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GM Sells Europe Ops Back to Europeans
GM sloughs off its European brands to focus on Asia and US markets, boosting PSA Group to second-largest automaker in Europe
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Economics, Policy & Regulation
US Hedge Fund Activists Tackle CEOs
CSX is only the latest example of shareholder activists pushing for change in leadership.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
McDonald’s China Deal Favors Franchise Model
McDonald’s agreed to sell 80% control of its restaurants in China and Hong Kong for 20 years to state-owned conglomerate Citic and the Carlyle Group, a private equity firm.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
US Border Tax Splits Trump, House Republicans
Donald Trump's policy plans put him in conflict with traditional Republicans in Congress and the states--in this case, his plans to impost tariffs to shape trade.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Jack Ma Pledges US Jobs. Sort Of
Alibaba executive chairman Jack Ma stood side by side with president-elect Donald Trumpon January 9 to tout Alibaba plans that would “create one million [US] jobs.” Turns out, the plans are to support exporters, which may or may not create jobs in the US.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Old Essay Shines Light On Trumps Trade Rep
A35-page essay in the archives of the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission shows howRobert Lighthizer, a veteran attorney who is now Trump’s pick for US Trade Representative, might approach America's$30 billion-a-month trade deficit with China.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Strong Dollar Likely Under Trump
The Trump administration’s nascent economic policieswill likely result in a strong dollar and rising interest rates.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Trump’s Tax Proposals Benefit Big Corporations
Trump's tax plans are expected to lighten corporate taxes, adding to profits of beleaguered US companies.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Pharma Prices Raise Eyebrows
<strong>US: </strong>Heather Bresch, the CEO of Mylan, an American pharmaceuticals company, finds herself at the center of one of the biggest pharma controversies in recent years: price-gouging.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Spain’s Ortega Tops Gates In Wealth
Big profits from managing short lead times helped Amancio Ortega—Spanish business magnate, founder and chairman of the Inditex fashion group—recently pass Bill Gates’s fortune for the second time.
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Can Jet CEO Make Walmart.com Fly?
<strong>US</strong> | Wal-Mart’s decision to buy Jet.com, a fast-growing e-commerce company, for $3.3 billion is being viewed as a shrewd move for both companies—one that strengthens their ability to compete with Amazon.
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LinkedIn Hopes For Soft Link With Microsoft
<strong>US</strong> | When Microsoft boughtLinkedIn, the deal was structured to leavethe networking site to grow and develop somewhat independently. The question is, how independently?