Technology Report: Top shareholders back Alibaba's controversial corporate structure

	Click to View in Browser 09/27/2013 Top shareholders back Alibaba's controversial corporate structure (Reuters) - Alibaba Group's biggest shareholders have backed a partnership structure that is at the center of a debate over where the Chinese e-commerce giant may list its shares in the most highly anticipated Internet IPO since Facebook Inc's $16 billion offer last year. Martha Stewart to Apple: come fix my iPad now SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Martha Stewart broke her beloved iPad. Can someone from Apple rush over and fix it? She's waiting. BlackBerry confirms deep loss and revenue drop TORONTO (Reuters) - BlackBerry Ltd reported a quarterly loss of nearly $1 billion on Friday, in line with a warning it gave last week, just days after the smartphone maker accepted its largest shareholder's tentative $4.7 billion bid to take it private. Dell benefits from hot U.S. leveraged loan market LONDON (Reuters) - Dell is the latest company to benefit from the red-hot U.S. leveraged loan market as strong investor demand allowed the computer giant to cut funding costs on the $10.6 billion financing package backing its $25 billion buyout. Ballmer goes out punching at last Microsoft employee meeting SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Steve Ballmer took his farewell bow before thousands of applauding employees on Thursday with a typically loud and emotional performance at his last companywide meeting, talking up the software giant's prospects and taking swipes at rivals. Chipmaker RDA Microelectronics gets $15.50/ADS buyout offer (Reuters) - RDA Microelectronics Inc said China's state-owned Shanghai Pudong Science and Technology Investment Co Ltd offered to buy the shares of the chipmaker it does not already own at $15.50 per American depositary share. Yahoo backs Alibaba's management as IPO debate goes on HONG KONG (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc joined Japan's SoftBank Corp on Friday in backing Alibaba Group Holding Ltd's planned partnership structure. How Jack Ma can keep a tight grip on Alibaba after an IPO NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Alibaba Group Holding Ltd founder Jack Ma wants to keep a tight grip on the Chinese e-commerce company he founded even after he takes it public, and U.S. law gives him several ways to do so. EA settles NCAA student-athlete cases, no game next year SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Electronic Arts said it had reached a settlement with former college football athletes who have accused the company of using their images without permission and would not be making a new game for the popular "NCAA Football" series in 2014. Softbank CEO Son says 'very supportive' of Alibaba's partnership HONG KONG/TOKYO (Reuters) - Softbank Corp CEO Masayoshi Son said on Friday the company fully supports a partnership system in Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Related Video Researchers predict violent response to global warming Reuters on the Road: Why plan when you can YPlan? Mediafile A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend