Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:00:03 +0100 (Reuters) - A vendor offers prayers before she starts her business at Ima Market, one of the largest markets operated by women in Asia, in Imphal January 23, 2012. Manipur, which neighbours Myanmar, is called the Jewel of India for its paddy fields, lakes and verdant hills. But it has been plagued for decades by a low-intensity war, blamed by authorities on rebels sheltering in Myanmese camps as well as a stream of drugs and guns seeping through the porous frontier. Picture taken January 23, 2012. To match INDIA-ELECTION/MANIPUR. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri (INDIA - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY ELECTIONS)
Nintendo Co President Satoru Iwata speaks during their strategy ...
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:10:02 +0100 (Reuters) - Nintendo Co President Satoru Iwata speaks during their strategy and earnings briefings in Tokyo January 27, 2012. Shares in Japanese game maker Nintendo Co tumbled nearly 8 percent to an eight-year low on Friday after it reported a sharp drop in quarterly earnings and forecast its first ever full-year operating loss, with its game business hit by competing gadgets such as Apple Inc's iPhone. REUTERS/Toru Hanai (JAPAN - Tags: BUSINESS)
Nintendo sees first annual loss, cuts 3DS forecast
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:30:14 +0100 (Reuters) - Nintendo Co Ltd posted a sharp drop in quarterly profit and forecast a bigger-than-expected full-year loss, its first at an operating level, as it battles a strong yen and its games devices lose ground to gadgets such as Apple's iPhone. The creator of the Super Mario franchise dominated the video games industry for years with its DS handheld players and Wii home consoles, but is now struggling to keep up as more versatile smartphone and tablet sales boom. ... (Source: Reuters)
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:50:10 +0100 Nintendo Co. sank to losses for the April-December period, battered by a price cut for its 3DS handheld, a strong yen that erodes overseas earnings and competition from mobile devices such as the iPhone that offer games-on-the-go. (Source: Associated Press)
A vendor speaks on his mobile phone as he waits for customers ...
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:30:02 +0100 (Reuters) - A vendor speaks on his mobile phone as he waits for customers at his shop selling bags, at a market in Mumbai January 25, 2012. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui (INDIA - Tags: SOCIETY BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)