 Canada.com | Japanese Stocks Advance, Led by Sony on Cost Cuts, Broker Call Bloomberg - By Patrick Rial. Feb. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese stocks gained, led by Sony Corp., after the company said it will scale back spending on semiconductors and consider outsourcing to improve profitability and Credit Suisse Group lifted its rating on the ... Sony says to cut back sharply on chip spending Sony slashes semiconductor chip coin |