Aya Wagatsuma

1 day ago | bloomberglinea.com | Aya Wagatsuma |Rob Verdonck |Kiyoshi Ota

Bloomberg — Las bolsas asiáticas cotizaron en rangos estrechos a primera hora del miércoles después de que los índices de referencia estadounidenses borraran sus pérdidas de 2025 ante los indicios de que la guerra comercial mundial se está enfriando y después de que la inflación estadounidense subiera menos de lo previsto. Ver más: Acción de Nvidia impulsó al S&P 500 a recuperar todo lo perdido durante 2025Las acciones cotizaban mixtas en Japón, mientras que bajaban en Australia.

1 week ago | bloomberg.com | Aya Wagatsuma

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. signage . Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg(Bloomberg) -- Shares of Japanese trading houses climbed after Warren Buffett said he expects Berkshire Hathaway Inc. to hold its investments in them for 50 years or more. Mitsubishi Corp., Marubeni Corp., Mitsui & Co., Itochu Corp. and Sumitomo Corp. each rose at least 3.1% in Tokyo on Wednesday. A measure of wholesale trading sector was the biggest contributor to the Topix index’s gain, which advanced 2.5%.

2 weeks ago | thewealthadvisor.com | Aya Wagatsuma

(Bloomberg) - Criminals are hijacking online brokerage accounts in Japan and using them to drive up penny stocks around the world. The wave of fraudulent trading has reached ¥100 billion ($710 million) since it started in February and shows no signs of cresting. The scams typically use the hacked accounts to buy thinly traded stocks both domestically and overseas, allowing anyone who has built up a position earlier to cash out at inflated values.

2 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Aya Wagatsuma

A screen displays the Nikkei 225 Stock Average outside a securities firm in Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday, April 9, 2025. The Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE)in Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday, April 9, 2025. Japanese stocks tumbled as concerns about US trade tariffs and wild swings on Wall Street sapped investor confidence, while the yen extended its rally.

3 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Aya Wagatsuma |Hideyuki Sano

Rising stock shares at a securities firm in Tokyo. (Bloomberg) -- Japan’s stocks climbed as the outcome of initial trade talks in Washington eased concern that the US would pressure Tokyo into a stronger yen as part of tariff negotiations.  The benchmark Topix rose 1.3% to 2,530.23. The blue-chip Nikkei 225 Stock Average gained 1.4% to 34,377.60, supported by chip-related names like Screen Holdings Co. and Sumco Corp.