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David Solomon, CEO of Goldman Sachs, speaks during a summit in Sydney in March.
BUSINESS / Markets / ANALYSIS
Aug 15, 2025
Trump's attack on Goldman could prompt watering down of Wall Street's independent analysis
The reams of research that banks such as Goldman produce are used by institutional investors, such as hedge funds and asset managers, in deciding how to allocate capital.
A Donald Trump 2024 campaign hat on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York on Tuesday
BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 22, 2025
Markets braced for uncertainty as Trump holds back from pledged tariffs
Chinese markets were relieved after Beijing avoided an instant blizzard of executive orders, but Mexico's peso and Canada's dollar weren't so lucky.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets / ANALYSIS
May 28, 2023
Why a U.S. debt deal may only provide short-term relief for markets
Good news of a tentative deal for the U.S. debt ceiling impasse may quickly turn out to be bad news for financial markets.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 16, 2023
Credit Suisse secures $54 billion lifeline as authorities rush to prevent global bank crisis
The Swiss bank's announcement helped stem heavy selling in financial markets in Asian morning trade on Thursday, following torrid sessions in Europe and the United States overnight.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 29, 2022
In Istanbul and Dubai, Russians pile into property to shelter from sanctions
While Turkey and the UAE have criticized the Russian offensive, Ankara opposes non-U.N. sanctions on Russia and both countries have relatively good ties with Moscow.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 16, 2021
Saudi Arabia's race to attract investment dogged by skepticism
Foreign direct investment remains short of targets despite it being five years since Vision 2030 was launched in an attempt to end the kingdom's dependence on fossil fuels.

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Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past