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Motorola to Split into Two Separate Companies
Written by admin on March 28, 2008 under Business, News | View Comments
CHICAGO–Motorola announced on Wednesday that it is going to separate its struggling mobile phone manufacturing business from other operations to form two individual publicly traded companies.The Company had faced much pressure from investors’ side. Company came in to this decision after a two-month strategic review of its businesses.
The US based company had arrived at this conclusion after facing strong objection from the billionaire investor Carl Icahn,continuously for two years,who has been very much annoyed with Motorola’s declining phone sales.
Who Will Own The Yahoo Inc.?
Written by admin on February 10, 2008 under Business, News | View Comments
Today, the most anticipated deal in the business world is the proposal of Microsoft to get the second internet search competitor- Yahoo Inc. Yahoo has failed to crack Google’s dominance, at the same time plans to reject a $44.6 billion takeover bid from Microsoft Corp. – said a source about the situation.
New York (Reuters) – Yahoo Inc. The internet media giant is expected to reject Microsoft’s offer on Monday as undervaluing the business. Yahoo’s shares have fallen, but Yahoo’s websites will remain as the world’s most popular.
The board has spent about a week in reviewing the $31-per-share offer. The Yahoo directors are likely to reject it. Yahoo expects a minimum of $40 – reported by the Wall Street Journal.
Factors Involving With the Revenue Growth
Written by admin on February 07, 2008 under Business | View Comments
The term revenue means the income that a company receives from its normal business activities, usually from the sale of goods and services to the customers. Income which a company earns through dividends, interest or royalties amount paid by other companies is also called as revenue. Revenue may refer to the income earned through a business in general, or it may refer to an amount received during a period of time. Profit or net income is generally calculated by subtracting total expenses from total revenue with in a given period. Revenue is also known as “REVs“.
In the case of a non-profit organization, annual revenue is termed as gross receipts. The sources of revenue for these non-profit organizations are as follows:
- Aid from government organizations
- Donations from individuals and corporations
- Income from activities related to the organization’s mission
- Income from fund generating activities
- Financial investments such as stocks and shares of the companies
- Membership dues
