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(Reuters) – Verizon Communications Inc is exploring a sale of its media assets, including Yahoo and AOL, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The sales process, which includes private equity firm Apollo Global Management Inc, could yield a price of $4 billion to $5 billion, report said. Yahoo and AOL are the two large brands within Verizon Media, which also owns news publication HuffPost, technology news sites… Source link

Verizon Communications Inc. VZ, +0.20%  is exploring a sale of its media assets including Yahoo and AOL, according to people familiar with the matter, signaling a dramatic reversal of the communications company’s once-lofty ambitions in the sector. The sales process, which includes private-equity firm Apollo Global Management Inc. APO, +0.44%,  could yield a price of $4 billion to $5 billion, the people said, assuming there is… Source link

Bloomberg Oil Crown Jewels No Longer Off Limits in Mideast Amid Deal Surge (Bloomberg) — Time was when the Middle East’s petrostates recoiled from using their crown jewels to raise money from foreign investors.Not any more. In the space of a few weeks, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Oman and Kuwait have all accelerated multi-billion-dollar plans to sell energy assets or issue bonds off the back of them. Capping that trend, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said Tuesday… Source link

The sale of media assets Verizon is exploring could yield a price in the $4 billion to $5 billion range, people familiar with the matter said; a Verizon store in San Francisco. Photo: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg News Updated April 28, 2021 4:42 pm ET … Source link

On Tuesday, Google unveiled the feature, called Indoor Live View, which shows graphics like arrows, directions, and icons on your smartphone’s screen, laid atop a camera view of the world around you. It can be used to help you find a store in a shopping mall or a bathroom at an airport, for instance. The feature is more interactive than Google Maps’ existing indoor maps, and expands on a similar feature for city-street navigation that launched in 2019. It’s available for Android and iOS… Source link

FULTON MARKET — Google is gearing up to hire 10,000 workers across the country this year, including some in its expanding Chicago offices. Throughout 2021, Google plans to create the 10,000 full-time Google jobs in the U.S. as part of a $7 billion investment in offices and data centers nationwide, the company recently announced. “I believe a lasting economic recovery will come from local communities, and the people and small businesses that give them life,” said Sundar Pichai, CEO of… Source link

North America, Europe, China, Japan, Rest of the World, September 2020,- – The Ridesharing Market research report includes an in-sight study of the key Global Ridesharing Market prominent players along with the company profiles and planning adopted by them. This helps the buyer of the Ridesharing report to gain a clear view of the competitive landscape and accordingly plan Ridesharing market strategies. An isolated section with top key players is provided in the report, which… Source link

The Guardian Biden hails ‘giant step’ as Senate passes $1.9tn coronavirus relief bill Republican opposition holds through marathon ‘vote-a-rama’Speaker Pelosi has said measure should be law by 14 March Joe Biden makes remarks from the White House on Saturday. Photograph: Erin Scott/Reuters Joe Biden hailed “one more giant step forward on delivering on that promise that help is on the way”, after Democrats took a critical step towards a first major legislative victory since assuming… Source link

The Senate passed President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus package on Saturday, sending the amended bill back for a vote in the House followed by the president signing the legislation. The Democratic-controlled Senate voted 50-to-49 to pass the “American Rescue Plan” through reconciliation. Because some provisions were amended in the Senate, the legislation must go back to the House that passed an earlier version of it last week. Read more: Here’s what to do if you haven’t gotten your… Source link

Google’s News Showcase, a program wherein the search giant pays to curate news content from publishers, has launched in the UK and Argentina. In the UK, the service covers over 120 publications, while 40 Argentinian publications have signed up. For readers, the service includes the ability to access select paywalled content for free. News Showcase launched in Germany and Brazil last year, and Australia last week, and now includes content from over 450 publications worldwide. In the UK,… Source link