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AI boom makes 139-year-old cable company Japan’s hottest stock
The company will join the MSCI global standard indexes on Nov 25 as the sole addition from Japan while eight other companies from the country will be removed.
3 days ago
Japan
Retail investors bought Japanese stocks for fourth straight week
This is the longest such streak since the beginning of January 2023.
August 08, 2024
Global Markets
Japan’s three-day meltdown rewrites records; analysts debate Fed inter-meeting cuts
The Fed did “meaningful” inter-meeting cuts in 2020 during the outbreak of Covid-19, notes one analyst.
August 07, 2024
Japan
Japan hedge funds post best single-day performance: Goldman Sachs
Japan’s Topix index swung between gains and losses as banks provided support on an increase in long-term bond yields.
August 07, 2024
Tokyo stocks close higher on weaker yen
TOKYO (May 20): Tokyo stocks closed higher Friday, ending the week on a positive note as a weaker yen lifted exporters.
May 20, 2016
Tokyo stocks close higher after sales tax delay report
TOKYO (May 16): Tokyo stocks closed higher Monday as investors cheered a report that Japan's government may postpone a sales tax rise to avoid damaging an already fragile economy.
May 16, 2016