May 20, 2014 9:37 am
Vodafone Group Plc, which is currently the second-biggest mobile operator by subscribers in the world, posted its results for the fourth quarter. The company reported a service revenue drop for a seventh consecutive quarter and it also revealed its expectations for the full-year earnings. The largest markets of Vodafone Group Plc are currently in Europe, […]
Read moreMay 20, 2014 8:45 am
As revealed by a person familiar with the process, Google Inc. and Twitch Interactive Inc. have held talks over the acquisition of the latter by the technology giant, which is trying to expand the reach of its YouTube website. Google Inc. is considered to be able to add more than 45 million active users on […]
Read moreMay 20, 2014 7:58 am
AstraZeneca Plc rejected the increased bid of Pfizer Inc. saying that it was too low. The deal would create the largest drug manufacturer in the world, if finalized. Pfizer boosted its bid for AstraZeneca on late Sunday, explaining it is the companys final offer. The bid was estimated to about 120 billion dollars. As reported […]
Read moreMay 20, 2014 7:16 am
Google Inc. made an official statement, revealing that it is to purchase Divide in order to add more services to its portfolio and attract more business customers, who use smartphones and tablets. The company, however did not disclose the price of the acquisition. According to the terms of the deal, the mobile-device software startup Divide […]
Read moreMay 19, 2014 2:31 pm
The largest Internet portal in Japan – Yahoo Japan Corp. revealed that it has dropped its intentions to purchase eAccess from SoftBank Corp. in a deal estimated to 324 billion yen (3.2 billion dollars) in an attempt to expand its reach in wireless data and voice sectors. According to the information disclosed in Yahoo Japans […]
Read moreMay 19, 2014 1:22 pm
The largest discount airline in Europe – Ryanair Holdings made an official statement today, revealing that it projects to swing back to growth this year, after it posted its first profit fall in half a decade. Currently, the company has concentrated on attracting more business passengers and has set a goal to fly almost 3 […]
Read moreMay 19, 2014 12:20 pm
Apple Inc. and Google Inc. announced that they have reached an agreement to set aside one of the multiple differences between them and to settle the litigation over several smartphone patents in their battles referring to intellectual property. The agreement is considered to be following the trend of similar settlements between Apple and some of […]
Read moreMay 19, 2014 9:49 am
The biggest bank in Germany – Deutsche Bank AG made an official statement, revealing that about 60 million if its shares were sold to the Qatari royal family. The bank has set a goal of raising 8 billion euros (11 billion dollars) in its second-largest capital increase. The co-Chief Executive Officers – Jürgen Fitschen and […]
Read moreMay 19, 2014 8:39 am
Pfizer Inc. said it has made its final offer for AstraZeneca Plc in its attempt to speed up the talks over the eventual acquisition that is the largest one so far for a foreign takeover of a UK company. The US companys bid amounted to 69.4 billion pounds (117 billion dollars). According to the information […]
Read moreMay 19, 2014 7:44 am
AT&T Inc. and DirecTV made an official statement yesterday, revealing that the two companies are planning to merge. The cash-and-stock purchase of DirecTV is estimated at about 48.5 billion dollars and will bring AT&T more than 38 million video subscribers in the U.S. and in Latin America, turning the company in one of the main […]
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