Hitachi Kokusai TOB - Minorities Are Asked To Take It Or Leave It
Back in early October 2016, the Nikkei carried an article saying Hitachi Ltd (6501 JP) was "gearing up to sell its power tool and chipmaking...
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Japanese Semiconductor-Related Stocks - Leaders & Laggards as We Go Deep Into the IC Cycle
If you go from the peak of the 1980~82 semiconductor cycle (ie the one that gave us the Commodore 64, the IBM PC [and technically the Apple III])...
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The Week That Was in NorthAsia@Smartkarma: Trucks, Pachinko, and Life Insurance
JapanStrong pick-up truck sales in USNick Tanner suggested paying attention to the continued recovery of US pick-up truck sales for Toyo Tire &...
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Japan Earnings - Thumbnail Preview of Those Reporting Early
This week sees the start of Japan’s earnings season with Yaskawa Electric Corp (6506 JP) reporting on 20th and Tokyo Steel Mfg Co Ltd (5423 JP)...
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Hana Materials IPO Summary - Strong Captive Market (Tokyo Electron) & Promising New Market (Samsung)
Hana Materials is a silicon manufacturing company. The company’s silicon products are mainly used in semiconductor production equipment. In fact,...
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