There was a time when Sharp could charge $1,000 for a calculator. That was in 1966, however, and recent results show the company once leading in consumer electronics cannot keep up with technology and costs.
Valentin Schmid is a former business editor for the Epoch Times. His areas of expertise include global macroeconomic trends and financial markets, China, and Bitcoin. Before joining the paper in 2012, he worked as a portfolio manager for BNP Paribas in Amsterdam, London, Paris, and Hong Kong.