News
Goal For GE’s New CEO: A Profit Turnaround
Hopes are high that GE insider John Flannery will further streamline the still-sprawling behemoth.
The United States
Join the global community of corporate and public-sector finance industry leaders reading Global Finance monthly in print.
Click Here
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
In Age Of Trump, CEOs Become Activists
Company executivesareunder greater pressure to respond to global issues, as business and politicsintersect in new ways.
News
Unprofitable Tesla Achieves Record Market Cap
Elon Musk, profitless billionaire first it surpassed Ford, then GM, then went head to head with Honda and flew past it.
News
US-China Deal Counters Campaign Rhetoric
Following the April summit the US and China achieved a 100-day joint action plan, a significant departure from Trump’s campaign rhetoric
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Are Clawbacks Coming Back?
After Wells Fargo forced two senior executives to pay back $75 million in compensation, other companies are rethinking clawback clauses—which experts say are effective governance mechanism.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
FED Seeks To Avoid Taper Tantrum II
For the US Federal Reserve to diminish its balance sheet, it must take care not to spook the markets.
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.