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Tag: Acquisitions and Divestitures

At Trial, Mark Zuckerberg Avoids Explaining Takeovers of Instagram and WhatsApp

At Trial, Mark Zuckerberg Avoids Explaining Takeovers of Instagram and WhatsApp

In a second day on the stand of a landmark antitrust trial, Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive of Meta, said …

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What If Mark Zuckerberg Had Not Bought Instagram and WhatsApp?

What If Mark Zuckerberg Had Not Bought Instagram and WhatsApp?

In 2012, when Facebook’s chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, cut a $1 billion check to buy the photo-sharing app Instagram, most …

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Meta’s Antitrust Trial Begins as FTC Argues Company Built Social Media Monopoly

Meta’s Antitrust Trial Begins as FTC Argues Company Built Social Media Monopoly

The Federal Trade Commission on Monday accused Meta of creating a monopoly that squelched competition by buying start-ups that stood …

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Frontier Airlines Offers to Buy Spirit Airlines, Again

Frontier Airlines Offers to Buy Spirit Airlines, Again

Frontier Airlines is again trying to join forces with Spirit Airlines, three years after the companies failed to complete a …

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TikTok Ban and Trump Executive Order Lead to Tech Company Dilemma

TikTok Ban and Trump Executive Order Lead to Tech Company Dilemma

For more than six years, Amazon Web Services, the world’s largest cloud computing company, provided technical support to deliver TikTok …

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Despite Blocked US Steel Bid, Japan Won’t Stop Seeking American Deals

Despite Blocked US Steel Bid, Japan Won’t Stop Seeking American Deals

As signs emerged that President Biden was gearing up to stop the Japanese steel maker Nippon Steel from acquiring Pittsburgh-based …

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