John Woeltz, 37, and William Duplessie, 33 -- face kidnapping, assault and unlawful imprisonment charges in the case.
Japan’s Nikkei ends lower on worries about US-China trade tension, stronger yen
Japan's Nikkei share average ended lower on Monday amid worries over trade tensions between the U.S. and China, and a stronger yen, which hurt automakers.
Japan’s May manufacturing PMI revised up to 49.4; new orders decline less, output modestly shrinks
The au Jibun Bank Japan Manufacturing PMI was revised higher to 49.4 in May 2025, from 49.0 in the preliminary estimate and up from 48.7 in the previous month, marking the eleventh consecutive month ...
MicroStrategy Of Japan Metaplanet Buys Another 1088 Bitcoin, Stock Price Surges
Metaplanet announces its latest Bitcoin purchase of 1,088 BTC, valued at $117.3 million. The total holdings are now valued at around $900 million.
Japan’s Finance Ministry May Act to Ease Upward Pressure on JGB Yields
Japan’s Finance Ministry may act to ease upward pressure on JGB yields stemming from technical supply/demand dynamics, JPMorgan’s Japan Markets Research said.
Bank of Japan Sets Record Loss Provision Amid Interest Rate Pressure
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) has allocated its highest-ever provision for potential bond transaction losses, marking a cautious shift in monetary policy outlook as interest rate pressures build. According ...
Japan’s capital spending in Jan.-March rises 6.4% on year
Capital spending by Japanese companies in the January-March quarter rose 6.4 percent from a year earlier, the Finance Ministry said M ...
BOJ sets aside maximum provisions for bond transactions, Nikkei reports
The Bank of Japan has set aside the maximum provision for losses on bond transactions, the Nikkei reported on Monday.
Japan’s PM plans Trump meeting to dodge Tariffs before G7
Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba plans to visit the US before the G7 summit to secure a better trade deal.
Firefighters handle fire inside Crypto.com Arena
Firefighters briefly battled a blaze burning inside of Crypto.com Arena in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday. It was first reported at around 4:15 p.m. at the stadium, located in the 1000 block of S.
Pi Network wants to make crypto as simple as cash and 60 million people are already in
Founder Nicolas Kokkalis shares how Pi is reshaping digital finance for everyday users and why it’s catching TradFi’s attention ...
Japan’s warning, the trade war’s next phase, and Trump Media’s Bitcoin buy: Markets news roundup
Demand for Japan’s 40-year government bonds plunged Wednesday to its lowest level since last July, reinforcing fears that appetite for ultra-long Japanese debt is evaporating.
Public Keys: GameStop Bitcoin Flop, BlackRock ETF Euphoria and Metaplanet’s Sprint
GameStop saw its stock flop after spending $500 million on BTC, and BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust is on track to complete a record month.
Trump’s crypto complicates Las Vegas wedding between MAGA and bitcoin
Trump had previously been a harsh critic of cryptocurrency, saying in 2021 that it “seems like a scam,” but he flipped in the following years. He spoke at last year’s bitcoin conference, made a series of promises to support crypto in office and now calls himself “the crypto president.”
Second man charged in violent New York kidnapping crypto case appears in court
William Duplessie, one of the two men charged in New York with kidnapping a man for three weeks in Manhattan's upscale SoHo neighborhood, shocking him with electric wires, and dangling him over a staircase to try to get him to give up his Bitcoin password,
Japan’s bond market is under pressure and the government faces uncomfortable decisions
Japan’s bond market is under real pressure, and both the government and the central bank are facing some of the most uncomfortable decisions in years. Borrowing costs have hit record highs, demand is ...