Japanese Equity Specialist, Ortus Advisors

Andrew Jackson

Japanese Equity Specialist

Ortus Advisors

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<li>QD Laser +12.4% after being highlighted as a way to play hyperscaler qualification cycles.</li>
<li>Likely we see more interest in rapidly scalable modular solutions which includes small modular nuclear reactors. Watch Japan Steel Works and Kimura Chemical Plants Co.</li>
<li>Sandisk +11.8% on news its joining the Nasdaq 100 and a broker upgrade, taking its 5-day gains to 31%. </li>
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QD Laser +12.4% after being highlighted as a way to play hyperscaler qualification cycles.
Likely we see more interest in rapidly scalable modular solutions which includes small modular nuclear reactors. Watch Japan Steel Works and Kimura Chemical Plants Co.
Sandisk +11.8% on news its joining the Nasdaq 100 and a broker upgrade, taking its 5-day gains to 31%. 


Japan Morning Connection: Tech and AI Push Higher Despite the Ongoing Iran Standoff

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<li>Disco, Kokusai and Softbank among the biggest tech laggards set to scramble higher on ceasefire news.</li>
<li>Intel joining Musk's Terafab and generating interest from Google and Amazon a positive for the main Intel suppliers such as Lasertec and Ibiden.</li>
<li>Defensive outperformers set to lose their recent upside momentum on the risk-on shift.</li>
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Disco, Kokusai and Softbank among the biggest tech laggards set to scramble higher on ceasefire news.
Intel joining Musk's Terafab and generating interest from Google and Amazon a positive for the main Intel suppliers such as Lasertec and Ibiden.
Defensive outperformers set to lose their recent upside momentum on the risk-on shift.


Japan Morning Connection: Ceasefire Set to Send Tech and AI Laggards Surging Higher

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Nimish Maheshwari

Market & Forensics Analyst

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<li>Oracle eliminated up to 30,000 jobs globally on March 31, 2026, its largest-ever layoff, affecting roughly 18% of its workforce.</li>
<li>Oracle frees $8–10B in cash flow for AI infrastructure; broader IT sector faces a structural shift from headcount to compute capital.</li>
<li>AI is permanently reshaping IT employment economics, companies converting wages into GPU clusters will likely dominate the next technology cycle.</li>
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Oracle eliminated up to 30,000 jobs globally on March 31, 2026, its largest-ever layoff, affecting roughly 18% of its workforce.
Oracle frees $8–10B in cash flow for AI infrastructure; broader IT sector faces a structural shift from headcount to compute capital.
AI is permanently reshaping IT employment economics, companies converting wages into GPU clusters will likely dominate the next technology cycle.


Oracle's 30,000-Person Layoff: AI's Is Reshaping the IT Sector?

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<li>Intel buying back its Irish fab stake sets a positive tone for Lasertec and TEL at the open.</li>
<li>Socionext, Kokusai and Softbank all oversold yesterday and looking like buys given improving memory sentiment.</li>
<li>Further upside for the space sector after SpaceX increased IPO valuation to $2trn as well as the news that Amazon is looking to acquire satellite group Globalstar for $9bn.</li>
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Intel buying back its Irish fab stake sets a positive tone for Lasertec and TEL at the open.
Socionext, Kokusai and Softbank all oversold yesterday and looking like buys given improving memory sentiment.
Further upside for the space sector after SpaceX increased IPO valuation to $2trn as well as the news that Amazon is looking to acquire satellite group Globalstar for $9bn.


Japan Morning Connection: US Recovers After a Shaky Asia Tape and Space Names Continue to Fly

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<li>Softbank set to gap and run with ARM +10.5% and OpenAI reaching a $850bn valuation.</li>
<li>Aehr Test +23% on a major new data center customer, a positive read for Advantest, Micronics and Teraprobe after heavy selling last week.</li>
<li>Upside for airlines on the prospect for lower oil and increased travel.</li>
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Softbank set to gap and run with ARM +10.5% and OpenAI reaching a $850bn valuation.
Aehr Test +23% on a major new data center customer, a positive read for Advantest, Micronics and Teraprobe after heavy selling last week.
Upside for airlines on the prospect for lower oil and increased travel.


Japan Morning Connection: Iran Heads to the Negotiating Table Sending Markets Sharply Higher

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SoftBank Group Corp. provides telecommunication services. The Company also operates ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line) and fiber optic high-speed Internet connection, e-Commerce businesses, and Internet based advertising and auction businesses.

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Japan Morning Connection: Tech and AI Push Higher Despite the Ongoing Iran Standoff

Tech and AI remain bulletproof as markets look past the Iran standoff. Credo's pivot to photonics accelerates the laser theme while Oracle's fuel...

Andrew Jackson

Japan Morning Connection: Ceasefire Set to Send Tech and AI Laggards Surging Higher

A 2-week ceasefire has been agreed, subject to the straits being reopened, sending oil sharply lower and futures sharply higher. Will be a more...

Andrew Jackson

Oracle's 30,000-Person Layoff: AI's Is Reshaping the IT Sector?

Oracle's massive layoff of up to 30,000 employees on March 31, 2026, signals a shift in the IT sector towards AI infrastructure and compute...

Nimish Maheshwari

Japan Morning Connection: US Recovers After a Shaky Asia Tape and Space Names Continue to Fly

Japan's space names gave back gains in yesterday's selloff but set to recover with SpaceX upping its IPO target to $2 trillion.

Andrew Jackson

Japan Morning Connection: Iran Heads to the Negotiating Table Sending Markets Sharply Higher

Japan set for a positive open as Iran deal hopes send oil lower and markets anticipate a return to normal travel and shipping through the Straits.

Andrew Jackson

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Japan Morning Connection: Tech and AI Push Higher Despite the Ongoing Iran Standoff

Tech and AI remain bulletproof as markets look past the Iran standoff. Credo's pivot to photonics accelerates the laser theme while Oracle's fuel...

Andrew Jackson

Japan Morning Connection: Ceasefire Set to Send Tech and AI Laggards Surging Higher

A 2-week ceasefire has been agreed, subject to the straits being reopened, sending oil sharply lower and futures sharply higher. Will be a more...

Andrew Jackson

Oracle's 30,000-Person Layoff: AI's Is Reshaping the IT Sector?

​Oracle's massive layoff of up to 30,000 employees on March 31, 2026, signals a shift in the IT sector towards AI infrastructure and compute...

Nimish Maheshwari

Japan Morning Connection: US Recovers After a Shaky Asia Tape and Space Names Continue to Fly

Japan's space names gave back gains in yesterday's selloff but set to recover with SpaceX upping its IPO target to $2 trillion.

Andrew Jackson

Japan Morning Connection: Iran Heads to the Negotiating Table Sending Markets Sharply Higher

Japan set for a positive open as Iran deal hopes send oil lower and markets anticipate a return to normal travel and shipping through the Straits.

Andrew Jackson

Oracle's massive layoff of up to 30,000 employees on March 31, 2026, signals a shift in the IT sector towards AI infrastructure and compute...