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The Tricks of China’s Trade
August 11th, 2014
Last year, China ostensibly reached another milestone in its meteoric rise, surpassing the United States to become the world’s largest trading country, with its total trade turnover valued at CN¥25.83 trillion ($4.16 trillion). But this achievement is largely illusory ...
US Congress To Deny Contracts To Inverters
August 1st, 2014
With pressure growing for the United States Congress to move forward on legislation to halt the flow of “corporate inversions” in the short-term, the Fair Federal Contracts Act has been introduced in both the Senate and the House of ...
U.S. SEC poised to adopt reforms for money market funds
July 23rd, 2014
U.S. regulators are expected to adopt rules on Wednesday that force “prime” money market funds used by large institutions to float their share price. Proponents have suggested that moving from the current stable $1 per share net asset value ...
The Inverted World of Mobile Capital
July 16th, 2014
A growing number of American companies are seeking to move their legal headquarters abroad by acquiring or merging with foreign companies. In the latest case, Medtronics plans to acquire Irish-based Covidien, a much smaller company spun off by US-based ...
Gouging the Gauchos
July 2nd, 2014
Like individuals, corporations, and other private firms that rely on bankruptcy procedures to reduce an excessive debt burden, countries sometimes need orderly debt restructuring or reduction. But the ongoing legal saga of Argentina’s fight with holdout creditors shows that ...
Global M&A at seven-year high as big corporate deals return
June 30th, 2014
Investor support for large acquisitions and a desire to trump rivals in consolidating markets have led chief executives to strike big transactions so far in 2014, raising year-to-date global deal volumes to their highest level in seven years. Corporate ...
When Should You Give Investors Their Money Back?
June 26th, 2014
The economic goal of every business leader is to create value for shareholders; it’s what you are paid to do. If you don’t expect to earn returns that exceed the cost of capital borne by shareholders, you ought to ...
The Case of the Missing White-Collar Criminal
June 23rd, 2014
The senior executives who played leading roles in the 2008 financial crisis can breathe a sigh of relief: If any committed crimes, the statute of limitations will run out for most of them this year. It’s safe to say ...
China signs £14bn trade deals with UK amid Premier’s visit
June 18th, 2014
China says it wants to back major UK infrastructure projects and has signed £14bn in trade deals. The news comes on the first full day of a visit by its leader. The BBC understands the projects the state-owned China ...
Medtronic to buy Covidien for $42.9 billion, rebase in Ireland
June 16th, 2014
U.S. medical device maker Medtronic Inc said on Sunday it had agreed to buy Covidien Plc for $42.9 billion in cash and stock and move its executive base to Ireland in the latest transaction aiming for lower corporate tax rates abroad. ...
