A lack of new models, especially compact cars, trimmed sales last month. Consumers have a strong appetite for more value-added vehicles like Lexus. |
A weaker yen is definitely positive for Mazda and other automakers. Mazda's earnings are also helped by the rising popularity of its vehicles. |
Fundamentally, there's nothing negative you can point to with Toyota. |
Iraq, North Korea, surging oil prices... [means] global equities will likely remain under pressure until war begins next year. |
Some investors are relieved that Suzuki shares won't be flooding the market. The agreement also cleared some uncertainty about Suzuki's relationship with GM. |
Technology is a global industry, and everyone's in the same situation. Product prices keep on falling and that's a problem. |
The operating result was good, but the company's hedging policy didn't work out this time. |
The results came as proof that Shin-Etsu has built up a system that churns out earnings growth in a stable manner. |
The stock split was a positive surprise and it will attract some investors in the short term. |
This will probably be a bit of a headache for analysts. The results were pretty good, but on the surface the forecast looks bad.... The stock may fall a bit tomorrow. |
We saw some bargain hunting today after Monday's excessive drop. But with so many negative external factors out there, we should find no real optimism from these gains. |
With earnings coming up, there will be some nervous moments. |