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T-Mobile, Sprint CEOs Turn From Rivals To Kindred Spirits
T-Mobile US Inc. agreed to acquire Sprint Corp. for $26.5 billion. Just months after a previous attempt collapsed under regulatory concerns, John Legere and Marcelo Claure have again driven the No. 3 and No. 4 American carriers together.
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SoftBank Shares Rise, Sources Say Company Willing To Cede Control Of Sprint
SoftBank is expected to approach T-Mobile parent Deutsche Telekom AG for negotiations when an ongoing auction of airwaves ends in April and a ban on talks between rivals is lifted, people familiar with the matter told Reuters.
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SoftBank Profit Up 19% As Japan Sales Offset Sprint Loss
SoftBank Group Corp, the Japanese technology company that owns US wireless carrier Sprint Corp, reported today a fiscal first quarter profit of 254.2 billion yen ($2.4 billion), up 19 per cent from the same period last year.
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SoftBank Founder's Heir Apparent Nikesh Arora To Quit
SoftBank Group Corp president Nikesh Arora, the former Google executive handpicked by the Japanese company's founder as his successor, is to step down on Wednesday.
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SoftBank Plans To Sell $7.9 Billion In Alibaba Stock To Cut Debt
SoftBank Group Corp said it will sell at least $7.9 billion of shares in Alibaba Group Holding Ltd - a move that will cut the Japanese firm's debt amid worries about losses at its U.S. telecoms unit Sprint Corp.
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Yahoo Must Face Class Action Over Text Messages: US judge
Yahoo Inc was ordered by a Chicago federal judge on Monday to face a class action lawsuit accusing the Internet company of sending unsolicited text messages to Sprint Corp cellphone users in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.
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SoftBank Names Nikesh Arora President, Next Potential CEO
The move comes as Mr Son and SoftBank are battling to make their 2013 acquisition of US carrier Sprint Corp for more than $20 billion profitable. A sluggish Japanese economy, though, has forced the company to increasingly look overseas for growth.
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Snapdeal to Get Record $627 Million Investment From SoftBank
SoftBank, which bought No. 3 US mobile carrier Sprint Corp last year for $21.6 billion, said earlier this month it was taking a minority stake in Hollywood movie studio Legendary Entertainment for $250 million.
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Larger Apple iPhones Shipments Delayed Amid Record Orders
Verizon Wireless, AT&T and Sprint Corp, also showed shipment delays of up to six weeks on their respective websites. Apple said the pace of orders has so far outstripped any of its previous iPhones.
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Rupert Murdoch's Twenty-First Century Fox Abandons Time Warner Takeover Bid
Rupert Murdoch's Twenty-First Century Fox decided to pull its $80 billion offer to buy Time Warner Inc on Tuesday, abandoning plans to create one of the world's largest media conglomerates.
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S&P Hits Record After ECB Move, Focus Shifts to Payrolls
The S&P 500 hit an intraday record high for the seventh time in eight sessions on Thursday after the European Central Bank (ECB) cut rates to record lows and outlined further accommodative monetary policy actions.
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Price war in US mobile market raises fear of profit hemorrhage
After months of aggressive moves by T-Mobile US to lure customers from other carriers, No. 2 operator AT&T Inc counterattacked on January 3 by offering to pay consumers to switch from T-Mobile. Days later, No. 3 ranked Sprint Corp promised big discounts for family and friend groups. On Wednesday T-Mobile upped the ante, saying it would pay hefty ex...
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AT&T tries luring T-Mobile users with credit
AT&T Inc on Friday offered customers of No.4 US mobile provider T-Mobile US Inc a $200 credit to switch to its service, firing the first volley in what may be a price war that benefits consumers but plays havoc with profits.
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T-Mobile, Time Warner Cable takeovers could face US regulatory hurdle
Possible buyers, including Sprint Corp and Comcast Corp, may face headwinds in convincing U.S. regulators that their deals would improve competition.
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SoftBank in talks to acquire T-Mobile for $20 billion: report
SoftBank is looking to have its recently acquired US unit Sprint Corp take a majority stake in T-Mobile from the latter's parent Deutsche Telekom AG in the financial year starting April, one of the sources added.
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T-Mobile, Sprint CEOs Turn From Rivals To Kindred Spirits
T-Mobile US Inc. agreed to acquire Sprint Corp. for $26.5 billion. Just months after a previous attempt collapsed under regulatory concerns, John Legere and Marcelo Claure have again driven the No. 3 and No. 4 American carriers together.
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SoftBank Shares Rise, Sources Say Company Willing To Cede Control Of Sprint
SoftBank is expected to approach T-Mobile parent Deutsche Telekom AG for negotiations when an ongoing auction of airwaves ends in April and a ban on talks between rivals is lifted, people familiar with the matter told Reuters.
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SoftBank Profit Up 19% As Japan Sales Offset Sprint Loss
SoftBank Group Corp, the Japanese technology company that owns US wireless carrier Sprint Corp, reported today a fiscal first quarter profit of 254.2 billion yen ($2.4 billion), up 19 per cent from the same period last year.
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SoftBank Founder's Heir Apparent Nikesh Arora To Quit
SoftBank Group Corp president Nikesh Arora, the former Google executive handpicked by the Japanese company's founder as his successor, is to step down on Wednesday.
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SoftBank Plans To Sell $7.9 Billion In Alibaba Stock To Cut Debt
SoftBank Group Corp said it will sell at least $7.9 billion of shares in Alibaba Group Holding Ltd - a move that will cut the Japanese firm's debt amid worries about losses at its U.S. telecoms unit Sprint Corp.
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Yahoo Must Face Class Action Over Text Messages: US judge
Yahoo Inc was ordered by a Chicago federal judge on Monday to face a class action lawsuit accusing the Internet company of sending unsolicited text messages to Sprint Corp cellphone users in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.
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SoftBank Names Nikesh Arora President, Next Potential CEO
The move comes as Mr Son and SoftBank are battling to make their 2013 acquisition of US carrier Sprint Corp for more than $20 billion profitable. A sluggish Japanese economy, though, has forced the company to increasingly look overseas for growth.
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Snapdeal to Get Record $627 Million Investment From SoftBank
SoftBank, which bought No. 3 US mobile carrier Sprint Corp last year for $21.6 billion, said earlier this month it was taking a minority stake in Hollywood movie studio Legendary Entertainment for $250 million.
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Larger Apple iPhones Shipments Delayed Amid Record Orders
Verizon Wireless, AT&T and Sprint Corp, also showed shipment delays of up to six weeks on their respective websites. Apple said the pace of orders has so far outstripped any of its previous iPhones.
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Rupert Murdoch's Twenty-First Century Fox Abandons Time Warner Takeover Bid
Rupert Murdoch's Twenty-First Century Fox decided to pull its $80 billion offer to buy Time Warner Inc on Tuesday, abandoning plans to create one of the world's largest media conglomerates.
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S&P Hits Record After ECB Move, Focus Shifts to Payrolls
The S&P 500 hit an intraday record high for the seventh time in eight sessions on Thursday after the European Central Bank (ECB) cut rates to record lows and outlined further accommodative monetary policy actions.
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Price war in US mobile market raises fear of profit hemorrhage
After months of aggressive moves by T-Mobile US to lure customers from other carriers, No. 2 operator AT&T Inc counterattacked on January 3 by offering to pay consumers to switch from T-Mobile. Days later, No. 3 ranked Sprint Corp promised big discounts for family and friend groups. On Wednesday T-Mobile upped the ante, saying it would pay hefty ex...
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AT&T tries luring T-Mobile users with credit
AT&T Inc on Friday offered customers of No.4 US mobile provider T-Mobile US Inc a $200 credit to switch to its service, firing the first volley in what may be a price war that benefits consumers but plays havoc with profits.
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T-Mobile, Time Warner Cable takeovers could face US regulatory hurdle
Possible buyers, including Sprint Corp and Comcast Corp, may face headwinds in convincing U.S. regulators that their deals would improve competition.
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SoftBank in talks to acquire T-Mobile for $20 billion: report
SoftBank is looking to have its recently acquired US unit Sprint Corp take a majority stake in T-Mobile from the latter's parent Deutsche Telekom AG in the financial year starting April, one of the sources added.
