Nation Apr 14 Tesla CEO Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter, making it a private company, for $43 billion Tesla CEO Elon Musk is offering to buy Twitter. He says the social media platform he has criticized for not living up to free speech principles needs to be transformed as a private company.
Economy Apr 05 Elon Musk to join Twitter’s board, a day after becoming its biggest stakeholder Elon Musk is joining Twitter's board of directors, one day after it was disclosed that the Tesla CEO took a 9% stake in the social media platform.
Economy Apr 04 Elon Musk buys 73.5 million shares of Twitter’s stock, becoming biggest stakeholder The ultimate aim of Musk's purchase worth $3 billion is not clear, yet in late March Musk, who has 80 million Twitter followers, questioned free speech on Twitter and whether the platform is undermining democracy.
Economy Jan 10 Grand Theft Auto maker buys FarmVille company in $12.7 billion deal Take-Two Interactive, maker of Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption, is buying Zynga, maker of FarmVille and Words With Friends, in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about $12.7 billion.
Economy Nov 29 Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey steps down as CEO Dorsey has faced criticism from investors about his management, particularly his decision to concurrently serve as CEO of another company he founded, the payment firm Square.
Economy Nov 09 American manufacturer General Electric to divide into 3 public companies It is the culmination of an arduous, years-long reshaping of a symbol of American manufacturing might that could signal the end of conglomerates as a whole.
Economy Sep 27 Facebook puts Instagram for kids on hold after pushback The announcement follows a investigative series by The Wall Street Journal which reported that Facebook was aware that the use of Instagram by some teenage girls led to mental health issues and anxiety.
Economy Aug 03 Blizzard Entertainment chief is out amid legal storm of discrimination, sexual harassment claims The president of Activision's Blizzard Entertainment is stepping down weeks after the maker of video games like "World of Warcraft" and "Call of Duty," was hit with a discrimination and sexual harassment lawsuit.
World Jun 07 Jeff Bezos plans to go to space in July aboard Blue Origin flight In an Instagram post early Monday, Bezos said he, his brother, and the winner of an ongoing auction, will be aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard spacecraft when it launches on July 20.
Economy Dec 01 Nasdaq seeks mandatory board diversity for listed companies Nasdaq is seeking U.S. authority to require more diversity in the board rooms of Nasdaq-listed companies.