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America's 7-Eleven stores are about to get a Japanese makeover
The owners of Japan's 7-Eleven chain are hoping to bring the success of stores in the country to th…
Hasan Chowdhury
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The Canadian company behind Circle K wants to buy 7-Eleven's Japanese owner in a blockbuster deal
Seven & i Holdings says it will review the takeover offer from Canada's Alimentation Couche-Tard, w…
Hasan Chowdhury
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Private equity firm Bain Capital could take Japanese conglomerate Toshiba private, report says
Various financial firms are also rumoured to be considering a bid for Toshiba aside from Bain Capit…
Sophie Kiderlin
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Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway has about $15 billion riding on Japanese stocks that have surged to multi-decade highs
Warren Buffett originally bet about $6 billion on five Japanese stocks, which have soared by nearly…
Theron Mohamed
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Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway may issue bonds priced in yen, potentially signaling more Japanese stock buys
Berkshire Hathaway is one of the top foreign issuers of Japanese debt, and the move could hint at c…
Phil Rosen
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Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway has boosted its bets on 5 Japanese titans - plus it wants to raise its stakes more and join forces on big deals
Warren Buffett's company has lifted its stakes in the five largest Japanese trading houses to aroun…
Theron Mohamed
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Bharti group, SoftBank might enter into India's renewable energy market
The chairman of Bharti Enterprises, Sunil Bharti Mittal and Japanese giant SoftBank's founder, Ma…
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Panasonic is the latest Japanese company to break with Japan's workaholic culture and offer a 4-day workweek
Last year in a bid to improve work-life balance, the Japanese government recommended that companies…
Huileng Tan
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A Japanese firm is reportedly launching the country's first crypto fund as digital assets boom globally
The fund plans to invest in bitcoin, ether, XRP, bitcoin cash, litecoin, among others. Investors ma…
Isabelle Lee
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Japanese ecommerce giant Rakuten jumps 24% after disclosing sale of stake to Walmart, Tencent
Rakuten plans to issue 211,656,500 shares at the equivalent of around $10.50 eacg with a payment da…
Isabelle Lee
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Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway reveals $6 billion investment in 5 Japanese giants
"I am delighted to have Berkshire Hathaway participate in the future of Japan and the five companie…
Theron Mohamed
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Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway is in talks to partner with Mitsui, the Japanese trading group's CEO says
"We have been in discussions to identify where we can collaborate on new business and where there a…
Theron Mohamed
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Activist investor Elliott Management has built a more than $2.5 billion stake in SoftBank, the conglomerate behind WeWork
In November, SoftBank reported its largest quarterly loss ever. SoftBank's share price now trades w…
Carmen Reinicke
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Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway scores $1.4 billion gain on 5 Japanese stocks in under 6 months
The investor's company bought 5% stakes in five Japanese trading houses that are now worth a combin…
Theron Mohamed
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Why Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway has a $7 billion bet on 5 Japanese stocks
The famed investor may have invested due to their cheap valuations, the potential for joint venture…
Theron Mohamed
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Warren Buffett has $7 billion riding on Japanese stocks. He trashed them as bad investments in 1998
"We're quite a bit less enthused about those stocks as being any kind of obvious bargains," the fam…
Theron Mohamed
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Warren Buffett scores a $570 million gain on his new Japanese stocks in just 2 days
Buffett's company revealed 5% stakes in five Japanese giants on Sunday, sending their stock prices …
Theron Mohamed
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SoftBank's $9.5 billion bailout of WeWork hits a hurdle as Japanese banks are worried about funding it
WeWork scrapped its IPO after investors balked at its losses and the behavior of cofounder and then…
Theron Mohamed
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Stock buybacks and cutting losses: SoftBank, the Japanese investment giant behind WeWork, is under immense pressure to shield itself from an upcoming downturn
SoftBank still has a 16% stake in Uber, whose stock is still down about 45% because of the coronavi…
Bani Sapra
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Disgraced former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn will remain in Japanese custody past New Year's Day
Ghosn, a legend in his field, was arrested in Japan last month on allegations of massive financial …