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Tokyo, Japan, October 28, 2025 – Panasonic Corporation (Head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President & CEO: Masahiro Shinada; hereinafter referred to as Panasonic) today announced that it has invested in SISI Co., Ltd. (Head office: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Mika Sawada; hereinafter referred to as SISI), the operator of the functional skincare brand SISI. The investment was made through a corporate venture capital fund, commonly known as the Panasonic Kurashi Visionary Fund, jointly managed by Panasonic and SBI Investment Co., Ltd. Panasonic and SISI signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate mainly on the development of new beauty products.

SISI offers functional skincare products for sensitive skin through various sales channels, including online platforms, department stores, and drugstores. These products combine the effectiveness of naturally derived ingredients with scientific technology. SISI also helps customers achieve their ideal skin through SISI LAB, a professional skin analysis service that provides care and advice based on each customer’s skin condition. Following this investment, SISI will collaborate with Panasonic on the development of new beauty products.

Panasonic has operated its beauty and healthcare business by responding to the beauty and health concerns of many people through the development of consumer electronics. Through this investment, Panasonic aims to deepen its collaboration with SISI and offer products and solutions that combine SISI’s expertise in the cosmetics business and data accumulated through SISI LAB with Panasonic’s expertise and strengths in beauty appliances and manufacturing. In doing so, the company seeks to create new customer experiences and value.

Panasonic will continue to strengthen its open innovation initiatives based on strong partnerships formed through investments in promising startups in Japan and overseas that are competitive in areas closely related to people’s lives, such as energy, food infrastructure, spatial infrastructure, and lifestyle.

Oct 31 (Reuters) – Gold prices fell on Friday, as the dollar firmed on uncertainty over further Federal Reserve rate cuts, although bullion was still on track for its third straight monthly gain.

Spot gold was down 0.4% at $4,005.54 per ounce, as of 0459 GMT. Bullion has gained 3.9% so far this month.

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U.S. gold futures for December delivery were steady at $4,018.10 per ounce.

“The Fed Chairman did have his hawkish cap on this week, which didn’t do gold any favours,” said KCM Trade Chief Market Analyst, Tim Waterer.

“The prospect of a rate cut in December now looks like it could be much more of a toss-up than was previously thought, which has boosted the dollar while making things a bit more complicated for gold from a yield perspective.”

Markets are now pricing in a 74.8% probability of a 25-basis-point cut from the Fed in December compared with a 91.1% chance a week ago, according to the CME Group’s FedWatch tool.

Elsewhere, spot silver was steady at $48.89 per ounce, platinum was flat at $1,610.75 and palladium climbed 1.5% to $1,466.42.

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