http://www.mail.com/companies/177506-softbank-corporation.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/companies/177506-softbank-corporation.html http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2143584-softbank-sweetens-offer-sprint-15b.html OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — A month after being challenged by a rival to raise its bid for Sprint Nextel, Japan's Softbank did just that, by $1.5 billion. That brings Softbank's total bid to $21.6 billion for the nation's third-largest carrier, which is still short of the $25.5 billion offered by the rival Dish Network in April. Sprint, based in Overland P... Tue, 11 Jun 2013 13:12:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2143584-softbank-sweetens-offer-sprint-15b.html 2013-06-11T13:12:04Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2108520-schumer-urges-security-sprint-deal.html NEW YORK (AP) — Sen. Charles Schumer urged regulators to "use extreme caution" when reviewing the proposed acquisition of No. 3 cell carrier Sprint Nextel by Japan's Softbank, saying the Japanese company's use of Chinese networking equipment could open up U.S. networks to snooping and hacking. The New York Democrat sent letters Friday to the Treasury Depa... Fri, 24 May 2013 21:30:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2108520-schumer-urges-security-sprint-deal.html 2013-05-24T21:30:07Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2099956-sprint-boosts-buyout-offer-clearwire.html OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — Sprint Nextel Corp. is offering 14 percent more than before for the stake in wireless data network operator Clearwire Corp. it does not already own, but a large shareholder said the offer was still inadequate. Sprint said Tuesday that it is offering $3.40 per share, or $2.5 billion, for the remainder of Clearwire Corp. Its previ... Tue, 21 May 2013 18:49:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2099956-sprint-boosts-buyout-offer-clearwire.html 2013-05-21T18:49:04Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2074398-dish-network-1q-expectations.html NEW YORK (AP) — The satellite TV broadcaster Dish Network fell short of Wall Street expectations for the first quarter and shares slid to a three-week low Thursday. Dish last month put in a $25.5 billion bid for cell carrier Sprint Nextel Corp., attempting to derail a competing bid from Japan's Softbank Corp and vault itself into the market for mobile ent... Thu, 09 May 2013 16:30:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2074398-dish-network-1q-expectations.html 2013-05-09T16:30:07Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2055732-t-mobile-us-stock-jumps-debut-trading.html NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street gave T-Mobile US Inc., the new-born combination of T-Mobile USA and MetroPCS, a warm welcome on its first day of trading. The stock was at $16.45 in midday trading Wednesday, up 87 cents, or 5.5 percent, from the value of MetroPCS shares at Tuesday's close. That suggests the combined company is attracting new investor interest.... Wed, 01 May 2013 16:26:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2055732-t-mobile-us-stock-jumps-debut-trading.html 2013-05-01T16:26:39Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2053966-softbank-dish-offer-sprint-illusory.html NEW YORK (AP) — 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 on "incomplete and illusory" numbers. Dish Network Corp. has characterized its $25.5 billion bid for Sprint Nextel Corp. as superior to Softbank's. In a presentation Tuesday in Tokyo, monito... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:57:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2053966-softbank-dish-offer-sprint-illusory.html 2013-04-30T16:57:26Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2050728-futures-rise-americans-ignore-taxes-spend.html NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock futures rebounded Monday after last week's lackluster economic growth numbers, with new government data showing an uptick in consumer spending. Americans appear to be largely unfazed by higher taxes, as spending and income both rose 0.2 percent. Dow Jones industrial futures rose 55 points to 14,704. The broader S&P futures added... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:07:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2050728-futures-rise-americans-ignore-taxes-spend.html 2013-04-29T13:07:51Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2050794-softbank-allows-sprint-to-conduct-talks-with-dish.html OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — Sprint Nextel says SoftBank is allowing it to seek more information from Dish Network related to its rival bid for the third-largest U.S. cellphone company. Overland Park, Kan.-based Sprint has agreed to sell 70 percent of itself to Japan's Softbank Corp. for $20.1 billion. But it recently got a competing $25.5 billion offer fro... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:45:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2050794-softbank-allows-sprint-to-conduct-talks-with-dish.html 2013-04-29T12:45:55Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2041608-metropcs-shareholders-approve-t-mobile-offer.html NEW YORK (AP) — MetroPCS Communications Inc., the country's fifth-largest cellphone carrier, said its shareholders have overwhelmingly approved the company's takeover by No. 4 T-Mobile USA. Wednesday's approval was expected after T-Mobile sweetened its bid and major shareholders withdrew their objections. T-Mobile's initial offer was approved by MetroPCS'... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 17:34:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2041608-metropcs-shareholders-approve-t-mobile-offer.html 2013-04-24T17:34:38Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2041294-customers-avoid-sprint-1q-suitors-circle.html NEW YORK (AP) — The flow of new customers to Sprint stopped in the latest quarter, the company reported Wednesday as it weighed the offers of two corporate suitors. Sprint Nextel Corp., the country's third-largest cellphone carrier, said it added a net of just 12,000 customers to its Sprint brand in the quarter, and it would have lost 252,000 if it wasn't... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:38:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2041294-customers-avoid-sprint-1q-suitors-circle.html 2013-04-24T13:38:06Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2036294-sprint-forms-committee-to-evaluate-dish-offer.html OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — Sprint Nextel has formed a committee of independent directors to review a $25.5 billion buyout offer from Dish Network. The committee has retained Bank of America Merrill Lynch to act as its financial adviser and will provide an assessment to the full board, the company said Monday. Dish said Monday that it's pleased with the news. Mon, 22 Apr 2013 23:28:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2036294-sprint-forms-committee-to-evaluate-dish-offer.html 2013-04-22T23:28:08Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2023874-dishs-ergen-sprint-debt-manageable.html NEW YORK (AP) — Dish Network's combative chairman, Charlie Ergen, on Tuesday defended his $25.5 billion bid for Sprint Nextel, saying the debt load the deal would create for the combined company will be manageable. "We will take on more leverage than we have today," Ergen said in an interview with the Associated Press. "But it's not excessive. In today's ... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 20:19:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2023874-dishs-ergen-sprint-debt-manageable.html 2013-04-16T20:19:25Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2022658-softbank-bid-sprint-nextel-superior.html TOKYO (AP) — 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 Corp. Dish says its cash and stock offer beats Softbank's. Softbank said in a statement Tuesday that the agreed terms of its deal "offer Sprint shareholders superior short and long term benefit... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:06:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2022658-softbank-bid-sprint-nextel-superior.html 2013-04-16T11:06:51Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2020176-dish-network-offering-to-buy-sprint-255b-deal.html NEW YORK (AP) — 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 their relevance in the age of cellphones that play everything from YouTube videos to live TV. Dish offered $25.5 billion in cash and stock on Monday for Sprint, which Dish says beats an offe... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 20:34:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2020176-dish-network-offering-to-buy-sprint-255b-deal.html 2013-04-15T20:34:28Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1874690-sprint-posts-big-4q-loss-revenue-rises.html NEW YORK (AP) — Sprint Nextel Corp., the country's third largest wireless carrier, on Thursday said it lost $1.3 billion in its fourth quarter, about the same as a year ago, as it revamped its network for a comeback versus bigger competitors. The company's focus, and that of its investors, is on its long-term turnaround efforts rather than on short-term r... Thu, 07 Feb 2013 17:21:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1874690-sprint-posts-big-4q-loss-revenue-rises.html 2013-02-07T17:21:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1807602-dish-network-515b-bid-clearwire.html NEW YORK (AP) — Satellite TV provider Dish Network is offering to buy wireless network operator Clearwire — which agreed to sell itself to Sprint in December — for $3.30 per share, or $5.15 billion. Clearwire Corp. said it will discuss the unsolicited offer with Dish. However Sprint, which owns 51 percent of Clearwire, said it would have to sign off on Di... Tue, 08 Jan 2013 22:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1807602-dish-network-515b-bid-clearwire.html 2013-01-08T22:51:00Z