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Asia Market Wrap: Japan Shares Tank On Year's Last Day Of Trading, Chinese Shares Surge
Monday, December 30, 2019 - 2:42am | 337Shares across Asia Pacific traded in a mix on Monday, with the lack of a major catalyst driving the entire market, even as the markets in the U.S. closed on record highs on Friday. Stock Market Chinese stocks made sharp gains in trade by lunchtime after opening poorly. Shanghai Composite was up 0....
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Japan's Foreign Investment Rule Change: What You Need To Know
Monday, November 25, 2019 - 4:08pm | 654Japan’s parliament passed a bill Friday that aims to protect certain domestic companies from foreign investors by cutting the investment threshold at which investors have to notify regulators ahead of purchasing shares in “sensitive companies” from 10% to 1%, according to The...
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Why Does Amazon Want To Get Into Pharmacy?
Wednesday, May 17, 2017 - 3:28pm | 452It’s shaken the drone, delivery and retail markets. It’s making waves with its cashier-less store, blimp warehouse and homeless shelter. Now, having proven itself a formidable competitor in all other respects, the master of all trades is taking steps to infiltrate the multi-billion-...
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Major M&A Activity In Asia: Hon Hai Proposes $2.49 Billion Acquisition Of Sharp
Monday, December 28, 2015 - 10:08am | 144According to The Japan Times, Taiwan-based Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.-ADR (OTC: HNHPF) has proposed acquiring Japan-based Sharp Corporation (ADR) (OTC: SHCAY) for 300 billion yen (approximately $2.45 billion). The Japan Times noted that the acquisition offer represents a premium of...