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Softbank Defends Its Sprint Nextel Buyout Bid

Although it is the frontrunner to buy out of Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S), Softbank could lose out. Its chief executive officer, Masayoshi Son, claims his offer is superior to ...
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What Is Important in the Financial World (4/30/2013)

European Unemployment Unemployment in the euro area grew again in March, supporting the obvious conclusion that a lack of stimulus, terribly high unemployment and the crippling of the financial and ...
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Media Digest (4/26/2013) Reuters, WSJ, NY Times, FT

First-quarter gross domestic product probably will run about 3%, but the momentum likely has fallen off since. (Reuters) The Bank of Japan believes it can reach its inflation targets by 2015. ...
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Amazon’s Unfortunate Streaming Video Plans

If several media reports are true, Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) will release a set-top box through which consumers can stream premier video content. Even with its huge customer base and ...
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Is It Still Worth Acquiring Sprint?

If any other telecom company had turned it the earnings results we saw this morning from Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S), that company’s shares would have dropped at least 10% ...
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Media Digest (4/23/2013) Reuters, WSJ, Financial Times

The European Commission indicates that it will lower pressure on spending cuts among several nations as Spain and France miss budget targets. (Reuters) The flash HSBC Purchasing Managers' Index for ...
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Media Digest (4/22/2013) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

The Nikkei is close to a five-year high. (Reuters) Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) begins to fix Dreamliners, now that the FAA has approved its battery repair. (Reuters) LG Display Co. ...
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Media Digest (4/19/2013) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Blackstone Group L.P. (NYSE: BX) will halt its bid for Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL). (Reuters) Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) announces CFO departure as it posts strong earnings. (Reuters) Google Inc. ...
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Media Digest (4/16/2013) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Softbank probably will pursue its bid for Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S), even though DISH Network Corp. (NASDAQ: DISH) has made a bid of its own. (Reuters) The European Union may ...
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Sprint Share Price Finally Returns to 2008 Levels

Sprint Nextel Corp.'s (NYSE: S) stock price has returned to 2008 levels, which indicates just how badly off the company has been. And it begs the question why, on that ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — April 15, 2013: Markets Drop as Gold Collapses (CMG, FCX, SKS, GFI, GS, C, SCHW, FRC, PBY, BLK, CMA, GS, JNJ, KO, S, DISH, ABX, LIFE, TMO)

U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning as overnight trading in gold saw the beginnings of the biggest one-day drop in the yellow metal’s price in 30 years (more coverage ...
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Does It Matter Who Owns Sprint?

Now that Dish Network Corp. (NASDAQ: DISH) has made a better offer for Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S) than the one on the table from Japan’s Softbank, we might pause ...
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Verizon Muddies the Sprint Deal Even More

The announcement this morning of a $25.5 billion offer from Dish Network Corp. (NASDAQ: DISH) for Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S) has pushed Sprint stock up by double digits. Part ...
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Dish Offers $25.5 Billion for Sprint (DISH, S)

Dish Network Corp. (NASDAQ: DISH) made a $25.5 billion offer for Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S). The offer puts Dish in direct competition with Japan firm Softbank, which appeared to ...
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If You Can’t Win in Court, Take Your Broadcast Network to Cable

Broadcast TV networks have failed twice to get the courts to stop a start-up called Aereo Inc. from capturing the networks’ broadcast signal on an antenna leased to a subscriber ...
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