett will travel to Tokyo for the 39th edition of the Tokyo International Film Festival, where five short films backed by the Displacement Film Fund will receive their Japan premieres. ( read original story ...)