Yahoo Japan: A Quick Look at Fundamentals Post Altaba Sell Down
Yahoo Japan (4689 JP)’s share price recovered slightly in the past two weeks after Altaba’s sell down earlier in the month. YJ’s share price fell...
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Rakuten (4755 JP) Mobile: Can It Succeed? A Study, Plus Insights from SoftBank's (9984 JP) EMobile
In this second part of our series about Rakuten's (4755 JP) plans for its MNO (mobile network operator) service, we explore Rakuten's MVNO (mobile...
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Walmart Launches E-Commerce with Rakuten: The Last Chance to Make It in Japan?
Walmart (WMT US) has worked hard to bring its Japanese subsidiary, Seiyu, around since buying the ailing GMS retailer 16 years ago. While it has...
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Smartkarma's Week That Was in JP/KR
This past week (Friday to Friday) saw 196 insights published: 29 on China and HK stocks and another couple dozen on greater China themes and...
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SoftBank (9984 JP) Mobile Sub-Brands Provide a Case Study for Rakuten (4755 JP) Mobile
“History doesn’t repeat itself, but it rhymes.” Often (incorrectly) attributed to Mark Twain, this aphorism encourages us to riff on past business...
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