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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 31, 2017
Hon Hai posts surprise profit rise after record iPhone sales
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. reported an unexpected rise in quarterly earnings after the main assembler of Apple Inc.'s devices rode record iPhone sales during the pivotal holiday shopping period.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 3, 2017
Sharp trims full-year loss outlook due to cost cuts, display profits
Sharp Corp. narrowed its full-year loss outlook after posting its first quarterly profit in more than two years, lifted by cost reductions and a turnaround in the display business.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 26, 2017
Line declines after quarterly profit, sales miss estimates
Line Corp. posted its biggest drop yet as analysts cut ratings after fourth-quarter profit and revenue that missed estimates.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 2, 2016
Clouds lifting for Japan's banks as negative rates stay put
The Bank of Japan's decision not to drag interest rates further below zero provides relief for the nation's banks after shrinking lending profits crimped first-quarter earnings.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 29, 2016
Mizuho profit slides 16% on negative interest rate
Mizuho Financial Group, the nation's second-largest lender, said first-quarter profit dropped 16 percent, as Japan's negative interest rate hit income from loans and investments and failed to stoke broader borrowing.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 29, 2016
Tepco's profit plummets amid power saving, defections to new competitors
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc., operator of the wrecked Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, said first-quarter operating profit plummeted 37 percent as sales declined amid faltering demand and new competition in Japan's power market.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 28, 2016
Komatsu quarterly profit down 52% on weak demand
Construction and mining equipment manufacturer Komatsu Ltd., which last week made a $2.89 billion offer for Joy Global Inc., said first-quarter profit fell 52 percent as demand languished in markets such as the Middle East and Indonesia and the stronger yen crimped overseas revenue.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 28, 2016
SoftBank profit rises on proceeds from Alibaba stake sale
SoftBank Group Corp.'s first-quarter profit rose 19 percent as proceeds from selling part of its stake in Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. helped offset losses at Sprint Corp.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 22, 2016
Mitsubishi Motors sees first loss in eight years amid scandal
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. forecast its first loss in eight years after setting aside compensation costs related to manipulating fuel-efficiency ratings and falsifying test data.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 26, 2016
The whispered numbers that tip off Japan traders have suddenly become taboo
For years, it's been one of the Tokyo stock market's biggest open secrets: By the time companies reveal their earnings to the public, the most plugged-in traders have known the numbers for weeks.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 17, 2016
Mitsubishi UFJ projects 11% lower profit amid negative rates
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. sees full-year profits falling 11 percent as negative interest rates squeeze loan profitability and the costs of bad loans increase.

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