Telecommunications giant Verizon Communications (VZ - Free Report) has announced it will be acquiring Yahoo’s core internet business at a discount of $350 million for $4.48 billion. The discount is $50 million greater than initially expected.
The newly negotiated deal, expected to close in the second quarter of this year, is due to two irreversible data breaches Yahoo announced in the latter half of 2016. Over one billion users have been impacted, making the breaches the largest ever discovered on the internet.
The first data breach dates back to August 2013 and was reported to the public in December of 2016; the second breach occurred sometime in late 2014 and was announced in September 2016. Both concern hackers compromising Yahoo user accounts in taking information including names and login credentials.
Yahoo is currently facing multiple law suits on the account of negligence. In virtue of the deal taking place, Yahoo and Verizon will split the respective legal costs while Yahoo is arguably facing the biggest penalty in taking a $350 million hit in being acquired.
Wall Street is responding bullishly to the news. Yahoo, a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), is trading up 0.59% to $45.36 and Verizon, a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), is up 0.47% to $49.92, intraday.
“The amended terms of the agreement provide a fair and favorable outcome for shareholders”, stated Marni Walden, Verizon’s head of product.
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Telecommunications giant Verizon Communications (VZ - Free Report) has announced it will be acquiring Yahoo’s core internet business at a discount of $350 million for $4.48 billion. The discount is $50 million greater than initially expected.
The newly negotiated deal, expected to close in the second quarter of this year, is due to two irreversible data breaches Yahoo announced in the latter half of 2016. Over one billion users have been impacted, making the breaches the largest ever discovered on the internet.
The first data breach dates back to August 2013 and was reported to the public in December of 2016; the second breach occurred sometime in late 2014 and was announced in September 2016. Both concern hackers compromising Yahoo user accounts in taking information including names and login credentials.
Yahoo is currently facing multiple law suits on the account of negligence. In virtue of the deal taking place, Yahoo and Verizon will split the respective legal costs while Yahoo is arguably facing the biggest penalty in taking a $350 million hit in being acquired.
Wall Street is responding bullishly to the news. Yahoo, a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), is trading up 0.59% to $45.36 and Verizon, a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), is up 0.47% to $49.92, intraday.
“The amended terms of the agreement provide a fair and favorable outcome for shareholders”, stated Marni Walden, Verizon’s head of product.
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In addition to the stocks discussed above, would you like to know about our 10 finest buy-and-hold tickers for the entirety of 2017?
Who wouldn't? Last year's market-beating Top 10 portfolio produced 5 double-digit winners. For example, oil and natural gas giant Pioneer Natural Resources and First Republic Bank racked up stellar gains of +44.9% and +44.3% respectively. Now a brand-new list for 2017 has been hand-picked from 4,400 companies covered by the Zacks Rank. See the 2017 Top 10 right now>>
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From thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.
It’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.
This company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.
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