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• Are Big Investment Banks' Days Numbered?

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-09-16

  Mark McQueen Wellington Financial submits: He may be new to investment banking, but CIBC World Markets CEO Richard Nesbitt was quick out of the gate on Monday with his own prediction regarding the fallout of Lehman’s LEH bankruptcy filing. According to Bloomberg, Mr. Nesbitt believes the days of the...

  Tags: Canadian Imperial Bank, Coles Myer, Financial, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd.

• Former BoJ chief to join Matsushita advisory panel: report

  - 2008-08-29

  TOKYO AFP — Former Bank of Japan governor Toshihiko Fukui, who stepped down in March, is set to become a member of Matsushita Electric Industrial's advisory panel, a newspaper reported on Saturday. Matsushita, which is best known for its Panasonic brand, will ask Fukui to join its global affairs...

  Tags: Agence France-Presse, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd.

• Japanese ADRs Trading Below or Near Book Value

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-08-27

  In response to an article I published yesterday, “Goldman forecasts recovery in Japanese stocks from mid-2009", which was carried on Seeking Alpha, a reader asked for some “big cap” stocks trading at/near book value, among other things. Following is a quick list of select stocks with ADRs. Trading below...

  Tags: Japan, Hitachi Ltd., Kyocera Corp., Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd., Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., Sony Corp., Toyota Motor Corp.

• Matsushita says new DNA technology identifies disease risks

  - 2008-08-20

  TOKYO AFP — Japan's Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. said Wednesday that it had developed a new way of predicting from a person's DNA their response to medication and risk of developing disease. Matsushita, which is best known for its Panasonic brand, said it had developed a technology to electronically...

  Tags: Agence France-Presse, Biotechnology, DNA, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd.

• Taking Flight

  - 2008-08-18

  Swift Engineering Got Start Doing Racecars, Now Does Military Spy Drones, Luxury Jets San Clemente-based Swift Engineering Inc. is a self-described "shop of geeks" with roots in racecars and ambitions in the sky. Hiro Matsushita, a former racecar driver and grandson of the founder of Japan's Matsushita Electric...

  Tags: Boeing Co., car, Japan, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd.

• Nine Hands-Free Device Stocks

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-08-11

  Stockerblog submits: Two significant hands-free laws went into effect on July 1. In California, according to the Department of Motor Vehicles, the law prohibits all drivers from using a handheld wireless telephone while operating a motor vehicle, however, motorists 18 and over may use a "hands-free device." In the...

  Tags: Telecom, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd., Motorola Inc., Nokia Corp., Plantronics, Research In Motion Ltd., Sony Corp.

• Matsushita Electric Works says it has developed eco-friendly lamp

  - 2008-07-08

  TOKYO AFP — Japan's Matsushita Electric Works Ltd. said Tuesday it had developed a fluorescent lamp that does not use mercury or a gas-discharging process. The environmentally friendly device, which uses processed silicon, could be 50 percent brighter than a conventional fluorescent lamp while consuming the same amount of...

  Tags: Agence France-Presse, HARDWARE, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd., Semiconductors

• Matsushita Electric Executes Own Share Repurchase

  - 2008-06-12

  OSAKA, Japan -- Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. MEI (NYSE:MC), best known for its Panasonic brand, announced that it has repurchased a portion of its own shares from the market in conformity with provisions of Article 459, Paragraph 1, Item 1 of the Company Law of Japan.

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• Matsushita Electric Industrial Co

  - 2008-05-01

  Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. has developed a fuel cell cogeneration system that produces both electricity and useful heat. The system can convert up to 39% of energy, generated through a chemical reaction of hydrogen and oxygen, into electricity at its peak power generation of 750 W. The system is designed...

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• Matsushita to Execute Own Share Repurchase

  - 2008-04-28

  OSAKA, Japan -- Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (NYSE:MC), best known for its Panasonic brand, announced that its Board of Directors today resolved to repurchase its own shares, pursuant to Article 459, Paragraph 1, Item 1 of the Company Law of Japan.

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