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Marketmind: Melt up?

As confidence grows that the world’s biggest central banks are in no hurry for raising interest rates despite progress on the jobs and post-COVID reopening fronts, stock markets have powered to new record highs. A stronger S&P 500 close on Tuesday would see it notching its longest winning streak since 2004.

Japan panel urges govt to launch $88 bln university fund

Japanese premier Fumio Kishida’s new advisory panel called for an $88 billion university fund on Monday and another one aimed at backing research and development on digital and green innovation as pillars of the country’s new growth strategy.

The New Masters: How auction houses are chasing crypto millions

Little could James Christie have known some 240 years ago, as he sold masterpieces by Rembrandt and Rubens to Catherine the Great, that his auction house would one day offer virtual apes to a crypto company for over $1 million.

SoftBank dragged into red by falling Vision Fund valuations

SoftBank Group Corp (9984.T) reported a 397 billion yen ($3.5 billion) net loss for the July-September quarter, dragged down by a $10 billion investment loss at its Vision Fund unit as tech valuations fell.

Marketmind: Melt up?

As confidence grows that the world’s biggest central banks are in no hurry for raising interest rates despite progress on the jobs and post-COVID reopening fronts, stock markets have powered to new record highs. A stronger S&P 500 close on Tuesday would see it notching its longest winning streak since 2004.

Japan panel urges govt to launch $88 bln university fund

Japanese premier Fumio Kishida’s new advisory panel called for an $88 billion university fund on Monday and another one aimed at backing research and development on digital and green innovation as pillars of the country’s new growth strategy.

The New Masters: How auction houses are chasing crypto millions

Little could James Christie have known some 240 years ago, as he sold masterpieces by Rembrandt and Rubens to Catherine the Great, that his auction house would one day offer virtual apes to a crypto company for over $1 million.

SoftBank dragged into red by falling Vision Fund valuations

SoftBank Group Corp (9984.T) reported a 397 billion yen ($3.5 billion) net loss for the July-September quarter, dragged down by a $10 billion investment loss at its Vision Fund unit as tech valuations fell.

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