Masayoshi Son

Masayoshi Son

• Dish chair dares Softbank to raise bid for Sprint

  The chairman of satellite broadcaster Dish Network Corp., which is trying to buy Sprint Nextel Corp., is daring Sprint's other suitor to raise its bid 

• Softbank says Dish offer for Sprint 'illusory'

  The CEO of Softbank, the Japanese cellphone carrier trying to buy a majority ownership in Sprint, said Tuesday that a competing bid from Dish is based ... 

• Softbank says its bid for Sprint Nextel superior

  SoftBank Corp. says it believes its bid for U.S. wireless carrier Sprint Nextel is a better choice than the $25.5 billion counteroffer by Dish Network ... 

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  Dish Network offering to buy Sprint in $25.5B deal

  Dish Network Corp. is trying to snag U.S. wireless carrier Sprint Nextel away from a Japanese suitor, the latest sign that satellite dishes are losing ... 

• Softbank 3Q profit doubles on iPhone sales

  Japanese phone company Softbank, owned by billionaire Masayoshi Son, says its net profit more than doubled in the October-December quarter from a year ...