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STOCK EXCHANGE 2

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 19, 2022
SoftBank pauses talks for Arm London listing on U.K. political turmoil
SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son has repeatedly said his primary focus is to take Arm public in the U.S. because of its deep investor base and attractive valuations.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 5, 2021
How a dated cyberattack brought a stock exchange to its knees
The website of the New Zealand Stock Exchange slowed to a crawl on a Tuesday afternoon in August. It was so badly throttled that the exchange couldn’t post market announcements, as required by financial regulators. So with an hour left for trading, management shut the entire operation down.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 3, 2020
Fujitsu president given 50% pay cut over Tokyo Stock Exchange outage
Takahito Tokita will see his earnings slashed for four months as a result of the bourse's one-day outage in October.
BUSINESS / Markets / TSE DATA & REPORT
Jan 21, 2019
Tokyo stocks rise on brisk U.S. equities
Stocks rose Monday, supported by a continued rise on Wall Street late last week.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 5, 2019
After plunge, Tokyo stocks expected to remain unstable in coming week
Tokyo stocks are expected to remain unstable next week, with persistent concerns over a slowdown in the global economy likely to continue to grip the market, observers have said.
BUSINESS / Markets / TSE DATA & REPORT
Jan 4, 2019
Tokyo stocks dive over 400 points to kick off ominous 2019
Stocks ended the first trading day of 2019 with heavy losses Friday as a sharply stronger yen and an overnight plunge in U.S. equities spurred broad selloffs on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 28, 2018
China-U.S. trade spat's influence likely to send Tokyo stocks into another slide in 2019
Other concerns include the planned consumption tax hike at home and a stronger yen, with both endangering corporate profits.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 27, 2018
2019: Reasons to be bullish or bearish
It was in September 2008 that the collapse of Lehman Brothers triggered an economic shock leading to a global recession. Since then, most countries have gradually recovered, and in recent years what came to be called a Great Moderation permeated the world's economies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 15, 2018
Tokyo Stock Exchange firms expect first net profit fall in 3 years: survey
The nation's major companies are expecting the first decline in combined net profit in three years for the current business year ending next March, as they anticipate the effects of the U.S.-China trade spat, according to a survey released Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 13, 2018
In one of largest stock buyback programs since 2000, Toshiba to purchase ¥700 billion of its own shares
Toshiba Corp. said Wednesday it will buy back about ¥700 billion ($6.3 billion) worth of its own shares as a way of returning to investors a portion of profits gleaned from selling off its chip subsidiary.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 12, 2018
Singapore Exchange shares fall most in nine years after end of India licensing pact
Singapore Exchange Ltd. stock fell the most since November 2008 in early trading Monday as investors reacted to the National Stock Exchange of India Ltd.'s move to end its licensing pact with the Lion City bourse.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets / FOCUS
Dec 19, 2017
Tokyo Stock Exchange is an 'irresponsible' market referee, fund head says
The Tokyo Stock Exchange is failing in its duty as a market referee, according to the chairman of a prominent Japanese investment fund.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 6, 2017
Mom and pop investors tiptoe into Japan's lucrative REIT market
This summer, Japanese real estate investment trusts benefited from an unexpected group of net buyers for the first time in nearly seven years: Mom and pop investors.
EDITORIALS
Aug 22, 2017
Still a long way to go for Toshiba
Toshiba has a long way to go before it's in the clear.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 1, 2017
Sharp applies for relisting on TSE's first section
Sharp Corp. has applied to be relisted on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange after being demoted last year while in dire straits.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 20, 2017
Sharp to file next week for return to Tokyo Stock Exchange first section
Sharp Corp. will file next week to return to the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange after being demoted last year due to poor financial health, the president said Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / ANALYSIS
Jun 8, 2017
Fate of Toshiba hangs in the balance as TSE delisting threat looms
Toshiba's survival hangs on the ability to make its earnings deadlines, eliminate its negative net worth and show improvement in management.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 1, 2017
Toshiba likely to miss earnings deadline for third time
Toshiba is likely to miss a third deadline for reporting quarterly earnings, meaning it will have to seek a fresh extension or face potential delisting.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 14, 2017
Japan and Saudi bourses to seek broad cooperation
Japan Exchange Group Inc. and the Saudi Stock Exchange agreed Tuesday to seek broad cooperation in areas such as cross-listing of shares and development of financial products.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 30, 2016
Nikkei logs highest close in 20 years as volatile 2016 comes to an end
The index finishes at its highest close in two decades as the final trading day of the year sees investors move to lock in gains.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Over 40% of Japan's municipalities at risk of vanishing, study finds
Of 1,729 local municipalities nationwide, 744 have been identified as being at risk of disappearing.
Princess Aiko makes debut at imperial garden party
Princess Aiko attends an imperial garden party in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Yen inches closer to intervention point as BOJ meeting starts
The rate of the yen against the U.S. dollar is displayed in the trading room at foreign exchange brokerage Gaitame.com in Tokyo on Thursday.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Tokyo's Koto Ward by-election a race unlike any other
Natsumi Sakai, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan’s candidate and one of four female candidates running in the by-election, touts her experience as a cancer survivor and midwife as having prepared her to tackle issues that women currently face.
Kyotographie's strong 12th edition shines light into the margins
Yassine Alaoui Ismaili, who goes by Yoriyas, turned to photography, shooting motion while in motion himself, after an injury forced him to give up his career as a professional breakdancer.
For amateur sumo, a fresh start offers hope against time-wasting and gamesmanship
Wrestlers prepare for the start of a bout at the 2023 Sumo World Championships in Tokyo. Starting this month, placing one hand on the clay first is no longer allowed.
LDP veteran Nikai's youngest son expected to succeed him in Wakayama
Toshihiro Nikai, former secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party, announced in March that he would not run in the next Lower House election to take responsibility for the political funds scandal that rocked his party and his own faction.
New workers name Shohei Ohtani as 'dream boss' for two years running
Shohei Ohtani has been overwhelmingly voted as the “dream boss” for people who started working in April, according to a survey.

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