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WhatsApp: A $19 billion bet for Facebook

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Facebook’s WhatsApp Deal Seen Avoiding U.S. Antitrust Challenge

[at Bloomberg] – Facebook Inc. (FB) ‘s purchase of messaging startup WhatsApp Inc., which carries a $2 billion breakup fee, will probably avoid a U.S. antitrust challenge because of the dynamic market for mobile applications. “It seems like a stretch t moreView todays social media effects on FBView the latest stocks trending across Twitter. Click to view dashboardSee who Facebook […]

[video] Facebook’s WhatsApp Purchase ‘Sensible Move’: Kemp

[at Bloomberg] – Feb. 20 (Bloomberg) — Simon Kemp, managing director of We Are Social in Singapore, talks about Facebook Inc.’s decision to buy mobile-messaging startup WhatsApp Inc. and its implications for the world’s … moreView todays social media effects on FBView the latest stocks trending across Twitter. Click to view dashboardSee who Facebook is hiring next, click here to […]

Why Facebook invested $19bn in WhatsApp

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Naver shares dive as Facebook’s buy of WhatsApp sparks concerns

[Reuters] – SEOUL (Reuters) – Shares of South Korea’s Naver Corp, the operator of mobile messenger service Line, tumbled 8 percent on Wednesday as Facebook Inc’s plan to buy WhatsApp sparked worries about rising competition. … moreView todays social media effects on FBView the latest stocks trending across Twitter. Click to view dashboardSee who Facebook is hiring next, click here […]

Facebook Values WhatsApp Like Miracle Drug: Real M&A

[at Bloomberg] – Facebook Inc. (FB) ‘s $19 billion purchase of WhatsApp Inc. is valuing the text-messaging service at a multiple investors currently only bestow on companies developing life-saving drugs. Based on a goal of reaching 1 billion WhatsApp sub moreView todays social media effects on FBView the latest stocks trending across Twitter. Click to view dashboardSee who Facebook is […]

Facebook Snags WhatsApp and Tesla Jumps After Hours

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Facebook’s Ironic Challenge: a No-Ad Business

[at The Wall Street Journal] – With its $19 billion acquisition of the mobile-messaging app WhatsApp, Facebook appears to be taking on a new kind of challenge: a business that doesn’t want to be based on ads. moreView todays social media effects on FBView the latest stocks trending across Twitter. Click to view dashboardSee who Facebook is hiring next, click […]

[video] WhatsApp with Facebook’s $19B offer?

[at CNNMoney.com] – WhatsApp with Facebook’s $19B offer? moreView todays social media effects on FBView the latest stocks trending across Twitter. Click to view dashboardSee who Facebook is hiring next, click here to view […]