Japans
7-Eleven deal talk reflects allure of Japan’s convenience stores
ANYONE who’s stepped into a 7-Eleven in Japan to grab a quick snack or withdraw cash from the ATM will understand why Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. would want to pay...
Japan’s Nikkei surges 3.5% after boost from weak yen
Japan’s Nikkei share average surged 3.5 per cent on Tuesday (Aug 13), with tech shares leading the rally as sentiment got a boost from a weaker yen as traders...
Japan’s SMBC has raised stake in Jefferies Financial to nearly 11%
JEFFERIES Financial Group said on Monday (Aug 12) that Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp (SMBC) has more than doubled its stake in the US investment bank to 10.9 per...
Brutal sell-off skims froth from Japan’s US$6 trillion stock market
Japanese equities shed US$1.1 trillion in value as they kicked off August with a record three-day loss. For bullish investors, that’s providing a fresh reason to buy what has...
KKR launches 558.4 billion yen tender offer for Japan’s Fuji Soft
US PRIVATE equity firm KKR will launch a tender offer for Japan’s Fuji Soft, the companies said on Thursday (Aug 8), in a 558.4 billion yen (S$5.1 billion) deal...
Japan’s April yen-buying intervention sets new daily record
JAPAN said on Wednesday (Aug 7) that it conducted a record single-day yen-buying intervention in April, selling 5.92 trillion yen (S$53.5 billion) worth of US dollars in a fight...
Japan’s Nikkei plummets 13% in biggest rout since 1987 Black Monday
JAPANESE stocks collapsed on Monday (Aug 5) in their biggest single day rout since the 1987 Black Monday sell-off, driven by last week’s plunge in global stock markets, economic...
Japan’s Nikkei ends at 3-week high; focus on central bankers’ comments