http://www.mail.com/companies/24978-sharp-corporation.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/companies/24978-sharp-corporation.html http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2083780-sharp-reshuffles-management-record-loss.html TOKYO (AP) — Japanese electronics maker Sharp Corp. named a new president Tuesday, reshuffling its top management to help restore profitability after reporting a record loss. The Osaka, Japan-based maker of Aquos TVs said that Kozo Takahashi, currently an executive vice president, will become its president and CEO as of June 25. His appointment is part of... Tue, 14 May 2013 10:33:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2083780-sharp-reshuffles-management-record-loss.html 2013-05-14T10:33:05Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2055074-asia-stocks-down-china-manufacturing-growth-slows.html BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stock markets fell Wednesday in holiday-thinned trading after the pace of China's manufacturing growth slowed in April, raising fears of a weaker recovery in the world's second-largest economy. Shares in other regions were poised to post gains, however. The China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing said its purchasing managers' ind... Wed, 01 May 2013 07:55:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2055074-asia-stocks-down-china-manufacturing-growth-slows.html 2013-05-01T07:55:57Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2040872-lg-electronics-profit-plunges-slow-tv-sales.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — LG Electronics Inc. said Wednesday its first quarter earnings shrank to less than one tenth of the year-earlier quarter as its TV business languished, masking a recovery in mobile phone sales. It forecast higher profit for the current quarter as new smartphone models and a revamped lineup of TVs hit shelves in global markets. Bu... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 08:51:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2040872-lg-electronics-profit-plunges-slow-tv-sales.html 2013-04-24T08:51:52Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2025068-taiwan-tech-industry-faces-up-to-samsung.html TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwanese companies have long viewed tech giant Samsung as a major threat and the battle has recently appeared to tilt in favor of the South Korean rival as Taiwan's smartphone, memory chip and display panel makers suffered sagging exports. The sales erosion has been driven by competition, some of it from South Korea, and a weak glob... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 11:27:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2025068-taiwan-tech-industry-faces-up-to-samsung.html 2013-04-17T11:27:05Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2010072-asia-stocks-up-wall-street-climbs-tech-gains.html BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stock markets powered higher Thursday after a U.S. communications company posted a surprise jump in earnings that led to big gains in technology stocks and new highs on Wall Street. Markets took additional encouragement from the release of minutes from the U.S. Federal Reserve's March meeting, which showed a majority of policymakers i... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 05:04:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2010072-asia-stocks-up-wall-street-climbs-tech-gains.html 2013-04-11T05:04:32Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1934834-samsung-invests-112-japans-sharp.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Wednesday it will invest 10.4 billion yen ($111.5 million) in Sharp Corp. to secure a supply of large-size LCD panels. The agreement gives Samsung a 3 percent stake in Osaka-based Sharp and a supply of large-size LCD panels for televisions. Samsung said in a statement that the investment will help str... Wed, 06 Mar 2013 11:13:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1934834-samsung-invests-112-japans-sharp.html 2013-03-06T11:13:31Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1932062-asia-stocks-rise-dow-hits-all-time-high.html BANGKOK (AP) — The Dow's new all-time high and better economic data from the United States propelled Asian stock markets higher Wednesday. Markets continued to shrug off a budget impasse in Washington. Automatic government budget cuts took effect Friday after President Barack Obama and Congress failed to reach a budget deal. Economists expect the $85 bill... Wed, 06 Mar 2013 05:22:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1932062-asia-stocks-rise-dow-hits-all-time-high.html 2013-03-06T05:22:14Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1885570-cheap-yen-boon-risk-japan-companies.html TOKYO (AP) — As the yen weakens, famous Japanese exporters from Toyota to Nintendo are getting a boost but the favorable exchange rate also carries risks by insulating some companies from pressure to overhaul their businesses. Against the dollar, the yen is near a three-year low and looks set to weaken further as the Bank of Japan falls into line with the... Tue, 12 Feb 2013 07:50:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1885570-cheap-yen-boon-risk-japan-companies.html 2013-02-12T07:50:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1874242-sony-trims-quarterly-loss-to-115.html TOKYO (AP) — Sony Corp. is still struggling but managed to reduce its red ink for the latest quarter as the Japanese electronics and entertainment company aims for a comeback from record yearly losses. Sony on Thursday reported a 10.7 billion yen ($115 million) loss for the October-December quarter compared with a 158 billion yen loss a year earlier. The ... Thu, 07 Feb 2013 10:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1874242-sony-trims-quarterly-loss-to-115.html 2013-02-07T10:27:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1861108-panasonic-sharp-expect-red-ink-despite-yen-help.html TOKYO (AP) — Japanese electronics makers Panasonic Corp. and Sharp Corp. both stuck to full year forecasts for massive losses even as results for the latest quarter got a boost from the weaker yen. The two Osaka-based companies are among the Japanese electronics makers battered by price plunges in gadgets and hot competition from more successful rivals su... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 10:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1861108-panasonic-sharp-expect-red-ink-despite-yen-help.html 2013-02-01T10:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1810648-japans-nikkei-jumps-abes-stimulus-package.html BANGKOK (AP) — Japan's Nikkei stock index jumped Friday after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced a massive spending package intended to breathe life into the country's moribund economy. But stock markets elsewhere were lackluster. The Nikkei 225 in Tokyo gained 1.4 percent to close at 10,801.57 following Abe's announcement of an anti-recession stimulus p... Fri, 11 Jan 2013 08:10:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1810648-japans-nikkei-jumps-abes-stimulus-package.html 2013-01-11T08:10:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1804888-ces-unveils-big-tvs-with-ultra-high-definition.html LAS VEGAS (AP) — The race to make TVs larger and larger has created a colossal problem for manufacturers: As screens grow, picture quality worsens — unless the viewer moves farther away from the screen. The issue is playing out in cozy dens and family rooms around the world. To get the full benefit of a large high-definition screen, viewers must move back... Tue, 08 Jan 2013 03:09:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1804888-ces-unveils-big-tvs-with-ultra-high-definition.html 2013-01-08T03:09:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1804114-lg-kicks-ces-with-55-inch-ultra-hd-tv.html LAS VEGAS (AP) — LG unveiled a 55-inch TV that sports "ultrahigh-definition" resolution with four times the sharpness of regular HD television sets, kicking off what is likely to be a mini-obsession with the latest super-clear format at the annual International CES gadget show. The model announced Monday is the smallest in a 2013 lineup that includes 65-i... Mon, 07 Jan 2013 22:12:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1804114-lg-kicks-ces-with-55-inch-ultra-hd-tv.html 2013-01-07T22:12:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1786724-asia-stocks-rise-japan-government.html BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stock markets rose Wednesday as traders snapped up stocks before the end of the year, while the Tokyo benchmark hit a nine-month high after a new, pro-business government prepared to assume leadership in a country plagued for years by economic lethargy. Japan's Nikkei 225 index surged 1.5 percent to close at 10,230.36 as a further wea... Wed, 26 Dec 2012 08:15:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1786724-asia-stocks-rise-japan-government.html 2012-12-26T08:15:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1778238-asia-stocks-fall-us-budget-negotiations-stall.html BANGKOK (AP) — Heightened uncertainty about the outcome of budget negotiations in Washington among President Barack Obama, House Speaker John Boehner and other Republican lawmakers drove Asian stock markets lower Friday. If a compromise is not in place by Jan. 1, the Bush-era tax cuts will expire and spending cuts will kick in automatically — a one-two pu... Fri, 21 Dec 2012 04:23:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1778238-asia-stocks-fall-us-budget-negotiations-stall.html 2012-12-21T04:23:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1765846-asia-stocks-stutter-japan-confidence-falls.html BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stock markets stuttered Friday after a survey showed a sharp drop in Japanese business confidence and a lack of progress in U.S. budget negotiations intensified fears that the world's largest economy faces a new recession. Japan's Nikkei 225 index fell 0.4 percent to 9,706.50 after a Bank of Japan survey showed large Japanese manufact... Fri, 14 Dec 2012 01:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1765846-asia-stocks-stutter-japan-confidence-falls.html 2012-12-14T01:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1744544-asia-stocks-rise-us-employment-claims-dip.html BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stock markets rose Friday after the number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell last week, offsetting a somber economic forecast by the European Central Bank for a bleak year ahead in the region. The U.S. Labor Department said Thursday that applications dropped 25,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 370,000, a level cons... Fri, 07 Dec 2012 04:12:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1744544-asia-stocks-rise-us-employment-claims-dip.html 2012-12-07T04:12:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1741728-qualcomm-to-invest-120m-japans-sharp.html TOKYO (AP) — Sharp Corp. says Qualcomm Inc. will become a shareholder with an investment of up to 9.9 billion yen ($120 million) that will fund joint development of new LCD screens for mobile devices. The Japanese electronics manufacturer has been struggling with record losses and had its credit rating downgraded to junk by Fitch Ratings and Standard & Po... Tue, 04 Dec 2012 10:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1741728-qualcomm-to-invest-120m-japans-sharp.html 2012-12-04T10:47:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1715740-survey-china-manufacturing-lifts-asia-stocks.html BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stock markets rose after a private survey released Thursday showed manufacturing in China at a 13-month high, rare good news for the global economy. Sentiment also benefited from a cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. HSBC's Purchasing Managers' Index, which combines various measures of manufacturing activi... Thu, 22 Nov 2012 04:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1715740-survey-china-manufacturing-lifts-asia-stocks.html 2012-11-22T04:05:00Z