Новости за 03.02.2016

Activist investor Starboard Value LP has taken a 6.7% stake in Marvell Technology Group Ltd. and is betting the beleaguered semiconductor company can boost margins among other improvements, according to people familiar with the matter.

Activist investor Starboard Value LP has taken a 6.7% stake in Marvell Technology Group Ltd. and is betting the beleaguered semiconductor company can boost margins among other improvements, according to people familiar with the matter.

Shares in Japan led markets across Asia sharply lower Wednesday, as a steep drop in crude prices rekindled concerns that global growth is slowing.

Breaking news: Starboard takes 6.7% stake in Marvell Technology

Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said Wednesday that the central bank has “ample room” to ramp up its easing measures, rejecting views that it is short of ammunition to stimulate lackluster inflation.

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The Bank of Japan’s December policy meeting minutes released Wednesday helped shed more light on an internal split over the “supplementary measures” that were decided on at that meeting, with skeptics warning about possible drawbacks.

Yahoo Inc. Chief Executive Marissa Mayer is under pressure, as she tries to move faster on her turnaround in the making before the board sells the company from under her.

Yahoo Inc. Chief Executive Marissa Mayer is under pressure, as she tries to move faster on her turnaround in the making before the board sells the company from under her.

Yahoo Inc. Chief Executive Marissa Mayer is under pressure, as she tries to move faster on her turnaround in the making before the board sells the company from under her.

Gone is the familiar black-and-white stylized “U,” replaced by . . . well, not a “U.”

Gone is the familiar black-and-white stylized “U,” replaced by . . . well, not a “U.”

Editas Medicine Inc. priced shares for its initial public offering at the low end of the range, according to media reports late Tuesday, for what will be 2016's first IPO. Editas will price 5.9 million shares at $16 a share, at the low end of its $16 to $18 range, to raise $94.4 million. That give Editas a market valuation of $571 million, according to Reuters. Cambridge, Mass.-based Editas develops treatments for genetic-based diseases via editing gene sequences.

Microsoft Corp. is set to buy London-based smart-keyboard maker Swiftkey for about $250 million, according to the Financial Times late Tuesday, citing sources familiar with the deal. Swiftkey co-founders Jon Reynolds and Ben Medlock, who started the company in 2008, are estimated to both make about $30 million each on the deal, according to FT. The deal is expected to be announced this week.

Cisco Systems Inc. notched a victory on Tuesday in its legal battle against rival Arista Networks Inc., winning a ruling from a federal agency that could lead to a halt on imports of Arista’s networking hardware.

The New York Stock Exchange wants to abolish one of its controversial rules, Rule 48, last used during volatile trading in August. The rule allows market makers to delay opening a stock when markets are volatile and was widely criticized and blamed for exacerbating big swings on August 24, when the S&P 500 and Dow industrials plunged shortly after the open. The exchange plans to file proposed revisions with the Securities and Exchange Commission to "enhance and simplify" Rule 15 and Rule 123D... Читать дальше...

After dipping its toes into brick-and-mortar retail last year by opening its first physical bookstore, Amazon.com Inc. could be diving into the deep end.

After dipping its toes into brick-and-mortar retail last year by opening its first physical bookstore, Amazon.com Inc. could be diving into the deep end.

After dipping its toes into brick-and-mortar retail last year by opening its first physical bookstore, Amazon.com Inc. could be diving into the deep end.

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GoPro is expected to report sharp declines in earnings and sales for the fourth quarter

The American Petroleum Institute late Tuesday reported that crude supplies climbed by 3.8 million barrels for the week ended Jan. 29, according to sources who reviewed the report. The more closely watched Energy Information Administration report is due Wednesday. Citi Futures expects an increase in crude supplies of between 5 million and 6 million barrels. Following the API data, March crude was at $29.70 a barrel in electronic trading, down from the $29.88 settlement on Nymex.

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services on Tuesday downgraded Sprint Corp.'s to 'B' from 'B+,' citing a challenging environment for the wireless industry. "The downgrade reflects our view that Sprint will be challenged to profitability grow its subscriber base and reverse negative FOCF trends sufficiently to improve its longer-term liquidity position," Allyn Arden, a credit analyst at Standard & Poor's, in a statement. S&P assigned a stable outlook on the rating, noting that the company's... Читать дальше...

Shares of IAC fell on Tuesday following a fourth-quarter revenue and earnings miss for the media and Internet company. IAC swung to a quarterly loss of $32 million in the quarter, versus gains of $70.2 million in the year-ago period. Adjusted for one-time items, the company said it earned $64.7 million, or 75 cents a share, in the quarter, compared with $89.7 million, or $1, in the fourth quarter of 2014. Revenue hit $848.7 million, up from $830.8 million a year ago. Analysts polled by FactSet... Читать дальше...

Yahoo Inc. reported stronger-than-expected revenues late Tuesday and announced plans to cut 15% of its workforce and explore strategic alternatives for its core business. The company reported a net loss of $4.4 billion, or $4.70 a share, compared with a year-earlier profit of $166 million, or 17 cents a share. Excluding one-time items, Yahoo said it earned 13 cents, matching the FactSet consensus estimate. Ex-TAC revenue fell to $1 billion compared with $1.17 billion last year, topping average estimates of $948 million. Читать дальше...