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Rakuten

    What doesn’t Rakuten do? The Japanese e-commerce/fintech/Internet company has its fingers in everything from cryptocurrency to the cloud. Rakuten operates globally and is moving to expand in the U.S. A Q2 loss of $43 million (owing largely to the plummeting value of its stake in Lyft) has helped knock the stock down 20% from its 52-week high.

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    Company Information

    Overall Score13
    SectorConsumer Discretionary
    IndustryInternet and Direct Marketing Retail
    CEOHiroshi Mikitani
    Websiteglobal.rakuten.com
    HQ LocationTokyo
    CountryJapan
    Revenues ($M) (Past 12 Months)$10,587
    Profits ($M) (Past 12 Months)$1,603
    Market Value as of Oct. 9, 2019 ($M)$13,548
    Employees12,981