National Treasure
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| Release date | Turkey |
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| Directors | Jon Turteltaub |
| Composers | Trevor Rabin |
| Box office | 347. 5 million USD |
| Film series | National Treasure |
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| ID | 1355523 |
About National Treasure
Historian and code-breaker Ben Gates (Nicolas Cage) has been searching his whole life for a rumored treasure dating back to the creation of the United States. Joining an expedition led by fellow treasure hunter Ian Howe (Sean Bean), Gates finds an ice-locked Colonial ship in the Arctic Circle that contains a clue linking the treasure to the Declaration of Independence. But when Howe betrays him, Gates has to race to get to the document ahead of his so-called colleague. …
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Japan's Toshiba set to end 74-year stock market history
By Mariko OiBusiness reporter
Toshiba, one of Japan's oldest and biggest firms, is set to end its 74-year stock market history as a group of investors have bought a majority Stake .
That a consortium led by private equity firm Japan Industrial Partners (JIP) has purchased 78. 65% of its shares.
Owning More Than two-thirds of The Firm allows The Group to complete a $14bn (£11. 4bn) deal to take it private.
The Firm 's roots date back to 1875, as a maker of telegraph equipment.
Under The Deal its shares could be taken off the stock market as early as The End of this year.
The Company " will now take a Major Step toward a new future with a new shareholder, " Toshiba's president and chief executive officer, Taro Shimada, said in a statement.
Toshiba's shares started trading in May 1949 when the Tokyo Stock Exchange reopened as Japan emerged from the ravages of World War Two (WW2).
Its divisions range from home electronics to Nuclear Power stations, and for decades after WW2 was a symbol of the country's economic recovery and its technology industry.
In 1985, Toshiba launched what it described as " The World 's first mass-market laptop computer".
However the Tokyo-based company has faced A Number of major setbacks in recent years.
" Toshiba's catastrophe is a consequence of inadequate Corporate Governance at The Top , " Gerhard Fasol , chief executive of business advisory firm Eurotechnology Japan told The Bbc .
In 2015, it admitted to overstating its profits by More Than a $1bn over Six Years and, which was the biggest in the country's history at The Time .
Two years later, it revealed major losses at its US Nuclear Power business, Westinghouse,
To avoid bankruptcy it sold its memory chip business in 2018, which was seen as a crown-jewel in The Company 's portfolio.
Since then Toshiba has received several takeover offers, including one, which it rejected.
In the same year, The Company was to suppress the interests of foreign investors.
" Toshiba, in The Eyes of many Japanese People and especially government, is a National Treasure , which is part of The Problem , " Mr Fasol said.
The Firm then into three separate businesses. Within months The Plan was revised, with its board saying it would instead split The Company into two units.
Before the new breakup plan was carried out The Company 's board said it was considering JIP's offer to take The Company private.
" The Company needs to radically reinvent itself after spinning off many of its core business units, notably its semiconductor group, " said Marc Einstein, chief analyst at Tokyo-based research and advisory firm ITR Corporation.
Toshiba was also The Most iconic name to join the trend for Japanese firms Going Private to avoid " having to be accountable" to shareholders, he added.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
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