Sentences with phrase «value by a billion»

The reveal of Nintendo's console was no doubt much anticipated, however, not only Nintendo got positive response from the fans about their upcoming console but also the reveal of the console has apparently raised the Nintendo market value by a billion dollars, similar to the release of Pokemon Go.

Not exact matches

Vivint and Ancestry.com are just down the street: Both were unicorns — startups valued at $ 1 billion or more — before being acquired by private equity firms.

Elon Musk - led SpaceX Corp is raising $ 507 million in a new round of funding, valuing the company at around $ 26 billion, according to a filing seen by Reuters.

Seattle - based PopCap, meanwhile, was acquired by giant Electronic Arts in 2011 for $ 750 million, and Finland's Supercell, which currently rules the mobile roost with its hit Clash of Clans, last month netted a cool $ 1.5 billion after Japanese telecom provider Softbank purchased a 51 % stake, which values the company at $ 3 billion — or bigger than Zynga.

David Jones has been been approached by a UK investor, believed to be EB Private Equity, with a takeover proposal that reportedly puts an enterprtise value on the retailer of $ 1.65 billion.

When the Bitcoin price peaked at $ 20,000 in December, the value of Mt. Gox's assets (by then including Bitcoin derivatives such as Bitcoin Cash) ballooned to $ 4.4 billion — nearly 10 times the amount Mt. Gox said it lost in the first place.

The company wrote down the value of Lumwana by $ 3.8 billion just two years after the acquisition.

Net sales for the world's largest consumer products maker by market value rose 4.3 percent to $ 16.28 billion, compared with analysts» estimate of $ 16.21 billion in a Thomson Reuters survey.

In September, CZI committed $ 3 billion to help fund cures for all the diseases facing humanity by 2100 as part of Zuckerberg's promise to donate 99 percent of his Facebook shares (a $ 45 billion - value in September 2015 when he announced the pledge).

The second valuable use of AI, they project, will come from virtual nursing assistant applications ($ 20 billion in value)-- which, in theory, will save money by letting medical providers remotely assess a patient's symptoms and lessen the number of «unnecessary patient visits.»

So far, the design seems to be working: Warby Parker, which was founded in 2010 and opened its first retail store three years later, is reportedly valued at over $ 1 billion and will have have more than 70 locations open by year's end.

«The expectation at work has been to live by the standards the men set up,» says Adi Tatarko, the co-founder and CEO of Houzz, a design and e-commerce website now valued at more than $ 1 billion.

By market capitalization, Dimon has helped turn the company into the largest U.S. bank, valued at $ 403 billion.

The adoption by banks of XRP is critical to the growth of Ripple — which has described it as a «strategic weapon «-- and to the value of the currency, which currently has a market cap of about $ 42 billion, and has swung wildly since it shot up to nearly $ 4 in early January (it is now worth around $ 1.07).

The value of Western Australia - related equity capital markets deals jumped to $ 4.2 billion in the March quarter, helped to a large degree by a handful of large transactions.Of the 140 March - quarter de

The market for the IoT as a service is expected to reach a value of $ 13.5 billion by 2019, according to market research firm IDC Canada.

This led to tax refunds underperforming last year's year - to - date value by about $ 25 billion up until the massive windfall, which made it appear like there may be an economic problem.

Together, the nine shed $ 81.6 billion in value, while the wider banking industry, as measured by the KBW bank index, also fell about 4 % in Tuesday trading — making it the worst single day for banks since the Brexit vote in June.

Earlier this year, activist investor Daniel Loeb pushed Honeywell to shed the business to boost shareholder value by an estimated $ 20 billion.

With help from Pitchbook, we've compiled a list of the US startups valued at more than $ 10 billion by private investors.

Conservatives sat by as an $ 11 - billion project to process raw bitumen was cancelled with seemingly no concern for the loss of tens of thousands of value - added jobs.

The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday that at least 73 private companies around the globe are valued by venture capitalists at $ 1 billion or more, with 48 of them reaching 10 digits in 2014.

At that price, Valeant would have a market cap of more than $ 51 billion, and Papa would have increased the value of the company by nearly $ 48 billion.

It was last valued at $ 2.3 billion following an investment round led by Iconiq Capital, and has since been encircled by rumors of going public.

The team's value is estimated by Forbes to be $ 1.7 billion, placing it third behind the Dallas Cowboys and the New England Patriots.

Jeep, which is valued by Morgan Stanley at 23 billion euros ($ 27 billion), is already being transformed into a global player.

Ma reaped more than $ 800 million selling shares in the company he set up 15 years ago as Alibaba listed on the New York Stock Exchange Friday, based on company filings, with the value of his remaining stake of 7.8 percent surging to more than $ 17 billion by Monday.

After fighting unsuccessfully to reverse generic drug laws last year, and the sudden resignation of its CEO, Shoppers Drug Mart has suffered a 17 % drop in «brand value,» to $ 2.6 billion, according to a study conducted by researcher Interbrand.

DCT Industrial Trust — DCT will be bought by logistics rival Prologis in an all - stock deal valued at $ 8.4 billion, including the assumption of debt.

A handful of quarters and dimes may not sound impressive at first, but from a big picture perspective, Apple will be sending its investors $ 13.2 billion annually — nearly 30 % of its earnings over the last four quarters, and nearly enough to match Twitter's total value by market cap: $ 14.1 billion.

And in March, Vancouver - based Hootsuite, one of only two Canadian companies to have been valued at $ 1 billion, was kicked out of the «unicorn club» when Fidelity Investments, which led its 2014 $ 60 - million funding round, wrote down its investment by 18 %.

The NYC - based media company, co-founded by Shane Smith in 1994, is now valued at up to $ 4.5 billion.

Apple has fallen 9.4 % in the rout, but because its market cap is so gargantuan, it's also suffered by far the largest loss of value, shedding around $ 90 billion.

The company, which is run by a mostly female executive team, is valued at more than $ 1 billion.

His last open letter to shareholders makes the point clearly about investing in creating value — «Berkshire's gain in net worth during 2016 was $ 27.5 billion, which increased the per - share book value of both our Class A and Class B stock by 10.7 %.

Beijing - based China Oceanwide — described by Genworth President & Chief Executive Officer Tom McInerney as «an ideal owner» going forward — is also the controlling shareholder of Hong Kong - listed China Oceanwide Holdings, worth about $ 1.6 billion by market value.

(Reuters)- U.S. wireless carriers T - Mobile and Sprint are finalizing terms as they seek to sign a merger by Monday that could value Sprint at around $ 26 billion, people familiar with the matter said on Friday.

Membership is up to 10 million, and though the company won't talk about revenue, a recent round of funding ($ 85 million, led by Andreessen Horowitz) valued it at more than $ 1 billion.

McDonald's shares jumped in March after hedge - fund manager Larry Robbins of Glenview Capital Management said in a Bloomberg article the fast - food chain's market value could rise at least $ 20 billion by converting into a real estate investment trust.

Fishing and hunting equipment chain Cabela's said it agreed to be bought by rival Bass Pro Shops in a deal valued at $ 5.5 billion that will help the privately held company nearly double its store count in North America.

The latest funding round could value Ant Financial at close to $ 150 billion, making it by far the world's largest unicorn, according to the...

In June, Uber closed more than $ 1 billion from a number of venture capital companies, led by Fidelity Investments, making it the priciest startup ever with a value or more than $ 18 billion.

«We expect revenue to compound over 20 percent annually to $ 2.4 billion by 2022, at which point Blue Apron will be generating more than $ 150 million of free cash flow — representing more than one - third of the company's current enterprise value,» Trusz wrote.

The media startup, valued at $ 11 billion in its latest round of funding, says the number of «pinners,» or people sharing images and links, has doubled on its platform in the last 18 months and the number of searches on its service have increased by 81 % over the last year.

Consider that Starbucks has built a business valued at over $ 75 billion by focusing on people and communities, not coffee.

Bankrate on Monday announced it has agreed to be acquired by Red Ventures in an all - cash deal with an enterprise value of about $ 1.4 billion.

Biopharmaceutical company Parexel confirmed Tuesday morning it will be acquired by Pamplona Capital for $ 88.10 per share in cash, in a transaction valued at approximately $ 5 billion.

Artificial intelligence is currently a $ 15 billion industry, and is expected to grow to more than $ 70 billion by 2020, meaning that employers are eager to hire people who understand its business value, and how to develop for it, so they can keep ahead of the competition.

A deal is by no means assured in light of the company's uncertain financial prospects and steep price tag — its market value is more than $ 16 billion after talk of a sale drove the stock up over the past few days.

Mobileye N.V., whose collision - avoidance technology has been adopted in cars made by the likes of BMW AG and General Motors Co., said on Sunday it had raised money from five investors that valued its equity at $ 1.5 billion, highlighting the market potential for driver - assistance systems.