SoftBank - Not A Bank, But the Stock Behaves Like One... And Perhaps It Should
Up until one year ago, shares in Softbank Group Corp (9984 JP) basically moved as a low-beta proxy for Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA US), which...
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Toshiba Cracks Widen as MUFG Gets Cold Feet on Credit Lines and Cumbrian Plant Delay Looms
Lender Solidarity FracturingThe Nikkei reported today that Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (8306 JP) internally downgraded Toshiba Corp (6502 JP)'s...
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The Week That Was in NorthAsia@Smartkarma: Trucks, Pachinko, and Life Insurance
JapanStrong pick-up truck sales in USNick Tanner suggested paying attention to the continued recovery of US pick-up truck sales for Toyo Tire &...
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Japan Mega Banks Face Sizeable Earnings Risk from US Bonds
Shizuoka Bank Ltd/The (8355 JP) cut its forecast profit by 26% due to mark-downs in its US bond portfolio. This has implications for the major...
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Analyst Viewpoint on Consumer Finance : Japan
The analyst viewpoint series features interviews with analysts from several of the 46 markets covered in Euromonitor’s Consumer Finance research...
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