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WhatsApp In It For Facebook?

[at Motley Fool] – Just a few days ago, news broke that Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) plans to purchase mobile texting app WhatsApp for US$19 billion. Facebook stated in an announcement blog post that WhatsApp continues to add approximately 1 million users per d moreView todays social media effects on GOOGView the latest stocks trending across Twitter. Click to view dashboardSee […]

GM accused of deadly recall delay

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For WhatsApp, keeping things simple is both a draw and a handicap

[Reuters] – In recent years, a bevy of messaging apps has fought for global domination, with many boasting a lucrative combination of communications features, online shopping and games. But this week, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg spent a staggering $19 b moreView todays social media effects on GOOGView the latest stocks trending across Twitter. Click to view dashboardSee who Google is […]

[$$] Noble Plans China Oil-Field Stake Sale

[at The Wall Street Journal] – During his visit to the U.S., the Dalai Lama is discoursing about capitalism, nonviolence and happiness, but he won’t talk publicly about the standoff between China and his supporters in Tibet. moreView todays social media effects on DDView the latest stocks trending across Twitter. Click to view dashboardSee who E.I. is hiring next, click […]

IAG impacted by a rise in claims

[AAP] – Insurance Australia Group has lifted its first half profit almost by 40 per cent despite a decline in its margins due to higher than expected claims. The owner of brands such as NRMA and CGU incurred $335 million in natural peril claims in the si moreView todays social media effects on IAGView the latest stocks trending across Twitter. […]

Wal-Mart’s China syndrome a symptom of international woes

[Reuters] – MUMBAI/BEIJING, Feb 21 (Reuters) – Wal-Mart Stores Inc , famed for its low prices, has stumbled in the one major market where consumers say price is less of a driver in their buying decisions: China. There, consumers say they want food that i moreView todays social media effects on CBDView the latest stocks trending across Twitter. Click to […]

Weil Advises Facebook as WhatsApp Uses Fenwick: Business of Law

[at Bloomberg] – When Facebook Inc. (FB) sought to acquire messaging startup WhatsApp Inc. for as much as $19 billion in cash and stock, the social networking site turned to Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP for the deal. WhatsApp relied on Fenwick & West LLP, moreView todays social media effects on FBView the latest stocks trending across Twitter. Click […]