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Sony Group, The Container Store rise; Alibaba, Smart Sand fall, Tuesday, 5/14/2024

May. 14, 2024 16:17 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Tuesday: The Container Store Group Inc., up 2 cents to 90 cents. The storage products retailer beat analysts' fiscal fourth-quarter earnings forecasts. Alibaba Group Holding...

Sony: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot

May. 14, 2024 05:36 AM EDT

TOKYO (AP) — TOKYO (AP) — Sony Corp. (SONY) on Tuesday reported fiscal fourth-quarter profit of $1.27 billion. On a per-share basis, the Tokyo-based company said it had profit of $1.04. The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three...

Japan's Sony reports surge in profit on strong sales of movies, games and music

May. 14, 2024 04:50 AM EDT

TOKYO (AP) — Profit at Sony surged 34% in the last quarter on strong sales of its video games, music and movies, the Japanese electronics and entertainment company said Tuesday. Tokyo-based Sony Corp.’s quarterly profit totaled 189 billion yen ($1.2 billion), up from 141 billion...

Sony Pictures and private equity firm interested in buying Paramount for $26 billion, AP source says

May. 02, 2024 18:31 PM EDT

Sony Pictures and the private equity firm Apollo Global Management have expressed interest in buying Paramount Global for $26 billion, according to a person familiar with the details. Sony would be the majority shareholder and Apollo would have a minority stake, according to the...

Sony’s ‘Kraven the Hunter’ release is delayed until December

Apr. 28, 2024 14:13 PM EDT

The summer movie season may kick off next weekend, but the release calendar is still a work in progress. The latest movie to shift spots is Sony’s comic book film “Kraven the Hunter,” which will now open in December instead of on Labor Day weekend. The studio announced the move...

American Express, Fifth Third rise; Netflix, PPG Industries fall, Friday, 4/19/2024

Apr. 19, 2024 16:14 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Friday: Alphabet Inc., down $1.92 to $154.09. Google says it will combine several divisions as it focuses on integrating artificial intelligence more widely throughout the company. ...

Japanese leader visits new chip factory, stressing ties with Taiwan and support for key technology

Apr. 06, 2024 02:04 AM EDT

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited a new semiconductor plant for which his government has pledged more than 1 trillion yen ($7 billion) of support to secure a steady supply of chips on Saturday. “I believe this project will have positive ripple effects...

Apple lays off more than 600 workers in California in its first major round of post-pandemic cuts

Apr. 05, 2024 06:45 AM EDT

Apple is laying off more than 600 workers in California, marking the company's first big wave of post-pandemic job cuts amid a broader wave of tech industry consolidation. The iPhone maker notified 614 workers in multiple offices on March 28 that they were losing their jobs, with...