It was the biggest signal yet that cryptocurrency, once seen as attractive to criminals for its supposed shield of anonymity, may not be so crime-friendly after all. Just a few years ago, the federal ... ( read original story ...)
‘Stablecoin’ collapse crushes crypto
STORY: Bitcoin is set for a record seventh consecutive weekly loss, as the collapse of a leading stablecoin and concerns about inflation continue to crush markets.The world's most established ... ( read original story ...)
How More Than $1 Trillion of Crypto Vanished in Just Six Months
The helium is coming out of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as investors shy away from risk. ( read original story ...)
Japan shares higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 2.64%
Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Shipbuilding, Chemical, Petroleum&Plastic and Power sectors propelled shares higher. At the close in Tokyo, the ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei sees best day since late-March, led by SoftBank gains
Japan's Nikkei benchmark stock index posted its biggest rise in more than a month and half as investors scooped up cheap stocks, with SoftBank Group leading gains. SoftBank Group provided the biggest ... ( read original story ...)
Top Japan Banks Warn on Uncertainties as Profit Seen Slowing
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. is forecasting a 3.3% rise in net profit for the current fiscal year due to a fall in bad loan costs and more revenue from its banking business.Most Read from ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan chief rejects dialing back easing as Japan ‘completely different’
Scaling back monetary easing is not appropriate as the economic situation in Japan is "completely different" from that in the United States and Europe, Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said ... ( read original story ...)
POLL-Japan April consumer inflation seen exceeding central bank’s 2% goal
Japan's core consumer inflation in April is expected be slightly higher than the central bank's 2% target, hitting a seven-year peak as sharp climbs in fuel and global commodity costs push up the cost ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan will stick to easy monetary policy, Gov. Kuroda says
TOKYO–Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda reiterated Friday that the central bank would stick to its monetary easing program as the nation’s economy ... ( read original story ...)
Parks the last Pinoy standing in B.League as Nagoya starts playoff push
Nagoya, finishing with a 34-15 win-loss record, good for third place in the Western Division, is coming in as the sixth seed and will play on the road against the three-seed Kawasaki Brave Thunders. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo reports 4,109 more COVID-19 cases on May 13
The Japanese capital recorded 4,109 coronavirus cases on May 13 after reporting 4,216 cases the day before, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government ... ( read original story ...)
Teacher sacked for secretly filming students changing clothes at Tokyo junior high school
The Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education dismissed a male teacher at a public junior high school for secretly filming female students while ... ( read original story ...)
China Voices Discontent With EU-Japan Position on Senkaku Islands
China Voices Discontent With EU-Japan Position on Senkaku Islands BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said on Friday that a joint EU-Japan statement that mentioned a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to ban export of hi-tech goods to Russia from May 20 over Ukraine war
The list of the goods, banned for the exports to Russia, includes oil refining equipment, quantum computers, electron microscopes, atomic force microscopes and 3D printers ... ( read original story ...)
Still Has ‘Potential As A Currency’—Elon Musk Gives Surprise Dogecoin Signal After Huge Bitcoin, Ethereum And Crypto Price Crash
Tesla billionaire and long-time dogecoin supporter Elon Musk has once again signalled his support for the meme-based bitcoin rival helping it's price to bounce by around ... ( read original story ...)
Investors Fret About their Crypto Assets Amid Bankruptcy Fears at Coinbase
CEO Brian Armstrong said there was no risk of the company facing bankruptcy any time soon. This week, investors learned a hard lesson when news emerged that one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges ... ( read original story ...)