by Heidi Harley - 4 years ago
SoftBank's Big Bets Start to Pay Off With $3.8 Billion Uber Gain
(Bloomberg) -- Masayoshi Son is starting to demonstrate the potential of his enormous bets on technology startups.
by Heidi Harley - 4 years ago
(Bloomberg) -- Masayoshi Son is starting to demonstrate the potential of his enormous bets on technology startups.
by Heidi Harley - 4 years ago
Among the disclosures is that the fund exited its investment in Nvidia Corp. in January, for a total gain of 306.8 billion yen ($2.8 billion). In the three months to March 30, the SoftBank Vision Fund made 20 net new investments, taking the total to...
by Heidi Harley - 4 years ago
The Three Mile Island nuclear plant, site 40 years ago of the worst ever US nuclear accident, is to shut down in September, its owner announced on Wednesday. Exelon Generation had been seeking subsidies from Pennsylvania lawmakers to keep the money-l...
by Heidi Harley - 4 years ago
Attempts to persuade other governments to exclude Huawei equipment from the next generation of super-fast mobile networks have hit a wall -- even among close allies. "Now is the exact opposite time to go wobbly," he said, invoking the famous locutio...
by Heidi Harley - 4 years ago
SoftBank Corp. hired Nomura to advise on the transaction, which will make the mobile operator the largest shareholder in Yahoo Japan, according to the people, who asked not to be identified because the matter is private. Goldman Sachs is working wit...
by Heidi Harley - 4 years ago
HOUSTON (AP) — Juan de León Gutiérrez told his mother he was calling from a warehouse in Mexico, hidden by a human smuggler who had been paid to take the teenager into the United States.
by Heidi Harley - 4 years ago
Additionally, unlike later stealth aircraft, the F-117 was constructed using conventional aerospace aluminum—which made building the jet easier. Lockheed ultimately built a total of fifty-nine F-117As and five YF-117As developmental prototypes.With t...
by Heidi Harley - 4 years ago
A new study shows a necrotizing infection of the genitals, known as Fournier Gangrene, is tied to Type 2 diabetes drugs called SGLT2 inhibitors.
by Heidi Harley - 4 years ago
The Supreme Court of British Columbia approved Meng Wanzhou’s petition Wednesday to modify her bail terms, which included a request to move from her C$5 million, six-bedroom residence near a park, to an estate more than triple the size in one of Vanc...
by Heidi Harley - 4 years ago
Under the new bill, it will be government ministers who make that call. Singapore’s Parliament passed the bill in a vote of 72 to 9 late Wednesday night, Straits Times reported. "Free speech should not be affected by this bill," Law Minister K. Sha...
by Heidi Harley - 4 years ago
Berkshire said in its first-quarter report on Saturday it had invested $340 million in various tax equity investment funds from 2015 to 2018, before learning that federal authorities had alleged "fraudulent income conduct" by the funds' sponsor. "We...
by Heidi Harley - 4 years ago
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The San Diego Zoo has two new arrivals: a pair of endangered African penguin chicks.
by Heidi Harley - 4 years ago
In that regard, 2019 hasn’t been kind to Uber. Ride-hailing giant Uber Technologies Inc. is due to price shares in its long-awaited initial public offering after the market closes Thursday. While the listing is still expected to be the largest in t...
by Heidi Harley - 4 years ago
Panthers tight end Greg Olsen's foundation donated $2.5 million to the Atrium Health's Levine Children's Hospital in Charlotte. The funds will go toward a pediatric cardiovascular and congenital heart outpatient clinic. Olsen's commit...
by Heidi Harley - 4 years ago
HOUSTON (AP) — It was a scene that has repeated itself countless times in the Houston area: heavy rainfall made area roadways impassable and flooded homes, schools and businesses.