Japan's Nikkei rises for third straight session as AI optimism returns; SoftBank falls 3%Japan's Nikkei 225 rose 0.80% for a third consecutive session as renewed optimism around artificial intelligence stocks lifted sentiment. S...
11 Nov, 2026, 10.29 AM IST
SoftBank posts $7 billion quarterly loss as AI investment risks mountSoftBank Group reported a $7 billion quarterly loss, reversing last year's profit, as volatile AI investments weighed on earnings. Its $64....
10 Nov, 2026, 01.23 PM IST
Tech investor SoftBank Group logs $7 bn quarterly net lossThe company's profits routinely see wild fluctuations linked to the volatile value of global technology stocks and its changing portfolio o...
10 Nov, 2026, 12.49 PM IST
US Dollar crashes today: Why is USD down against other currencies?Brent crude futures fell $5.75, or 5.85 per cent, to settle at $92.57 a barrel, and prices continued falling after settlement, while US Wes...
10 Nov, 2026, 04.55 AM IST
Japanese households buy record 5-year government bonds as rate hike expectations peakJapanese households have bought a record 8.19 trillion yen worth of retail government bonds this fiscal year, with five-year fixed-rate sec...
09 Nov, 2026, 01.49 PM IST
SoftBank to face scrutiny of AI strategy at second-quarter earnings after selloffSoftBank Group is on the brink of unveiling its quarterly earnings, navigating a turbulent landscape marked by challenges in the artificial...
09 Nov, 2026, 01.40 PM IST
Japan's Yen intervention hits record $50 billion in single day in JulyJapan spent a record $50.36 billion in a single day in July to strengthen the yen, which had fallen to a 40-year low against the dollar. It...
09 Nov, 2026, 10.42 AM IST
Dollar jumps after strong US payrolls reportThe US dollar index jumped significantly following the Labor Department's report indicating an increase of 165,000 jobs last month, which f...
07 Nov, 2026, 09.41 AM IST
Sony posts 45% Q2 profit rise on movies, games boostContributors to the stronger performance, which led the Japanese entertainment and technology conglomerate to hike its full-year profit out...
05 Nov, 2026, 01.33 PM IST
Toyota raises annual profit outlook by 15% as hybrid demand, weak yen boost earningsToyota Motor raised its full-year operating profit forecast by 15% after reporting a 34% year-on-year increase in quarterly profit, its fir...
05 Nov, 2026, 12.09 PM IST
Asian shares mostly advance following US midterms, though Kospi falls on selling of chipmakersAsian markets experienced an upswing on Thursday, buoyed by a rebound in U.S. equities following the midterm elections. The Dow Jones leapt...
05 Nov, 2026, 08.57 AM IST
Dollar under pressure as oil prices slump, Australia rate decision awaitedThe dollar experienced fluctuations as oil prices dropped amid potential US-Iran diplomatic developments. Meanwhile, the Reserve Bank of Au...
03 Nov, 2026, 07.42 AM IST
Anthropic plans to sell $3.5 billion of shares to Japan investors in IPO, filing showsThe new shares issued to Japanese investors will go to raise working capital and fund operating expenses and capital expenditure, the filin...
02 Nov, 2026, 01.46 PM IST
Global trading is mixed as worries about AI-related issues growOn the global stage, stock markets displayed a mixed bag of results as Alphabet's stock drop spurred worries about the trajectory of artifi...
30 Oct, 2026, 03.17 PM IST
Global Market: Japanese investors extend foreign bond selling streak to six weeksJapanese investors extended their selling streak in foreign long-term bonds to six weeks, although falling US Treasury yields slowed outflo...
29 Oct, 2026, 03.05 PM IST
Global Market: Japan life insurers eye domestic bonds as foreign debt selling growsJapan’s major life insurers are split on increasing domestic government bond holdings as rising yields make Japanese debt more attractive. ...
27 Oct, 2026, 02.23 PM IST
Yen slips ahead of central bank bonanza, dollar firms on tech reboundYen vs Dollar : The Japanese yen fell against the US dollar as market sentiment shifted towards risk-taking. Major banks, including the Ban...
27 Oct, 2026, 08.08 AM IST