Deals
Facebook CEO Raises Deal Profile With $19 Billion Purchase
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Mark Zuckerberg’s latest deal shows how high he’ll go, and how fast he’ll move, to keep Facebook Inc. growing by buying out the competition.
The world’s largest social network agreed Feb. 19 to acquire mobile-messaging startup WhatsApp Inc. for as much as $19 billion, with Zuckerberg, Facebook’s co-founder and chief executive, settling on the terms after five days of talks.