Leifras Co., Ltd. announced on Thursday that it has secured a 2.5 billion yen commitment line from a group of Japanese lenders as it steps up its global expansion following its Nasdaq listing in October 2025. The Tokyo-based company, which operates children's sports schools and supports the regional...
Core inflation in Japan's capital weakened more-than-expected at the end of the year but it remained firmly above the central bank's 2 percent target, official data revealed on Friday. Excluding fresh food, Tokyo inflation softened to 2.3 percent in December from 2.8 percent in November, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications reported. The rate was also below economists' forecast of
The Labor Department released a report on Wednesday showing first-time claims for U.S. unemployment benefits fell by more than expected in the week ended December 20th. The report said initial jobless claims dipped to 214,000, a decrease of 10,000 from the previous week's unrevised level of 224,000. Economists had expected jobless claims to edge down to 223,000.
A report released by the Commerce Department on Tuesday showed the U.S. economy grew by much more than expected in the third quarter of 2025. The Commerce Department said real gross domestic product spiked by 4.3 percent in the third quarter after surging by 3.8 percent in the second quarter. Economists had expected GDP to jump by 3.3 percent.
The European Commission has disbursed 2.3 billion euros to Ukraine to support the country's finances and public administration, as it continues to fight Russia's invasion. This is the sixth regular payment under the Ukraine Facility, the European Union's key instrument for supporting Ukraine's recovery,...
The Justice Department has sued the District of Columbia, alleging that the District government and its Metropolitan Police Department unconstitutionally banned semi-automatic firearms. The District of Columbia's gun laws require anyone seeking to own a gun to register it with D.C. Metro Police. However, the D.C. Code provides a broad registration ban on numerous firearms, including the AR-15 and
After trending higher over the past several sessions, stocks showed a lack of direction over the course of the trading day on Friday. The major averages spent the day bouncing back and forth across the unchanged line before eventually closing slightly lower. The S&P 500 reached a new record intraday...
Asian stocks advanced in thin holiday trading on Friday after the S&P 500 closed higher for a fifth straight day in a shortened session on Wednesday ahead of the Christmas holidays. Regional trading volumes, remained thin, with markets in Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong and much of Europe shut for...
Indian shares ended Friday's session lower despite firm cues from global markets. Losses in financials, auto, IT, and select pharma stocks weighed on the headline indexes. The benchmark BSE Sensex dropped 367.25 points, or 0.43 percent, to 85,041.45 as trading resumed after a holiday on Thursday...
Asian stock markets are trading mostly higher on Monday, following the broadly positive cues from Wall Street on Friday, boosted by sharp gains in technology shares which mirrored their peers on the tech-heavy Nasdaq amid solid earnings news and easing concerns of a tech bubble. Optimism about more monetary easing by the US Fed following soft inflation data continues to lift the markets.
Several biotechnology and life sciences companies posted notable gains in after-hours trading on Friday, reflecting investor interest in recent clinical and corporate developments. Kura Oncology, Inc. (KURA) led the group with a strong move higher. Shares rose to $10.57, up 7.42% (+0.73) in after-hours...
China maintained its benchmark interest rates for the seventh straight month, as widely expected, on Monday. The People's Bank of China left its one-year loan prime rate unchanged at 3.0 percent on Monday. Likewise, the five-year LPR, the benchmark for mortgage rates, was retained at 3.50 percent. The bank had reduced its both LPRs by quarter points in October 2024.
The UK economy registered a meager growth as initially estimated in the third quarter, the Office for National Statistics said on Monday. Gross domestic product grew by unrevised 0.1 percent sequentially, following the second quarter's 0.2 percent expansion. The growth was driven by increases in services and construction, while industrial output contracted.
Jeffs' Brands Ltd (JFBR), Friday announced an agreement to sell and transfer about 1.43 million shares of Fort Technology Inc., a global consulting and IT services company, to institutional investors for a total consideration of C$928,571. Notably, the sale represents a valuation of C$12.5 million,...
December 26, 2025 08:42 ET Third quarter economic growth data from some major economies including the U.S. were the main news in this holiday shortened week. GDP growth and industrial production data from the U.S. helped to boost morale, while the consumer confidence survey results were less upbeat. In Europe, the quarterly economic growth data from the U.K. drew attention, while the minutes of the Australian central bank’s latest policy session was in focus in Asia.
Sentiment in global markets remains diverse as markets digest the cooling in U.S.CPI, the widely expected rate hike by Bank of Japan, as well as rising prospects of a Russia-Ukraine peace deal.
President Donald Trump has announced plans to build a new class of heavily armed amphibious naval battleships named after himself, as part of a new "golden fleet" of advanced warships. "As commander in chief, it's my great honor to announce that I have approved a plan for the Navy to begin the construction of two brand-new, very large — largest we've ever built — battleships," Trump announced fro
As we enter the final month of the year, it is a good time to review the biotech and pharmaceutical companies with drug candidates pending FDA decisions and see what's ahead on the regulatory front this December.
Consumer confidence in the U.S. deteriorated for the fifth consecutive month in December, according to a report released by the Conference Board on Tuesday. The Conference Board said its consumer confidence index slid to 89.1 in December from an upwardly revised 92.9 in November.
A report released by the Federal Reserve on Tuesday showed industrial production in the U.S. increased by slightly more than expected in the month of November. The Fed said industrial production rose by 0.2 percent in November after edging down by 0.1 percent in October. Economists had expected industrial production to inch up by 0.1 percent.
The World Health Organization has warned that amid an early start to the Northern Hemisphere influenza season, a new variant of the virus is rapidly gaining ground. Influenza and other respiratory viruses are surging, Dr Wenqing Zhang, Unit Head for Global Respiratory Threats at the Department of...
A new EU-funded report confirms that urgent bloc-level action is needed to tackle cardiovascular diseases, which is the European Union's number one killer. The 'State of Cardiovascular Health in the EU' report reveals that cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death and disability in the EU, accounting for one-third of all annual deaths and affecting over 60 million people. These fi
New analysis from the World Health Organization's global expert committee on vaccine safety has found that, based on available evidence, there is no link between vaccines and autism spectrum disorders, or ASD. The conclusion reaffirms WHO's position that childhood vaccines do not cause autism. The...
The European Commission and the World Health Organization have signed a 3.5 million EURO agreement under the EU4Health program to strengthen the global response to antimicrobial resistance. This partnership will support the WHO in monitoring the development of antimicrobials and medical countermeasures,...
A federal judge has blocked Texas from enforcing a new law that would have required companies running app stores, including Apple and Google, to verify users' ages and obtain parental consent for minors
The Antitrust Division of the U.S. Justice Department has put forward a proposed consent decree to address allegations against LivCor, LLC, which is part of a portfolio managed by Blackstone.
Italy's competition authority has told Meta to pause a rule that stops companies from using WhatsApp's business tools to roll out their own AI chatbots on the platform.
Mercedes-Benz USA and parent company Daimer AG have agreed to pay $149.6 million to settle allegations that the automaker secretly installed devices in hundreds of thousands of vehicles to pass emission tests, a coalition of attorneys general announced Monday.
The major U.S. index futures are currently pointing to a roughly flat open on Friday, with stocks likely to show a lack of direction after trending higher over the past several sessions. Many traders are likely to remain away from their desks following the Christmas Day holiday on Thursday, leading...