Nomura Holdings has signed a contract with an organization led by baseball’s home run king Sadaharu Oh to support professional athletes after they retire. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/12/10/baseball/japanese-baseball/sadaharu-oh-nomura-tieup/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #baseball #japanesebaseball #nomuraholdings #sadaharuoh
Nomura ties up with Sadaharu Oh to help support retired athletes

Oh, professional baseball's all-time home run king, founded the Japan Baseball Council in May to nurture 'global heroes” from the world of baseball and other sports.

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Japanese news aggregation app operator SmartNews has hired Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities and Nomura Holdings as lead managers for its initial public offering, according to a source. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/25/companies/smartnews-tokyo-listing/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #smartnews #tse #mitsubishiufjmorganstanleysecurities #nomuraholdings
SmartNews planning to hire Mitsubishi UFJ and Nomura for Tokyo listing

The popular Japanese news aggregation app, valued at $2 billion in 2021, may list in Tokyo as early as next year.

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Nomura forecasts South Korea's GDP growth at 1% for 2025, with potential drop to 0.8% in worst-case tariff scenario; Bank of Korea expected to cut rates three times this year amid economic challenges.
#YonhapInfomax #NomuraHoldings #SouthKoreaGDP #TariffScenarios #BankOfKorea #InterestRateCuts #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
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Nomura - 'In Worst-Case Scenario, South Korea's Growth Rate at 0.8%; BOK to Cut Rates Three Times'

Nomura forecasts South Korea's GDP growth at 1% for 2025, with potential drop to 0.8% in worst-case tariff scenario; Bank of Korea expected to cut rates three times this year amid economic challenges.

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Daiwa Securities' profit slumped while SMBC Nikko Securities fell into the red as stock and bond trading revenue at the two Japanese brokerages dropped even before this month’s market turmoil. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/29/companies/japan-brokerages-volatility/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #daiwasecurities #brokerages #smbcnikkosecurities #nomuraholdings
Japanese brokerages struggle with volatility even before tariffs

Net income at Daiwa tumbled 24% year-on-year to ¥30 billion ($208 million) in the three months ended March 31, marking the first decline in eight quarters.

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Nomura said to sell Tokyo building to real estate affiliate

The buyer, Nomura Real Estate Holdings, plans to demolish the building and develop luxury condominiums on the site.

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"The root of the #GrowthSlowdown is that the #PropertySector as a pillar of the economy is still rapidly shrinking, and #HomePrices are slumping.

To change the fast slowdown in consumption growth #China needs to stabilize the property industry, which accounts for about 70% of #HouseholdWealth.” said Lu Ting, chief China economist at #NomuraHoldings Inc

China’s #EconomicGrowth Comes in Worse Than Expected, Adding Pressure on #Xi
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China’s Economic Growth Comes in Worse Than Expected, Adding Pressure on Xi

(Bloomberg) -- China’s economy grew at the worst pace in five quarters as efforts to boost consumer spending fell short, piling pressure on Beijing to lift...

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