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...

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.

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...

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 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 ...

TOKYO STOCKS ENDED HIGHER ON WEDNESDAY

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• Tokyo stocks ended higher on Wednesday.
• The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended up at 72.42 points.
• Topix index ended at 11.86 points.
• Stock issues gained in iron and steel, mining, and marine transportation ...

JAPAN’S SOFTBANK ROBOTICS UNVIELED A NEW FOOD SERVICE ROBOT

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• Japan’s SoftBank Robotics unveiled a new food service robot.
• The new robot was designed to reduce the risk of coronavirus infections between staff and customers.
• SoftBank Robotics Group Corp. intends to rent the &l...

SOFTBANK TO SELL OFF ITS STAKE AT ARM LTD. TO U.S NVIDIA CORP AT $40 BILLION

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• SoftBank to sell off its stake at Arm Ltd. to U.S Nvidia Corp. at $40 billion.
• SoftBank Group intends to recover from its recent investment losses by the sale.
• The sale is expected to be completed by around March 202...

TOKYO STOCKS END LOWER ON MONDAY; LOSSES IN NIKKEI BOURSE

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• Tokyo stocks end lower on Monday. Losses in Nikkei bourse.
• 225-issues Nikkei Stock Average ended down by 115.48 points.
• The broader Topix index ended at 6.86 points.
• SoftBank group stock issues dropped by 453 ...

SOFTBANK GROUP CORP. TO SELL PART OF ITS SHARES IN MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION UNIT

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• SoftBank Group Corp. to sell part of its shares in mobile telecommunication unit.
• The company plans on selling around 1.03 billion of its shares.
• The shares are worth about $13 billion.
• The offering price will...

SOFTBANK STARTUP OYO REDUCING OUTLETS IN JAPAN

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• Coronavirus pandemic is causing harm to tourism industry in Japan.
• Oyo Hotels is closing many of its regional outlets in Japan.
• Support from SoftBank is also not able to rescue Oyo from losses.

One of the larges...