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No 60,000 Nikkei 225 likely in 2026, unless the AI bubble remains extra bubbly

No 60,000 Nikkei 225 likely in 2026, unless the AI bubb...

Analysts are looking for the benchmark index to reach the mid-50,000 range.

Companies delisted from TSE to hit record high in 2025

Companies delisted from TSE to hit record high in 2025

This year’s total is expected to reach 125, the highest figure since the 2013 st...

Trump says he still might fire Powell as Fed chair pick looms

Trump says he still might fire Powell as Fed chair pick...

The U.S. president came close to seeking the central bank chief’s ouster in July...

KKR gets first negotiation rights to take Yomeishu private

KKR gets first negotiation rights to take Yomeishu private

A wave of corporate governance reforms in Japan has led to more buyouts by inves...

AI memory demand propels Kioxia to world’s best-performing stock

AI memory demand propels Kioxia to world’s best-perform...

Kioxia’s shares have risen around 540% year-to-date, outperforming all other mem...

India's water crunch brews risks for beverage giants

India's water crunch brews risks for beverage giants

The challenges for the brewers in Rajasthan mirror a wider crisis across India, ...

SoftBank nears deal for data center investment firm DigitalBridge

SoftBank nears deal for data center investment firm Dig...

The Japanese conglomerate could announce an agreement as soon as Monday for New ...

China’s BYD poised to overtake Tesla in 2025 EV sales

China’s BYD poised to overtake Tesla in 2025 EV sales

Based on sales data so far this year, there is almost no chance the American com...

China’s LandSpace gears up to take on Elon Musk and SpaceX

China’s LandSpace gears up to take on Elon Musk and SpaceX

The first Chinese entity to conduct a reusable rocket test is now preparing to g...

Summary of BOJ’s December meeting hints of further rate hikes

Summary of BOJ’s December meeting hints of further rate...

Some members of the central bank’s board signaled that Japan’s real interest rat...

Return of global funds puts Southeast Asia in spotlight for 2026

Return of global funds puts Southeast Asia in spotlight...

Drawn by cheap valuations and the need to diversify portfolios, foreign funds ha...

How company bets on bitcoin can backfire

How company bets on bitcoin can backfire

A year-end plunge in cryptocurrencies has rattled companies that had bet heavily...

Berkshire to keep Japanese trader shares after Buffett's exit

Berkshire to keep Japanese trader shares after Buffett'...

Buffett has hailed the traders' strategies of running a wide range of operations...

Waymo's San Francisco outage raises doubts over robotaxi readiness during crises

Waymo's San Francisco outage raises doubts over robotax...

Driverless taxis from Alphabet unit Waymo, a ubiquitous feature on the city's st...

Japan set to see first primary balance surplus in 28 years in 2026

Japan set to see first primary balance surplus in 28 ye...

Securing a primary balance surplus has been a government goal for more than two ...

TSMC Kumamoto plant leaves concerns over water impact

TSMC Kumamoto plant leaves concerns over water impact

About 75% of up to 30,000 metric tons of water used at the plant per day is recy...