(Reuters) – Match Group Inc <MTCH.O> forecast current-quarter sales above Wall Street expectations after beating quarterly estimates, as demand for its online dating app Tinder rebounded during the coronavirus lockdowns....
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“Call of Duty” propels Activision to raise full-year sales forecast
(Reuters) – Activision Blizzard Inc <ATVI.O> raised its full-year forecast for adjusted sales after beating quarterly estimates on Tuesday, encouraged by a pandemic-driven surge in gaming and the next release in its...
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Pandemic revs up race for U.S. online car sales
(This August 3 story corrects name of Vroom CEO in paragraph 12 to Hennessy) By Nick Carey DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) – After years of being part of a future that never quite arrived, the coronavirus pandemic has put U.S. online car...
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What did you do during lockdown? I was playing ‘Grand Theft Auto’
By Ayanti Bera (Reuters) – Take-Two Interactive Software Inc <TTWO.O> sold over 15 million units of “Grand Theft Auto V” in the first two quarters of the year, as more people lapped up the action-adventure...
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Google owner Alphabet issues record $10 billion bond at lowest-ever price
By Kate Duguid NEW YORK (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc <GOOGL.O> borrowed $10 billion in the investment-grade corporate debt market on Monday, the Google parent’s largest ever bond issue, which it secured at its lowest-ever...
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Google’s $2.1 billion Fitbit deal hits roadblock as EU opens probe
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Alphabet unit Google’s bid to take on Apple and Samsung in the wearable technology market by buying Fitbit hit a hurdle on Tuesday as EU antitrust regulators launched an investigation into...
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