Japan Among the Latest to Break Out; Buy Ideas in Growth/Cyclicals and Consumer Staples
Japan is the latest major country to break out, and we are buyers. Japan continues to be considerably further along in the bottoming process...
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Descente: The Next Goldwin?
Japan's outdoor/sports market remains one of the few consistent growth categories in consumer markets. Goldwin was the most visible success story...
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Not All "Parent-Sub" Situations Are Friendly: Maeda Corp Goes Hostile On Affiliate Maeda Road
Today, construction company Maeda Corp (1824 JP) (a.k.a. Maeda Construction) has announced a Tender Offer to increase its stake in affiliate but...
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ASKUL Vs Yahoo Japan - Gloves Off
In April 2012, leading office supplies distributor ASKUL Corp (2678 JP) and YahooJapan (4689 JP)announced that they would form a Business Alliance...
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Smartkarma’s Week That Was in China, Japan, & Korea: Dangerous Conflict Between Abe & Moon
In the past two weeks, the biggest news impacting China/Hong Kong, Japan, and Korea was the announcement by the Abe administration that Japan will...
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