Japan’s 7-Eleven convenience chain targets aggressive global growth It is aiming to boost the global number of 7-Eleven stores by 18 per cent to about 100,000 by 2030 and for the chain to be in 30 countries and regions, up from 20 now. The plan is part of a ... 04/22/2024 - 7:22 pm | View Link
Stock market today: Asian markets sink, with Japan’s Nikkei down 3.5%, as Mideast tensions flare Markets are waiting for the Japanese central ... That’s its longest losing streak since October, and it’s sitting 4.6% below its record set late last month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ... 04/18/2024 - 9:33 am | View Link
Can Japan's Stock Market Continue Its Record-Setting Run? Solid economic growth, a revamp in the country’s tax-free stock investment program and corporate governance reform have helped propel Japanese equities to record highs. We believe Japanese ... 04/17/2024 - 3:05 am | View Link
Weak yen lifts Japan's exports but higher import bills hurt business mood TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's exports grew for the fourth straight month in March driven by U.S.-bound car shipments, although business confidence at big firms soured amid a slump in the yen and ... 04/16/2024 - 4:16 pm | View Link
Japan's money printing slows as BOJ moves away from radical stimulus The readings follow an official end to the radical stimulus deployed by former BOJ ... "The footprints that the BOJ left in markets through its ultra-easy policy will remain huge for the time ... 04/1/2024 - 1:00 pm | View Link
After his bonkers Time magazine interview, Trump continued his insistance of "heads I win, tails you lost" about Wisconsin. Via Reuters:
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump said he may not accept the 2024 election results in Wisconsin, a key battleground state in his matchup with President Joe Biden, leaving open the possibility of post-election turmoil.
In an interview with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on Wednesday, Trump said that if he doesn’t believe the result in November's election was legitimate, “you have to fight for the right of the country.”
Trump again says he won’t accept the election results if he loses.
Marjorie Taylor Greene will never think she said anything wrong.
Marge says she voted against the Anti-Semitism Act today because she’s concerned that if she says that Jews handed over Jesus to be killed by the Romans that could be considered a violation of the law. pic.twitter.com/tnAOf1s8B0
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) May 1, 2024
That's right.
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Turkey said late Thursday that it had halted all trade with Israel until “uninterrupted and adequate humanitarian aid is allowed into Gaza,” signaling further deterioration in relations between the two countries, the New York Times reports.