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On today’s Big Take Asia podcast, Uniqlo founder Tadashi Yanai takes Bloomberg’s Reed Stevenson to a store in Tokyo and explains why he’s betting big on America one more time. (Source: Bloomberg)

Janet Wilwerding Janet Wilwerding has been appointed senior marketing and communications specialist for the city of West Des Moines. Wilwerding replaces Lucinda Stephenson, who retired. Wilwerding most recently worked in a similar role for the city of Johnston. In her new role, Wilwerding will provide strategic direction for West Des Moines’ communications and oversee marketing, digital media and public information initiatives. She began her new role on Monday. 

Central banks face ‘double whammy’ from Iran war – Central Banking Skip to main content End of drawer navigation content Policy-makers will have to tackle impact of higher inflation and greater fiscal stimulus Central banks could soon face a “double whammy” in the form of higher inflation and fiscal stimulus by governments responding to the effects of the conflict in the Middle East, a senior executive at an investment management firm told the Central Banking Meetings, Kuala Lumpur.The executive said at an event on March 31 that “the double whammy comes in when fiscal authorities step in as they’ve been trained…

Make CryptoSlate preferred on Bitcoin continued to hold near $68,000, a key long-term support level, this morning as traders waited for President Donald Trump’s latest deadline for Iran.The tension built after Trump said on Truth Social that “a whole civilization will die tonight” as his 8 P.M. Eastern deadline for a deal with Iran approached.The warning came alongside reports of strikes on Iranian oil infrastructure on Kharg Island, sharpening fears that the confrontation could move from deadline politics to a more disruptive energy shock.These tensions have left the market suspended between a crypto structure that has so far resisted a…

The jeans maker says shoppers are snapping up its new gear — and it became the latest clothing company to say the TV series “Love Story” was helping sales.

Free NewsletterGet the hottest Fintech Singapore News once a month in your InboxThai travellers can now use KASIKORNBANK’s Q Wallet to pay merchants in Singapore by scanning GrabPay QR codes.The service allows users to make payments through the Q Wallet by KBank app without exchanging cash or opening a bank account overseas.KBank is rolling out the service in collaboration with StraitsX and Grab. Payments are accepted through Grab’s merchant network in Singapore.Under the arrangement, Q-money, KBank’s blockchain-based e-money, is used as the settlement medium.The system runs on Quarix, a blockchain platform developed by Orbix Technology & Innovation, a company under…

U.S. stock futures jumped and oil prices fell on Tuesday evening, after President Donald Trump announced a two-week-long cease-fire deal with Iran that would delay a planned American bombing assault on the country and make more time for negotiations between the two sides.

BP shareholders should vote against its new chair over his decision to exclude a climate resolution from the company’s next annual meeting, a major proxy adviser has recommended.Glass Lewis has advised investors to vote against Albert Manifold, who has been in his post for just six months.The institution, which advises some of the world’s biggest investors, said its recommendation was based on BP’s decision to exclude a proposal to share its longer-term strategy under scenarios of declining oil and gas demand.The resolution was tabled by the climate activist shareholder group Follow This, and would have prompted the company and its…

Sovran Advisors LLC raised its position in Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX – Free Report) by 823.5% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 17,325 shares of the Internet television network’s stock after buying an additional 15,449 shares during the period. Sovran Advisors LLC’s holdings in Netflix were worth $1,525,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. Other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Imprint Wealth LLC bought a new position in Netflix in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Retirement Wealth Solutions LLC bought a new stake in Netflix…

Lightning Network is structurally vulnerable as its public keys are shared, which makes funds exposed to post-quantum attacks, Wertheimer claimed in his recent post. Crypto analyst and Taproot developer Udi Wertheimer has stated that the Lightning Network is fundamentally vulnerable in a post-quantum scenario and claimed that its design leaves user funds exposed in ways that cannot be mitigated under current assumptions. According to Wertheimer, the core issue stems from how public and private keys function in cryptocurrency systems. While traditional cryptography relies on the idea that private keys cannot be derived from public keys, he explained that sufficiently…