Bloomberg iDreamSky Technology Holdings Ltd is in advanced talks with buyout firm CVC Capital Partners to jointly acquire gaming firm Leyou Technologies Holdings Ltd, according to people familiar with the matter. iDreamSky, which counts Tencent Holdings Ltd among its investors, has been in exclusive talks with Leyou’s controlling shareholder since late last year, Bloomberg News previously reported. Leyou later confirmed ...

Bloomberg Facebook Inc cancelled its annual F8 Developer Conference over concerns about Covid-19, commonly referred to as the coronavirus, according to a blog post. The conference, scheduled for May in San Jose, California, has become a flagship event in the technology community in recent years, and Facebook uses F8 to provide updates on the company’s product lines. In the past, ...

Bloomberg Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said the coronavirus “poses evolving risks” to the US economy and signalled the central bank is prepared to cut interest rates if necessary to sustain the country’s longest-ever expansion. The rare statement by Powell before the financial markets closed for the US weekend came as stocks posted their seventh-straight daily loss, a slump which ...