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7 hrs ago | Wall St. Cheat Sheet

Consumer Business Recap: Wal-Mart's New Strategy, Men in Black

Sony's Men in Black 3 posts an impressive $70 million opening weekend, as the film is the first of a trio upon which the studio has spent as much as $1 billion to develop.

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Related Topix: Retail, Wal Mart Stores, Sony Online Entertainment, Media, Sony Music Entertainment, Electronics, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Video Games, Sony, Software, Music

17 hrs ago | Benzinga

Is LG Building a Revolutionary iPhone 5 Display?

LG unveiled a brand-new five-inch screen this week that dwarfs the old-school Retina Display.

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Related Topix: iPhone, Apple, Startups

Mon May 28, 2012

PR-inside.com

New Market Research Report: Sony Corporation (6758) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review

It principally engages in designing, developing, manufacturing, and selling audio and video products, information and communication products, televisions, and host of other electronic components.

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Related Topix: Electronics, Sony, TV, Cameras, Sony Ericsson, World News, Japan,

Wall St. Cheat Sheet

Sony Among These Stocks Sinking to New 52-Week Lows

Lincoln Educational : News from the U.S. Senate Thursday that they failed two bills to prevent the doubling of the interest rate on student loans in July means negative news for education stocks.

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Related Topix: Electronics, Sony, Telecom, VimpelCommunications

Customer Interaction Solutions

Sharp and Sony to terminate joint venture to produce and sell large-sized LCD panels and modules

ENP Newswire - 28 May 2012 Release date- 24052012 - Sharp Corporation and Sony Corporation today announced that their joint venture relationship to produce and sell large-sized LCD panels and modules will terminate, and that Sony will sell its shares in Sharp Display Products Corporation to SDP.

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Related Topix: Electronics, Sony, Sharp

Sun May 27, 2012

Value Line

Show Me the Money

The American film industry is often aligned with fantastic wealth and glamorous opulence, as so-called "A-list" actors don the status of "movie star" with all the glitz and salacious hype that is to be expected of those who live in that limelight.

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Related Topix: Media, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Theater, Arts

Sat May 26, 2012

Wall St. Cheat Sheet

Here's Why Disney and Merck are Leading the Dow Higher

Walt Disney Co.'s "The Avengers" might meet its box office forecast of $40 million over the coming three-day weekend, but Sony Pictures' "Men in Black 3" is projected to gross around $80 million in North America, which would pretty much double that of the former title, says the Los Angeles Times .

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Related Topix: Biotech, Merck , Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Media, Walt Disney, Television, Merck & Co., Vaccinations, Health

Wall St. Cheat Sheet

What Will Facebook Do With This Acquisition?

Facebook is busy adding design talent to its team as it tries to transfer focus to creating products that can be monetized and create a more steady revenue stream as the company enters the scrutiny-rich world of public trade.

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Related Topix: Startups, Facebook, Social Software, Zynga, Pandora, Time Warner, Media, Computers

Fortune

The agony of Japan Inc.

Believe it or not, someone once wrote those paranoid words about Japanese corporations.

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Related Topix: Thriller, Mystery Movies, Crime Movies, Drama Movies, Action Movies, Rising Sun, Laptops/Notebooks, They, _No Company, Video Games, Startups, Apple, Microsoft

Fri May 25, 2012

Wall St. Cheat Sheet

Was Everyone Wrong About Apple TV, the Next iPad, and iPhone 5?

Apple has been rumored to be increasing the screen size of its next-generation iPhone and create a new version of the iPad that will be smaller than current iterations of the tablet.

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Related Topix: Cable & Satellite, Comcast, Ipad, Science / Technology, Apple, Startups, iPhone

MassLive.com

Sony Corp. CEO Howard Stringer addresses 121 Suffield Acaedmy graduates

SUFFIELD - At the 179th Suffield Academy commencement held Friday on the campus, Headmaster Charles Cahn III congratulated the graduates who come "from all parts of the world to study and prepare for the future." Cahn said the Class of 2012 has been at Suffield Academy during a remarkable period in the school's history, with more than $30 million ... (more)

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Related Topix: Electronics, Sony

Fox News

VimpelCom, Sony Corporation Among Stocks setting 52-Week Lows Friday

While trading on above-average volume, VimpelCom fell today, hitting and then dropping past its previous 52-week low to $7.60. Shares are down 12.4% and trading at a volume of 4.2 million.

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Related Topix: Telecom, VimpelCommunications, Maxwell Technologies, Semiconductors, Electronics, Computers, Business News

TheStreet.com

Sony Stock Hits New 52-Week Low

NEW YORK -- Sony Corporation hit a new 52-week low Friday as it is currently trading at $13.30, below its previous 52-week low of $13.54 with 153,156 shares traded as of 9:35 a.m. ET.

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Related Topix: Electronics, Sony, Sony Online Entertainment, Media, Sony Music Entertainment, Sony Pictures Television, Television, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Video Games, Software, Music

Thu May 24, 2012

Wall St. Cheat Sheet

Tech Business Roundup: Microsoft Beats Up Motorola Mobility, Pandora Rockets

Sony intends to divest all of its investment in Sharp Display Products Corporation, which will effectively dissolve its LCD joint venture with Sharp .

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Related Topix: Microsoft, Startups, Pandora, Tellme, Tellme Networks, Sentillion

Seeking Alpha

Apple's Fate Could Be Very Similar To Microsoft's

After years of resisting the obvious trend towards ever-larger smartphone screens, Apple is apparently caving in to market demand and is preparing to launch an iPhone with a display that is at least 14% larger than those on its existing 3.5 inch-display models.

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Related Topix: Microsoft, Startups, Apple, iPod touch App, iPad App, Google+, iPhone and iPad App, iPhone App, iPhone

Wall St. Cheat Sheet

Will Sony Cash In on Apple's New iPhone?

Sony will become part of Apple's supply team for the next-generation iPhone, providing in-cell touch panels for the much-awaited smartphone, according to Digitimes .

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Related Topix: Sony Online Entertainment, Media, Sony Music Entertainment, Sony Pictures Television, Electronics, Television, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Video Games, Sony, Software, Music

India Gazette

Sony unveils smart phones for upward mobile

Bangalore, May 24 Sony Mobile Communications of Japanese electronics major Sony Corporation Thursday unveiled a range of smart phones for the upward mobile with unique features to access a plethora of services anywhere and anytime.

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Related Topix: Electronics, Sony, Mobile Marketing, Marketing

Wall St. Cheat Sheet

Sony and Trina Solar Lead These Stocks to New 52-Week Lows

Skywest : Bad news is in store for frequent fliers, as the Senate Appropriations Committee voted Tuesday to increase the one-way security fee for airline passengers by $2.50, according to The Hill.

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Related Topix: Electronics, Sony, Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Airlines, Sony Music Entertainment, SkyWest, Transportation, Sony Online Entertainment, Media, Music, Software, Video Games

PR-inside.com

Sharp and Sony to Terminate Joint Venture to Produce and Sell Large-sized LCD Panels and Modules

Tokyo, May 24, 2012 - - Sharp Corporation and Sony Corporation today announced that their joint venture relationship to produce and sell large-sized LCD panels and modules will terminate, and that Sony will sell its shares in Sharp Display Products Corporation to SDP*. In consideration for the sale of shares, Sony will receive cash consideration ... (more)

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Related Topix: Electronics, Sony, Sharp, panels

Wed May 23, 2012

Wall St. Cheat Sheet

Tech Business Roundup: Facebook SCANDAL Worsens, Sony Threatens Retailers

Top TV makers Sony and Samsung are pressuring retailers to pull back on discounts of their products, which would protect the manufacturers' margins and also allow retail chains such as Best Buy and Target to remain competitive versus the online discounters.

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Related Topix: Startups, Facebook, Sony Music Entertainment, Sony Pictures Television, Television, Electronics, Sony Online Entertainment, Media, Music, Software, Sony, Video Games

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