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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Merger Fail Shows Limits To Cross-Border M&A

Singapore-based Broadcom redomiciled to the US, but it wasn't enough to get permission for its acquisition of US-basedQualcomm. Now Qualcomm's merger with the Netherlands'NXP may be at risk, as China and the US ratchet up their economic disputes.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

New CPTPP Chips Away At U.S. Prestige

U.S. President Donald Trump's withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership prompted the other 11 nations that were party to the agreement to forge ahead in a new pact without the U.S.

News

Powell Takes Over Fed With Rates Rising

The new chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve is steadily raising rates amid a more volatile economic environment.

News

Slovakia’s New Prime Minister Overshadowed By Old Prime Minister

Slovakia's new prime ministerPeter Pellegrini is struggling the escape the shadow of his predecessorwho was forced to resign after the murder of a journalist investigating corrupt politicians.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Swiss To Vote On Reclaiming Fiat Power

As many countries move to become cashless societies, Switzerland will vote on whether their central bank should be the only institution capable of creating money.

Features

Caribbean: Stormy Recovery Path

The 2017 hurricane season hit the Caribbean hard, leaving a trail of destruction and death—sometimes wiping out whole settlements. It also sparked fresh doubts that turquoise waters and sandy beaches will draw enough tourists or the investment and spending that goes with a robust tourism industry.

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Latin America: Back on Track

Good news from Latin America: With Brazil and Argentina coming out of the 2015-2016 recession, the region has returned to expansion mode and is expected to gain economic strength this year and next. The return of capital inflows and an apparent change in foreign direct investment (FDI) are the most evident signs that investors’ views of South and Central America have tilted more to the positive of late. The region is back on track.