The Verge

Finance articles

Article

Sprint CEO Dan Hesse: 'not an ideal time' to pursue mergers

By Amar Toor on May 17, 2012 02:03 am + 23 comments

Sprint came very close to acquiring MetroPCS back in February, but according to CEO Dan Hesse, the Continue reading…
Article

Facebook approved to trade on Nasdaq days ahead of rumored Friday IPO

By Chris Welch on May 14, 2012 05:53 pm + 19 comments

Facebook today inched closer to a long-awaited debut on Wall Street after its stock was approved for Continue reading…
Article

Deutsche Telekom reportedly looking to merge T-Mobile USA with MetroPCS

By Amar Toor on May 10, 2012 02:55 am + 12 comments

Bloomberg is reporting that Deutsche Telekom is in talks to merge T-Mobile USA with MetroPCS, a Continue reading…
Article

T-Mobile releases Q1 2012 earnings report, sees surge in customers

By Amar Toor on May 10, 2012 02:47 am + 20 comments

T-Mobile USA issued its Q1 2012 earnings report today, declaring a net increase of 187,000 new Continue reading…
Article

Visa's V.me digital wallet launches in beta on Buy.com

By Amar Toor on May 9, 2012 02:33 am + 3 comments

Visa's V.me digital wallet has been in the works for a while now, but it looks like the service has Continue reading…
Article

RIM stock price falls to eight-year low following BlackBerry 10 reveal

By Sean Hollister on May 3, 2012 11:14 pm + 71 comments

Two days ago, RIM CEO Thorsten Heins unveiled the new BlackBerry 10 platform, but investors don't Continue reading…
Article

Amazon's Q1 revenue up 35 percent to $13.18 billion: 9 out of 10 bestsellers were digital

By Ross Miller on April 26, 2012 04:34 pm + 50 comments

Amazon has just released its Q1 earnings statement, and though sales were up 34 percent year-over to Continue reading…
Article

Apple sells 35 million iPhones, posts $11.6 billion profit in record Q2

By Ross Miller on April 24, 2012 04:32 pm + 468 comments

Apple just announced its Q1 2012 results with $11.6 billion in profit from $39.2 billion revenue — Continue reading…
Article

Yahoo to axe 50 services as part of streamlining campaign, Q1 results suggest it's working

By Amar Toor on April 18, 2012 03:54 am + 13 comments

After announcing plans to lay off some 2,000 employees earlier this month, Yahoo has now confirmed Continue reading…
Article

Conceptual artist builds money-powered currency exchange

By Jeff Blagdon on April 9, 2012 12:13 am + 6 comments

Money functions as a store of value, a way for people to save the fruits of their labors and consume Continue reading…