Nathan Layne

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Japan Oct chip gear book-to-bill ratio at 1.28 November 19, 06:50am EST

TOKYO, Nov 19 (Reuters) - The book-to-bill ratio for Japanese semiconductor-making equipment was 1.28 in October, unchanged from September, the Semiconductor Equipment Association of Japan said on Thursday. Full Article

UPDATE 1-Japan's Ministop to bid for Buy The Way -sources

UPDATE 7-JAL shares slide to record low; Delta offers support

UPDATE 5-American says TPG could invest in struggling JAL

American Airlines says TPG could invest in struggling JAL

UPDATE 5-American says TPG could invest in struggling JAL

Blog Posts

Disengaged on rings

Six years ago when I decided to propose to my Japanese wife-to-be I went to the main jewellery strip in the Ginza district of Tokyo ready to part with two months' salary for a diamond ring. The two-month ... Full Article | Comments [2]

Japan earnings: How low can they go?

For a company to be losing a lot of money is hardly surprising these days, but I was shocked last week when Hitachi said it would lose 700 billion yen this year, the biggest loss ever by a Japanese manufacturer. Investors ... Full Article

SG seeks regional bank ties to expand private banking in Japan

The head of the Japanese private banking arm of France's Societe Generale said on Wednesday he was considering forming alliances with some regional banks to help it expand outside Tokyo and the ... Full Article