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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 28, 2019
Japanese government becomes top shareholder of Shinsei Bank
The government has effectively become the top shareholder of Shinsei Bank Ltd., with a stake of about 19 percent in terms of voting rights, replacing U.S. investment fund J.C. Flowers & Co.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 26, 2019
Nikkei tumbles as progress on Japan-U.S. trade pact fails to calm trade war fears
Analysts say markets are reeling and that there are no bullish factors that could reverse the trend immediately.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Aug 26, 2019
Protest-weary Hong Kong faces economic recession as well as an existential crisis
As one of the world's most important trade and business hubs, Hong Kong was always going to struggle this year because of the escalating U.S.-China tariff war.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 23, 2019
Overstock shares surge 15% as CEO quits after revealing role in FBI probe of Russia and Clinton
Overstock.com's stock surged 15 percent on Thursday after Chief Executive Officer Patrick Byrne resigned following his claim of being involved in a Federal Bureau of Investigation probe into Russia and former U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 22, 2019
Tokyo FM Broadcasting admits fiddling the books to hide subsidiary's losses
Tokyo FM Broadcasting Co. said Wednesday that it engaged in improper accounting practices to hide a subsidiary's losses.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 20, 2019
Line and Nomura launch zero-commission online brokerage for Japanese stocks
Line Corp. and Nomura Holdings Inc. said they have launched an online brokerage venture that will charge zero commissions for trading in Japanese shares.
BUSINESS / Markets / TSE DATA & REPORT
Aug 20, 2019
Tokyo stocks extend gains on brisk U.S. equities
Stocks extended their gains Tuesday, aided by an overnight rise on Wall Street.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 15, 2019
Trump slams Fed chief as inverted yield curve signals global distress
The U.S. government bond market sounded alarms Wednesday as investors fleeing riskier assets drove the 30-year bond's yield to a record low and the 10-year yield fell below the rate on the two-year for the first time since 2007.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets / TSE DATA & REPORT
Aug 13, 2019
Nikkei sinks to two-month low on continued U.S.-China trade concerns
Stocks dived Tuesday, suffering from an overnight sell-off on Wall Street and the yen's strengthening against the dollar.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 13, 2019
Wall Street slides on geopolitical and recession fears
U.S. stocks dipped in a broad sell-off on Monday as rising geopolitical tensions spooked investors away from equities and the extended U.S.-China trade war stoked fears of impending global recession.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 9, 2019
Japan government to become top shareholder of Shinsei Bank
The government is expected to replace J.C. Flowers & Co. as the top shareholder of Shinsei Bank after the institution said Thursday that the U.S. investment firm will sell most of its stake in the bank.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 6, 2019
Nikkei reverses losses as Beijing firms up yuan
Traders in Tokyo braced for slaughter Tuesday, but while blood flowed at the opening bell, stocks reversed their course and survived the day as the walking wounded.
BUSINESS
Aug 6, 2019
Firearms stocks surge as U.S. massacres renew gun-control demands
Shares of U.S. gun-makers rose Monday, bucking declines in the broader market, amid renewed calls for gun control measures following mass shootings in Texas and Ohio over the weekend.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 5, 2019
Yen spikes to highest against dollar in seven months amid U.S.-China trade feud
U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war with China is causing a flight to safety in currency markets, and the yen is once again taking the brunt of it.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 2, 2019
U.S. unit of Japanese conveyor belt sushi chain Kura Sushi makes Nasdaq debut
Japanese conveyor belt sushi chain Kura Sushi Inc.'s U.S. unit made a firm debut Thursday on the Nasdaq market, its shares ending above $19 after rising from its initial public offering price of $14.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 31, 2019
One-stop bourse handling stocks and commodities to launch in Japan in summer 2020
Japan Exchange Group Inc. (JPX) and Tokyo Commodity Exchange Inc. said Tuesday they have agreed on a merger to launch the country's first all-in-one exchange that can handle both stocks and commodity futures.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 25, 2019
Toshiba Memory to postpone IPO to next year due to low chip demand amid trade disputes
Toshiba Memory Holdings Corp. is set to postpone its initial public offering to early next year, dropping its original target of the end of this year, due to poor earnings amid sagging demand for semiconductors, sources said Thursday.
BUSINESS / Markets / TSE DATA & REPORT
Jul 17, 2019
Tokyo stocks fall further on trade war concerns and Wall Street downturn
Stocks lost further ground on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Wednesday, battered by rekindled concerns over a U.S.-China trade war and an overnight fallback on Wall Street.
BUSINESS / Markets / TSE DATA & REPORT
Jul 10, 2019
Tokyo stocks end lower amid wait-and-see mood ahead of U.S. Fed chief's testimony
Stocks fell on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Wednesday, as a wait-and-see mood prevailed ahead of closely watched congressional testimony by U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 27, 2019
Walmart eyes listing Japanese supermarket unit Seiyu to raise funds for expansion
Walmart Inc. aims to list its wholly owned Japanese supermarket unit Seiyu G.K. to raise funds for the retail chain's expansion in Japan, the head of its local subsidiary said Wednesday.

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