Such a debut is uncommon in the Japanese IPO market. Of 82 IPOs so far this year, SoftBank Corp’s $23.5 billion float was only the seventh to open below the offering price. Among recent major IPOs, Ja... ( read original story ...)
Man sentenced to death for 2015 murder of two junior high students in Osaka Prefecture
OSAKA - A court sentenced a 48-year-old man to death on Wednesday for killing two junior high school students in Osaka Prefecture in 2015, rejecting the defense counsel’s claim that he did not intend ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank Mobile Subsidiary Has Bitter Debut on Tokyo Market
TOKYO (AP) — SoftBank Group Corp.'s Japanese mobile subsidiary suffered a bitter debut Wednesday on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, slumping 15 percent, hurt by a recent service outage and concerns about th... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s nuclear recycling policy runs aground
TOKYO -- Supplies of uranium, used to fire nuclear power plants, are becoming increasingly plentiful globally, threatening to make redundant Japan's long-standing policy of recycling spent nuclear ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan’s ¥400 trillion cash injection changes little for ordinary people
It’s been the most radical cash injection in history — nearly ¥400 trillion pumped into Japan’s economy over more than five years to slay deflation and kick growth into higher gear. That’s still not e... ( read original story ...)
Shares in SoftBank mobile unit slide 10% in Tokyo debut
Japan’s biggest initial public offering made a dismal trading debut as newly issued shares in SoftBank’s mobile phone business slid more than 10 per cent in opening action in Tokyo. At the Tokyo Stock ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Abe’s search for Russia peace pact: best chance, last chance?
Japan has claimed sovereignty over all four islands ... In a sign of its sensitivity, Foreign Minister Taro Kono ignored questions about the islands at a recent news briefing. He later apologized, say... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank unit marks Japan’s largest-ever IPO, but sinks 10 percent
Japan's SoftBank Corp began trading Wednesday in Tokyo in Japan's biggest-ever IPO and one of the largest the world has seen. Shares open down 6.40 percent at 1,404.00 yen on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Export Growth Stalls as Trade-War Risks Cloud Outlook
according to the finance ministry. With the exception of a decline shipments in September, that was the slowest growth in two years. Key Insights Japan’s export-dependent economy faces a challenge as ... ( read original story ...)
Japan exports slow to crawl as global growth, trade woes dim outlook
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's export growth slowed to a crawl in November as shipments to the United States and China weakened sharply, in a sign slowing external demand and a Sino-U.S. trade dispute may ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank Corp suffers rare Japan debut drop after record IPO
TOKYO (Reuters) - SoftBank Corp (:9434.T) shares slumped more than 10 percent on debut, as investor appetite for Japan's biggest ever IPO was hurt by a recent service outage at the telecoms operator a... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank suffers rare Japan debut drop after record IPO
SoftBank Corp shares slumped more than 10 per cent on debut, as investor appetite for Japan’s biggest ever IPO was hurt by a recent service outage at the telecoms operator and worries over its exposur... ( read original story ...)
Softbank shares down as mobile unit makes Tokyo debut
The mobile unit of Japanese tech giant Softbank has had a disappointing debut on the Tokyo stock market. The firm aims to raise up to 2.6 trillion yen ($23bn; £18bn) by selling shares at 1,500 yen eac... ( read original story ...)
TOKYO | SoftBank’s mobile unit begins trading in 1 of biggest IPOs
TOKYO — SoftBank Group Corp.’s Japanese mobile subsidiary ... They didn’t speak at the ceremony but are expected to announce the first-day results at a news conference after the market closes. Softban... ( read original story ...)
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TOKYO — SoftBank Group Corp.’s Japanese mobile subsidiary began trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Wednesday in one of the world’s biggest share offerings. Five executives each rang a bell with a ... ( read original story ...)
Asian markets set for subdued start ahead of Fed decision
Nikkei futures trading in Chicago and Osaka are also pointing to a lower open in Japanese ... is the largest ever in Japan and the second-largest in the world behind Alibaba's $25 billion IPO in 2014. ... ( read original story ...)