Shares of Occidental Petroleum Corp rose after Berkshire Hathaway Inc disclosed it had spent around $1 billion to buy additional shares in the oil company, raising its stake to 14.6%. In a regulatory filing, Berkshire disclosed that it owns 136.4 million… Read More ›
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Intel discloses stake in cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Global Inc
In a statement Intel Corp disclosed that it has taken a small stake in U.S. cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Global Inc. Its stake is less a million dollars. As of June 20, Intel held around 3,014 shares of Coinbase’s Class A… Read More ›
Jessica Alba co-founded Honest Company Inc raises $412.8 million in IPO
In a statement, actress Jessica Alba founded Honest Company Inc said, it has priced its initial public offering (IPO) slightly above the midpoint of its indicated price range, raising $412.8 million. Late on Tuesday, the company said it had sold 25.8… Read More ›
U.S. hedge fund Third Point LLC sells 100% of ADRs in Sony: SEC filings
According to regulatory filings, U.S. hedge fund Third Point LLC has sold all American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) that it holds in the Japanese company. In recent months it had been pushing Sony Corp to increase return of stakeholders, including spinning-off… Read More ›
Fox Corp acquires U.S. consumer lender Credible Labs Inc for $397 million
The acquisition has synergy with Fox Business and Fox Television Stations, given that Credible would benefit from access to the broadcast and entertainment giant’s huge audience. On Monday, Credible Labs Inc, a U.S. consumer lender disclosed, it has agreed to… Read More ›
Former PepsiCo CEO Indira Nooyi joins Amazon.com’s board of directors
Indira Nooyi will be part of Amazon’s audit committee on its board. In a development that underscores Amazon’s commitments towards gender neutrality in its board of directors, the world’s biggest online retailer stated it has appointed Indra Nooyi, the former… Read More ›
GE to complete the spinoff of its transportation with Wabtec Corp on February 25
GE to distribute 8.7 billion shares to its to shareholders on February 14. General Electric Co expects to close the merger of its transportation business with Wabtec Corp on Feb. 25. It will then set date for the distribution of… Read More ›
Hyundai Motor Co to spend $228.3 million for repurchase of shares
The Elliot Management-backed move, will boost shareholder’s return. The buyback will include common and preferred stocks. On Friday, Hyundai Motor Co stated, it would spend $228.3 million (255 billion won) to buyback its common and preferred stocks so as to… Read More ›