Rakuten Q2 19: Mixed Results and A "Small-Scale" Mobile Launch; Good News for Incumbent Mobile
More downside than positives in Rakuten’s Q2 announcement as core financial results moderated whilst the upcoming facilities-based mobile launch is...
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Smartkarma’s Week That Was in China, Japan, & Korea: Markets Tank on Intensifying Global Trade Wars
"Government 'help' to business is just as disastrous as government persecution... the only way a government can be of service to national...
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Softbank Corp: Q1 19 Results Highlight Mobile Leadership
Softbank Corp (9434 JP) posted solid results for Q1 19 with telco upside more than sufficient to offset erosion at the newly consolidated Yahoo...
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KDDI Q1 19 Results: Mobile Up in Quiet Market; Operating Profit Decline Driven by One-Time Charges
KDDI Corp (9433 JP) posted mixed results for Q1 with 2% revenue growth and solid progress to year-end mobile subscriber targets offset by an 11%...
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(Mostly) Asia M&A: July 2019 Roundup
For the month of July, 17 new deals were discussed on Smartkarma with an overall announced deal size of ~US$27bn. Clicking on the company name in...
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