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Rakuten is a leading e-commerce and fintech service provider in Japan. It has built up a comprehensive Rakuten ecosystem in Japan, including Rakuten Ichiba for e-commerce, Rakuten Travel, Rakuten Card, Rakuten Bank, Rakuten Securities, and became the fourth mobile network operator in Japan in April 2020. The loyalty program, Rakuten Super Points, has encouraged cross-use of services in its ecosystem. About 80% of its revenue is generated from the Japanese market.

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Rakuten Group (OTC:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/RKUNY#OTC">RKUNY</a>) reported quarterly losses of $(0.22) per share. This is a 69.23 percent decrease over losses of $(0.13) per share from the same period last year. The company reported $3.69 billion in sales this quarter. This is a 6.62 percent increase over sales of $3.46 billion the same period last year.

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Rakuten Group Q1 EPS $(0.22) Down From $(0.13) YoY, Sales $3.69B Up From $3.46B YoY

During its <a href="https://benzinga.com/general/space/25/05/45361586/ast-spacemobile-reports-q1-earnings-key-highlights-from-the-quarter">first quarter earnings</a> call on Monday, satellite designer and manufacturer, AST SpaceMobile Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ASTS#NASDAQ">ASTS</a>) gave a concrete revenue guidance for the first time, forecasted between $50 million to $75 million, heavily weighted to the back half of this year.
What Happened: &#8220;We believe we have a revenue opportunity in 2025 in the range of $50 million to $75 million, back-end loaded in the second half of the year,&#8221; CFO Andrew Johnson said during the call. &#8220;Revenue is ramping on plan,&#8221; he said, from satellite deployments, gateway installations, and milestone payments under government and mobile operator agreements.
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The company credited its rapid monetization progress to AST's direct-to-device technology, which allows unmodified mobile devices to connect directly with its growing network of low Earth orbit communication satellites. 
&#8220;We're building the first and only global cellular broadband network in space to operate directly with everyday unmodified mobile devices,&#8221; said President Scott Wisniewski.
&#8220;If you can run a video call, you can support basically any native application that is in your phone,&#8221; said CEO Abel Avellan, highlighting recent video call demonstrations conducted with partners including AT&amp;T Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/T#NYSE">T</a>), Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/VZ#NYSE">VZ</a>), Vodafone Group Plc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/VOD#NASDAQ">VOD</a>), and Rakuten Group Inc. (OTC:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/RKUNY#OTC">RKUNY</a>).
Why It Matters: With its direct-to-device technology, AST SpaceMobile is targeting more than <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/content/44930148/ast-spacemobile-5-reasons-to-buy-this-tiny-trailblazer-stock">3 billion potential users</a>, part of the 42% of the global population currently lacking cellular coverage. The company has already signed agreements with 45 mobile network operators worldwide to help extend its reach.
During its recent first quarter results on Monday, the company reported $718,000 in revenue, up 43.60% year-over-year, but this <a href="https://benzinga.com/general/space/25/05/45361586/ast-spacemobile-reports-q1-earnings-key-highlights-from-the-quarter">fell short of consensus</a> estimates by $3.13 million. The company posted a loss of $0.20 per share, which was again $0.01 over analyst estimates.
Price Action: The stock was up 5.43% on Monday, but is down 3.08% after hours following the company&#8217;s first quarter results that fell short of estimates.
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AST SpaceMobile Sets $75 Million Target For 2025 As CFO Andrew Johnson Says 'Revenue Is Ramping On Plan' Amid Surging Demand For Direct-To-Device Satellite Connectivity

Rakuten Group (OTC:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/RKUNY#OTC">RKUNY</a>) reported quarterly losses of $(0.23) per share. This is a 9.52 percent decrease over losses of $(0.21) per share from the same period last year. The company reported $3.81 billion in sales this quarter. This is a 6.10 percent increase over sales of $3.59 billion the same period last year.

Rakuten Group Q3 EPS $(0.23) Down From $(0.21) YoY, Sales $3.81B Up From $3.59B YoY

Japan&#8217;s Rakuten Group (OTC:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/RKUNY#OTC">RKUNY</a>) has inked a memorandum of understanding with OpenAI to delve into joint business prospects. Reuters reports.
The collaboration will focus on integrating OpenAI applications into Rakuten&#8217;s offerings, according to the newswire. Sam Altman-led OpenAI has risen in popularity following the launch of its artificial general intelligence (AGI) app chatGPT, which is available on the web, iPhones and Android devices in select countries.
Beside chatGPT, OpenAI has several offerings including APIs of GPT-4 and other AGI models. The company also has a speech-to-text transcription service called Whisper and an AI-based image generation service called Dall.E-2.
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Super Bowl LVI aired Sunday on NBC, a unit of Comcast Corp (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/cmcsa#NASDAQ">CMCSA</a>). The Los Angeles Rams were the <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/22/02/25590792/los-angeles-rams-are-super-bowl-lvi-champions-in-come-from-behind-victory">winners </a>of the game and ended the NFL season as champions.
Other winners for Super Bowl LVI could be the companies that <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/22/02/25556462/stocks-to-watch-10-public-companies-with-super-bowl-lvi-commercials">shelled out an average of $6.5 million</a> per 30-second ad to get their message and products in front of a massive television and streaming audience that may have topped 100 million people.
Here is the complete list of companies that were featured in Super Bowl LVI commercials, as <a href="https://twitter.com/chriskatje/status/1493009947424137217">tracked </a>on Twitter Inc (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/twtr#NYSE">TWTR</a>) live throughout the big game.
Trailer for &ldquo;Jurassic World Dominion,&rdquo; which hits theaters on June 10, 2022 &ndash; Comcast
YouTube TV &ndash; Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/goog#NASDAQ">GOOG</a>)(NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/googl#NASDAQ">GOOGL</a>)
Toyota &ndash; Toyota Motor (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/tm#NYSE">TM</a>)
Zendaya and Andre 3000 promoting Sally selling seashells by the seashore moving to an online presence &ndash; SquareSpace (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/sqsp#NYSE">SQSP</a>)
Dolly Parton and her goddaughter Miley Cyrus promoting T-Mobile &ndash; T-Mobile US (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/tmus#NASDAQ">TMUS</a>)
&ldquo;Moon Knight&rdquo; trailer from Marvel, to air on Disney+ - The Walt Disney Co (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/dis#NYSE">DIS</a>)
Rakuten (OTC: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/rkuny#OTC">RKUNY</a>)
Talking baby from eTrade &ndash; Morgan Stanley (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ms#NYSE">MS</a>)
Ewan McGregor saying people want to travel &ndash; Expedia Group (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/expe#NASDAQ">EXPE</a>)
One of several ads promoting &ldquo;Law and Order&rdquo; on NBC &ndash; Comcast
Bud Light NEXT, zero carb beer, featuring Nouns DAO &ndash; Anheuser-Busch InBev (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/bud#NYSE">BUD</a>)
Sports betting with DraftKings &ndash; DraftKings Inc (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/dkng#NASDAQ">DKNG</a>)
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Salma Hayek as Greek Gods &ndash; BMW (OTC: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/bmwyy#OTC">BMWYY</a>)
Peacock streaming - Comcast
A look at several upcoming Netflix shows with heavy focus on the upcoming&nbsp;Ryan Reynolds movie &ldquo;The Adam Project&rdquo; &ndash; Netflix Inc (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/nflx#NASDAQ">NFLX</a>)
Polestar ad <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/22/02/25591092/elon-musk-reacts-to-ev-startup-polestar-mocking-the-tesla-ceo-in-first-super-bowl-ad">poking fun</a> at Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/tsla#NASDAQ">TSLA</a>) and others &ndash; Polestar merging with Gores Guggenheim Inc (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ggpi#NASDAQ">GGPI</a>)
Avocados From Mexico
NBC News &ndash; Comcast
Oversharing mother on selling cars &ndash; Carvana Co (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/cvna#NYSE">CVNA</a>)
Super Bowl halftime performer Mary J. Blige for Hologic Inc (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/holx#NASDAQ">HOLX</a>)
A bouncing QR code for Coinbase, <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cryptocurrency/22/02/25590947/how-coinbases-superbowl-ad-went-viral-unwittingly">one of the most talked about ads of the night </a>&ndash; Coinbase Global Inc (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/coin#NASDAQ">COIN</a>)
Telemundo &ndash; Comcast
Frito-Lay &ndash; PepsiCo (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/pep#NYSE">PEP</a>)
A look at the future metaverse &ndash; Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/fb#NASDAQ">FB</a>)
&ldquo;Nope&rdquo; movie trailer &ndash; Comcast
&ldquo;Law and Order&rdquo; &ndash; Comcast
Several all-time sports legends in a spot from Michelob Ultra &ndash; Anheuser-Busch InBev
&ldquo;Sopranos&rdquo; reunion for Meadow and A.J. from Chevy &ndash; General Motors Co (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/gm#NYSE">GM</a>)
Rocket Mortgage with Barbie starring Anna Kendrick &ndash; Rocket Companies (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/rkt#NYSE">RKT</a>) and Mattel Inc (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/mat#NASDAQ">MAT</a>)
Disney+ streaming platform &ndash; The Walt Disney Co
Weathertec
WrestleMania &ndash; World Wrestling Entertainment Inc (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/wwe#NYSE">WWE</a>) and Comcast
Dolly Parton and Miley Cyrus for 5G &ndash; T-Mobile
Uber Eats promoting their delivery of non-food items &ndash; Uber Technologies (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/uber#NYSE">UBER</a>)
Caesars Sportsbook first ever Super Bowl ad &ndash; Caesars Entertainment (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/czr#NASDAQ">CZR</a>)
Gillette &ndash; Procter &amp; Gamble (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/pg#NYSE">PG</a>)
&ldquo;Ambulance&rdquo; movie trailer &ndash; Comcast
TurboTax &ndash; Intuit (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/intu#NASDAQ">INTU</a>)
Man struck by lightning afraid of electricity except EV charging &ndash; Wallbox NV (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/wbx#NYSE">WBX</a>)
Turkish Airlines
Michelob Ultra &ndash; Anheuser-Busch InBev
NBC Shows -Comcast
Matthew McConaughey for Salesforce Inc (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/crm#NYSE">CRM</a>)
Larry David for FTX, which is giving away Bitcoin (CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/btc/usd">BTC</a>) &ndash; FTX
Thursday Night Football coming to Amazon &ndash; Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/amzn#NASDAQ">AMZN</a>)
Peacock streaming &ndash; Comcast
Sports betting with FanDuel &ndash; Flutter Entertainment (OTC: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/pdypy#OTC">PDYPY</a>)
Joel McHale and Ken Jeong for Planters &ndash; Hormel Foods Corp (NSYE:HRL)
Toyota
Peacock, &ldquo;American Song Contest&rdquo; &ndash; Comcast
National Football League ad
Crypto.com
Verizon Inc (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/vz#NYSE">VZ</a>)
NBC, Peacock &ndash; Comcast
Chobani
Google Pixel phones &ndash; Alphabet
Covid-19 at-home test &ndash; Cue Health (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/hlth#NASDAQ">HLTH</a>)
Lindsay Lohan and other celebrities &ndash; Planet Fitness Inc (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/plnt#NYSE">PLNT</a>)
&ldquo;Lord of the Rings&rdquo; trailer for Amazon Prime Video &ndash; Amazon
Lay&rsquo;s Chips with Paul Rudd and Seth Rogan &ndash; PepsiCo
Pringles &ndash; Kellogg Co (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/k#NYSE">K</a>)
Bud Light Seltzer featuring Guy Fieri and the fictional &ldquo;Flavortown&rdquo; &ndash; Anheuser-Busch InBev
Kia
&ldquo;Law and Order&rdquo; &ndash; Comcast
&ldquo;Austin Powers&rdquo; reunion for General Motors
eToro ad that featured a Shiba Inu dog and a Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT &ndash; eToro merging with Fintech Acquisition Corp V (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ftcv#NASDAQ">FTCV</a>)
T-Mobile
Peacock &ndash; Comcast
National Football League ad
NBC Winter Olympics coverage &ndash; Comcast
Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost with the all too honest Alexa &ndash; Amazon
Quickbooks &ndash; Intuit
Idris Elba for Booking.com &ndash; Booking Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/bkng#NASDAQ">BKNG</a>)
Cutwater can cocktails &ndash; Anheuser-Busch InBev
Hassle of selling used cars &ndash; Vroom Inc (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/vrm#NASDAQ">VRM</a>)
AMC Networks upcoming shows &ndash; AMC Networks (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/amcx#NASDAQ">AMCX</a>)
Irish Spring &ndash; Colgate-Palmolive Co (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/cl#NYSE">CL</a>)
NBC &ndash; Comcast
Nissan
Taco Bell with Doja Cat &ndash; Yum Brands (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/yum#NYSE">YUM</a>)
Hellmann&rsquo;s mayo tackling food waste &ndash; Unilever (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ul#NYSE">UL</a>)
Peacock &ndash; Comcast
Budweiser &ndash; Anheuser-Busch InBev
Sam&rsquo;s Club with Kevin Hart &ndash; Walmart Inc (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/wmt#NYSE">WMT</a>)
Greenlight
HBO Max &ndash; AT&amp;T Inc (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/t#NYSE">T</a>)
NBC, Peacock &ndash; Comcast
FanDuel
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<li>Vodafone Group PLC&nbsp;(NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/vod#NASDAQ">VOD</a>) has collaborated with&nbsp;Samsung Electronics Co Ltd&nbsp;(OTC: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ssnlf#OTC">SSNLF</a>) to provide 5G network equipment in Britain,&nbsp;<a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/vodafone-opts-samsungs-5g-network-solutions-britain-2021-06-14/" style="color:#4a6ee0; background:transparent; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt" target="_blank">Reuters reports</a>.</li>
<li>The financial terms of the transaction remain undisclosed.</li>
<li>The initiative marks European mobile operators&rsquo; attempt to replace Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.</li>
<li>Spain&rsquo;s&nbsp;Telefonica SA&nbsp;(NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/tef#NYSE">TEF</a>) and France&rsquo;s&nbsp;Orange SA&nbsp;(NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/oran#NYSE">ORAN</a>) confirmed their discussions with Samsung.</li>
<li>Britain previously ordered the removal of Huawei equipment from its 5G network by 2027, akin to the&nbsp;<a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.benzinga.com/government/20/05/16043843/us-to-block-shipments-of-semiconductors-to-huawei-report?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+benzinga%2Fmedia+%28Channels+-+Media%29" style="color:#4a6ee0; background:transparent; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt" target="_blank">U.S. embargo over</a>&nbsp;national security concerns.</li>
<li>Samsung is capitalizing on Europe to maintain its network equipment business growth following widespread 5G rollouts.</li>
<li>Samsung snapped a $6 billion Sep deal with&nbsp;Verizon Communications Inc&nbsp;(NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/vz#NYSE">VZ</a>). Previously the market was ruled by&nbsp;Nokia Oyj&nbsp;(NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/nok#NYSE">NOK</a>),&nbsp;Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson&nbsp;(NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/eric#NASDAQ">ERIC</a>), and Huawei.</li>
<li>Telecom operators are gradually adopting the Open RAN, which permits mobile operators to combine equipment from multiple suppliers leading to higher flexibility and lower costs.</li>
<li>Japan&rsquo;s&nbsp;Rakuten Group Inc&nbsp;(OTC: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/rkunf#OTC">RKUNF</a>) (OTC: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/rkuny#OTC">RKUNY</a>) and&nbsp;DISH Network Corp&nbsp;(NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/dish#NASDAQ">DISH</a>) have opted for open networks. Telefonica and Vodafone have also followed suit.</li>
<li>Price action:&nbsp;VOD shares traded higher by 0.38% at $18.66 during the market session on the last check Monday.</li>
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Japanese e-commerce firm&nbsp;Rakuten Inc&nbsp;(OTC:&nbsp;<a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/rkunf#OTC" style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); background: transparent; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt;; color: #4a6ee0;" target="_blank">RKUNF</a>) (OTC:&nbsp;<a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/rkuny#OTC" style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); background: transparent; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt;; color: #4a6ee0;" target="_blank">RKUNY</a>) is divesting an 8.32% stake to postal and banking company&nbsp;Japan Post Holdings Co Ltd&nbsp;(OTC:&nbsp;<a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/jphlf#OTC" style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); background: transparent; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt;; color: #4a6ee0;" target="_blank">JPHLF</a>) (OTC:&nbsp;<a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/jpphy#OTC" style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); background: transparent; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt;; color: #4a6ee0;" target="_blank">JPPHY</a>), expanding a logistics tie-up to counter peers like&nbsp;Amazon.Com Inc&nbsp;(NASDAQ:&nbsp;<a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/amzn#NASDAQ" style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); background: transparent; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt;; color: #4a6ee0;" target="_blank">AMZN</a>),&nbsp;<a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-japan-post-rakuten/rakuten-to-sell-8-stake-to-japan-post-in-amazon-battle-idUSKBN2B40NZ" style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); background: transparent; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt;; color: #4a6ee0;" target="_blank">Reuters reports</a>.
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<li>Rakuten plunged to an operating loss in 2020 as it battled Amazon in e-commerce and took on Japan&rsquo;s cash-rich telecoms with its mobile network.</li>
<li>Friday&rsquo;s deal made Japan Post Holdings the biggest shareholder in Rakuten outside the founding Mikitani family and is part of a $2.2-billion (242-billion-yen) share sale to companies including&nbsp;Tencent Holdings Ltd&nbsp;(OTC:&nbsp;<a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/tcehy#OTC" style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); background: transparent; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt;; color: #4a6ee0;" target="_blank">TCEHY</a>) and&nbsp;Walmart Inc&nbsp;(NYSE:&nbsp;<a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/wmt#NYSE" style="color: rgb(14, 16, 26); background: transparent; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt;; color: #4a6ee0;" target="_blank">WMT</a>).</li>
<li>The proceeds would be utilized to fund expansions into AI, finance, and mobile. The alliance mainly focuses on e-commerce, followed by a partnership in mobile and other businesses, Bloomberg reports.</li>
<li>Last year, the company scaled back plans to offer free shipping following regulatory scrutiny. Rakuten also expanded rapidly into wireless mobile to disrupt the industry.</li>
<li>The company&rsquo;s wireless unit&rsquo;s loss nearly tripled to 227 billion yen in FY20 following network investments while offering free service to drive users.</li>
<li>The arrangement united Rakuten&rsquo;s over 100 million members and Japan Post&rsquo;s last-mile access to every household and a network of 24,000 post offices. The postal group also operated a life insurance business and a bank with about 120 million savings accounts.</li>
<li>The collaboration focused on creating joint logistics centers and delivery, pick-up systems, and data sharing. Post offices would form as sign-up counters for Rakuten&rsquo;s mobile service. They would also collaborate on cashless payments and insurance. Further details of the partnership would be revealed in April.</li>
<li>Rakuten&rsquo;s relationship with Walmart dated back at least three years. It included collaboration on fresh produce delivery in Japan and an e-book operation in the U.S., unlike Tencent, which was still fresh.</li>
<li>Rakuten and Japan Post stock rose in afternoon trade in Tokyo after the tie-up.</li>
<li>Last year Rakuten acquired a 20% stake in Walmart&rsquo;s Japanese supermarket unit Seiyu. Rakuten&rsquo;s partnership with Seiyu dated back to 2018.</li>
<li>Price action:&nbsp;RKUNF shares are trading up 5.24% at $11.04 on the last check Friday.</li>
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Rakuten Divests 8% Stake To Japan Post, Tencent, Walmart To Intensify Battle Against Amazon: Report

Walmart Inc (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/wmt#NYSE">WMT</a>) has sold a majority of its&nbsp;stake in the Japanese supermarket chain Seiyu to investment firm KKR &amp; Co, Inc (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/kkr#NYSE">KKR</a>) and local e-commerce conglomerate Rakuten Inc (OTC: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/rkuny#OTC">RKUNY</a>) in a $1.65 billion (JPY 172.5 billion) deal.
What Happened: KKR will acquire a 65% stake in Seiyu and Rakuten will get a 20% share in the retailer through a newly-created subsidiary focused on retailer digital transformation. Walmart will retain a 15% stake in Seiyu, the companies said in a statement Sunday.
Seiyu&nbsp;CEO Lionel Desclee will remain at the helm through the transition period, following which he is expected to take a new role at Walmart.
A new board of directors &mdash; made up of representatives from KKR, Rakuten, and Walmart &mdash; will be formed and subsequently&nbsp;appoint a new CEO after the close of the transaction.&nbsp;
KKR made the investment from its Asia private equity fund. The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of 2021, subject to regulatory approvals.
Why It Matters: Walmart&rsquo;s foray into Japan dates back to 2002 when it purchased a 6% stake in Seiyu. The Arkansas-based retailer fully&nbsp;took over Seiyu in 2008, Reuters <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-seiyu-m-a-kkr-rakuten/walmart-to-sell-japanese-supermarket-seiyu-to-kkr-rakuten-idUSKBN27V0TY" style="text-decoration-line:none">reported</a>.
The U.S. retail behemoth reportedly struggled in Japan due to fierce competition and was looking to sell Seiyu two years ago, for between JPY 300 billion to JPY 500 billion, but couldn&#39;t find a buyer at the time.
Last year, Walmart said it was looking to exit Japan and that it wanted to take Seiyu public but retain a majority in the business.
Price Action: Walmart shares closed nearly 1.6% higher on Friday at $150.54 and rose 0.57% in the after-hours session. On the same day, KKR shares closed almost 2.5% higher at $37.51 and gained 0.21% in the after-hours session.
Rakuten OTC shares closed 1.74% higher at $10.53.
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Earnings Scheduled For August 11, 2020

Despite initial weakness following its most recent earnings report, shares of eBay Inc (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ebay#NASDAQ">EBAY</a>) are up 5% in the past week, and the stock is slowly but surely approaching all-time high territory. Here&#39;s what the company had to say about its first quarter.&nbsp;
Mixed Q1 Results
With surging demand that resulted in active buyers up to 174 million in the wake of COVID-19, and despite a dodgy supply, eBay exceeded analyst estimates&nbsp;earnings per share, while slightly missing the estimate on&nbsp;revenue. EPS came in at $0.77 vs a $0.72 estimate, while revenue was $2.37&nbsp;billion vs a $2.38 billion estimate. 
The revenue figure was a&nbsp;2% decline from a year ago, while net income dropped to $485 million from $516 a year ago. The board has declared a cash dividend of $0.16 per&nbsp;share for June 19.
eBay&#39;s main business, Marketplace, generated $2.1 billion of revenue (down 1%), while&nbsp;Classifieds revenue amounted to $248 million (down 3%).&nbsp; 
Outlook
The company did provide investors with some forward-looking guidance. eBay expects adjusted earnings of $0.73-$0.80 per&nbsp;share on&nbsp;revenue of $2.38-$2.48 billion in the second quarter. Just like the Q1 earnings, the EPS figure came in above consensus estimates, while the revenue figure was in-line with expectations.
The e-commerce platform is on a long-term improvement path as it plans to handle the payment process for transactions itself and&nbsp;it will no longer rely on PayPal (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/pypl#NASDAQ">PYPL</a>). This is still a relatively small part of eBay&#39;s pie, as it accounts for a mere $3 billion of gross merchandise volume from&nbsp;more than 32,000 sellers. But eBay is expanding its payments business to&nbsp;the U.K., Canada, and Australia in July.
Competitors
With eBay out of the ticketing business thanks to its well-timed $4 billion sale of Stubhub, it is more closely lined up with other e-commerce plays like&nbsp;Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/amzn#NASDAQ">AMZN</a>) and Etsy Inc (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/etsy#NASDAQ">ETSY</a>).
While Amazon&nbsp;is different in many ways, it&#39;s almost impossible to mention one without comparing it to the other in terms of e-commerce. The main difference between the two in their e-commerce operations is eBay remains the preferred choice for selling used items through its auction system, while Amazon is the preferred choice for retailers.
Etsy is perhaps the only viable alternative to eBay, but only when it comes to handmade items. It also broke records, as its sales doubled in April compared to the same period last year, and are 25% higher than its prior record that was in December last year.
There is also an international alternative to eBay, Rakuten Inc (OTC: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/rkuny#OTC">RKUNY</a>), the so-called &quot;Amazon of Japan.&quot; With nearly 90% of Japan&#39;s internet users registered on the platform, Rakuten is&nbsp;ranked among the top three e-commerce&nbsp;companies in the world. The massive operator of online shopping malls even started selling COVID-19 test kits and is also seeing a growing thirst for online retail.
In China, Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/baba#NYSE">BABA</a>) has maintained its dominance. While a large majority of their seller base is in Asia, they serve sellers across the entire globe, and the company will be investing heavily in cloud services due to the outbreak-triggered demand. Between their expansion and the continued online expansion of companies like Walmart (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/wmt#NYSE">WMT</a>) and Target Corporation (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/tgt#NYSE">TGT</a>), the fight for the e-commerce pie is getting hotter than it&#39;s ever been.
This pandemic has only accelerated a digital revolution. And although eBay is doing well enough&nbsp;amid this uncertainty, the competition is as intense as ever and eBay will need to work hard to keep up and stay relevant in the post-COVID-19 era.
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