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BUSINESS / Markets / TSE DATA & REPORT
Oct 10, 2018
Tokyo Stock Exchange snaps four-session losing streak aided by buying on dips
The market snapped its four-session losing streak on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Wednesday, aided by buying on dips.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 9, 2018
Merrill Lynch Japan at root of Tokyo Stock Exchange system glitch, informed sources say
The Tokyo Stock Exchange said it suffered a trading system glitch Tuesday morning that left some brokerages unable to make orders through the bourse.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 4, 2018
Amazon ditching bonuses and stock awards to help pay wage hike to $15 an hour
Amazon.com Inc. is eliminating monthly bonuses and stock awards for warehouse workers and other hourly employees after the company pledged this week to raise pay to at least $15 an hour.
BUSINESS / Markets / TSE DATA & REPORT
Oct 3, 2018
Tokyo stocks fall back on profit-taking
Stocks fell back on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Wednesday, hurt by a wave of profit-taking.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 1, 2018
Top fund manager Jumpei Kitahara bets on owner-managed and family-run firms
When a yearslong father-daughter feud over who took leadership of a furniture retailer threatened to drive the company into the ground, one top-performing fund manager took it as a reason to celebrate.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 29, 2018
Tesla stocks' biggest dive since 2013 sends Musk an urgent message
Tesla Inc.'s plunging stock price indicates investors want Elon Musk to quickly cut a deal with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The question is whether the notoriously unpredictable chief executive officer will take the hint.
BUSINESS / Markets / TSE DATA & REPORT
Sep 26, 2018
Nikkei ends above 24,000 for first time in eight months
The benchmark Nikkei average finished above 24,000 for the first time in eight months on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Wednesday, extending its winning streak to an eighth session.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 24, 2018
Britain's Labour Party plans to make companies transfer shares to workers
Large companies would be forced to transfer as much as 10 percent of their shares into a fund to be owned and managed collectively by their workers, under plans to be set out by Britain's opposition Labour Party on Monday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 20, 2018
Japan's household assets rise for eighth straight quarter thanks to positive performance of shares
Financial assets held by Japanese households stood at ¥1.8 quadrillion ($16.5 trillion) at the end of June, rising for the eighth straight quarter, the Bank of Japan said Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 13, 2018
Investors hunting bargains in Japan might want to wait till U.S. midterms pass
Some Japan equity strategists are recommending investors hold off any hunt for bargains until trade tensions cool after the U.S. midterm elections.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 11, 2018
Altaba looks to raise $4.3 billion by selling remainder of its Yahoo Japan stake
Altaba Inc., the holding company formed from the overseas investments not purchased by Verizon Communications Inc. in its acquisition of Yahoo Inc., will raise about $4.34 billion by selling its entire stake in Yahoo Japan Corp.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 5, 2018
Amazon at $1 trillion is more dream than reality
Its market value is a vision of the future, not the present.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 31, 2018
Chinese developer blames Trump but touts Mao, other Chinese leaders, in first-half earnings report
World leaders rarely make it into company earnings reports, but China Properties Group Ltd. has managed to pack five U.S. and Chinese top names into its own.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Aug 27, 2018
Japan's star businessman who ignores his investors to make them rich
When Akira Matsumoto speaks, investors hang on his every word. And here's what he tells them: You're less important than everyone else.
BUSINESS / Markets / TSE DATA & REPORT
Aug 27, 2018
Tokyo stocks rise further as Wall Street trades higher
Stocks gained further ground Monday on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, after U.S. equity gauges hit record highs Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 25, 2018
With CEO Elon Musk agreeing, Tesla drops efforts to go private
The board of Tesla Inc. said on Friday the company would remain public, following a tumultuous two weeks for the electric vehicle maker after CEO Elon Musk announced he was considering a deal to go private.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 22, 2018
Japan's shogi champ makes all the right moves as AI startup hits stratosphere
Takahiro Hayashi won his first nationwide title in shogi while still in high school and by the age of 22 he was the world amateur champion. His coaches were urging him to turn pro.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 18, 2018
BOJ's tolerance of bigger stock drops shows 'stealth tapering' underway: analysts
Since the central bank isn't propping up the stock market with ETF purchases on every dip anymore, many traders think the BOJ's exit strategy is underway.
BUSINESS
Aug 15, 2018
Once a collector's passion, owning vintage warplane now may be more profitable than stock
Collectibles markets are driven by passion, not rational thought. But the aircraft-collecting market has seen a split in recent years between those who purchase and restore for love and history and those who are new collectors with an interest in return on investment.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 11, 2018
Lawsuits accuse Tesla's Elon Musk of fraud over tweets indicating the firm may go private
Tesla Inc. and its chief executive, Elon Musk, were sued twice on Friday by investors who said they fraudulently engineered a scheme to squeeze short-sellers, including through Musk's proposal to take the electric-car company private.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
Kansai airports to increase takeoff and landing slots ahead of Osaka Expo
Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture. The upper limit on the number of takeoff and landing slots at the airport as well as Kobe Airport in Hyogo Prefecture will be raised in spring next year ahead of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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