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Thank you Akio Morita, who didn't take over the family sake biz but co-founded this electronics giant instead |
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$400 |
J |
BUSINESS PEOPLE |
2010-03-04 |
#5869 |
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In electronics & entertainment:SNE |
Sony
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$800 |
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STOCK SYMBOLS |
2006-01-19 |
#4919 |
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The name of this Japanese electronics company comes from the Latin word for "sound" |
Sony
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$100 |
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BUSINESS & INDUSTRY |
2001-02-16 |
#3795 |
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In 1955, a transistor radio was one of the first products to carry this brand name founded by Akio Morita |
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$200 |
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MIND YOUR BUSINESS |
1997-11-11 |
#3037 |
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Setting out to make the world's smallest transistor radio, it marketed a pocket-size one in 1957 |
Sony
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$800 |
DJ |
JAPANESE BUSINESS & INDUSTRY |
1997-04-02 |
#2908 |
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Akio Morita, who founded this electronics giant, was born into a sake-making family in 1921 |
Sony
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$400 |
J |
BUSINESS & INDUSTRY |
1994-09-05 |
#2296 |
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The name of this Walkman maker comes from the Latin sonus, meaning sound |
Sony
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$200 |
DJ |
BUSINESS & INDUSTRY |
1993-10-18 |
#2096 |
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In 1961 it became the first Japanese company to sell stock to U.S. investors |
Sony
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$400 |
J |
BUSINESS & INDUSTRY |
1993-02-02 |
#1942 |
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Peter Guber & Jon Peters run Columbia Pictures Entertainment for this company |
Sony
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$200 |
J |
BUSINESS & INDUSTRY |
1991-04-17 |
#1538 |
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This company was incorporated in 1946 as Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering Corporation |
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FJ |
BUSINESS & INDUSTRY |
1990-04-19 |
#1309 |