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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 29, 2019
T-Mobile outpaces estimates for profit and mobile-subscriber gains
T-Mobile US Inc. posted subscriber gains that exceeded analysts' predictions and raised its customer forecast for the year, once again outpacing larger rivals Verizon Communications Inc. and AT&T Inc.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 25, 2019
Eye-catching Japan equity rally splits Wall Street titans on what comes next
After being seen as one of the worst-performing markets in the developed world, Japan's recent equity rebound is drawing differing views from Wall Street observers on where it will go next.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 25, 2019
Tesla passes GM as most valuable U.S. automaker, short sellers burned
Tesla Inc. shares soared 17 percent on Thursday after the electric carmaker surprised Wall Street by delivering on Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk's promise of a profit in the third quarter, even as doubts remained about its long-term prospects.
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 24, 2019
Nikkei hits high for year as tech firms catch a break on earnings optimism
The 225-issue Nikkei average rallied to its highest level in more than a year Thursday, as investors bought back recently beaten down semiconductor-related shares on optimism for improved corporate earnings.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 22, 2019
Boeing may face billions more in losses as 737 Max crisis deepens, analysts say
Boeing Co. may have to book billions of dollars in additional charges related to its grounded 737 Max jets, brokerages said, following reports that call into question the timing of the aircraft's return to service.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 22, 2019
SoftBank seen seeking to take control of WeWork in bailout deal including $5 billion in debt financing
SoftBank Group Corp. is looking to take a controlling stake in WeWork, according to a person familiar with the matter. The deal is said to value the company at about $8 billion or less, said the person, who asked not to be identified discussing private deliberations.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 19, 2019
SoftBank eyes WeWork rescue valuation below $8 billion
SoftBank Group Corp. is assembling a rescue financing plan for WeWork that may value the office-sharing company below $8 billion, according to people familiar with the discussions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 17, 2019
Goldman blasts Japan plan for rules on foreign stock investments
A plan by the government to impose stricter rules on foreign investment in local equities will be "detrimental" to the market, impede the ability to raise funds and undermine seven years of market reforms, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 9, 2019
China swipes Trump's 'stay tuned' tactic when talking trade, sending index tumbling
China swiped a page from the Donald Trump trade playbook Tuesday with similar results for global markets.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 8, 2019
Cash loses cachet as 'king' trading strategy in Japan
Cash is king, unless you are in Japan. One successful trading strategy has recently lost its luster, thanks to the Bank of Japan's never-ending obsession with negative interest rates.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 30, 2019
Nasdaq cracks down on IPOs of small Chinese firms as U.S. investors elude
Nasdaq Inc. is cracking down on initial public offerings (IPOs) of small Chinese companies by tightening restrictions and slowing down their approval, according to regulatory filings, corporate executives and investment bankers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 28, 2019
Trump might delist Chinese firms from U.S. markets: sources
President Donald Trump's administration is considering delisting Chinese companies from U.S. stock exchanges, three sources briefed on the matter said Friday, in what would be a radical escalation of U.S.-China trade tensions.
BUSINESS / Markets / TSE DATA & REPORT
Sep 26, 2019
Tokyo stocks bounce back on positive trade news
Tokyo stocks rebounded Thursday thanks to favorable trade-related developments involving Japan, the United States and China.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 19, 2019
Fed cuts interest rates but signals more stringent conditions for further reductions
The U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates again on Wednesday to help sustain a record-long economic expansion, but signaled a higher bar for making further reductions in borrowing costs — eliciting a fast and sharp rebuke from President Donald Trump.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 10, 2019
SoftBank is pushing WeWork to postpone its contentious IPO
Executives of WeWork and its largest investor, SoftBank, are discussing whether to shelve plans for an initial public offering of the money-losing co-working company, according to sources with knowledge of the talks.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 6, 2019
U.S. and China agree to resume trade talks, sending stocks up
China and the United States agreed Thursday to hold high-level talks in Washington in early October, encouraging investors who hope for a trade war thaw as new U.S. tariffs on Chinese consumer goods chip away at global growth.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 6, 2019
Facebook launches dating service in United States, spurring 2% share surge
Facebook Inc. is launching its dating services in the United States, the social network said on Thursday, sending its shares up 2 percent.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 5, 2019
5G stocks among rare winners in Japan's sluggish market
Even with an ongoing trade war between the world's two biggest economies, and a weak domestic market, some Japanese investors suggest going long on next-generation technology stocks.
Social media helps fuel growing 'sex tourism' in Japan
People walk down a street in the red-light entertainment area of Kabukicho in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo on March 31.
Pope Francis, radical leader who broke the papal mold, dies at 88
Pope Francis blesses the faithful during the weekly general audience at the Vatican in August 2023.
Japan mulls reviewing car safety rules to strike deal with Trump
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's Economic Revitalization Minister and top tariff negotiator with the U.S., speaks to the press upon his arrival at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on Friday.
Japan tariff negotiator rules out quick U.S. deal despite push by Trump
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's top tariff negotiator with the U.S., speaks to reporters upon his arrival at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Friday, a day after talks in Washington.
Shohei Ohtani announces birth of daughter
Shohei Ohtani and his wife Mamiko Tanaka attend a Lakers game in Los Angeles on Dec. 8, 2024.
Is Japan’s parliament ready to welcome more youth to its ranks?
Lower House lawmaker Kai Odake in his Tokyo office on Wednesday
The floor is art: Takuro Tamayama transforms mundanity
Takuro Tamayama’s sculpture “Models (Pair, 6 sets, 12 rings)” comes with a mathematical formation that scales it for different spaces.
Nothing sells like Shohei Ohtani, MLB’s marketing megastar
People walk past an advertisement featuring Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani outside Tokyo Dome on March 18.
Calling all Potterheads: ‘The Goblet of Fire’ comes to Tokyo
The Tokyo version of the globe-trotting exhibition features a Ministry of Magic set, which includes an imposing replica of the Magic Is Might monument representing magical fascism.
Tokyo stock picker advises Trump-proofing portfolios with Godzilla creator Toho
The head of Godzilla, a Japanese monster movie character, is seen on a building of Toho Cinema in Tokyo. Toho is one tariff-defensive stock being recommended by brokers.

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