TOKYO (Reuters) – Kazuo Hirai's brief honeymoon as Sony Corp's new chief has ended abruptly as the struggling electronics giant doubled its annual loss forecast, sending its shares tumbling. On Thursday he will try to convince investors he has a strategy to fix Sony and its ailing TV unit, and turn around a brand...
TOKYO (Reuters) – Sharp Corp <6753.T> will announce a tie-up with Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry <2317.TW> on Tuesday that would include the sale of part of its loss-making major factory in western Japan, the Nikkei business daily reported. (read more…) Related items Elpida to seek tie-up with Taiwan’s Nanya: report Sharp, Hon Hai...
TOKYO, March 8 (Reuters) – The benchmark Nikkeiaverage advanced 1.5 percent and the broader Topix gained 1.4 percent on Thursday. The following stocks were on the move: **TRADING COMPANIES UP AFTER MERRILL … (read on…) Related items Japan Hot Stocks-Denyo, trading companies, real estate, Sumitomo Corp S&P downgrades Nokia's credit rating Taiwan's HTC Shares...
TOKYO, March 8 (Reuters) – The benchmark Nikkeiaverage advanced 1.5 percent and the broader Topix gained 1.4 percent on Thursday. The following stocks were on the move: **DENYO GAINS AFTER SHARE CANCEL** … (read on…) Related items Japan Hot Stocks-Trading companies, real estate, Sumitomo Corp S&P downgrades Nokia's credit rating Fitch downgrades Nokia debt...
TOKYO/TAIPEI: Elpida Memory Inc, Japan’s biggest maker of DRAM memory chips, is considering shifting some production to Taiwan to cope with a currency near record highs and to survive in a dwindling market. The world’s No. 3 dynamic random-access memory maker behind Samsung Electronics and Hynix Semiconductor, is battling to boost its competitiveness in...
