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Japan's Nikkei hits 18-month high as investors cheer earningsJapanese shares closed higher, with the Nikkei gaining 0.8%, its highest in 1-1/2 years, supported by upbeat company earnings and yen weakn...
Nikkei slides as industrials fall on weak earnings, Fed worries simmerThe Nikkei cut some of its morning losses to end the day down 0.70% at 27,248.87, with a 0.99% drop making industrials the hardest hit sect...
Japan stocks end lower as dour earnings hit construction firmsThe Nikkei share average fell 0.35% to 29,507.05, despite Wall Street finishing strong on Friday, slipping from a one-month high hit on Thu...
Zoom, Five9 to terminate nearly $15 bln all-stock deal after shareholder voteZoom became a household name and an investor favorite as the pandemic clamped down on activity and businesses and schools adopted its servi...
Zoom, Five9 to terminate nearly $15 billion all-stock dealThe termination of what would have been Zoom's biggest-ever acquisition comes after proxy advisory firms Institutional Shareholder Services...
Nikkei dips below 28,000 as Japan tech stocks track Nasdaq slideNew COVID-19 infections leapt to 1,308 in Tokyo on Thursday, the highest since January, a week before the city hosts the Olympics, which co...
Nikkei eases off 29-1/2-year high on profit-takingThe Nikkei index fell 0.76% to 26,547.44, after hitting its highest level since April 1991 at the open. The broader Topix lost 0.86% to 1,7...
Japan shares end at over 29-1/2-year high as Nasdaq gains cheer tech stocksThe Nikkei share average ended up 0.91% at 26,537.31, its highest closing level since April 1991. There were 101 advancers on the index aga...
Nikkei hits 1-1/2-week low on virus resurgence fearsThe benchmark Nikkei average fell 1.2% to 22,259.79, its lowest closing level since June 15.
Nikkei rises as European markets strong; gaming sector shinesThe Nikkei share average ended 0.4 per cent to 21,260.14.
Nikkei retreats from 4.5-month high; Canon slumps on profit warningThe Nikkei share average dropped 0.84 per cent to 22,090.12, after touching the highest level since early December on the previous day.
Nikkei gains on strong Wall Street; Olympus jumpsThe Nikkei share average rose 1.0 per cent to 20,359.70.
Nikkei ends firmer on positive trade talks; Olympus jumps 8.4%Fears of a global slowdown have led to a sharp pullback in markets over the last two weeks.
Nikkei ends at 8-week low, US FX comments hit automakers; Softbank sinksThe Nikkei share average ended 1.8 per cent lower at 22,271.30.
Japan Inc faces the challenge of modernizing economy with a corporate sector anchored in pastSony’s curt dismissal of a foreigner’s advice last week didn’t shock Michael Woodford, the former chief executive officer of Olympus Corp.
- Sony front-runner for buying stake in Olympus: Report
Other companies in the race for Olympus are Japanese camera maker Fujifilm Holdings Corp, medical equipment maker Terumo Corp, the report s...
MNCs announce 71,000 job cuts globally by more than a dozen multinationalsCompanies to have confirmed massive job cuts include HP, Nokia, Sony Corp, Yahoo, PepsiCo, Royal Bank of Scotland and airline firm Lufthans...
- Olympus ex-CEO Michael Woodford to sue company over dismissal
Michael Woodford said he's suing the Japanese camera maker over his dismissal as he abandoned plans to wage a proxy battle for control of t...
- With the increase in scams like Oylmpus, life is becoming tough for auditors
If you work as an auditor for a big accounting firm, it just got that much harder to make the case that society should value your services.
- Digicams ageing out: IDC
Demand for digital cameras will slow over the next few years as the market enters a maturity phase.