TOKYO (Reuters) - Struggling Japanese chipmaker Renesas Electronics Corp is planning to slash as many as 14,000 jobs and sell a major semiconductor factory in Japan to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, the Nikkei newspaper reported. full story ![]()
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Renesas Electronics Corp will decide in fiscal 2013 whether to sell its loss-making mobile chip business, the company said on Tuesday.
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Asian shares were mostly higher Wednesday, with Japan's Nikkei rising above 15,000 for the first time in more than five years. The Nikkei was up 2.3%.
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Asian shares were mixed Wednesday, with Australia's S&P/ASX 200 briefly touching a fresh five-year high before turning lower, while Japan's Nikkei rose above 15,000. The Nikkei was up 2.1%
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NMDC is looking at garnering Rs 8,000-10,000 crore from sale of its 50 per cent stake in upcoming three million tonne per annum steel plant in Chhattisgarh to a strategic partner.
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There's blood in the streets - Where's Warren? Levered carry traders are rapidly realizing large crowds and small doors don't mix, even though if they liked the Nikkei at 16,000 they should love it at 12,700. It appears only physical gold traders are those who actually dollar cost average lower, when assets are more affordable. Either way, in Japan: JAPAN'S NIKKEI 225 FALLS...
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BoJ's $1.4tn injection over the next two years sends Nikkei to 5-year high, while all eyes on US job figuresSimon Neville
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Confused by the day to day happenings in the land of the rising sun, and liquidity tsunami? Don't be, instead read the following series of papers (pdf) by former SocGen strategist Dylan Grice who predicted everything that is currently happening nearly three years ago. The titles of the enclsed five pieces are self-explanatory especially in light of recent events: "A global...
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Japanese shares soar, sending the benchmark Nikkei Stock Average above the 15,000-point level for the first time in more than five years.
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Japanese shares soar, sending the benchmark Nikkei Stock Average above the 15,000-point level for the first time in more than five years.
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Japan's benchmark stock index surged above 13,000 for the first time in more than four years on Friday.
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