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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Are Vertical Mergers Healthy For Consumers?

M&A dealsbetween companies like CVS and Aetna and Amazon and Whole Foods will test what it meansto create value in business today, as well as whether such deals provide value for consumers.

Banking

Citi | Managing Innovation

Vanessa Colella, head of Citi Ventures and chief innovation officer at Citi, visited Global Finance to discuss integrating innovation into global banking, the role of employees in driving change, and emerging trends in technology and banking.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Upscale Westfield Brand Survives Mall Consolidation

Westfield has developed shopping venues in such prime locations as London’s Shepherd Bush, New York’s World Trade Center and Los Angeles’ Century City.

Features

US Digital Policy | Weaving A Complex Web

The repeal of net neutrality sparked immediate political response from consumers, but its impact on business will be complicated, and take time to unfold and to absorb.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Bankruptcy Pros Suffer As Fewer Companies Go Bust

European Union countries saw lower bankruptcy rates in the first half of 2017, as did Canada. USbankruptcy filings dropped 5.5% in the 12-month period ended September 30, 2017.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

All-Stock Deals Plummet In Cheap-Debt Environment

It is a dramatic drop compared not just to the 1990s, when stock-for-stock deals accounted for over half of all mergers, but also to 2016, when the average equaled 23.9% by dollar value.

Features

GAAP Gets A Bad Rap

There’s a growing push to replaceGenerally Accepted Accounting Principles with an accounting system that better reflects companies’ finances.

News

Trump’s First Year | An Economic Evaluation

A year into President Trump’s term, America’s political life has changed beyond recognition. But what has his administration meant for companies?

News

A Lightbulb Moment For GE

GE stock has lost more than 40% of its value since 2000, when Flannery’s predecessor, Jeffrey Immelt, was appointed.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

A Non-Economist To Lead The US Central Bank

Jerome Powellis President Donald Trump’s nominee to replace Janet Yellen as chair of the US central bank. He willstart his tenure inFebruary 2018.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

CFIUS Reform Shakes Foreign Buyers in America

The proposal includes review of additional categories of transactions, such as nonpassive investments in critical technologies or infrastructure companies.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Fixed Income: Supply Shock Could Rattle Treasury Market

US treasury bond yields could rise sharply in 2018, as central-bank liquidity begins to recede and heavy new supply hits the market.