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Foreign investors net sold Japanese stocks in the week ended Jan. 4, taking advantage of 2024 gains while aiming to reduce risks amid an unusually long market closure. Foreigners sold a net 74 billion yen ($468.30 million) worth of Japanese stocks during the week, following net accumulations of approximately 562.7 billion yen in the previous week. They acquired approximately 1.23 trillion yen worth of Japanese stocks in 2024, primarily in the first half of the year and shed around 4.77 trillion yen worth of shares in the second half.

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The Wall Street veteran gives his take on the quantum computing stock debacle.

Wednesday was another trading session full of losses for all types of cryptocurrencies. Several macroeconomic news items from the previous day continued to push down sentiment, as did rising bond yields. There were a great many red numbers next to the names of altcoins, both major and minor.

Raging wildfires in Los Angeles killed at least two people, destroyed hundreds of buildings and stretched firefighting resources and water supplies since they began on Tuesday, with fierce winds hindering firefighting operations and fueling the fires. AccuWeather, which estimates the loss between $52 billion and $57 billion, added that if the fire spread to densely populated neighborhoods the current estimates for loss would have to be revised upward. "Should a large number of additional structures be burned in the coming days, it may become the worst wildfire in modern California history based on the number of structures burned and economic loss," AccuWeather Chief Meteorologist Jonathan Porter said.

Wednesday's close will mark the end of the first five trading days of the year, a window that historically sets the tone for the months ahead.

In addition to the United States, Brazil and Russia are considering creating Bitcoin reserves.