Japan's Sharp Corp (6753.T) said on Wednesday it has requested the U.S. International Trade Commision to investigate Hisense Group Co Ltd, escalating a dispute in which it has accused the Chinese firm of patent infringement. More »
A logo of Sharp Corp is pictured at CEATEC (Combined Exhibition of Advanced Technologies) JAPAN 2016 at the Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan, October 3, 2016. Picture taken October 3, 2016. REUTERS/Toru Hanai Japanese display maker Sharp Corp may start building ... More »
A logo of Sharp Corp is pictured at CEATEC (Combined Exhibition of Advanced Technologies) JAPAN 2016 at the Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan, October 3, 2016. REUTERS/Toru Hanai/File Photo Sharp Corp (6753.T) CEO and President Tai Jeng-wu told reporters on Monda... More »
A man using his mobile phone walks past Sharp Corp’s liquid crystal display monitors showing the company logo in Tokyo, Japan, March 30, 2016. REUTERS/Yuya Shino/File Photo Japan’s Sharp Corp (6753.T) is hoping to team up with its domestic rival Japan Display ... More »
SAKAI, Japan Foxconn and Sharp Corp (6753.T) on Saturday formally signed a long-awaited deal that would see the Taiwan firm take control of the Japanese display maker, as executives sought to dispel lingering doubts over whether Sharp can turn around its ebbin... More »
TOKYO Sharp Corp (6753.T) and Taiwan’s Foxconn are set to sign a takeover deal next week after repeated delays, with the two sides set to agree on a smaller bailout than originally planned for the troubled Japanese electronics maker, two sources familiar with ... More »
TOKYO Sharp Corp’s (6753.T) two main banks are set to lower interest rates on billions of dollars in loans and offer other financial support as part of a planned takeover by Taiwan’s Foxconn, a source with direct knowledge of the plan said. The move is partly ... More »
TOKYO Sharp Corp’s (6753.T) list of liabilities that prompted Taiwan’s Foxconn to suspend signing a takeover deal was an unverified study of worst-case scenario risks, rather than liabilities requiring disclosure, a source briefed on the matter said. The list,... More »
TOKYOThe head of smartphone screen maker Japan Display Inc said he would not turn down a partnership with embattled rival Sharp Corp amid speculation that Japan Display’s top investor, a state-backed fund, wants a tie-up between the two. People close to the ma... More »
TOKYO Japan’s Sharp Corp warned of a six-month operating loss due to increased pricing pressure for its smartphone display business. The company forecast an operating loss of 26 billion yen ($215 million) compared with its previous forecast for a profit of 10 ... More »
TOKYO A Japanese government-backed fund is considering a range of options to help turn around Sharp Corp including a direct investment, a person familiar with the matter said. A direct investment would mark a shift in thinking at the Innovation Network Corpora... More »
TOKYO Taiwan’s Hon Hai Precision Industry Co is considering buying a majority stake in Sharp Corp’s loss-making LCD business for up to 200 billion yen ($1.7 billion), Japan’s Mainichi newspaper said on Monday, without citing any sources. The newspaper said Hon... More »
TOKYO Taiwan’s Hon Hai Precision Industry Co (2317.TW) offered to buy Sharp Corp’s (6753.T) struggling liquid panel display business and plans to seek funding from Apple Inc (AAPL.O), the Nikkei business daily reported on Monday. The report did not specify how... More »
