News: Best Buy Co Inc (BBY)
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Tue, May 21 2013
Best Buy sees investments squeezing near-term profits
- Best Buy Co Inc reported lackluster sales in the first quarter and warned that efforts to entice shoppers could squeeze profits in the near term.
CORRECTED-(OFFICIAL)-Best Buy profit tops estimates; sales fall
(Corrects to show sales were weaker, not weaker than expected in first paragraph; and in headline, that sales fall)
BRIEF-Best BUY shares down 4 pct premarket after results
NEW YORK, May 21 - Best Buy Co Inc : * Shares down 4 percent premarket after results
UK lawmakers challenge Google's 'smoke and mirrors' on tax
LONDON - Google Inc faced angry questions on Thursday from British lawmakers investigating its tax affairs and whether it had misled parliament in testimony last year, adding fuel to a debate on taxation that has risen to the top of the UK political agenda.
Google to face UK lawmakers again over tax
LONDON - Google Inc faces another grilling over its tax affairs from a committee of British lawmakers on Thursday who have called the company back after questions were raised about testimony given in an earlier hearing.
Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions
April 30 - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 2000 GMT on Tuesday:
Best Buy exits Europe with Carphone sale
NEW YORK/LONDON - U.S. retailer Best Buy Co Inc retreated from an ill-timed European expansion on Tuesday by selling its stake in a joint venture to Carphone Warehouse Group for less than half of what it paid five years ago.
BRIEF-Best BUY shares up 3.9 pct premarket after selling JV stake
NEW YORK, April 30 - Best Buy Co Inc : * Shares up 3.9 percent after selling jv stake
Carphone Warehouse buys out Best Buy from joint venture
LONDON, April 30 - Mobile phone retailer Carphone Warehouse said it was buying out its joint venture partner Best Buy Co Inc for 471 million pounds ($730 million), ending a five-year relationship.
EU antitrust body seeks views on Google concessions
BRUSSELS - Google's rivals will have the chance to comment on concessions proposed by the U.S. internet company to end an EU antitrust investigation, in a move that could force the company to improve its offer or even scupper a deal.
Press Releases
- Best Buy Reports Better-Than-Expected First Quarter Results
- Best Buy to Sell its Stake in European Business to Carphone Warehouse
- Best Buy Announces New Member of its Board of Directors, Current Member Announces Intention to Not Seek Re-election
- Technical Briefing on Best Buy, GameStop, RadioShack, and hhgregg
- Founder Richard Schulze Returns to Best Buy as Chairman Emeritus in Support of the Company's Renew Blue Transformation Efforts
- Channel Initiatives, Pricing Strategies and Improved Offerings - Research Report on Wal-Mart, Macy's, Best Buy, GameStop and Conn's
- Best Buy Announces Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend
- Best Buy Comments on Status of Agreement with Dick Schulze
- Best Buy Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year Results
- Today's Technical View on Best Buy, RadioShack, GameStop and Conns Inc.

