Dark Day for Japan Stocks as Unease About U.S. Spreads

It wasn't supposed to be like this. When Japan's Nikkei Stock Average hit a new record this February for the first time in 34 years, a healthy U.S. economy and extremely low interest rates in Japan seemed to promise a solid floor for the market. ( read original story ...)

5 Japanese Banking Groups Post Higher Quarterly Profits

Tokyo, Aug. 2 (Jiji Press)--Five major Japanese banking groups posted consolidated net profits that increased 19.1 pct in the fiscal first quarter ended in June from a year before to 1,338.6 billion yen in total as income from loans grew amid higher ...

How crypto became an election issue again in 2024

The fact that both candidates are vying for the crypto vote suggests that even though Bitcoin and other cryptos are far from their all-time high, the industry as a whole still yields significant influence—and shows, yet again, just how quickly the alternative currency’s political fortunes can change.