Economic news(2021/05/26)
Onkyo's mainstay "home AV business" to be sold
2021-05-26 22:28:00
Onkyo, an audio maker that is expected to be delisted due to poor management, has agreed to sell its mainstay "home AV business" such as speakers and amplifiers to a joint venture between Sharp and an American company. The sale amount is said to be 3.3 billion yen.
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May Monthly Economic Report Downward revision of economic judgment for the first time in 3 months Government
2021-05-26 21:12:00
The government said in this month's monthly economic report that the state of emergency has had a stronger impact on personal consumption, so the economic judgment is "continuing to pick up, but some are becoming weaker." It has been revised downward for the first time in a month.
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May Monthly Economic Report Downward revision of economic judgment for the first time in 3 months Government
2021-05-26 19:31:00
In this month's monthly economic report, the government said that the economic judgment was "continuing to pick up, but weakening in some areas" as the impact of the state of emergency on personal consumption is increasing. It has been revised downward for the first time in 3 months.
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Yen exchange rate drops slightly
2021-05-26 18:29:00
On the 26th, the yen exchange rate in the Tokyo foreign exchange market fell slightly.
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April supermarket sales increased by 6% year-on-year Clothing sales increased significantly
2021-05-26 17:03:00
Last month's sales at major supermarkets across the country increased 6% compared to the same month last year, partly due to a significant increase in clothing sales in reaction to last year's decline.
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April shipment value of digital home appliances High level for the first time in 9 years Flat-panel TVs and other products are performing well
2021-05-26 17:01:00
Domestic shipments of digital home appliances such as TVs in April amounted to more than 110 billion yen, the highest level in nine years for April. The main factors are the recovery in demand for car navigation systems, which had been declining, and strong sales of flat-screen TVs.
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Stock price rises slightly Increases stock price by gathering buy orders related to semiconductors
2021-05-26 15:51:00
The stock price of the Tokyo stock market on the 26th rose slightly.
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Gasoline retail price rises for 4 consecutive weeks Impacted by cyber attacks on rice
2021-05-26 15:25:00
The retail price of regular gasoline this week was 152.6 yen per liter on a national average, up 0.8 yen from last week. The impact of a cyberattack on one of the largest oil pipelines in the United States has caused crude oil prices to rise.
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Sony Group “1 billion individual customers such as game members” policy
2021-05-26 13:18:00
In the management policy for the next three years announced on the 26th, the Sony Group will strengthen the content business such as games and animation, and will strengthen the individual customer base such as paying members of games, which is a stable source of revenue. It has announced a policy of aggressively investing to expand to 1 billion people.
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Corporate service prices for the second straight month, due to rent increases over the previous year
2021-05-26 11:07:00
The price level of services provided to businesses last month increased by 1.0% due to a reaction to the decline in real estate rents for stores last year, and the same month last year for the second consecutive month. It exceeded.
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Eiffel Tower Illuminated using fuel cell power generation equipment
2021-05-26 10:56:00
An exhibition of technology using the energy "hydrogen" expected for the realization of a carbon-free society was held in Paris, France, and the Eiffel Tower was colorfully displayed using a fuel cell that generates electricity by reacting hydrogen and oxygen. It was lit up.
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The point to continue even companies that canceled after teleworking
2021-05-26 08:08:00
It's been a month since the third state of emergency was declared. Telework is spreading as the government calls for a "70% reduction in the number of employees", but it turned out that many companies have implemented it once but have now canceled it.
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Demonstration of a robot that suppresses the growth of weeds in organic rice cultivation Yamagata Tsuruoka
2021-05-26 04:46:00
A robot that can suppress the growth of weeds after rice planting was developed to help grow rice without using pesticides or chemical fertilizers, and was demonstrated in Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture.
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Three major cooking oil companies to raise prices for the third time from August Due to soaring raw materials
2021-05-26 04:20:00
Two major cooking oil companies have announced that they will raise the price of cooking oil from August due to soaring raw material prices. One company has already announced price increases from August, and all three major companies will raise prices for the third time.
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