I've been accused of being a harbinger of doom, of trying to talk up a crisis, then of trying to talk down a recovery and of spouting utter bullspit (albeit with a slightly different spelling). But for anyone who cares to look around them, the t...
Management: Lionsgate heads to Court
Following the decision of the British Columbia Securities Commission's decision to cease trade the Lionsgate Shareholder Rights Plan, the company has filed an application in the British Columbia Court of Appeal for leave to appeal that order.
M&A: Canada kills poison pill
The battle over Lionsgate reached the British Columbia Securities Commission - which has issued a "cease trade" order to effectively invalidate a poison pill set up by the company's directors and to open the way for shareholders to dec...
Management: seven more US banks fail in one day.
Our sister publication BankingInsuranceSecurities.Com is today carrying a list of banks that US regulators have closed. Far from Lehman Brothers or Bear Sterns, these are tiny, often one office, banks some with tiny deposits. They are failing be...
Business Strategies: what do you do with an incalculable surplus of cash?
There are estimates of just how much surplus China has in US dollars. There is little doubt that it's enough to cause lasting and long-term harm to the US currency if China dumped it. So when it's got no real growth potential sitting in a bank,...
It's easy to be blinded by the fact that the crazy stock markets of a year ago have risen dramatically and to presume that that means all is well...
Business Strategies: fall-out over Kraft's takeover of Cadbury began before the sharholder's vote
It was all over when Gordon Brown made an announcement: he would be taking all steps to protect UK jobs in the event of a takeover of Cadbury by...
Business Environment: Letter from Davos - Asia Rising
In Britain, the term "Asian" refers to the Indian Subcontinent and its peoples whilst in the USA "Asian" means Oriental. And...
Business Strategies: is there any point to Davos 2010?
In usual years, the Davos Forum raises important and interesting topics which business leaders and politicians take home with some prospect of us...
Business strategies: leaving NASDAQ
Craftmade International, Inc, has told NASDAQ that it is to voluntarily delist its stock and then deregister with the SEC. Is this a drastic step...
