Taiwan aims for big rise in defence spending amid escalating China tension
Taiwan proposed $19 billion in defence spending for next year, a double-digit increase on 2022 that includes funds for new fighter jets.
Thu Aug 25 2022
Western Digital to buy SanDisk in $19 billion deal
Hard disk drive maker Western Digital Corp said it would buy memory chip maker SanDisk Corp for about $19 billion
Wed Oct 21 2015
Facebook seals the deal on WhatsApp acquisition for US$19 bil
Facebook closed its purchase of WhatsApp, a fast growing mobile-messaging service, for as much as US$19 billion on Monday.
Tue Oct 07 2014
Mark Zuckerberg defends takeover of WhatsApp
Billionaire Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg defended the $19 billion free mobile messaging service saying that it was worth much more.
Tue Feb 25 2014
WhatsApp? Service down, three days after Facebook deal
WhatsApp's 450 million worldwide users were unable to access the service for several hours on Saturday, three days after Facebook declared it was lavishing up to $19 billion on it.
Sun Feb 23 2014
Facebook's deal with WhatsApp may face tough competition in Asia
Facebook's stunning $19 billion deal for WhatsApp places the social network in an arena where competition is fierce, particularly in Asia.
Fri Feb 21 2014