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Will SoftBank Raise its Offer to Buy Sprint?
Thursday, May 2, 2013 - 9:18am | 516Read More...Dish Network (NASDAQ: DISH) Chairman Charlie Ergen thinks that SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son was bluffing when he said that he would not raise the price of his offer for Sprint (NYSE: S). The two corporate leaders got into a war of words this week, but instead of tweeting back and forth like a bunch...
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What Makes Sprint Nextel So Attractive to SoftBank?
Monday, October 15, 2012 - 10:47am | 1014Read More...Japan's second largest mobile phone carrier, SoftBank (OTC: SFTBY) and Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S) announced that the boards of both companies have agreed that SoftBank will acquire a 70 percent stake in Sprint Nextel in a deal valued at $20.1 billion. If approved by regulators and shareholders, the...
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Following Nuclear Fiasco, Japan's Richest Man Outlines Move into Solar Energy
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 - 6:58am | 298Read More...Japan's economy and infrastructure are still reeling from the devastating earthquake and tsunami this spring, but that hasn't stopped investors from looking forward. Billionaire Masayoshi Son, Japan's richest man, is challenging the nation's nuclear dependence by looking to solar energy, according...
