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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Global Giants To Help Indias FlipKart Beat Back Competition

Facing increasing competition from Amazon and Alibaba, India’s Flipkart ecommerce platform has turned to Microsoft, Tencent and eBay for financial, technical and market support.

News

Starbucks C-Suite Shuffle Has Brand Impact

The Starbucks brand will be impacted by COO Johnson taking the top slot from CEO Howard Schultz, adding to pressure on the company.

News

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

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

The United States

Global Giants To Help Indias FlipKart Beat Back Competition

Starbucks C-Suite Shuffle Has Brand Impact

GM Sells Europe Ops Back to Europeans

US Hedge Fund Activists Tackle CEOs

McDonald’s China Deal Favors Franchise Model

US Border Tax Splits Trump, House Republicans

Jack Ma Pledges US Jobs. Sort Of

Old Essay Shines Light On Trumps Trade Rep

Strong Dollar Likely Under Trump

Trump’s Tax Proposals Benefit Big Corporations

Pharma Prices Raise Eyebrows

Spain’s Ortega Tops Gates In Wealth