Spider-Man and Jumanji Franchises to Boost Sony Pictures’ Performance
Superhero movie franchises and reboots are an immense revenue generator for Hollywood: Superhero movie franchises have been doing very well in...
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Nikon (7731 JP): Uncertainty, Not Sony, Is the Biggest Risk
On August 23, Nikon announced the release of two full-frame mirrorless cameras, the Nikon Z 7 and Nikon Z 6, new NIKKOR Z lenses, and a new,...
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JAPAN PASSIVE: BOJ Tapering ETF Buys? Not So Fast
On 31 July 2018, the BOJ issued a Monetary Policy Statement which, as widely expected, addressed its Qualitative and Quantitative Monetary Easing...
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Smartkarma’s Week That Was in JP/KR: $30 Billion, 5,000, & 0.97
The last two weeks of August tend to be the "calm before the storm" period in the fall/winter. In this weekly, the "appetizers" include some...
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Mirrorless Cameras to Replace DSLR Cameras; Is Sony at an Advantage with the Alpha Series?
Digital camera market on a downtrend: The digital camera market has been struggling to compete with the increasing quality of smartphone cameras...
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