Stocks fell broadly in afternoon trading Wednesday as the market's downturn entered into a third day. Meanwhile the price of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies dropped sharply. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics will be safe: IOC
The International Olympic Committee on Wednesday reassured an anxious Japan that the Tokyo Games will go on as planned in July.IOC President Thomas Bach said athletes and the host community will be ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Craze Waited for Everyone to Get In Before Coming Undone
Like many things in markets, Bitcoin managed to maximize the pain. Its rise went on just long enough to pull in a bunch of otherwise sensible money. And then it made them pay. ( read original story ...)
Crypto crash: Drastic price fall of ethereum, dogecoin and Shiba Inu coin continues
The price of cryptocurrencies is continuing to plunge amid a dramatic crash. The entire market has dropped dramatically in the wake of a coming Chinese crackdown on the use and trading of virtual ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin plunges amid crypto sell-off as inflation worries hit markets – business live
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin tumbles as low as $30,000 amid a broad crypto sell-off after China signals a crackdown
Virtual currencies can't be used to conduct business as they don't have real value, China's central bank said. ( read original story ...)
Elon Musk says Tesla not selling bitcoin despite huge crypto crash
Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, has tweeted that the car company will not be selling any of its cryptocurrency, despite the market currently crashing. The news comes as bitcoin, Ethe ... ( read original story ...)
More drops in Big Tech pull stocks lower; Bitcoin drops 20%
U.S. stocks are opening broadly lower, extending a weak streak into a third day. The price of Bitcoin dropped another 20% Wednesday, extending a sharp pullback in crypto assets over the past month, ... ( read original story ...)
Anti-China demonstration in Tokyo
Protesters of Southern Mongolian, Tibetan, Uyghur, pro-democracy of Myanmar and Japanese hold placards during the anti-China demonstration in front of the Diet Building Tokyo, Japan on Wednesday, May ... ( read original story ...)
Samsung’s latest Tokyo Olympics phone might actually happen
Samsung's first shot at a Tokyo Olympics phone didn't pan out due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but it's giving the concept another try now that the sporting event is again (hopefully) imminent. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks close lower on concerns over economic impact of COVID-19 response
Tokyo stocks closed lower on Wednesday as weak housing starts saw Wall Street lose ground overnight, while ongoing concerns about the economic impact of Japan's COVID-19 countermeasures added to a ... ( read original story ...)
Myanmar’s Japanese Business Community Says Japan ‘too considerate’ to Junta
A survey reveals that almost half of Japanese business people in Myanmar want their government to impose sanctions on the military regime. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Mitsui OSK to step up hydrogen and ammonia business
Japanese shipping company Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) said on Wednesday it will accelerate efforts to build a global supply chain of cleaner marine energy using fuels such as hydrogen and ammonia as the ... ( read original story ...)
As Japan’s new chip panel looks to secure tech supplies, could it be Abe’s route to a comeback?
Japan is planning to boost spending to safeguard its stockpiles of cutting-edge chips and batteries for electric vehicles as demand for semiconductors continues to outpace supply, leading to ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Prostitutes in the North American West, 1887-1920
This compelling study of a previously overlooked vice industry explores the larger structural forces that led to the growth of prostitution in Japan, the ... ( read original story ...)
IPO, Asset Sales to Fund Amaala, Red Sea Project
Funding the second phase of the Red Sea Development Company is being considered through an initial public offering (IPO), asset sales, or tap debt markets, announced CEO John Pagano. Pagano indicated ... ( read original story ...)