BusinessSoftbank shares soar on Sprint takeoverAFPOctober 16, 2012October 16, 2012 by AFPOctober 16, 2012October 16, 2012 Tokyo: Shares in Japanese mobile carrier Softbank soared in Tokyo on Tuesday as investors piled back into a stock that had been pounded since news...
BusinessJapan’s Softbank announces $20 bn Sprint-Nextel buyoutAFPOctober 15, 2012 by AFPOctober 15, 2012 Tokyo: Japanese mobile carrier Softbank on Monday announced a monster deal to take control of US-based Sprint Nextel for about $20 billion in the biggest-ever...