No Longer Too Big To Fail: The End of the Government Bailout Era?
The 1980s: Bailout of Continental Illinois Bank and Birth of the Too Big To Fail Banking Model “We have…
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A New Wave of M&A Deals is Coming…And It’s Not From Where you Expected
Historically, the Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT) and Healthcare sectors have been the poster children for mergers and acquisitions (M&A)….
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Discounted Shopping for Private Equity Firms?
Hold on Black Friday shoppers, I think the real deals are coming from the oil industry this year. As we…
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A Boom in Broadcast Sports Rights
It’s been extensively reported in the news media. Everybody, from media commentators to industry insiders to financial analysts have been…
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Economic Forecasting: Any Better Than Astrology?
Market Predictions and the Crystal Ball In 2015, I forecast stable GDP growth in the U.S., but a difficult year…
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Succeeding in the Business World with Mental Illness
Imagine you are an interviewer looking to hire a new intern. After several rounds of interviews, you are left with…
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HP & Hewlett-Packard
The idiosyncratic processes of the cell can be expanded as an analogy to illustrate HP’s unprecedented split. A given cell…
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Why Tapering Is Necessary
On July 30, 2014, the U.S. Federal Reserve announced that it would be further reducing its monthly bond-buying program from…
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Two-In-One: Why Would Oracle Bet on a Co-CEO Structure?
On September 18, Larry Ellison, co-founder of the database software company Oracle, announced he was stepping aside as chief executive….
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Buy High and Sell Low: An Upside-Down World
There is an old joke about an economist strolling down the street with his companion. They come upon a $20…
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