Konami today voluntarily delisted itself from the New York Stock Exchange, effective April 24.
Konami first notified investors of plans to delist in November and filed the notice on April 1, according to SEC documents. In today's filing, Konami notes that 99.71 percent of the trading of the company's stock over the past year occurred in Japan and London.
In the April 1 filing, Konami officials said the decision to delist the company from the New York Stock Exchange was a cost savings measure. U.S. regulatory compliance costs the company a minimum of $5 million a year, analyst Michael Pachter told Polygon.
Konami remains listed in London and Toyko, and shares can still be traded in the U.S. on the over-the-counter market, according to...
It's a 21st-century message in a bottle: One company has discovered how to put memories right in your nose.
After watching her mother keep a pillowcase to remind her of her late husband's smell, reports Agence France-Presse, 52-year-old businesswoman Katia Apalategui decided to try reproducing the practice using perfume. Now, following years of trial and error, Apalategui and researchers at Université du Havre in France think they've come up with a way to bottle unique human scent, paving the way for individuals to preserve the powerful smells of their loved ones.
While the specific process for production is still under wraps, Geraldine Savary, a research chemist at Université du Havre, explained the basics. Read More
How big is the known universe? Just look at this GIF:
The observable universe, for scale.Source: Cary and Michael Huang/HTwinsThe more we learn about outer space, the harder it becomes for astrophysicists to demonstrate the massive scale of it all. But a few incredible images can help put it all in perspective.
Space programs around the world are delivering gorgeous, mesmerizing photos from the depths of the galaxy. They reveal galaxies and stars — unfathomably large celestial bodies — at distances so far away they require a couple Excedrin to think about.
One light year — the distance light can travel in 365 days — is 5.88 trillion miles. Our own galaxy is 100,000 light years across, and the Milky Way is small as galaxies go. Read More
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Holding an online tournament requiring teams form parties to play against each other only works if the teams can form parties, and so the first round of ESL’s Halo Championship Series Open bracket was canceled over the weekend.
The gorgeous 28-year-old Sgt. Shane Ortega, the first openly trans active military soldier, has the unique perspective of having served two military tours as a woman, and one as a man.
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I was trying to get a photo of all of my baby crested geckos on my hand and I managed to get very lucky with my timing, this is quite possibly the funniest photo I’ve ever taken.
If you thought having your coffee come out of a beer tap was cool, now there's an even crazier way to get your daily joe. After revolutionizing the specialty coffee market by bottling cold brewed coffee, then by kegging it, then by serving it on nitro (like Guinness), Stumptown Coffee Roasters has...
Thank god for the internet, because without it we wouldn’t have a) a free-flowing and never-ending stream of pornographic material and b) videos of baby lambs who think they’re dogs and just try to fuck some shit up. There’s not much more that can be said abou this video except that it’s Sunday and you deserve it.
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The director of 'Tales of the Grim Sleeper' tells LAist he was surprised to learn the LAPD liked his movie. [ more › ]
Catalina Island could be slowly sinking into the sea and has the potential to to trigger a devastating tsunami that could hit Los Angeles. [ more › ]
