Exclusive: Italian payments firm Nexi leads race for $10 bln Nets takeover – sources

[ad_1] By Pamela Barbaglia, David French LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Italian payments technology firm Nexi NEXII.MI is leading negotiations to buy Nordic rival Nets in an all-stock deal worth about…

Telia to sell international carrier business for $1 billion

[ad_1] By Supantha Mukherjee, Helena Soderpalm STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Telia TELIA.ST has agreed to sell its international carrier business, Telia Carrier, to Polhem Infra for 9.45 billion Swedish crowns ($1.06…

Facebook faces U.S. lawsuits that could force sale of Instagram, WhatsApp

[ad_1] By Diane Bartz, Nandita Bose, Katie Paul (This story corrects date in paragraph 14 to July 2019, not July 2020) WASHINGTON/PALO ALTO (Reuters) – Facebook Inc could be forced…

Analysis-U.S. blessing Facebook deals complicates lawsuit demanding Instagram sale

[ad_1] (Reuters) – A U.S. lawsuit that could lead to the break-up of Facebook Inc’s social media empire may be hindered by the government’s role in the company’s monopoly building,…

BT sells two business units in Italy to Telecom Italia

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: Telecom Italia new logo is seen at the headquarter in Rozzano neighbourhood of Milan, Italy, May 25, 2016. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini MILAN (Reuters) – Telecom Italia (TIM) has…

Britain to curb Google and Facebook with tougher competition rules

[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will impose a new competition regime next year to prevent Google and Facebook using their dominance to push out smaller firms and disadvantage consumers. The…

S&P Global to buy IHS Markit for $44 billion, expanding data empire

[ad_1] (Reuters) – Business information provider S&P Global Inc agreed on Monday to pay $44 billion in stock to acquire IHS Markit Ltd in the year’s biggest acquisition that will…

IBM names head of new IT infrastructure services company

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: A man stands near an IBM logo at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, February 25, 2019. REUTERS/Sergio Perez/File Photo (Reuters) – IBM Corp on Thursday…