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Japan and the United States jolted the yen out of an historic slide. US and global stocks keep pressing toward records.

Sony Group Corporation has reported its first-quarter 2026 results, with sales rising to ¥2,837,771 million and net income to ¥342,161 million, alongside updated full-year guidance calling for ¥12,500,000 million in sales and ¥1,210,000 million in net income attributable to shareholders. These results highlight strong contributions from gaming, music and image sensors, while management’s higher full-year outlook comes despite flagged risks around memory markets and the Kumamoto earthquake...

As Sony moves away from game discs on PlayStation consoles, CFO Lin Tao found herself explaining the strategy to an audience far beyond traditional stakeholders.

Sony Group stock has delivered a 79.8% return over the past five years, yet both its Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) intrinsic value estimate and earnings multiples still point to the shares trading at a discount, which raises questions about how much of the company’s entertainment led progress is already reflected in the price. Over five years, Sony Group has returned 79.8%, which means long term holders have already seen strong gains even as current valuation checks still suggest room between...

The fair value estimate for Sony Group edges up from ¥4,657.05 to ¥4,752.27, signaling a modest reset in where analysts anchor their price targets. Recent research links this adjustment to how Sony Group is positioned in potential media and entertainment deals and to how analysts weigh both execution risks and possible corporate actions across the sector. In the sections ahead, you will see what is driving this evolving narrative and how to keep track of the next set of moves around Sony...

Investing.com -- Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama will announce on Monday that Tokyo and Washington jointly intervened in currency markets to halt the yen’s slide to 40-year lows, two Japanese government officials told Reuters exclusively.

Sony (NYSE:SONY) reported record first-quarter sales and operating income for fiscal 2026, raised its full-year sales, operating income and net-income forecasts, and said it expects most of an estimated ¥80 billion in U.S. tariff refunds to benefit results during the current fiscal year. For the qu

Spider-Man shattered preview night records overnight, and one prominent analyst went on CNBC to make a bold declaration about what it means for the future of movie theaters. Here is what investors in Sony and AMC need to understand about the shift.

Sony raises fiscal 2026 guidance after Q1 EPS climbed 35%, sales rose 8.2% and operating margin expanded to 16.8%, led by sensors and music.

According to the average brokerage recommendation (ABR), one should invest in Sony (SONY). It is debatable whether this highly sought-after metric is effective because Wall Street analysts' recommendations tend to be overly optimistic. Would it be worth investing in the stock?

Sony hiked its profit forecasts for the current year on Friday, helped by the Japanese consumer electronics giant's video games division and the weak yen.Sony on Friday indicated that it has sufficient components to meet planned production levels for its PlayStation 5 during the current fiscal year.

Sony Group Corp. reported a 32% profit growth in the fiscal first quarter Friday while warning of a negative impact from the earthquake that hit southwestern Kumamoto earlier this week. Before the quake, Sony had said it was on track to report record profit for the fiscal year.

First-quarter net profit came in stronger than expected, supported by a rise in earnings from the music and image-sensor businesses.

Sony on Friday hiked its full-year operating profit forecast by 8% to 1.72 trillion yen ($10.72 billion), ‌citing the strength of its gaming business. The Japanese conglomerate has received ‌plaudits for its pivot to entertainment, but the market is concerned about the impact of ​AI and a memory chip price boom on its business. In the April-June quarter, ‌group operating profit rose 40% ⁠to 476.5 billion yen, beating analyst estimates, due to the strength of the gaming and image sensors businesses.

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The latest trading day saw Sony (SONY) settling at $22.77, representing a -2.15% change from its previous close.

Sony Group has made ‌a proposal to ‌acquire Tamron Co, the Japanese ​camera lens maker said on Thursday, adding it has established a special ‌committee ⁠to review various options. Sony has made a ⁠non-binding proposal for a series of transactions ​to make ​Tamron ​a wholly ‌owned Sony subsidiary, the optical components manufacturer said in a statement. Tamron had a market capitalisation of $1.18 ‌billion at ​Wednesday's close.

Sony is set to be a major beneficiary of the launch of "Grand Theft Auto VI" but the highly anticipated game is landing as the PlayStation maker grapples with rising prices of ‌memory chips. The Japanese entertainment conglomerate, widely seen as the winner of the high-end console wars as Microsoft's Xbox business ‌retrenches, has a long history with Take-Two Interactive Software, which will launch its delayed "GTA VI" on November 19. "GTA VI will be console only and the vast majority of ​new users will choose a PlayStation 5," said Serkan Toto, founder of Kantan Games consultancy.

Sony Group (TSE:6758) drew attention at SIGGRAPH 2026 in Los Angeles, where its presence in graphics and imaging intersected with growing interest in the stock ahead of upcoming earnings. See our latest analysis for Sony Group. Sony Group’s recent appearance at SIGGRAPH comes as the stock trades at ¥3,409, with the share price up 4.89% over 30 days and 6.27% over 90 days, yet still down 16.43% year to date. The 5 year total shareholder return of 62.24% points to a stronger longer term record...

In the most recent trading session, Sony (SONY) closed at $20.98, indicating a +1.4% shift from the previous trading day.

Sony (SONY) closed the most recent trading day at $20.69, moving 1.1% from the previous trading session.

Factory automation venture combines AI and image sensors as Japan accelerates industrial AI adoption.

Sony Music Entertainment on Monday filed a new lawsuit against AI startup Udio, alleging the company infringed on the copyrights of more than 30,000 recordings.

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In the closing of the recent trading day, Sony (SONY) stood at $21.12, denoting a -1.26% move from the preceding trading day.

Struggling to keep up in the console market, Microsoft’s Xbox made a big bet on its Game Pass subscription service. Now Xbox is calling for a “reset” of its business. Here’s what went wrong.

The gaming giant announced earlier this month that they'd stop producing physical games. So what happens to players who can't access the online store?

SONY advances its entertainment strategy by expanding AI, anime and IP investments while gaming, music and film strengthen long-term growth opportunities.

Nvidia stock has been slow to rally but business in Japan and a robotics push could help in the future.

The AI factory will provide the computing foundation to develop multimodal foundation models for physical AI.