The online source also indicates recent success of
its global rival, Telegram, to raise hundreds of millions of dollars during an initial coin offering (ICO) has prompted Kakao to take a harder look at the investment opportunity.
In 2000, Ford and Exxon Mobil's
global rival, BP, gave $ 20 million to Princeton to start a similar climate and energy research program....
The round saw Ola's valuation dropping 30 per cent from a peak of $ 5 billion, as
global rival Uber significantly stepped up its challenge to the Indian firm.
With a library of more than 2.2 million e-books, with five million customers in 100 countries so far, the Toronto - based e-book retailer has shown potential to build itself into Amazon's chief
global rival for digital reading, concentrating on markets like Europe where the American company isn't as strong.
FCA still lags many of
its global rivals in profitability, and it has more debt than most.
By studying the long history of Chinese energy companies in the global marketplace, study author Margaret Cornish determined «their organization and strategy reflect and respond to
their global rivals rather than the Chinese state.»
Global rivals in the sector face mounting costs to engineer vehicles that emit little or no carbon dioxide, and can avoid collisions using complex robotic driving systems.
The acquisitive owner of Hainan Airlines is building a portfolio of minority stakes in
global rivals.
Treasury chief executive Mike Clarke told The Australian Financial Review that with large assets in California it was in a stronger position than other
global rivals even if there were changes in tariffs and other measures that might make it more difficult for exporters selling into the American market.
Woolworths chief executive Grant O'Brien mounted a similar defence in February, blaming the entry of
global rivals such as Aldi for pricing pressure on suppliers and saying Woolworths» future was at risk unless it responded to changing market conditions.
If Australia does nothing, and wheat production remains at about 25 million tonnes, the nation's market share would slip by about 240,000 tonnes per year as it lost to
global rivals.
In the past, political coalitions of influential leaders have placed responsibility on schools to solve national political, social, and economic problems ranging from segregation, to Cold War rivalry with the Soviet Union, to the United States» current economic struggle as it competes with
global rivals.
That's up from 9.75 million vehicles sold in 2012, and it's enough to put Toyota ahead of key
global rivals General Motors and Volkswagen.
When we stand in our own way, we fall behind, to the delight of
global rivals eager to take advantage of our self - inflicted wounds.
Independent law firms need to take advantage of their agility in order to compete with
global rivals.
Macfarlanes senior partner Charles Martin considers the main characteristics of an independent firm, and how they can compete with
global rivals
In this online special Legal Week asks how independent law firms can compete effectively with
their global rivals.
An industry pioneer and household Internet brand, it has been overshadowed by
global rivals including Facebook Inc and Google in recent years.
Despite increasing competition from local and
global rivals, Samsung has held onto its position as the top smartphone manufacturer in India.
Samsung has beaten off competition from its local and key
global rivals to retain its position as the number one smartphone manufacturer in Indian in Q3.
Not exact matches
Enough that the brilliant minds behind Crispr - Cas9 — University of California at Berkeley's Jennifer Doudna, her academic partner Emmanuelle Charpentier of the Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology in Germany, and
rival Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard scientist Feng Zhang — and the various biotechs affiliated with them are embroiled in an ugly,
global patent spat over the rights to the tech.
If the Taliban were successful, it could draw in both ally Pakistan and
rival India, which could have
global consequences.
A Perth company that has become a
global leader in the education software market is facing uncertain times as main
rival Blackboard takes over two of its biggest partners.
Western Australia's first cleanskin wine company is approaching its 10th anniversary and has continued to achieve growth even through numerous court battles with bigger
rivals and the
global financial
Prologis, a logistics company with a
global footprint, will acquire smaller U.S.
rival DCT Industrial Trust in an $ 8.4 billion all - stock transaction, including the assumption of debt, the two companies said on Sunday.
The GE deal vaults the merged business past Halliburton to
rival only Schlumberger NV for dominance in the
global oilfield service market.
Whether it's the startups themselves, the international and domestic investors, the ecoystem for foreign and domestic companies, or the accelerators, it's certain Tel Aviv is emerging as a serious
rival to other
global tech hubs and is opening its doors to the world.
BRF, formed after Perdigao SA acquired larger
rival Sadia SA in 2009 amid fallout from the
global financial crisis, is Brazil's biggest foodmaker, producing everything from fresh chicken to frozen lasagna.
Lyft, in the meantime, benefits from a major company with easy access to cash as well as a
global footprint — the very resources the startup needs if it hopes to compete with
rival service Uber.
Kelly engineered a huge merger with a
rival bank, and then had to deal with fallout from the
global financial crisis.
Its chief
rival, the National Post — which endured eight years of ever - deeper cost cuts after being sold to the now - bankrupt Canwest
Global Communications empire in 2001 — has racked up nine - figure losses since being launched in 1998.
The report, distilled from a more detailed classified document submitted to Congress last year, warns that America's two authoritarian
rivals are actively seeking to «co-opt or replace the free and open order that has enabled
global security and prosperity in since World War II.»
The price of bitcoin, the world's most well - known virtual currency, lost almost one fifth of its value to $ 15,800 this week after peaking as high as $ 19,666 on Sunday, as feverish demand ebbed slightly after the exchange giant CME Group and its
rival Cboe
Global Markets listed bitcoin futures.
From a relatively sedate program on a quiet campus in north Toronto when he was appointed in 1988, he has built Schulich into one — if
global rankings are to believed — that
rivals the world's best.
Singapore's
Global Logistic Properties (GLP) agreed to be acquired by a Chinese private equity consortium backed by senior GLP executives for about S$ 16 billion ($ 11.6 billion), choosing it over a
rival bid in Asia's largest private equity buyout.
Neither of the
rival plans offered by Boehner in the House and Reid in the Senate seemed to have the necessary votes in Congress amid a bitter stalemate that could have far - reaching repercussions for the fragile U.S. economy as well as
global markets.
Software for what Gartner estimates is a $ 93 billion
global information security market certainly fits the bill, aligning with a broader Alphabet strategy to diversify its revenue and become a stronger business technology
rival to Microsoft (msft) and Amazon (amzn).
Amazon Channels are just one piece of the company's ever - expanding portfolio of streaming video content, as Amazon looks to better compete with streaming
rivals such as Netflix on a
global scale.
This
global cloud computing company knows how to give back: CEO Marc Benioff and his wife, Lynne, have become San Francisco's favorite philanthropists,
rivaling the legendary Levi Strauss.
Rivals Hasbro and Lego also face challenges, as all three struggle to stay on top of the $ 49 billion
global toy market.
Some of Uber's largest
rivals Friday announced a
global ride - sharing agreement that they say will cover nearly 50 percent of the world's population.
Spotify is the biggest
global music streaming company and counts tech giants Apple and Amazon as its main
rivals.
The Q400, with a backlog of 50 planes, has about 25 percent of the
global market in small commercial planes and comes second to European
rival ATR, the world's largest maker of turboprops.
Thursday's announcement follows similar price cuts of the console in Asia, including its home market Japan, and adds pressure on
rival Microsoft (MSFT), whose Xbox One system has lagged the PlayStation 4 in
global sales.
Both companies have cooperated with Korean giant Samsung, which is waging a fierce IP legal battle with Apple and is its main
rival for
global hegemony in smartphones and tablets.
The two
global leaders in the auto industry are fast considering Tesla as a
rival, with Daimler's Mercedes Benz B - Class compact car and Toyota's Lexus LS sedan directly competing with Tesla's $ 71,000 Model S.
After all, we were told at the time that if taxpayers didn't open their wallets and bail out the banks, we could face a complete meltdown of the
global financial system and an economic fate
rivaling the Great -LSB-...]
NYSE and its
rivals Nasdaq and Cboe
Global Markets have hoarded those licenses in recent years, in part because each gives them another vote on deciding the fate of important parts of the market's infrastructure, including the lucrative data feeds that traders can't operate without.
The foundation that Tmall
Global has built for Spanish beauty names has enticed more European brands, such as Mesoestetic, Babor,
Rival de Loop, Ganassini, Annamarie Borlind, Chantecaille and others to turn to Alibaba as well.
But while Apple Music includes some interesting features, such as a
global radio station, the package fails to offer enough differentiation from
rival services to attract a disproportionate share of the market, he said.