BUSINESS

SoftBank plans record $6.3 billion retail bond sale in Japan

SoftBank plans record $6.3 billion retail bond sale in ...

The 7-year bonds are expected to be priced on Sept. 4, with an indicative coupon...

Pimco expects elevated term premium, says bonds are attractive

Pimco expects elevated term premium, says bonds are att...

Today's yields only appear unusually high relative to the artificially suppresse...

Suzuki unveils electric minivehicle that has a 310-kilometer range

Suzuki unveils electric minivehicle that has a 310-kilo...

Suzuki has yet to set a price for the model, due to come out this fiscal year, b...

Shein’s purchase of Everlane faces U.S. national security review

Shein’s purchase of Everlane faces U.S. national securi...

The China-founded fast-fashion giant voluntarily initiated the review by the Com...

Bessent’s bond gambit seen as possible prelude to closer Japan-U.S. coordination

Bessent’s bond gambit seen as possible prelude to close...

The two countries could start to address fiscal weaknesses together and make sur...

Canada to apply dollar-for-dollar U.S. countertariffs as trade feud escalates

Canada to apply dollar-for-dollar U.S. countertariffs a...

By punching back, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is taking an economic and ...

Fujifilm expands key chip material output to capture AI demand

Fujifilm expands key chip material output to capture AI...

It has opened a new fabrication building that will boost output of post-CMP clea...

Trump risks China blowback with plan to choke Iran’s economy

Trump risks China blowback with plan to choke Iran’s ec...

Beijing — the main buyer of Iranian oil — will provide the biggest test of Washi...

In U.S., rare earths extracted from coal mine wastewater

In U.S., rare earths extracted from coal mine wastewater

A new pilot project achieves two purposes: environment cleanup and the recovery ...

U.S. and Canada fail to reach trade pact to avert Trump tariffs

U.S. and Canada fail to reach trade pact to avert Trump...

The lack of a final agreement means that new 50% duties, set to impact some $20 ...

Japan eyes fiscal 2027 assumed bond interest rate at 3.8%

Japan eyes fiscal 2027 assumed bond interest rate at 3.8%

The rate, used to calculate the government's debt-servicing costs, is expected t...

U.S. teen drops lawsuit against Meta, Google and Snap ahead of trial

U.S. teen drops lawsuit against Meta, Google and Snap a...

The plaintiff, a 15-year-old girl from New Jersey, had alleged that tech giants ...

Japan’s inflation picks up, backing BOJ’s case for rate hike

Japan’s inflation picks up, backing BOJ’s case for rate...

The consumer price index excluding fresh food rose 1.8% in July from a year earl...

Japan’s upcoming budget requests in spotlight amid fiscal fears

Japan’s upcoming budget requests in spotlight amid fisc...

Requests for the next fiscal year are likely to exceed last year's record ¥122 t...

Financial Services Agency to set up inspection office

Financial Services Agency to set up inspection office

The plan to step up inspections of financial institutions follows a series of sc...

Taiwan, Japan and U.S. encouraged to cooperate more on tech

Taiwan, Japan and U.S. encouraged to cooperate more on ...

At a recent conference in Tokyo, officials from the U.S. and Taiwan noted the ne...