Didi's dominance of Uber in China offers roadmap for other regional ride-hailing rivals
• 9 years agoDidi counts two of the most powerful, best capitalized Chinese Internet companies as backers; has tight connections with local government; made an ally of local taxi drivers and expanded into services such as buses that Uber ignored
SoftBank group in talks to buy up to $1 bn stake in Micromax, say sources
Fp Archives • 10 years agoThe investment would value Micromax, an unlisted provider of affordable smartphones that competes with South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co, at around $5 billion, the people said. They did not want to be named because the talks aren't public.
Best Diwali gift ever, tweets Kunal Bahl post SoftBank's investment in Snapdeal
Fp Staff • 10 years agoFounder and CEO of Snapdeal Kunal Bahl is clearly very excited after Japan's SoftBank Corp decided to invest $627 million in the online retailer.
Alibaba to appoint new directors after it goes public, reveals filing
Fp Archives • 11 years agoJapan's SoftBank to start selling personal robots by Feb 2015
Fp Archives • 11 years agoJapan's SoftBank Corp said on Thursday it will start selling human-like robots for personal use by February.
US funds show faith in Twitter IPO despite Facebook disaster
Fp Archives • 11 years agoFive mutual funds run by T Rowe Price Group Inc own $220 million worth of Twitter Inc, opening up a big lead over rival US funds to capitalize on the social networking site's expected public stock offering.
US funds show faith in Twitter IPO despite Facebook disaster
Fp Archives • 11 years agoFive mutual funds run by T Rowe Price Group Inc own $220 million worth of Twitter Inc, opening up a big lead over rival US funds to capitalize on the social networking site's expected public stock offering.
Top shareholders back Alibaba's controversial corporate structure
Fptechno • 11 years agoAlibaba Group's biggest shareholders have backed a partnership structure that is at the centre of a debate over where the Chinese e-commerce...
Verizon, Vodafone agree to $130 billion Wireless deal
Fptechno • 12 years agoVerizon Communications agreed on Monday to pay $130 billion to buy Vodafone Group out of its U.S. wireless business, signing history's third largest corporate deal announcement...
Sprint, SoftBank agree to U.S. national security deal
Fptechno • 12 years agoSprint Nextel Corp and Japan's SoftBank Corp said on Wednesday they had reached a national security agreement with U.S. authorities, overcoming a major hurdle for the Japanese company's $20.1 billion bid to control the wireless carrier...