By Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan chip test equipment company Advantest Corp said on Wednesday its Chief Operating Officer Douglas Lefever, a U.S. citizen, will become CEO from April, with current ... ( read original story ...)
Dollar grapples with uncertainty, yen strengthens on inflation figures, Bitcoin rise in Asian trading
This uptick marked a notable contrast to mid-February when the dollar had climbed to 150.88 yen, its highest level against the Japanese currency since November 16. In the realm of cryptocurrencies, ...
How American Crypto Users are Supercharging Bitbot’s Presale in 2024
The 2024 presale of Bitbot, an innovative Telegram trading bot, is sparking immense enthusiasm among American crypto users, raising $721k so far during its ...
I lost $240,000 after a ‘friend’ I met on Instagram encouraged me to invest in crypto. Can I write off my loss?
They now say I need to pony up $150,000 — 15% of my ‘profit’ — to pay taxes. The company said this would be reimbursed.” ...
Elizabeth Warren Takes A Fresh Jab At Crypto Industry, Asks Why It Needs ‘Space For Drug Traffickers, Human Traffickers And…Terrorists’
And the ransomware scammers are in the consumer scammers and the rogue nations, like North Korea, that is financing about half of its nuclear missile program with crypto, that all of that has to be ...
Crypto Custodian Finoa Offers Centrifuge’s Tokenized T-Bill Fund
Finoa, a crypto custodian with a license from German regulator BaFin, has integrated Centrifuge's Anemoy tokenized T-Bill fund into its custodial wallet system. Anemoy is set up and regulated in the ...
Exicom Tele-Systems IPO booked 16 times on Day 2, retail investors take the lead
The offer comprises a fresh issue of shares worth Rs 329 crore and an offer-for-sale of 70.42 lakh shares worth Rs 100 crore ...
Gas should not be eligible for transition finance
The decision by many Asian countries to embrace gas in their transition financing frameworks may lock the region into a high-emissions future. Only Singapore and Thailand's taxonomies require ...
Toyota gives no answer to union demands at second round of wage talks
TOKYO (Reuters) -Toyota Motor did not respond to a trade union's wage demands in a second round of pay talks held on Wednesday, a senior union official said, keeping investors guessing about the ...
Japan’s economy falls to number four globally
Headlines confirming that Germany surpassed Japan last year as the world’s third-largest economy should serve as a wake-up call. Unless policymakers embrace far-reaching productivity-enhancing reforms ...
Analysis-After Nikkei’s record run, investors want to know if Japan has changed for real
A corporate governance makeover has helped fuel the revival of Japan's once-moribund stock market. Now investors want to see if the change is for real. The Nikkei index shattered its all-time high ... ( read original story ...)
Zuckerberg discusses AI risks with Japan PM during Asia tour
Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg met Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during a visit to Japan, discussing the risks of generative AI, a government spokesman said Wednesday.Zuckerberg and Kishida met on Tuesday ... ( read original story ...)
Embattled Japan PM Volunteers to Appear Before Ethics Panel
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will appear before a parliamentary ethics committee as he seeks to turn the page on a ruling party slush-fund scandal that has undermined his support months ahead ... ( read original story ...)
After Nikkei’s record run, investors want to know if Japan has changed for real
TOKYO/SINGAPORE, Feb 28 (Reuters) - A corporate governance makeover has helped fuel the revival of Japan's once-moribund stock market. Now investors want to see if the change is for real. The Nikkei ( ...
Japan’s Nikkei slips from record high as rally pauses for breath
TOKYO, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average eased back on Wednesday from an all-time peak scaled in the previous session, with technical signals suggesting that the more-than-9% gain made ...
BOJ should make straightforward policy shift, top finance professor says
Exiting policy should be like business as usual, said Hiroshi Yoshikawa, professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo and a friend of BOJ Gov. Kazuo Ueda.