Bitcoin is lower by 12% over the past 24 hours and 20% on a week-over-week basis. Now down 21% over the past 24 hours and 30% over the past week, ether (ETH) has given up the entirety of its year-to-date gain,
SoftBank plunges 19%, its biggest drop since 1998 IPO; $2.6 bn wiped off Masayoshi Son’s fortune
A two-day wipeout in shares of SoftBank Group Corp. has cut $2.6 billion off the fortune of its founder Masayoshi Son, as the tech investor is buffeted by the Bank of Japan’s earlier-than-expected ...
SoftBank Stock Plunges in Worst Day Since Tech Investor’s IPO
Global tech investor SoftBank’s shares fell over 18% in Tokyo, its worst-ever daily decline, as the company was hit by the twin sell-offs of Japanese and tech stocks. Less than a month ago, the ...
Japan’s Nikkei index has its worst day in decades as world markets quake over risks to US economy
Japan’s benchmark stock index plunged 12.4% on Monday, compounding a global market rout set off by investor concerns that the the U.S. economy could be headed for recession. A report Friday showing ...
FTSE 100 tumbles as US recession fears spark global market selloff, as Japan’s Nikkei suffers worst losses since 1987 – business live
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Preview: Kyoto Sanga vs. Nagoya Grampus – prediction, team news, lineups
Kyoto Sanga will be looking to pull Nagoya Grampus into a relegation scrap when they square off in the J1 League on Wednesday. Although the home side sit in 17th place in the standings, they trail the ... ( read original story ...)
Olympics-Gymnastics-Biles shushes Tokyo critics with three gold medals so far in Paris
Simone Biles said on Saturday that the critics who had taken aim at her for withdrawing from the Tokyo Games three years ago over mental health concerns had been silenced by her winning three gold medals in gymnastics so far at the Paris Olympics. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo host bar worker arrested over kickbacks for brokering prostitution
Tokyo police have arrested two men for allegedly receiving kickbacks for arranging for a woman, who had significant debt at a host club in Tokyo’s Kabukicho district, to work at a brothel in Oita Prefecture through a broker, investigative sources said. ( read original story ...)
Monex Group’s Jesper Koll says he is prepared to ‘start buying Japan’ despite major stock sell-off
Jesper Koll, head of Japan at Monex Group, says he is prepared to "start buying Japan" even as Japanese markets experienced a major stock-sell off on Monday. ( read original story ...)
Swedish man arrested for assaulting common-law wife in Sapporo
Police in Sapporo, Hokkaido, have arrested a 33-year-old Swedish man on suspicion of assaulting his common-law wife. According to police, the victim's wife, who is in her 50s, called 110 at around ... ( read original story ...)
‘Devastated’ Naomi Osaka Reveals How Baby Shai Gave Her a New Lease on Life
All is not well for Naomi Osaka but she knows how to deal with it. Despite having a rough season leading to her first-round exit from the Paris Olympics, Osaka wishes to look at the brighter side. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei sees biggest rout since 1987 Black Monday
Japanese stocks collapsed on Monday in their biggest single day rout since the 1987 Black Monday sell-offs, driven by last week's plunge in global stock markets, economic concerns and worries investments funded by a cheap yen were being unwound.
Asian Stocks Routed And U.S. Futures Slump Amid Reignited Fears Of Economic Slowdown
The global stock market slump comes after last week’s worse-than-expected U.S. jobs report triggered renewed fears of a recession.
CNBC Daily Open: Markets fall with Japan stocks in bear territory; Berkshire’s cash horde at record high
U.S. and Asian stocks plummet. Japan confirms bear market territory. Yen surges. Berkshire's cash horde at record high ( read original story ...)
Japan watching yen moves closely, finance minister says after stocks rout
Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Monday authorities were watching exchange-rate moves closely, speaking after the Nikkei stock average plummeted in its biggest rout since 1987. He said it was desirable for foreign exchange rates to move in a stable manner and reflect economic fundamentals. ( read original story ...)
Global markets are off to a terrible start this week, and Japan is partly to blame
Global markets are off to a terrible start to the week. Japan's rate hike sent Asian markets crashing on Monday. US stock futures are also down. Investors are fretting about Japan's interest-rate hike and US economic outlook. Global markets are off to a ... ( read original story ...)