Zynga posted a net loss of $47 million in the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2015, compared to a net loss of $45 million in the comparable period last year. The company expects to launch new games in 2016.
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OPPO Releases Aussie Emoji Keyboard App For Androids
Three out of five Aussies considers emoji as the universal language for messaging. OPPO Mobile Australia has released Aussie Emoji Keyboard reflecting the spirit of Aussie culture. Primarily the keyboard features more than 40 Australian themed emojis and available only for the Android users for free in the Google Play Store.
Mitsubishi to invest P4.3 billion in Philippine market
Mitsubishi Motor Cop. announced its intention to invest nearly P4.3 billion in order to commence its production of sedan and hatchback styles of Mirage model in Philippines. The investment activity will help the company to withstand the global economic slowdown.
Company Partnership: Microsoft Announced Partnerships With 74 Android Device Makers
Microsoft announced that now the company has partnership with 74 Android device makers in 2015. The agreement says that the OEMs will have to pre-install Microsoft apps on their devices. Lately, Microsoft have been doing more to embrace Android with various ways.
DFJ Raises $350 Million Fund As Its 12th Fund
Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ) has raised another venture capital fund. The firm raised $350 million as its twelfth fund. DFJ is interested to invest autonomous transportation, digital health, enterprise transformation, and artificial intelligence.
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Aplos, software company that build software for churches and nonprofit organizations received a $4 million in Series A funding from San Joaquin Capital. The firm believes that Aplos has untapped market and strong position to grow.
Prudential Financial has announced its fourth quarter financials of 2015 on Wednesday. Assets under management have been amounted to be $1.184 trillion on December 31, 2015. It has been compared to $1.176 trillion existed a year earlier. The quarterly earning will be communicated live for the investors at 11 am on Thursday.
The changes are part of the government's economic stimulus package, expected to boost the country's economic growth and create job openings. Indonesia's new regulations on investment would loosen current restrictions on foreign investments in various sectors, including e-commerce, retail and healthcare.
As CEO Elon Musk promised investors to bring the company to profitability in 2016, Tesla shares rose. However, investors still have concern with the company's performance as it posted another loss in Q4 2015.
Tesla reported loss in the fourth quarter of 2015 on Wednesday. The carmaker said it lost $114 million on an adjusted basis, but its share increased in after hours trading.
ARM Holdings, the chip designer will try its endeavor into automotive industry. The company planned its diversification amidst the slowdown in revenue from smartphone sector and a decline in its stock.
Sysco has initiated a process to acquire US Foods for $3.5 billion in 2013. The effort has been blocked by a federal judge under certain grounds. The debt burdened distribution giant has finally opted to go for IPO on Tuesday. Though size of the IPO hasn’t been mentioned clearly, but the Form S-1 suggests valuation of $100 million which may be revised later on.
SolarCity Corp. has been displaying a tremendous growth during the last couple of years. The largest solar plant provider in the US has disclosed fourth quarter earnings during late hours on Tuesday. The earning scenario has disheartened the investors and its share prices have been decreased by 33.59% in the after hour trading on Tuesday.
German auto giant Daimler is recalling 840,000 vehicles in the US after the Takata's airbag inflators issue came into light. The recall costs and repairing expenses will result in cash outflow of €340 million ($383 million) for Daimler. It's estimated that so far 14 automobile firms recalled about 24 million vehicles in the US.
