Sony

...Stringer, chief executive, in 2005 for the year to March 2008. Sony shed 2.4 per cent to Y2,410 after hitting a low of Y2,375, its lowest level in nearly four months. Advantest and other chip-related shares slid, following falls by US...

In this article: Japan, Semiconductor, Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings, Advantest, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, and Tokyo

...maker of memory-chip testers, lost 2.6 per cent in Tokyo. Sony, the maker of the PlayStation 3, slid 2.8 per cent after pushing back its profitability targets by two years. BHP Billiton, the world's biggest mining company, slid 1.6 per...

In this article: Semiconductor, Standard & Poor's 500 Index, Tokyo, Advantest, Merrill Lynch, Supply chain, Zinc, World War II, Copper, and Nomura Holdings

...off short-covering, especially for exporters." Canon rose 3.2 percent to 3,580 yen, Sony Corp gained 2.7 percent to 2,490 yen, and Toyota Motor Corp rose 0.5 percent to 3,870 yen. Advantest, a maker of chip-testing equipment, rose 1.8...

In this article: Canon Inc, United States, Advantest Corp, Toshiba Corp, China, Tokyo, and Outsourcing

...the recent rebound," Daiwa SMBC's Nishimura said. Tokyo Electron jumped 4.7 percent to 4,880 yen, Advantest Corp rose 3 percent to 1,875 yen, and Sony Corp rose 1.9 percent to 2,690 yen. Mazda Motor Corp surged 8.8 percent to 273 yen after...

In this article: Mazda, US, Tata Motors, Mizuho Financial Group, Memorial Day, Copper, Inpex, and Mitsui & Co

Nikkei falls as techs take hit, Sony tumbles Japan's Nikkei average fell 1.1 percent on Friday, with Advantest Corp <6857. T> and other tech shares hit after disappointing U.S. data fed concerns about the economic recovery and tech shares...

In this article: Sony Corp, Advantest Corp, Japan, and U.S.

It has gained 5 yen over the past several days. Sony Corp. lost 2.7 percent to 1,635 yen, Canon Inc. shed 2.2 percent to 2,450 yen, and Panasonic Corp. was off 1.3 percent at 1,138 yen. The Nikkei's biggest decliner was Advantest Corp.,...

In this article: Advantest Corp, E-mail, Japan, Semiconductor, Panasonic Corp., Nikkei 225, Boston.com, Credit Suisse, and Sony Corp.

Other hi-tech blue chips gained as well. Tokyo Electron jumped 5.2 percent to 4,900 yen, Advantest Corp rose 4.2 percent to 1,897 yen and Sony Corp climbed 2.1 percent to 2,695 yen. Mitsubishi Motors climbed 2.3 percent to 175 yen.

In this article: Mitsubishi Motors Corp, U.S., Inpex, Mitsubishi Corp, Mazda, Mizuho Financial Group, Electric car, Mitsui & Co, and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group

...billion yen. Shares of Sony lost 14.1 percent to 1,972 yen after the firm cut its operating profit forecast for the year through March to 200 billion yen ($2 billion), well short of the market consensus of 382 billion yen. Tech firms also...

In this article: Sony Corp, Toyota, Mainichi, Kyocera Corp, Fanuc, JFE Holdings Inc, and Advantest Corp