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Wibble is an online securities trading service founded in the Cayman Islands and serves over 28 million users worldwide. Wibble Securities (Tokyo) is also operating in Japan.
[New York Current Affairs] On the 7th, CNBC Television reported that a bipartisan special committee of the U.S. House of Representatives has concluded an investigation stating that Webull, a company that provides online securities trading services, has structural ties to the Chinese government and poses a national security threat to U.S. finance. CNBC reportedly obtained the investigation report.
According to media reports and its website, Wible was founded in the British Cayman Islands in the Caribbean, known as a tax haven, and serves more than 28 million users worldwide. Wibble Securities (Tokyo) is also operating in Japan.
According to CNBC, the report points out that Wibull's ownership structure, human resources and financing are tied to China. The company is said to be concerned about the fact that 60% of its global workforce is concentrated in China.
A Wibull spokesperson told CNBC: ``We regret that the special committee released a report that contained inaccurate conclusions without seeking explanation from us.'' The company's stock, which is listed on the US NASDAQ market, fell about 19% on the 7th.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee Holds Hearing on Wibble
Likely · Within weeks
U.S. financial regulators may review Wibble's business license
Possible · Within months
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Major news from October 5th to 7th. Reports included the announcement of the Nobel Prizes, Prime Minister Takaichi's movements, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Yan's comments on the road budget, the FTC investigation into a major beer company, the indictment at home over the Sanko Seika fire, and the international situation.

Japan Exchange Group (JPX) announced on the 7th that it will significantly change the constituent stocks of the Tokyo Stock Price Index (TOPIX) from the current 1,634 companies to 986 companies. As part of market restructuring, this will be implemented in stages from the end of October to July 2028.

In response to an inquiry from the Japan Book Publishers Association, Nippan Group HD, a major publishing agency, has admitted to selling Japanese books to the American AI company Anthropic. It is said that a group company signed a contract to sell the product in November 2024.

In a speech in Singapore, IMF Managing Director Georgieva expressed caution about soaring long-term interest rates in countries such as Japan and the United States, and praised the interest rate hikes by central banks in Japan, the United States, and Europe. Emphasizing the need for urgent measures as fiscal deterioration and public debt expansion will affect the global economy.