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Apple Maps Now Shows Covid Vaccination Locations In US, Telecom News, ET Telecom
Representative image San Francisco: Apple has started highlighting centers and clinics administering Covid-19 vaccines on its Maps app and on Siri in the United ... -
Fed to Update US Economic Growth Forecast
The Federal Reserve is set to improve its forecast for the US economy on Wednesday, indicating an acceleration in the US recovery from the ... -
Emerging market investors firmly focus on central bank decisions
Investors in emerging market assets always carefully monitor statements by the US Federal Reserve. This week, the focus is particularly sharp. No policy change ... -
How Stripe Became Silicon Valley’s Most Valuable Asset
Even the Stripe co-founder admitted that there is nothing overtly appealing or exciting about the digital payment technology that is central to his business. ... -
Nigeria Seeks To Boost Mobile Banking With Fixed Transaction Fees, Telecom News, ET Telecom
(Representative image) By Chijioke OhuochaABUJA: Nigerian regulators have set a fixed fee for financial transactions made through mobile phones, replacing a billing system that ... -
LTCLtd (KOSDAQ: 170920) has a somewhat strained balance sheet
David Iben put it right when he said: âVolatility is not a risk that is close to our hearts. What matters to us is ... -
Tepco shares drop 10% after regulator slams violations at nuclear power plant
TipRanks Wells Fargo: 2 compelling stocks with upside potential of over 70% Wells Fargo analysts have scrutinized the market, or more specifically, scrutinized the ... -
BNP Paribas joins forces with Baringa to develop its capacity to analyze climate scenarios, based on Baringa’s Climate Change Scenario ModelTM
This partnership between BNP Paribas and Baringa will help develop standards for integrating climate scenario analysis within one of the largest banking institutions in ... -
Gold Mine Sponsored Digital Asset Moria Token Launches on IDEX International Exchange
CENTRAL CITY, Colorado – (BUSINESS WIRE) –Moria Token (MOR), the world’s first ERC-20 compliant token sponsored by a US-based gold mine, today announced its ... -
Apartment Income REIT Corp. announces the planned taxation of the 2021 dividend
DENVER – (BUSINESS WIRE) – Apartment Income REIT Corp. (NYSE: AIRC) (“AIR”) was created to be the best and most efficient way to own ... -
CI Financial to buy $ 4.7 billion from RIA in Atlanta
What would you like to know As part of the deal, Emigrant Partners, part of New York Private Bank & Trust, sells its minority ... -
Chicago’s largest pension fund urges city to contribute sooner
The fragile state of Chicago’s largest pension fund and the flawed funding mechanisms that are to blame took center stage last week in a ... -
Are you considering using target date funds in retirement? 7 key considerations to keep in mind
Getty Getty When reviewing a client’s 401 (k) plan, I’m pretty excited if I see a decent target date fund (TDF) option in their ... -
The tightening of the liquidity ratios of CI-Qatar banks
The “well-capitalized” Qatari banking system as a whole has somewhat tighter liquidity ratios than in other markets, according to Capital Intelligence (CI), a global ... -
5 global transport stocks with good commercial quality
As air travel skyrockets thanks to the increased deployment of the Covid-19 vaccine in the United States, investors may want to consider these five ... -
Introducing our asset register – take more control over your finances
Only four in ten couples share joint responsibility for long-term financial planning, with men much more likely to assume only this role *. Taking ... -
Electrified Tata Motors to Roll Small Commercial Electric Vehicle, Auto News, ET Auto
According to Wagh, the economic attractiveness of electric vehicles has increased for the ICE motor due to falling battery prices and the rising cost ... -
AM Best assigns credit ratings to Fidvest US LLC
OLDWICK, NJ – (BUSINESS WIRE) –AM best has assigned a financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) and an issuer’s long-term credit rating of âa-â ... -
Daniel Dimitrov, CEO of Gleec, explains how COVID-19 and institutional attention are shaping the future of Crypto
From Decentralized Finance (DeFi), NFTs, and the ever-rising price of Bitcoin, the cryptocurrency world has received sustained attention over the past few months. Institutional ... -
We will try to develop our activity in a very calibrated way: CEO of IDBI Bank
Now that IDBI Bank is out of the restrictive Quick Corrective Action (PCA) framework, it will increase its loan portfolio in a calibrated manner ... -
Investors buy large volume of Jabil puts (NYSE: JBL)
Jabil Inc. (NYSE: JBL) was the beneficiary of exceptionally large options trading activity on Monday. Equity investors bought 1,575 puts on the company. This ... -
Kohl’s sees unusually high volume of options (NYSE: KSS)
Kohl’s Co. (NYSE: KSS) experienced unusual options trading activity on Monday. Stock traders bought 56,014 call options on the company. This represents an increase ... -
Huawei announces royalty rates for 5G phone technology, Telecom News, ET Telecom
By David KirtonSHENZHEN: Huawei Technologies first announced the royalty rates for the use of its 5G phone technology, in a move its general counsel ... -
Iliad plans launch and fixed profits in Italy this year, Telecom News, ET Telecom
Frenchman Iliad announced on Tuesday this summer that he plans to launch his fixed-line business in Italy, where he expects to post a profit ... -
BiON shares update on biogas plants and expands into UK market
Two of BiON’s four biogas plants now supply electricity to the grid in Malaysia. The company announced that two of its factories are now ... -
Sources, Telecom News, ET Telecom
EBay Korea operates the open-market e-commerce platforms Gmarket, Auction, and G9, and was South Korea’s third-largest e-commerce company in 2020 with 12.8% market share, ... -
Rogers’ $ 16 billion offer for Shaw shakes up Canada’s telecommunications industry and could anger regulators, Telecom News, ET Telecom
By Eva Mathews and Maiya Keidan Rogers Communications Inc said Monday it was buying Shaw Communications Inc for about C $ 20 billion ($ ... -
Signal encrypted messaging app stops working in China, Telecom News, ET Telecom
The Signal encrypted messaging app appeared to no longer work in China without the use of a virtual private network (VPN) on Tuesday morning, ... -
GM Builds Pickups Without Some Mods Due To Global Chip Shortage, Auto News, ET Auto
Malcho pointed out that all of the trucks are still under construction, which GM has repeatedly stressed that it will try to protect because ... -
Berkshire Hathaway Q4 2021 13F: Buffett continues to surprise
Berkshire Hathaway posted its fourth quarter 13F yesterday after markets closed. The deposit has many surprises in store for the markets. Berkshire Hathaway has ... -
China’s report on Galwan’s deaths reflects its culture of military cover-up
~~ In an ode to the martyrs, Abraham Lincoln said, “A nation that does not honor its heroes will not last long.” The reverberation ... -
PIC Group remote operations center in full operation
ATLANTA – (BUSINESS WIRE) – PIC Group, Inc., a global provider of electricity and energy services, announces the full operation of its Remote Operations ... -
PIC Group is awarded the O&M service contract for the Hummel station by LS Power Group Inc.
ATLANTA – (COMMERCIAL THREAD) – PIC Group Inc., obtained the Operation and Maintenance (O&M) agreement for the Hummel Power Plant, a subsidiary of LS ... -
Good companies around the world offer compelling valuations
Japanese investment headlines over the past few weeks have provided an excellent illustration of what is happening in global equity markets today. Glamorously, the ... -
Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett Latest News, Appointment, Education, Net Worth, Assets
Chairman and CEO, Berkshire Hathaway Birth DetailsAugust 30, 1930 | Omaha, Nebraska, United States NationalityAmerican LeagueEntrepreneur EducationMaster of Science, Columbia University Net value$ 72.8 ... -
Warren Buffett: One of the Best TSX Stocks to Buy and Hold Forever
Tracking Warren Buffett’s move is usually a bad idea. Not only will you be hooked on a Buffett bounty, as you are looking to ... -
Japanese traders accelerate reduction of coal assets as part of global decarbonization push
TOKYO, Feb.5 (Reuters) – Japanese trading houses accelerate efforts to move away from coal and other fossil fuel-related assets as part of growing global ... -
Sumitomo finalizes its exit from shale oil with the sale of US assets
TOKYO – Japanese trading house Sumitomo Corp. gave up the last of its shale development interests with the sale of the oil operations in ... -
Nikkei 225 under pressure ahead of Softbank profits as Sony shines
The Nikkei 225 index fell more than 1% today as traders waited for major profits from Japanese companies. The blue chip index is trading ... -
Soaring container rates risk stifling post-COVID recovery
TOKYO – The surge in international container shipping rates in recent months has left businesses dependent on shipping facing increasing delays and costs that ... -
How Sabah’s Log Export Ban Affects Japan | Daily Express Online
Kota Kinabalu: When Sabah was Malaysia’s leading timber-exporting state for more than four decades since the 1960s, Japanese trading houses known as “sogo shosha” ... -
Warren Buffett: How to invest in the New Year
Warren Buffett and his cabinet Berkshire Hathaway is in a crisis. With too much cash on the sidelines, Buffett and his company could take ... -
Warren Buffett expected to buy more Barrick Gold shares before the market collapses again
House ” Invest ” Warren Buffett expected to buy more Barrick Gold shares before the market collapses again Warren Buffett was fairly cautious with ... -
Warren Buffett Wisdom to Help You Retire Early
Warren Buffett is not only the greatest investor of our generation; he is a wonderful teacher with a wealth of investment knowledge to share ... -
Warren Buffett: I would follow him in this defensive industry
House ” Invest ” Warren Buffett: I would follow him in this defensive industry Warren Buffett invested until 2020 with caution. With the page ... -
How will the Biden deal with South Korea and China?
~~ The next President of the United States understands that the world is facing a double crisis, created by the COVID-19 pandemic and by ... -
Briefing: Japan emerges from its invisible lockdown | Features
Japan has done remarkably well in reducing the health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic Nonetheless, the economy has been hit hard The pandemic has ... -
Tencent and Mitsui to Help Japanese Companies Market in China
TOKYO – Japanese trading house Mitsui & Co. and Chinese company Tencent are working on a joint venture to help Japanese companies market their ... -
Do Warren Buffett’s moves in 2020 suggest a 2021 stock market crash is brewing?
House ” Invest ” Do Warren Buffett’s moves in 2020 suggest a 2021 stock market crash is brewing? Warren Buffett has been busy collecting ... -
The best clothesless Emperor moments of 2020
William Pesek is an award-winning Tokyo-based journalist and author of âJapanization: What the World Can Learn from Japan’s Lost Decadesâ. “It’s only when the ... -
Why investors can’t afford to ignore Japanese stocks
Earlier this year, it appeared that Japan was indeed experiencing a very good pandemic. The number of cases had been low. The total number ... -
Dubai plans world-class waste-to-energy plant managed by Itochu
TOKYO – Japanese trading house Itochu and engineering firm Hitachi Zosen have won an order to build and operate one of the largest waste-to-energy ... -
Is it time to buy Japanese ETFs under the Nikkei name in about 30 years?
JAnanese stocks were near a 30-year high on December 9 on optimism from the global market. The UK’s launch of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination ... -
[Speaking Out] Japan Should Adopt “Three Wars” Concept to Defend Senkakus
Chinese Coast Guard ships frequently entered the waters near the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture, exposing the japanese islands to dangers. There is a ... -
Japan’s Nikkei index returns to 1991 level as investors seek bargains
TOKYO – Investors planning to recover from the coronavirus pandemic are doing good business in Japan – propelling the country’s stock market to levels ... -
Boosted by COVID, Japan wants fully online shareholder meetings
TOKYO – The Japanese government is looking to change the law to allow corporate shareholders’ meetings to be held entirely online, as the coronavirus ... -
This one-country stock picker has beaten the S&P 500 for the past 10 years. His strategy can help you diversify
Almost all investment advisers tell clients to hold diversified portfolios, but many investors hold concentrated positions, especially in technology stocks. One way to diversify ... -
NTT DATA TradeWaltz blockchain secures investment from Mitsubishi, Toyota Tsusho, MUFG – Ledger Insights
We have already written about NTT datathe commercial blockchain solution of, TradeWaltz, which she started working on in 2017. Today, she announced that she ... -
Mitsui tells new shareholder Warren Buffett that healthcare is the future
TOKYO – The CEO of Mitsui & Co. outlined his plan to work with Warren Buffett following the US investor’s notable bet on Japanese ... -
Orege sells second SLG unit to GCUA (USA)
Press release Voisins-Le-Bretonneux, October 5, 2020 (7:00 a.m.) In July 2017, following the purchase of a first SLG solution in Orège, Dave Hilbmann, Director ... -
Mitsubishi Corp. launches a feasibility study on a biometric authentication platform in Turkey
Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) has agreed to conduct a feasibility study to assess the effectiveness and potential applications of a biometric authentication platform in Turkey. ... -
Hennessy Japan Fund passes 1 for
the Hennessy Japan Fund (Trades, Portfolio) disclosed its transactions for the third quarter earlier this week. Managed by Masakazu Takeda and Yu Shimizu, the ... -
(BRK.A), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) – Berkshire from Warren Buffett buys 5% each of Japan’s 5 largest “Sogo Shosha”
Warren Buffett directed Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) (NYSE: BRK-B) announced Sunday night that it has bought passive stakes in five of Japan’s largest ... -
What Warren Buffett sees in Japan Inc
Sep 26, 2020 TWHERE TO UNDERSTAND WHY it was a shock last month when Berkshire Hathaway invested $ 6.5 billion in five Japanese trading ... -
Warren Buffett is a raging bull on these 2 Canadian gems
Warren Buffett recently ventured outside the US market in search of valuable opportunities that most other investors may have slept on. When it comes ... -
Why Buffett’s bet on Japan could cause inflation to rise and the dollar to weaken
By David Randall, Svea Herbst-Bayliss FILE PHOTO: Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett walks the showroom as shareholders gather to hear from the billionaire investor ... -
Follow Buffett in Japan | ETF Strategy
By Jeremy Schwartz, Executive Vice President, Global Head of Research, WisdomTree. Jeremy Schwartz, Global Head of Research at WisdomTree. Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway recently ... -
Warren Buffett’s bet on Japan is a “clear trade-off” that reduces currency risks
Warren Buffett is known to have a penchant for low valuation, high yield investments. In the past, the Sage of Omaha had invested in ... -
Follow Warren Buffett to Japan
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway recently bought a 5% stake in five Japanese general trading companies, known as “sogo shosha”. Jesper Koll, Japanese WisdomTree strategist, ... -
Is Now the Right Time to Invest in Japanese ETFs? Let’s explore
The world’s third-largest economy is grappling with multiple issues such as the coronavirus epidemic, economic growth and tensions with China. In such a scenario, ... -
Will Buffett’s $ 6 Billion Bet Help Boost the Japanese Stock Market?
Will Warren Buffett’s $ 6 Billion Bet Help Boost the Japanese Stock Market? : President Abe has resigned but the sage of Omaha is ... -
A selection of the greatest stories and best reads from the FT every Friday
Global Updates Sign up for myFT Daily Digest to be the first to hear about world news. Welcome to Long Story Short. Like many ... -
Buffett’s bet on Japan | Financial Time
Even as the U.S. stock market climbed from its March nadir to its new all-time high – and ahead of this week’s nervousness attack ... -
Warren Buffett has invested $7 billion in 5 Japanese trading houses. Here is an overview of the ‘sogo shosha’
Summary list location Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has acquired a 5% stake in Japan’s five largest “sogo shosha” or general trading companies: Itochu, Marubeni, ... -
Warren Buffett owns $ 7 billion in Japanese stocks. He trashed them like bad investments in 1998
REUTERS / Rick Wilking Placement of the summary list Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway recently revealed a 5% stake in Japan’s five largest trading houses: ... -
What Buffett’s $ 6 billion Japanese bet reveals about a changing world
William Pesek is an award-winning Tokyo-based journalist and author of “Japanization: What the World Can Learn from Japan’s Lost Decades”. Is Warren Buffett betting ... -
Japanese yen set to soar
TOKYO – It has been several years since Japan Inc lost sleep over the yen exchange rate. Say what you want about Shinzo Abe’s ... -
Warren Buffett has invested $ 7 billion in 5 Japanese trading houses. Here is an overview of “sogo shosha”
Placement of the summary list Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway acquired 5% of the shares of the five largest Japanese âsogo shoshaâ or general trading ... -
Why Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway bet $ 7 billion on 5 Japanese stocks
AP Images Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway revealed a 5% stake in five Japanese trading houses on Sunday. Positions on Itochu, Marubeni, Mitsubishi, Mitsui, and ... -
10 things you need to know before the opening bell
Richard Drew / AP Photo Welcome to 10 things before the opening bell. Sign up here to receive this email delivered to your inbox ... -
Warren Buffett Realizes $ 570 Million Gain on New Japanese Stocks in Just 2 Days
AP Images Warren Buffett moves the markets with his decisions, while other investors follow his lead. The âBuffett effectâ is probably behind its conglomerate ... -
Why Warren Buffett is betting on Japan’s signature negotiators
from Japan sogo shosha – or generalist trading houses – have a distinctive culture, a fierce competitive streak, and a horror of being compared ... -
UK’s second largest broker, Trading 212, Eyes Automated Investing, European Dominance
Benzinga will hold its annual Benzinga Global Fintech Awards, a day of fintech negotiation, networking and recognition, on November 10, 2020. In recognition of ... -
An insider buys the shares of Camping World
CEO Lemonis Marcus filed a Form 4 with the SEC on Monday, August 31. The insider bought 3,085 shares of Camping World Holdings Inc ... -
Eastman Kodak (NYSE: KODK) – Analysis of Eastman Kodak Unusual Options Activity
Monday, the actions of Eastman Kodak (NYSE: KODK) has seen unusual activity on options. After the option alert, the stock price fell to $ ... -
Nikkei 225 Spikes after Warren Buffett bets on 5 Sogo Shoshas
[adrotate group=”3″] The Nikkei 225 index is among the best performing indexes in Asia today. The index is up more than 1.77%, which is ... -
Buffett Announces Stakes in Japanese Trading Firms: ETFs to Watch
On his 90and anniversary, the ‘Oracle of Omaha’ announced Berkshire Hathaway’s (BRK.A) more than 5% stake in each of Japan’s five major trading companies, ... -
Berkshire Hathaway boosts oil and natural gas holdings with $6 billion investment in Japanese trading houses
A subsidiary of Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. said on Monday it had taken stakes in five of Japan’s largest trading companies, which hold ... -
Berkshire Hathaway invests $6 billion in five Japanese companies
Warren Buffett gave himself a $6 billion birthday present. The billionaire investor’s Berkshire Hathaway conglomerate revealed on Sunday – on the 90th anniversary of ... -
Warren Buffett just invested billions in Japan – here’s why it matters
Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B), the conglomerate led by billionaire investor Warren Buffett, has just announced a relatively large investment in five Japanese ... -
AMC Networks Inc. (NASDAQ: AMCX), B Communications Ltd. (NASDAQ: BCOM) – A Look at Value Stocks in the Communications Services Sector
A value stock has traditionally been defined by how investors in the market assess the prospects for future growth of that company. Low P ... -
The coming week for the market, earnings, expected movements: Zoom, Broadcom, DocuSign, Cloudera, Macy’s, etc.
Last week The VIX closed Friday at 22.96, slightly higher for the week but still close to the lowest levels since spring. SPY expected ... -
(AKCA), (IONS) – Akcea Therapeutics rallies after majority owner Ionis agrees to purchase remaining stake
Akcea Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: AKCA) stocks rallied sharply on Monday following a buyout. The conditions of the Ionis, Akcea agreement: Akcea and its majority ... -
38 stocks on the move during Monday’s pre-trade session
Winners Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc Shares (NASDAQ: AIMT) rose 169.8% to $ 34.00 in pre-market trading after Nestlé SA agreed to acquire the company at ... -
Wall Street is set to end a strong August and start a historically difficult September
BY THE NUMBERS US equity futures were mixed last Monday in August. The S&P 500, which closed above 3,500 on Friday for the first ... -
McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE: MCD) – McDonald’s Says Former Easterbrook CEO “Breached Fiduciary Duties”
Global fast food giant McDonald’s Corp (NYSE: MCD) now accuses former CEO Steve Easterbrook of lying to the company’s board of directors when negotiating ... -
Benefit forecast for August 31, 2020
Companies declaring before the bell ⢠Catalent Inc. (NYSE: CTLT) is expected to report quarterly earnings of $ 0.79 per share on revenue of ... -
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire buys stakes in five Japanese trading companies
They say 90 is the new 70, and in the case of Warren Buffett, that may be true. The Berkshire Hathaway CEO announced on ... -
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire buys 5% each in Japan’s 5 biggest “Sogo Shosha”
Warren Buffett directed Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) (NYSE: BRK-B) announced Sunday night that it has bought passive stakes in five of Japan’s largest ... -
Warren Buffett places $ 6 billion bet on Japanese trading houses
Updates from Berkshire Hathaway Inc Sign up for myFT Daily Digest to be the first to know about Berkshire Hathaway Inc. news. Warren Buffett ... -
United Airlines Permanently Eliminates Ticket Change Fees For Most US Flight Customers
United Airlines Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: UAL) CEO Scott Kirby announced on Sunday that the company is permanently removing ticket change fees for the majority ... -
Build a vast network of intelligence to know your markets
On a certain Friday of each month, in the heart of Japan’s business district and within sight of the Imperial Palace, an elite group ... -
How the HKU MBA can open the doors to a consulting career in China
âIf I hadn’t studied an MBA at (HKU), I wouldn’t have been able to land a consulting job in China,â says Narumi Hashimoto, a ... -
BigRentz Closes $ 15 Million Private Investment, Acquires National Site Service Provider
IRVINE, Calif .– (COMMERCIAL THREAD) – BigRentz, the nation’s largest construction equipment rental network, today announced it has closed $ 15 million in private ... -
Eguana Announces Closure of $ 5.0 Million Strategic Project
CALGARY, Alberta, March 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Eguana Technologies Inc. (“Eguana“or the”Society“) (TSXV: EGT) (OTCQB: EGTYF) is pleased to announce the closing of ... -
Is the era of conglomerates over? – Company / Commercial law
To print this article, simply register or connect to Mondaq.com. Ask this question to Joe Kaeser, CEO of Siemens, and the answer would be ... -
Sector watch: Japanese Mitsui redirects curry to India as it increases its consumer portfolio
Japanese trading company Mitsui & Co is diversifying beyond its traditional investments in industrial sectors such as steel, electrical infrastructure, chemicals and logistics to ... -
The Government Family Package has attracted a lot of interest in the housing market!
Sean Cole told the government’s annual assessor, among other things, about the family-aid action plan, which, due to its size and its impact, is ... -
Lynas in the crosshairs of the US-China trade war
COMMENT | The Trump administration’s launch of its trade war against China eighteen months ago has had wider implications. It not only escalated into ... -
Mitsubishi oil trader in Singapore fired for losing $ 441 million denies making hidden bets
SINGAPORE (BLOOMBERG) – The Chinese trader fired by Mitsubishi Corp for allegedly losing US $ 320 million (S $ 441 million) in the oil ... -
Dishonest oil trader causes Mitsubishi unit to lose $ 320 million
Mitsubishi Corp. said a dishonest oil trader in its Singapore unit lost US $ 320 million in unauthorized transactions disguised as legitimate hedges for ... -
A “what if” scenario for the Honolulu rail project
A rail public-private partnership could have resulted in a different Honolulu today. In the 1980s, I was the Hawaii representative for a Japan-based consortium ... -
Japanese power plants launch studies on winds at sea
The Japanese company Sumitomo Corporation and Electric Power Development Co., Ltd. (J-POWER) have started an offshore ground survey around Hirashima and Enoshima Islands off ... -
Japanese conglomerate acquires 35% of Vietnamese shrimp company
By Hung On May 17, 2019 | 19:33 GMT + 7 Minh Phu accounts for around 20 percent of Vietnam’s total shrimp exports. Photo ... -
Japanese and American investors enter the African start-up scene
Start-ups in Africa experienced sustained growth in 2018. According to a study by the American venture capital firm (VC) Partech Ventures published in late ... -
Japanese company Marubeni Corporation joins forces with LO3 to launch blockchain-based energy solution
Marubéni Company, the fifth largest Japanese sogo shosha marketing a wide range of products and materials, has partnered with LO3 Energy, a US-based company ... -
Wholesale clothing portal Joor considers Asia as it raises $ 16 million
Joor Inc., which operates the online wholesale clothing market Joor, wants to help bring more fashion clothing brands from the United States and Europe ... -
Hostile bid for sports brand Descente foreshadows major rise in Japan
It has been a volatile rise and fall, and rightly so, for shareholders of sportswear manufacturer Descente (T: 8114). The Japanese skiwear brand is ... -
Mitsubishi stays in Ayala
Iris Gonzales – The Filipino Star January 28, 2019 | 00h00 Despite a series of stock sales MANILA, Philippines – Mitsubishi Corp., Japan’s largest ... -
What are the distinguishing characteristics that define a “sōgō shōsha”?
This is the third part in a new series of reports written by industry experts. The first 12 articles relate to Japanese general trading ...