Yahoo Finance • 3 months ago

Nomura Faces Fine for Bond Market Manipulation, Yomiuri Reports

(Bloomberg) -- Japan’s financial watchdog plans to recommend fining Nomura Holdings Inc. for allegedly manipulating the government bond futures market, the Yomiuri newspaper reported. Most Read from Bloomberg Eric Adams' Vanishing Promis... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 3 months ago

B. Riley Bankers Put Brakes on Loans as Debt Weighs on Firm

(Bloomberg) -- B. Riley Financial Inc.’s bankers hiked the interest rate on the company’s key loan and cut how much the embattled firm can borrow as it grapples with a debt load of about $2 billion. Most Read from Bloomberg Unlocking the... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 3 months ago

Indonesia Surprises With Quarter-Point Cut Before Fed Move

(Bloomberg) -- Indonesia’s central bank unexpectedly cut its key interest rate for the first time in more than three years, easing ahead of its own guidance and just hours before the Federal Reserve’s expected dovish tilt. Most Read from... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 10 months ago

11 Best Japanese Stocks To Buy In 2024

In this article, we discuss 11 best Japanese stocks to buy in 2024. If you want to skip our discussion on the Japanese economy, head over to 5 Best Japanese Stocks To Buy In 2024. Japan has effectively managed the challenges posed by the... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 10 months ago

Thai PM Seeks Emergency Rate Cut, Pressuring Central Bank

(Bloomberg) -- Thailand’s Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin asked the central bank to urgently hold an unscheduled meeting of its Monetary Policy Committee to cut interest rate, saying the latest data indicated that the nation’s economy was... Full story

Yahoo Finance • last year

Nomura hires former top UK Treasury official Tom Scholar as European chair

Senior civil servant controversially fired when Liz Truss became PM last year joins Japan’s biggest investment bank Continue reading... Full story

Yahoo Finance • last year

Japan's Nomura to reduce risk assets for wholesale business

TOKYO (Reuters) - Nomura Holdings said on Wednesday it would reduce risk weighted assets by up to 6% for its struggling wholesale business as the top Japanese investment bank scrambles to shore up its capital efficiency. Nomura plans to a... Full story

Yahoo Finance • last year

16 Most Profitable Penny Stocks Now

In this article, we will take a look at the 16 most profitable penny stocks now. To see more such companies, go directly to 5 Most Profitable Penny Stocks Now. Earlier this month investors cheered the latest inflation data report which sh... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 2 years ago

Silicon Valley Bank Creditors Form Group in Advance of Possible Bankruptcy

Centerbridge Partners, Davidson Kempner and Pimco among investors who have hired PJT Partners in anticipation of possible bankruptcy, asset sales. Continue reading... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 2 years ago

Reign of 'King Dollar' to End in 2023

Check out these five currency plays, four of them in Asia, as ways to make the most of the weakening U.S. dollar and greater interest in emerging-market stocks. Continue reading... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 2 years ago

China Sees Lockdowns Surge in Week Since Covid Policy Adjusted

(Bloomberg) -- Covid control restrictions now weigh on a fifth of the country’s economic output as infections continue their upward march, defying the central government’s call for more targeted, less disruptive Covid Zero measures. Most... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 2 years ago

China Chip Stocks Tumble as Biden Expands Technology Curbs

(Bloomberg) -- Chinese semiconductor stocks slumped after fresh US curbs on China’s access to American technology added to a disappointing start to the earnings season, stoking concerns that the industry’s downturn is far from over. Most... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 2 years ago

Popular Manga App Seeks 2023 IPO in Tokyo at $6 Billion Value

(Bloomberg) -- South Korean messaging giant Kakao Corp.’s manga business is pushing back plans to go public on the Tokyo Stock Exchange until next year, aiming for a valuation of $6 billion or more. Most Read from Bloomberg Stocks Knocke... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 2 years ago

There Are Signs Inflation May Have Peaked, but Can It Come Down Fast Enough?

Growing signs that price pressures are easing suggest that June’s distressingly high 9.1% increase in consumer prices will probably be the peak. Gasoline prices have fallen around 10% from their mid-June high point of $5.02 a gallon, accor... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 2 years ago

Pakistan Reaches Agreement With IMF to Resume Loan

(Bloomberg) -- Pakistan has reached a staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund, a milestone that would pave the way for the release of an additional $1.2 billion in loans and unlock more funding. Most Read from Bloomberg... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 3 years ago

Were Archegos’ Brokers Really in the Dark? Some Hedge Fund Pros Doubt It.

These observers question the government's claims that Archegos misled Wall Street firms to prop up its stocks... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 3 years ago

China’s Politburo Ignites Market Rally With Vows on Growth

(Bloomberg) -- China’s top leaders promised to boost stimulus and contain the country’s worst Covid outbreak since 2020, issuing a sweeping set of pledges that was light on details but enough to spark steep gains in stocks and the yuan. M... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 3 years ago

Shanghai Factories Isolate Staff to Keep Operating in Lockdown

(Bloomberg) -- Companies including China’s biggest chip producer and an Apple Inc. supplier are continuing to operate factories in Shanghai during the city’s lockdown by isolating workers and running a closed-off procedure authorized by lo... Full story