Asian stocks rose on Wednesday as traders awaited policy cues from Beijing during its week-long annual session of parliament after a prior lack of stimulus measures disappointed some investors, while ...
Bira BOOM! Tiger Pacific acquires 4% stake in B9 Beverage; IPO plans?
Aside from Tiger Pacific Capital, notable investors in B9 include Sequoia Capital and Sofina. The total investments in the Indian craft beer manufacturer over the past 18 months amount to $130 million ...
Pre-IPO party: Tiger Pacific Capital latest to pour into Bira 91 Keg
Private equity fund Tiger Pacific Capital has acquired close to 4% of B9 Beverages, maker of Bira 91 beer and owner of pub chain The Beer Cafe, for $25 million (Rs 207 crore). This is a precursor to a ...
Pressed Roots, A Blowout Bar For Textured Hair, Earns Backing From Naomi Osaka As It Could Be Gearing Up To Rival Chains Like Drybar
A salon that was born to fulfill the needs of people with textured hair and make them feel satisfied when going to the salon for their hair care desires continues to thrive, and the reason might be ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Exec Barry Silbert’s Firm Wants New York’s $3 Billion Genesis Fraud Suit Tossed Out—Calling It ‘Baseless’
ToplineDigital Currency Group and its chief executive, onetime crypto billionaire Barry Silbert, filed motions on Wednesday to dismiss a civil lawsuit brought by New York’s Attorney General, who ...
Yokohama Rubber reported 14.5% increase in 2023 sales revenue
The Yokohama Rubber Co. recently revealed its business and financial results for fiscal 2023 (Jan. to Dec.). Sales revenue increased 14.5% over the previous year, to 985.3 billion yen (approx. $6.6 ... ( read original story ...)
Expo 2025 Osaka: Menegazzo to be Italy Pavilion culture head
Rossella Menegazzo will be the head of the culture sector of the Italy Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka. A professor of the history of East Asian Art at Milan University, Menegazzo is well known for having ... ( read original story ...)
Japan sees growing momentum towards March end to negative rates
By Leika Kihara and Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) -Momentum is building for the Bank of Japan to consider ending negative interest rates as soon as this month with upcoming annual wage ... ( read original story ...)
Has Japan softened Rahm Emanuel? Not likely
Despite 8,000 miles and a 14-hour time difference, the chaos of Washington is never that far away for U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel. The day-to-day responsibilities in Tokyo are made all the ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto company prices $700 million offering as stock surges ‘through the roof’
MicroStrategy has announced the pricing for a $700 million senior note offering with plans to add to its 193,000 bitcoin stash.
Woman, 80, loses $720,000 in savings due to crypto scam ‘at my age, I do not have a second chance’
LOS ANGELOS -- Scams are growing and people are losing more and more money. A new report from the Better Business Bureau (BBB), shows losses increased 27 percent in 2023. One 80-year-old woman, Alice ...
Crypto venture firm seeks dismissal of New York attorney general’s fraud lawsuit
The Digital Currency Group (DCG) urged a New York court on Wednesday to dismiss the New York Attorney General's lawsuit accusing it of defrauding crypto investors through its Genesis Global Capital ...
Woman, parents indicted over Sapporo hotel beheading murder
A 30-year-old woman and her parents were indicted on Wednesday over the murder of a man found decapitated in a hotel in Sapporo las ... ( read original story ...)
Woman, her parents indicted in murder case in Sapporo, Japan
A woman and her parents in Japan have been indicted in a case involving a headless body that was found in a hotel in Sapporo City in the country's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido. ( read original story ...)
Shandong Taishan loses to Yokohama F. Marinos in AFC Champions League quarterfinal
Shandong Taishan lost to Japanese side Yokohama F. Marinos 2-1 in their AFC Asian Champions League quarterfinal on Wednesday. Yokohama and Shandong played twice in the group stage, with the Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
Kewell’s Yokohama take slender 2-1 lead in Asian CL quarters
BEIJING: Yokohama F Marinos will take a 2-1 lead into the second leg of their Asian Champions League quarterfinal against Shandong Taishan after Chen Pu’s late strike kept the Chinese hosts’ hopes of ... ( read original story ...)