Nikon Jumps After Higher Profit Forecast on Cameras: Tokyo Mover
Nikon Corp. surged the most in three years in Tokyo trading after the world’s second-biggest maker of professional-grade cameras raised its profit forecast on higher- than-expected sales.
The Super Bowl ads: Tech winners and losers (first half)
Which tech company had the best first half ad in the Super Bowl? Here’s a detailed analysis, written as it happened.
Hacker Group Anonymous Intercepted U.S. Call Over Probe
The online hacker group Anonymous intercepted a telephone call between FBI agents and U.K. authorities involving a joint investigation of the group, according to the U.S. government.
KT Fourth-Quarter Profit Misses Estimates on Tariff Cut, Costs
KT Corp., South Korea’s largest phone and Internet company, reported fourth-quarter profit that missed analysts’ estimates after the carrier cut tariffs under an agreement with the government while costs increased.
JPMorgan, BofA Sued by New York Over Use of Mortgage Database
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Bank of America Corp. and Wells Fargo & Co. were sued by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman over the use of a mortgage database that the state said led to improper foreclosures.
Sony, Panasonic Forecast Worsening Losses as Samsung Dominates
Japan’s biggest makers of TVs, phones and chips say they’ll lose about $17 billion this year, about three-quarters of what Samsung Electronics Co. will spend on research to lengthen the lead over its competitors.
Olympus to Hold Special Shareholders Meeting April 20
Olympus Corp., the Japanese camera maker suing 19 current and former executives over accounting fraud, will hold an emergency shareholders meeting on April 20, it said yesterday in a statement to the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
White Male Facebook Board Prompts Questions
While most of Facebook’s more than 800 million users are women, and females are more active social networkers, the company’s board lacks women and minority members
Cancer Center, in Suit, Claims Ex-Official Took Research
The president of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Dr. Craig B. Thompson, is in a billion-dollar dispute with his former workplace over accusations that he walked away with research.
Inotera Sees no Impact on Business from Micron CEO’s Death
Inotera Memories Inc. expects no impact on its operations after the death of Micron Technology Inc. Chief Executive Officer Steve Appleton.
Google Sponsors Conservative Conference
Google Inc., whose chairman has served as an adviser to President Barack Obama, is one of the sponsors of this month’s Conservative Political Action Conference, co-hosted by the Tea Party.
Facebook’s Mobility Challenge
Although more than half of its 845 million members log into Facebook on a mobile device, the company has not yet found a way to make real money from that use.
