courtesy of Sprint Corp.Dish Network Corp. (NASDAQ: DISH) dropped its bid for Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S), which means it is probable that Japan’s Softbank will get a 78% controlling interest in…
ThinkstockSprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S), desperate to hold on to a deal to be bought out by Softbank and keep its play to buy Clearwire Corp. (NASDAQ: CLWR) for its 4G spectrum,…
Douglas A. McIntyre ThinkstockA seven-year convertible bond issued to Japan’s SoftBank at the time of its initial bid for Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S) has tossed another hurdle in front of satellite provider Dish Network…
Paul Ausick ThinkstockA special committee of the board of directors of Clearwire Corp. (NASDAQ: CLWR) is expected to recommend that the company accept the buyout offer from Dish Network Corp. (NASDAQ: DISH), and rescind…
Paul Ausick courtesy of Sprint Corp.Now that Softbank has increased its offer for Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S), it is rival bidder Dish Network Corp.’s (NASDAQ: DISH) turn. Dish has made a strong enough…
Douglas A. McIntyre ThinkstockAs a means to fight off an offer from Dish Network Corp. (NASDAQ: DISH), Softbank has raised the cash portion of its bid for Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S). The announcement from…
Douglas A. McIntyre thinkstockStreaming video service Hulu is owned by a consortium that includes Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS), News Corp. (NASDAQ: NWSA) and Comcast Corp. (NASDAQ: CMCSA). This is not the first time that…
ThinkstockThe explosive global growth of mobile devices like smartphones and tablets has led to equally explosive growth in demand for mobile bandwidth to feed the ever-hungrier devices. Growth in demand for mobile…
ThinkstockSprint Nextel Corp.’s (NYSE: S) desperation to hang on to its deal to buy Clearwire Corp. (NASDAQ: CLWR) as it competes against Dish Network Corp. (NASDAQ: DISH) for the prize was showing.…
Douglas A. McIntyre ThinkstockA Lenovo Smartphone Asian PC giant Lenovo has joined the long line of companies that plan to enter the very crowded smartphone market. Is it any wonder? PC sales have fallen through…
MicrosoftSAC Capital Advisers could lose most of its outside investors by next year. (Reuters) Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) will struggle in court to get approval of its $8.5 billion settlement…
ThinkstockThe competing bids from Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S) and Dish Network Corp. (NASDAQ: DISH) for Clearwire Corp. (NASDAQ: CLWR) are once again the subject of dueling press releases. This time Crest…
Paul Ausick ThinkstockConcerns that the Federal Reserve may cut stimulus efforts press shares lower across the world. (Reuters) Dish Network Corp. (NASDAQ: DISH) makes a $4.40 per share offer for Clearwire Corp. (NASDAQ: CLWR),…
ThinkstockIn an attempt to keep the assets of Clearwire Corp. (NASDAQ: CLWR) out of the hands of Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S) and Softbank, which has offered to take control of Sprint,…
Douglas A. McIntyre ThinkstockRather than put up more money in its bid to acquire control of Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S), Japan’s Softbank Corp. plans to offer the U.S. government the ability to approve one…
