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...Ultimately, it was even harder to convince outside investors including Goldman Sachs and Daiwa Securities, which had sunk billions of dollars into a Sanyo turnaround, to be patient. The reality is that Sanyo, saddled with $14.7 billion in debt on Sept. 30, according to the company's most recent financial reports, only had the resources to restructure, not revolutionize. With Nonaka gone, analysts expect Sanyo will sell losing divisions while focusing on its best product: rechargeable batteries. That strategy could return Sanyo to profitability, but it won't make the company one that "solves the problems that the world...
Still, there may be opportunity. Dell is wounded, reeling from plummeting profits and a major laptop recall. Amelio's aggressive plan might be what Lenovo needs to become a global PC heavyweight. "Amelio is doing exactly what needs to be done," says Joseph Ho, an analyst at Daiwa Institute of Research in Hong Kong. And if Lenovo gets some breathing room, maybe He, the chief technology officer, can focus on learning how to tell a Tar Heel from a Blue Devil...
...fears may be coming to pass. Last week's much-watched Tankan business-sentiment survey indicated that Japan's largest companies plan to increase investment at the quickest pace in 16 years. "The Tankan survey showed the economic climate is slightly overheated," says Takeo Okuhara, a bond strategist at Daiwa Institute of Research. "The current financial policy is so accommodative, it's better to pull back soon...
...partnered with investment banks like Lehman Brothers, Goldman Sachs, and Morgan Stanley for last week’s convention at the Marriot Hotel in Boston. The Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations boasts a similarly impressive list of conference sponsors, including the Mitsubishi Corporation, Daimler-Chrysler, and the Daiwa Securities Group.Friedman and Vandenberg have taken a cue from such groups, and this month, they plan to move their operation off campus for a “JetBlue Day” in the Square, where they will hand out airline tickets and other freebies to Harvard students wandering from...
...produce the panels at a lower cost. With cheaper panels, TV makers can afford to sell LCD TVs at lower prices. "Manufacturers [of LCD panels] will have to cut prices substantially, and that should be positive news for the TV business," says Ryota Sugishita, a technology analyst at Daiwa Institute of Research in Taiwan. Sugishita expects LCD-TV prices to plummet 30% a year...