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Global Telecoms Business Global Telecoms Business has published its January-February 2012 issue free as an iPad and iPhone app. Interviews in the issue include Dan Mead, CEO of Verizon Wireless, Jo Lunder, CEO of VimpelCom, Anne Bouverot, director...
SoftBank Bodhi Fund focuses on high-growth venture opportunities in Asia and the U.S. ; areas of investment include the Internet, software, telecom value-added services, entertainment and technology-leveraged businesses such as consumer-oriented...
The deal between Yahoo and two of its Asian partners, China's Alibaba Group and Japan's SoftBank, has reached an impasse, according to a report Tuesday in The Wall Street Journal. The accord would, among other things, save Yahoo US$4 billion in U.S....
Asian assets and establishing a framework for a cash-rich split — a deal that would allow Yahoo! The stock sale included a part of Yahoo!’s 40 percent share in Alibaba Group and its entire Yahoo! Japan holdings. Yahoo! The Asian partners felt Yahoo! ...
Galaxy S2, I have one. I really like it. Samsung has been one of the companies really supporting NFC from the start. Samsung has been in the lead from the start. You can link an NFC phone to a credit card. It’s becoming reality.” At the end of 2011...
Because Yahoo owns a 40 percent stake in Alibaba worth nearly $17 billion, the negotiations were purportedly complicated. The deal with Alibaba and SoftBank were meant to save Yahoo nearly $4 billion in US taxes. SoftBank holds a 30 percent stake in...
Yahoo, which owns significant stakes in Chinese powerhouse Alibaba and Japan’s SoftBank (as well as Yahoo Japan, natch) was attempting to sell those shares back to the companies in order to focus on domestic products and get a load of extra cash to...
Sources said talks have completely halted for now over an arrangement with China’s Alibaba Group and Japan’s SoftBank, designed to save the Silicon Valley Internet giant over $4 billion in U.S taxes. The deal values Yahoo’s lucrative stakes Alibaba and...
Late last year, Alibaba began rounding up the financing to buy back its shares; the amount was rumored to be around $4 billion and is now said by sources close to the matter to be closer to $3 billion. Yahoo is also expected to release its shares in...
Fukuoka, Japan (Sports Network) - Veteran pitcher Brad Penny has signed a contract to play with the SoftBank Hawks of Japan's Pacific League, the team announced on its website. Penny spent last season with the Detroit Tigers, pitching to an 11-11 record...
Detroit Tigers right-hander Brad Penny said he received several offers clubs remain in Major League Baseball for 2012 -- but his deal to play in Japan was “much better.” That might have been an understatement. Penny’s deal with the Fukuoka SoftBank...
Click here to view comments in a non-threaded output. Brad Penny’s career in American professional baseball may not be officially over quite yet, but it has been put on hold. The 33-year-old right-hander will instead pitch for the Fukuoka SoftBank...
It’s not that the companies don’t have the top talent on the effort. For Yahoo, it is CFO Tim Morse (who most recently also warmed the CEO seat, until Scott Thompson’s recent appointment); for Alibaba, it’s CEO Jack Ma and CFO Joe Tsai; and, for...
Updating previous reports, the deal Japanese League SP Brad Penny signed with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks is the largest deal ever given to an American pitcher in his first deal with a Japanese team. What do you think? We want to hear from you! Please,...
Penny was 119-99 in 12 seasons in the majors. (Leon Halip/Getty Images) Veteran starter Brad Penny, who has spent 12 years in the major leagues, will spend 2012 in Japan’s Pacific League, according to a report by the Associated Press on mlb.com. The...
Penny has agreed to a one-year contract with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Japan’s Pacific League, the team announced Sunday. The deal is reportedly worth $3 million in base salary, plus incentives. The Softbank Hawks has also reportedly made No. 31...
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Updating previous reports, free-agent SP Brad Penny (Tigers) has signed a one-year contract worth $4 million with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of the Japanese League, with the opportunity to make an additional $3.5 million in performance bonuses. The deal...
Brad Penny is headed to Japan's Pacific League after 12 seasons in the Majors, The Associated Press reported Sunday morning. The SoftBank Hawks, based in Fukuoka, announced the signing on their website. Penny, 33, posted an 11-11 record, 5.30 ERA, 74...
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Munenori Kawasaki of Japan's Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks chases Chae Tae-in of South Korea's Samsung Lions back to first base during the fifth inning of their championship of 2011 Asia Series baseball game at the Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium November 29, 2011.
View Photo »Yuichi Honda of Japan's Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks celebrates with his teammates after scoring during the first inning of their championship of 2011 Asia Series baseball game against South Korea's Samsung Lions at the Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium November 29, 2011.
View Photo »Starting pitcher Sho Iwasaki of Japan's Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks delivers a pitch during the first inning of their championship of 2011 Asia Series baseball game against South Korea's Samsung Lions at the Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium November 29, 2011.
View Photo »Yuichi Honda (46) of Japan's Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks slides to second base while Son Joo-in of South Korea's Samsung Lions jumps during the first inning of their championship of 2011 Asia Series baseball game at the Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium November 29, 2011.
View Photo »Seiichi Uchikawa of Japan's Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks bats during the first inning of their Asia Series 2011 baseball game against Australia's Perth Heat at Taoyuan International Baseball Stadium November 27, 2011.
View Photo »Relief pitcher Shota Oba (L) of Japan's Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks celebrates with his team-mate catcher Hiroaki Takaya after defeating Australia's Perth Heat in their Asia Series 2011 baseball game at Taoyuan International Baseball Stadium November 27, 2011.
View Photo »Players of Japan's Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks celebrate after defeating Australia's Perth Heat in their Asia Series 2011 baseball game at Taoyuan International Baseball Stadium November 27, 2011.
View Photo »Japan's Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks starting pitcher Hiroki Yamada delivers a pitch during their Asia Series 2011 baseball game against South Korea's Samsung Lions at the Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium November 26, 2011.
View Photo »Japan's Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks base runner Kenji Akashi slides to second base while South Korea's Samsung Lions Kim Sang-su jumps during their Asia Series 2011 baseball game at the Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium November 26, 2011.
View Photo »Japan's Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks players celebrate after defeating South Korea's Samsung Lions during their Asia Series 2011 baseball game at the Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium November 26, 2011.
View Photo »Japan's Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks base runner Yuya Hasegawa (R) slides to home plate next to South Korea's Samsung Lions catcher Jin Kab-yong during their Asia Series 2011 baseball game at the Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium November 26, 2011.
View Photo »Japan's Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks relief pitcher Yang Yao-hsun of Taiwan delivers a pitch during the ninth inning of their Asia Series 2011 baseball game against Taiwan's Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions at the Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium November 25, 2011.
View Photo »Japan's Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Munenori Kawasaki reacts after missing a ball during the sixth inning of their Asia Series 2011 baseball game against Taiwan's Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions at the Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium November 25, 2011.
View Photo »Japan's Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks players celebrate after defeating Taiwan's Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions during their Asia Series 2011 baseball game at the Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium November 25, 2011.
View Photo »Japan's Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks relief pitcher Takehito Kanazawa (R) celebrates with catcher Toru Hosokawa after defeating Taiwan's Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions 6-5 during their Asia Series 2011 baseball game at the Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium November 25, 2011.
View Photo »FILE - In this Nov. 29, 2011 file photo, Japan's Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks shortstop Munenori Kawasaki tosses the ball to second during the Asia Series baseball championship game against South Korea's Samsung Lions, in Taichung, Taiwan. Kawasaki says he's been invited to spring training by...
View Photo »South Korea's Samsung Lions Kim Sang-Su throws to first as Japan's Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Seiichi Uchikawa slides to out to second during the championship of the 2011 Asia Series in Taichung, Taiwan Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011. Korea beat Japan 5-3.
View Photo »Kim San-su (7) of South Korea's Samsung Lions slides to second base while Yuichi Honda of Japan's Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks jumps to catch the ball during the third inning of their championship of 2011 Asia Series baseball game at the Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium November 29,...
View Photo »Sang-su Kin (R) of South Korea's Samsung Lions celebrates with his teammate Jung-sik Lee after scoring during the fifth inning of their championship of 2011 Asia Series baseball game against Japan's Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks at the Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium November 29,...
View Photo »Players of South Korea's Samsung Lions toss their manager Joong-il Ryu into the air to celebrate their victory against Japan's Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks during their championship of 2011 Asia Series baseball game at the Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium November 29, 2011.
View Photo »South Korea's Samsung Lions celebrate their 5-3 win over Japan's Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks during the championship of the 2011 Asia Series in Taichung, Taiwan, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011.
View Photo »Park Han-yi of South Korea's Samsung Lions lies injured during the first inning of their championship of 2011 Asia Series baseball game against Japan's Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks at the Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium November 29, 2011.
View Photo »Taiwan's Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions base runner Pan Wu-hsiung (55) slides to third base while Japan's Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks third baseman Nobuhiro Matsuda waits for the ball during the ninth inning of their Asia Series 2011 baseball game at the Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium...
View Photo »Japanese pitcher Tsuyoshi Wada smiles while trying on a Baltimore Orioles jersey and cap after being introduced to the media at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland December 15, 2011. Wada, who formerly pitched for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of the Japanese Pacific League, signed a...
View Photo »Japanese pitcher Tsuyoshi Wada tries on a Baltimore Orioles baseball cap after being introduced to the media in Baltimore, Maryland December 15, 2011. Wada, who formerly pitched for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of the Japanese Pacific League, signed a two-year contract with a club option...
View Photo »Munenori Kawasaki of Japan's Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks chases Chae Tae-in of South Korea's Samsung Lions back to first base during the fifth inning of their championship of 2011 Asia Series baseball game at the Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium November 29, 2011.
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