by admin | Dec 16, 2015 | Uncategorized
Fresh attempts to restrict U.S. visas for skilled foreigners are a worry for Indian outsourcers like Tata Consultancy Services and Infosys. The measures, if passed, would hurt a crucial Indian export…
by admin | Dec 16, 2015 | Uncategorized
SpringOwl Asset Management LLC sent a 99-page slide presentation to Yahoo! (NASDAQ:YHOO) for a plan to add $24 billion in value to the company’s core businesses. Core businesses exclude the Alibaba (NYSE:BABA) stake, Yahoo! Japan and real estate. The...
by admin | Dec 15, 2015 | Uncategorized
The media conglomerate appeared to have fallen for a hokey religion when it paid $4 bln for Star Wars maker Lucasfilm. Now, as it prepares to unleash the first of six new movies, it could more than…
by admin | Dec 15, 2015 | Uncategorized
The chemical giants’ $130 bln merger and split should avoid any tax on capital gains. One needed contortion is to show that the shareholder rosters overlap. Dodges like so-called inversions have…
by admin | Dec 15, 2015 | Uncategorized
Everyone used to watch fed funds futures like hawks (or doves). Seven years of zero rates made them a less important indicator. Along with Eurodollar futures and other traded hints on rates and…
