BUSINESS

Morgan Stanley seen as front-runner for SpaceX IPO

Morgan Stanley seen as front-runner for SpaceX IPO

Elon Musk's ties to Morgan Stanley run deep, dating back at least 15 years, leav...

Four major Japanese banks to hike ordinary deposit interest rates

Four major Japanese banks to hike ordinary deposit inte...

The four banks are MUFG Bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking, Mizuho Bank and Sumitomo ...

Record $350 billion deals boom fuels upbeat M&A outlook in Japan

Record $350 billion deals boom fuels upbeat M&A outlook...

Corporate governance reforms aimed at improving shareholder returns are helping ...

Sumitomo Mitsui may hit ¥2 trillion net profit earlier than expected

Sumitomo Mitsui may hit ¥2 trillion net profit earlier ...

The financial giant expects a record net profit of ¥1.5 trillion for fiscal 2025...

TikTok says it signed agreements for new U.S. joint venture

TikTok says it signed agreements for new U.S. joint ven...

CEO Shou Chew said deals with Oracle, Silver Lake and MGX have been signed, with...

Bank of Japan takes policy rate to 0.75%, a 30-year high

Bank of Japan takes policy rate to 0.75%, a 30-year high

It is the first rate increase by the central bank since January.

Toyota Industries buyout bid dips 16% below stock holdings

Toyota Industries buyout bid dips 16% below stock holdings

The gap between the take-private proposal and the value of Toyota Industries’ ho...

Toyota to sell made-in-America vehicles in Japan to please Trump

Toyota to sell made-in-America vehicles in Japan to ple...

The Camry sedan, Highlander sport utility vehicle and Tundra pickup truck will g...

Asahi plans first steps in Africa with deal to buy alcohol unit from Diageo

Asahi plans first steps in Africa with deal to buy alco...

The deal covers beer and spirits operations in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, where...

U.S.-Japan panel convenes to mull projects for $550 billion fund

U.S.-Japan panel convenes to mull projects for $550 bil...

The investment pledge is a pillar of the trade deal between the two countries.

Trump vows economic boom and blames Biden for high prices in national address

Trump vows economic boom and blames Biden for high pric...

His speech comes at the end of a whirlwind year in which he has launched an unpr...

Yamaha to launch 125 cc moped that meets new emissions regulations

Yamaha to launch 125 cc moped that meets new emissions ...

Companies are working to develop new models due to the difficulty of existing mo...

Rapidus announces new artificial intelligence design tools

Rapidus announces new artificial intelligence design tools

The chipmaker, which already uses artificial intelligence in certain aspects of ...

Chip-sector linchpin Resonac seeks to tap China’s AI ambitions

Chip-sector linchpin Resonac seeks to tap China’s AI am...

Tokyo-based Resonac, which supplies crucial chemicals used to make cutting-edge ...

SBI Shinsei Bank shares jump 16% in Tokyo trading debut

SBI Shinsei Bank shares jump 16% in Tokyo trading debut

It had raised raised ¥322 billion in Japan’s second-biggest initial public offer...

Japan’s exports to U.S. rise for first time since Trump's April tariffs

Japan’s exports to U.S. rise for first time since Trump...

A turnaround in shipments to the U.S. helped power the biggest gain in overall e...