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Hitachi Profit Slumps 45% on Weakening TV Demand, Stronger Yen
Hitachi Ltd.’s third-quarter profit dropped a more-than-expected 45 percent as a drop in television demand, a strengthening yen and floods in Thailand eroded earnings at Japan’s second-largest manufacturer.
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Hitachi Profit Slumps 45% on Lower TV Demand, Stronger Yen
Hitachi Ltd.’s third-quarter profit dropped a more-than-expected 45 percent as television demand fell, a stronger yen eroded overseas sales and Thailand’s floods disrupted output at Japan’s second-largest manufacturer.
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Hitachi to halt domestic production of Wooo LCD and plasma TVs, Mitsubishi to axe optical discs?
Hitachi's line of domestically produced Wooo TVs is coming to an end, now that the manufacturer has confirmed plans to close a major plant in central Japan. In an announcement issued today, Hitachi said it will shutter its factory in Gifu, where some 100,000 LCD and plasma TVs are produced each month. Citing industry-wide price competition as the deciding factor, the company went on to clarify ...
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Hitachi And Mitsubishi Stop Domestic Production Of TVs, Optical Discs
Two big Japanese electronics companies, namely Hitachi and Mitsubishi , are to stop producing parts of their product portfolio domestically: Hitachi announced [JP] it will end production of plasma and LCD TVs in Japan, marketed under the Wooo brand, by September this year. The company owns a plant in Gifu prefecture in central Japan that churns out about 100,000 TVs per month (pictured: a ...
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Japan Inc. Supply Chain Bleeds Jobs as Strong Yen Batters TV, Chip Profits
Japan Inc. is suffering and the supply chain is bearing the cost.
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Japan Inc. Suppliers Cut Jobs as Yen Batters TV, Chip Profit
Japan Inc. is suffering and the supply chain is bearing the cost.
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Japan Inc. Suppliers Bleed Jobs as Yen Batters TV, Chip Profits
Japan Inc. is suffering and the supply chain is bearing the cost.
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Japan Inc. Suppliers Cut Jobs
As the strong yen batters profits for makers of TVs and chips, Japanese companies are suffering and the supply chain is bearing the cost
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2011 — a year electronics makers want to forget
Major domestic electronics makers have had a rough year, with many this week projecting massive group net losses for the year to March because of the strong yen, natural disasters at home and abroad, and the sputtering global economy. Industry observers said Friday that factors beyond companies' control, including the Great East Japan Earthquake and Thailand's record floods, clearly affected ...
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Sheriff’s Report: Jan. 11 to Jan. 17
Posted: Tuesday, January 24, 2012 11:39 am | Updated: 3:20 pm, Tue Jan 24, 2012. Deputy Josh O’Grady was dispatched to the 500 block of County Road 3425 in the Hawkins on a burglary of a vehicle.
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