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Futures Rebound Fizzles On Slowing iPhone Demand, Omicron Fears U.S. index futures regained some ground alongside Asian markets while European stocks slumped to session lows in a delayed response to yesterday''s late Omicron-driven US selloff, as markets remained volatile following the biggest two-day plunge in more than a year, spurred by concern about the omicron coronavirus variant and Federal Reserve tightening. Investors await data for unemployment claims, as well as earnings from companies including Dollar General and Kroger. Tech is the weakest sector, dropping in sympathy after Apple warned its suppliers of slowing iPhone demand. Nasdaq futures pared earlier gains of up to 0.8% to trade down 0.1% while S&P futures are only 0.2% higher after rising as much as 0.9%. While the knee-jerk reaction of stock investors may continue to be to take profits before the end of the year, there is plenty of liquidity available to drive stock prices higher as dip-buyers enter the market , Ed Yardeni wrote in a note.

Not even half a year has passed since 2TM Participacoes SA raised US$200 million from Softbank. This brought them to a valuation of US$2,1 billion, and today it is already announcing a new US$50 million raise. This is the second round of investments that started with the one led by Softbank last July. The recent [] The post Brazilian Crypto Firm 2TM Raises US$50 Million To Expand in LatAm appeared first on Contxto .

SoftBank Vision Fund 2 leads funding round totaling $50 million, indicating a valuation of $450 million Existing investor, BlackRock, also participates in the round; Fifth Wall joins as a new inve

Invesco will pour in $200 million, with other existing investors such as Softbank participating. Swiggy is expected to follow Zomato with an IPO about a year or so later.

While Invesco will pour in $200 million, other existing investors such as Softbank Group Corp. will also participate in Swiggy fundraising round, according to sources

TOKYO: Japanese shares closed higher amid choppy trade on Wednesday, marking a rebound from three straight sessions of sharp losses, although uncertainties over the impact of the Omicron coronavirus variant capped gains. The Nikkei share average ended 0.41% higher at 27,935.62, after gaining as much as 1%. The broader Topix also reversed early losses to gain 0.44% at 1,936.74. The Nikkei lost 5.7% in the last three sessions, while the Topix declined 4.8%. The market is volatile as investors are reacting cautiously to the uncertainties of the Omicron variant, after the country confirmed its first case of the variant on Tuesday, a day after closing its borders to all foreigners in one of the world''s toughest precautionary measures. Markets also gave up some gains after US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell overnight came close to indicating that the central bank will speed up the pace of its bond-buying taper at a meeting later this month. "The market outlook became unclear after Powell''s testimony," said Kazuharu Konishi, head of equities at Mitsubishi UFJ Kokusai Asset Management.

TOKYO: Japanese shares rose on Wednesday after three straight sessions of sharp losses, with paper and pulp, shipping and auto stocks leading the rebound, although uncertainties over the impact of the Omicron coronavirus variant weighed on market sentiment. The Nikkei share average rose 0.8% to 28,040.35 by 0153 GMT after declining 0.8% earlier in the session. The broader Topix also reversed early losses to gain 0.62% to 1,940.43. The Nikkei lost 5.7% in the last three sessions, while the Topix declined 4.8%. The market is volatile as investors are reacting cautiously to the uncertainties of the Omicron variant, said Shoichi Arisawa, general manager of the investment research department at IwaiCosmo Securities. "But once we find out what the new Omicron variant is, investors would calm down even if it proves to be a strong enemy," he said. The economy-sensitive paper and pulp and shipping sectors rose the most among the bourse''s 33 industry sub-indexes. Robot maker Fanuc and air-conditioning maker Daikin Industries contributed the most to the Nikkei''s gain, rising 4.7% and 3.8%, respectively.

South Koreas metaverse ecosystem Zepeto has received an influx of investment from Japanese multinational conglomerate Softbank via the groups Vision Fund 2, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. In total, Softbank has invested a whopping $150 million into the subsidiary of South Koreas leading tech company Naver Corporation, taking Zepetos valuation to reach unicorn status, [] The post Zepeto reaches $1B valuation after Softbanks $150M investment appeared first on Our Bitcoin News .

South Korean internet giant Naver on Wednesday laid out its strategies to enter the global market with its latest metaverse technology that allows hyperconnection between the real world and virtual reality. We have recently joined hands with

Digital mortgage lender Better.com, which announced in March that it was going public via a SPAC, is getting a cash infusion from its backers sooner than expected. Blank-check company Aurora Acquisition Corp. and SoftBank have decided to amend the terms of their financing agreement to provide Better with half of the $1.5 billion they committed []

Digital mortgage lender Better.com, which announced in March that it was going public via a SPAC, is getting a cash infusion from its backers sooner than expected. Blank-check company Aurora Acquisition Corp. and SoftBank have decided to amend the terms of their financing agreement to provide Better with half of the $1.5 billion they committed []

Better HoldCo, Inc. (Better or the Company), one of the fastest-growing digital homeownership platforms in the world, and Aurora Acquisition Corp.