Daily Archives: 09/12/2019


Yahoo Japan Plans Tender Offer for Retailer Zozo at $3.7B

Yahoo Japan Corp. announced on Thursday a tender offer worth an estimated 400 billion yen ($3.7 billion) for Zozo Inc., a Japanese online retailer started by a celebrity tycoon. Zozo Chief Executive Yusaku Maezawa told reporters at a Tokyo hotel …


Amid Trade War, US Farmers Put Off Equipment Purchases

In the world of agriculture, there is often a dividing line marked by color — red and green — which on a farm, doesn’t mean “stop” or “go.” “Just like you might be accustomed to Ford or Chevy, on the …


Taliban Want US Deal, But Some in Bigger Hurry Than Others

Afghanistan’s Taliban leaders agreed they wanted a deal with the United States, but some were in more of a hurry than others. Taliban negotiators were at odds with their Council of Leaders, or shura, about whether to travel to Camp …