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Yahoo to replace Google as default search engine on Firefox in US
November 20th, 2014
Yahoo will replace Google as the default search engine on the Firefox web browser in the US, signalling Yahoo’s resolve to regain some of the ground that it has lost in the most lucrative part of the internet’s ad market. The ...
Yahoo acquires BrightRoll for $640 million in cash
November 12th, 2014
Yahoo didn’t wait long to put to use its newfound riches from the Alibaba IPO. On Tuesday, it acquired video-advertising company BrightRoll for $640 million in cash. BrightRoll, based here, could help Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer in her quest ...
Lenovo Second-Quarter Profit Climbs, but Shares Dip
November 6th, 2014
Lenovo Group Ltd reported quarterly revenue that missed analyst estimates, with a decline in smartphone sales curbing investor optimism about the world’s biggest maker of personal computers (PCs) turning into a force in mobile devices. Lenovo’s earnings came at ...
SoftBank Cuts Annual Profit Forecast 10% on Sprint
November 4th, 2014
SoftBank Corp. (SFT), the Japanese wireless carrier led by billionaire Masayoshi Son, cut its full-year profit forecast 10 percent on widening losses at its Sprint Corp. unit in the U.S. Sprint, acquired in 2013 for $22 billion, is eliminating ...
Saudi bank IPO 16 times oversubscribed
November 3rd, 2014
A share offer by Saudi Arabia’s National Commercial Bank was 16 times oversubscribed late on Sunday, in what one financial analyst called “the mother of all IPOs.” The initial public offering by the NCB, which was hoping to raise ...
Latham and Bakers’ Saudi associates take key roles on $6bn National Commercial Bank IPO
October 27th, 2014
Latham & Watkins and Baker & McKenzie’s association firms in Saudi Arabia have won key roles advising on the IPO of the country’s largest lender, the National Commercial Bank (NCB). The $6bn (£3.7bn) flotation is the largest-ever listing in ...
Yahoo ‘set to invest millions’ in Snapchat
October 6th, 2014
Yahoo is close to investing millions of dollars in mobile messaging service Snapchat, which may value the start-up at about $10bn (£6.2bn), reports say. Snapchat allows users to send images and videos that “disappear” seconds after being viewed. The ...
SoftBank seeks to buy DreamWorks Animation
September 29th, 2014
Japanese cell provider aims to acquire Hollywood studio. SoftBank Corp. is reportedly in talks to buy Hollywood studio DreamWorks Animation, home of Shrek, Madagascar and How to Train Your Dragon. The Tokyo-based wireless carrier, according to The Hollywood Reporter, ...
Chinese firms may struggle to surface in Europe
September 26th, 2014
With Frankfurt likely out of bounds for Chinese company flotations after a series of corporate problems, their advisers would be forgiven for seeking alternative capital-raising venues around Europe. They will probably find it tough going. Last week’s announcement by ...
Yahoo must take essential decision once again
September 26th, 2014
Yahoo, more than any other investor, should have benefited from the public market debut last week of Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce giant. The company sold Alibaba shares worth $6 billion after taxes, and its remaining stake is valued at ...
