Biden preparing to block U.S. Steel sale to Japanese company

Tapestry-Capri Fashion Merger Is Blocked by Judge

The F.T.C. had sued to halt the merger of Tapestry, the parent of Coach and Kate Spade, and Capri, the owner of Versace and Michael Kors.

Business - The New York Times - October 24

Weekly quiz: Who blocked the King and Queen’s view?

Test how closely you've been paying attention to what has been going on over the past seven days.

Coach-Michael Kors Deal Blocked by Judge

A federal court sides with the FTC, which argued that a Tapestry-Capri merger would raise prices for handbags.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 25

Which N.F.L. Stars Could Be on the Trading Block This Season?

The Athletic’s insider shares the latest on Rams star Cooper Kupp, the struggling 49ers and big-name defensive players.

Sports - The New York Times - October 27

Judge partially blocks Texas transmission law

A federal judge on Monday struck down a section of a Texas law that gives state utilities the “right of first refusal” for building new electrical transmission lines. The law, SB 1938, made it ...

Politics - The Hill - October 30

Missouri sues DOJ in effort to block poll monitors

The Republican-led state of Missouri on Monday asked a judge to block the Justice Department from dispatching lawyers to St. Louis to monitor adherence to federal voting rights laws on Election ...

Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago

Pennsylvania judge refuses to block Musk's $1M giveaways

A Pennsylvania judge on Monday refused the Philadelphia district attorney’s request to block daily $1 million giveaways from Elon Musk’s pro-Trump super PAC in the lead-up to the election. Judge ...

Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago

Swinney blocked from voting over name snafu

Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said he was not allowed to vote on Election Day; there will be a Friday hearing to resolve the issue.

Sports - ESPN - 3 days ago

Block reports revenue miss but a slight beat on earnings

Shares of Square parent Block tumbled in extended trading on Thursday after the company reported disappointing revenue for the third quarter.

Business - CNBC - Yesterday

Corporate Germany is on sale

German companies have become relatively small and relatively cheap

World - Financial Times - October 18

Companies brace for Tuesday: Mentions of election surge on earnings conference calls

More companies are talking publicly with investors about the presidential election than in recent cycles.

Business - CNBC - November 2

Tokyo Metro's IPO could drive momentum in the Japanese market as Chinese listings dry up

"We think they're offering very, very good value," Mio Kato, founder of LightStream Research, told CNBC.

Business - CNBC - October 15

‘They refused to let me go’: Japanese workers turn to resignation agencies to quit jobs

One in six workers has engaged a firm to hand in notice for them, as younger workers reject traditional work ethic. Mari was just two months into her new job when she decided she had had enough. ...

World - The Guardian - October 19

Japanese Americans blast Trump for comparing Jan 6 rioters, WWII internment camps

Japanese American civil rights leaders and advocates criticized former President Trump for comparing rioters who breached the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, to those held in internment camps during World ...

Politics - The Hill - October 19

A Japanese police chief apologizes to a man acquitted after 50 years on death row

A Japanese police chief has apologized to Iwao Hakamada for his decades-long suffering because of a wrongful conviction that had kept him on death row decades until last month when he was acquitted ...

World - ABC News - October 21

Groups slam Trump's comparison of Jan. 6 rioters to Japanese Americans incarcerated in WWII

Japanese American leaders slammed former President Donald Trump after he compared Jan. 6 rioters to those of Japanese descent who were incarcerated during World War II just because of their race.

1 dead and 12 injured after bus carrying Japanese tourists smashes into truck in Malaysia

One of Japan’s largest travel agencies says a tourist died and 12 other people were injured when their a tour bus smashed into the rear of a truck on a highway in Malaysia

World - ABC News - October 25

Japanese premier Ishiba's ruling coalition is certain to lose a majority in parliamentary vote, NHK public TV says

World - ABC News - October 27

Fans in Shohei Ohtani's Japanese hometown watch Dodgers reach brink of World Series title

Hundreds of fans filed into a public viewing center in Shohei Ohtani’s hometown in northern Japan on Tuesday morning to cheer the country’s top celebrity in Game 3 of the World Series

Sports - ABC News - October 29

Japanese nuclear reactor which survived earthquake that badly damaged Fukushima power plant restarts

A Japanese nuclear reactor which survived a massive 2011 earthquake and tsunami that badly damaged the nearby Fukushima nuclear power plant has been restarted after a safety upgrade, as the ...

Tech - ABC News - October 29

Japanese nuclear reactor that restarted 13 years after Fukushima disaster is shut down again

A Japanese nuclear reactor that restarted last week for the first time in more than 13 years after it survived a massive earthquake and tsunami that badly damaged the nearby Fukushima nuclear plant ...

Tech - ABC News - 5 days ago

A tiny grain of nuclear fuel is pulled from ruined Japanese nuclear plant, in a step toward cleanup

A robot that has spent months inside the ruins of a nuclear reactor at the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi plant delivered a tiny sample of melted nuclear fuel, in what plant officials said was a ...

Tech - ABC News - Yesterday

Japanese official warns on ‘excess moves’ in yen after Trump win boosts dollar

Asian currencies under pressure following US election

World - Financial Times - 2 days ago

Tiny grain of nuclear fuel pulled from ruined Japanese nuclear plant in a step toward cleanup

A robot at Japan's tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi plant delivered a tiny sample of melted nuclear fuel in what officials said was the start of the cleanup.

Japanese ace Roki Sasaki to become available to Major League Baseball teams this offseason

Sports - ABC News - 12 hours ago

Roki Sasaki to be posted to MLB: 23-year-old Japanese ace will hit market through international free agency

The Chiba Lotte Marines have not laid out a schedule for Sasaki's posting

Sports - CBS Sports - 6 hours ago

Roki Sasaki to be posted to MLB: Why Japanese ace won't be getting the massive contract you'd expect

Because Sasaki is so young, he's going to be subject to strict rules when it comes to signing with an MLB team