Hall leads heptathlon at half-way stage in Tokyo

The first day of the heptathlon at the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 ended with Anna Hall holding a comfortable lead over Olympic champion Nafi Thiam and defending world champion Katarina ... ( read original story ...)

Jefferies Deepens Ties With Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui

Wall Street’s Jefferies Financial Group and Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group are bolstering their ties in a push to court more companies and private-equity firms globally with their services on mergers and acquisitions, borrowing and investing money, and other work. ( read original story ...)