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Buffet-backed Japan trading houses hit by Trump uncertainty

May 2, 2025

Transgender troops face a deadline and a difficult decision: Stay or go?
WASHINGTON — As transgender service members face a deadline to leave the U.S. milit, hundreds are taking the financial bonus to depart voluntarily. But others say they will stay and fight. For many, it is a wrenching decision to end a career they love, and leave units they have led or worked with for years.…
South Korea’s Lee and Trump discuss tariffs, golf in 1st phone call
SEOUL — South Korea’s newly inaugurated President Lee Jae-myung and U.S. President Donald Trump discussed Washington’s tariff policy as well as their golfing skills in their first phone conversation on Friday. Lee and Trump agreed to work toward a mutually satisfactory agreement on tariffs, according to the South Korean government. The two sides affirmed the…
Executor of estate for slain Florida teen sues Grindr for failing to protect minors
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Record 50 Japanese firms hit with activist shareholder proposals
TOKYO — Activist investors have targeted at least 50 Japanese companies with shareholder proposals so far in 2025, a record high for this point in the year, amid a wider push for corporate reforms. Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking compiled this tally from convocation notices issued by companies that close their fiscal years in March.…
Inside Rwanda’s Covert War in Eastern Congo
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Japan’s SBI invests $50m in US stablecoin issuer Circle
TOKYO — Japanese financial services group SBI Holdings is investing around $50 million in Circle Internet Group, issuer of the dollar-backed USDC stablecoin, in hopes of helping the virtual currency find a wider audience in Japan. On Friday U.S. time, SBI will buy about 5% of the 34 million shares Circle issued in an initial…
Carlos Alcaraz reaches French Open final after Lorenzo Musetti retires with injury
PARIS — Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz reached the French Open final on Friday after Lorenzo Musetti retired from their semifinal early in the fourth set. Alcaraz was leading 4-6, 7-6 (3), 6-0, 2-0 when the eighth-seeded Italian had to stop playing on Court Philippe-Chatrier. “It’s not great to win a match like this. Lorenzo is…
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