Toshiba, Western Digital aiming to settle chip dispute next week: sources
TOKYO (Reuters) – Toshiba Corp and Western Digital Corp have agreed in principle to settle a dispute over the Japanese firm’s plans to sell its $18 billion chip unit and aim to have a final agreement in place next week, sources familiar with the matt…
Asia cheers China trade boost, bitcoin comes off heady heights
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian shares rallied for a second session on Friday as economic news from China and Japan beat all expectations while bitcoin, the market’s new crypto-star, tumbled more than 10 percent after a meteoric ascent in recent weeks.
Volkswagen recalls 30,777 cars in Russia: standards agency
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s standards agency Rosstandart said on Friday it had been informed about the recall of 30,777 Volkswagen Polo cars sold in Russia in 2015-2017.
Kobe Steel’s copper plant loses JIS certification – government
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) certification for copper and copper alloy seamless pipes produced by Kobe Steel Ltd’s unit Shinko Metal Products has been suspended, the nation’s trade ministry said on Friday.
Bitcoin plummets more than 12 percent to below $15,000
TOKYO (Reuters) – Bitcoin tumbled more than 12 percent in volatile Asian trading on Friday, dropping below the $15,000 level after touching a record high above $16,000 earlier in the session.
Asia cheers China trade boost, bitcoin shoots for the stars
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian shares rallied for a second session on Friday as economic news from China and Japan beat all expectations and investors marveled at the meteoric ascent of bitcoin, the market’s new crypto-star.
Toshiba, Western Digital agree in principle to settle chip dispute: sources
TOKYO (Reuters) – Toshiba Corp and business partner Western Digital Corp have agreed in principle to settle a dispute over the embattled Japanese conglomerate’s plans to sell its $18 billion chip unit, sources with direct knowledge of the talks said….
Asia gets China trade boost, bitcoin shoots for the stars
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian shares rallied for a second session on Friday as economic news from China and Japan beat all expectations, and investors marveled at the meteoric ascent of the market’s new crypto-star, bitcoin.
HSBC beefs up Asia research team with 15 new hires in China
HONG KONG (Reuters) – HSBC said on Friday that it had expanded its Asian research team by hiring 15 analysts following the launch of HSBC Qianhai Securities, the first Chinese securities joint venture to be majority-owned by a foreign bank.
Exclusive: Bangladesh Bank, NY Fed discuss suing Manila bank for heist damages
DHAKA (Reuters) – Bangladesh’s central bank has asked the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to join a lawsuit it plans to file against a Philippines bank for its role in one of the world’s biggest cyber-heists, several sources said.




