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Yahoo agrees a deal to buy New York-based blogging platform Tumblr for $1.1bn (£723m) in a deal that will value founder David Karp's stake at $275m.
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The BBC talks to Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales about Yahoo's acquisition of Tumblr, in a $1.1bn deal.
Company Profile
| Name: | BHP Billiton plc |  |
|---|---|---|
| Address: | Neathhouse Place, Victoria, London, SW1V 1BH, UK | |
| Website: | www.bhpbilliton.com | |
| Sector: | Basic Materials | |
| Industry: | Mining, coal & steel | |
| Summary: | BHP Billiton plc is a diversified resources group. The Company is a producer of energy-related products, such as energy coal, oil, gas, liquefied natural gas and uranium. Its customer sector groups (CGS) are organized into nine business units: petroleum, aluminium, base metals, diamonds and specialty products, stainless steel materials, iron ore, manganese, metallurgical coal and energy coal. The Company generally extracts and processes minerals, oil and gas in the southern hemisphere from its production operations in Australia, Latin America and southern Africa. Its sales are concentrated in the northern hemisphere. In August 2006, BHP Billiton plc completed the sale of its 45.5% interest in the Valesul Aluminio SA joint venture to its joint venture partner, Companhia Vale do Rio Doce. In April 2007, the Company acquired a 33.3% interest in Global Alumina's Sangaredi Refinery Project in Guinea, West Africa. | |
Company Information
| 1,925.50 | Open: | 1,921.00 | High: | 1,931.00 | Mkt Cap: | 40.73B | Ex-Div: | 05/03/12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bid: | 1,925.00 | Low: | 1,903.00 | P/E: | - | Shares: | 2.11B | |
-3.00 (-0.16%) |
Ask: | 1,926.00 | 52Wk High: | 2,251.50 | EPS: | - | Last Trade: | 1,925.00 |
| Delayed: 16:29 BST | Vol: | 3.78M | 52Wk Low: | 1,622.16 |
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