TOKYO STOCKS END LOW OVER FALL IN TECHNOLOGY ISSUES

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• Tokyo stocks end low over fall in technology issues.
• The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended down 116.59 points, or 0.40 percent.
• Topix index of all First Section issues on the TSE finished 0.49 point, or 0.03 percent.

TOKYO STOCKS END LOW ON CONCERNS OF U.S INFLATION ON THURSDAY

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• Tokyo stocks end low on concerns of U.S inflation on Thursday.
• The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended down 699.50 points.
• The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the TSE finished 28.91 points.
• ...

TOKYO STOCKS RISE; NIKKEI ADAVANCE 2% ON THURSDAY MORNING

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• Tokyo stocks rise; Nikkei advance 2% on Thursday morning.
• The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average rose 591.38 points, or 2.07 percent.
• Topix index of all First Section issues on the TSE was up 34.25 points, or 1.81 percent.

TOKYO STOCKS END HIGH OVER EXPECTATION OF U.S ECONOMIC RECOVERY

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• Tokyo stocks end high over expectation of U.S economic recovery.
• The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended up 446.82 points.
• Topix index of all First Section issues on the TSE finished 28.61 points.
• Stocks gaine...

TOKYO STOCKS END HIGHER OVER THE U.S COVID-19 STIMULUS PACKAGE

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• Tokyo stocks end higher over the U.S COVID-19 stimulus package.
• The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended up 506.19 points.
• Topix index of all First Section issues on the TSE finished 26.14 points.
• Stocks gained...

JAPAN TELECOM COMPANY NTT DOCOMO LOWERS ITS 20 GB PLAN TO $25

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• Japan telecom company NTT Docomo lowers its 20 GB plan to $25.
• The plan is supposedly the cheapest among similar plans offered by 3 other telecom companies.
• The company will start offering the discounted plan named &ldquo...

SOFTBANK TO INVEST $900 MILLION IN US-BASED PACIFIC BIOSCIENCES OF CALIFORNIA

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• SoftBank Group has decided to invest $900 million in a US developer of equipment for genetic analysis

• This investment comes as billionaire Masayoshi Son’s SoftBank Group is looking to diversify its portfolio and mainly US listed companies

NET PROFIT OF SOFTBANK GROUP IN APRIL-DEC. PEIOD RISE OVER $29 BILLION

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• Net profit of SoftBank Group in April-Dec. period rise over $29 billion.
• The massive increase was due to the stock valuation of its tech-company investments.
• The company’s sales in nine months through Dec. were 4.14...

SOFTBANK GROUP WILL INVEST $100 MILLION IN MIAMI STARTUPS

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• Talking at the Bloomberg’s ‘The Year Ahead 2021’ conference after unveiling the investment plans along with Miami Mayor Francis Suarez on Twitter, Claure said “We could not be part of it.”

• According to the reports, just lik...

TOKYO STOCKS END LOWER ON WEDNESDAY OVER JOE BIDEN’S INAUGURATION DAY

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• Tokyo stocks end lower on Wednesday over Joe Biden’s inauguration day.
• The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended down 110.20 points.
• Topix index of all First Section issues on the TSE finished 6.26 points.

KDDI OFFERS CHEAPEST OPTION OF DATA MOBILE PLAN FOR $24 A MONTH

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• KDDI offers cheapest option of data mobile plan for $24 a month.
• KDDI is expected to announce the new plan today along with other price options.
• NTT Docomo Inc. has set its 20GB plan at 2,980 yen.
• SoftBank Corp...

TOKYO STOCKS OPEN MIXED OVER SELLING TO LOCK PROFITS ON TUESDAY MORNING

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• Tokyo stocks open mixed over selling to lock profits on Tuesday morning.
• The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average rose 47.72 points.
• The TOPIX index on the TSE was down at 0.94 points.
• Stock issues saw gains in oil a...

TOKYO STOCKS END FLAT ON FRIDAY WITH INVESTORS AWAY FOR CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS

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• Tokyo stocks end flat on Friday with investors away for Christmas holidays.
• The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended down at 11.74 points.
• The Topix index of all First Section issues on the TSE ended at 4.14 points.
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TOKYO STOCKS END HIGHER ON TUESDAY AS INVESTOR SENTIMENT IMPROVES

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• Tokyo stocks end higher on Tuesday as investor sentiment improves.
• The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended up at 143,56 points.
• Topix index of all First Section issues on the TSE finished at 9.06 points.
• Mitsu...

SOFTBANK CORP. UNVEILS NEW CHEAPER TELECOM PLANS AS THE GOVERNMENT ASKED

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• SoftBank Corp. unveils new cheaper telecom plans as the government asked.
• The telecom service company will launch the new plan in March.
• The plan is of 2,980 yen with 20 GB of data usage.
• The new prices are sai...

TOKYO STOCKS END UP ON WEDNESDAY; NIKKIE ENDS HIGH

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• Tokyo stocks end up on Wednesday; Nikkei ends high.
• The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended up at 35.86 points.
• Topix issues of all Frist Section issues on the TSE finished at 20.61 points.
• Stock issues gained...

TOKYO STOCKS OPEN UP ON TUESDAY MORNING; NIKKEI ADVANCES

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• Tokyo stocks open up on Tuesday morning; Nikkei advances.
• The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average index advanced 390.84 points.
• The Topix index of all First Section issues on the TSE was up at 15.15 points.
• Stock is...

SOFTBANK CORP. SUBSIDIARY TO LAUNCH THE FIRST AUTONOMOUS BUS SERVICE IN JAPAN

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• SoftBank Corp. subsidiary to launch the first autonomous bus service in Japan.
• The company will launch the starting Thursday.
• The passenger bus can carry 9 people and drive around 20 kms per hour.
• The autonomou...

ON SATURDAY’S JAPAN SERIES SOFTBANK HAWKS WIN OVER YOMIURI GIANTS

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• On Saturday’s Japan series SoftBank Hawks win over Yomiuri Giants.
• SoftBank Hawks Ryoga Kurihara led the win 5-1 in Saturday’s Game 1.
•  Kurihara gave a two-run homer and a two-run double.
• In th...

SOFTBANK REPORTS A SURGE IN NET PROFIT BY $1.88 TRILLION IN THE FIRST HALF

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• SoftBank reports a surge in net profit by $1.88 trillion in the first half.
• The company’s sales totaled 2.63 trillion yen in the six months to September.
• The company’s investment funds logged a profit of 1.34 ...