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Banks Cash In on Mergers Intended to avoid Taxes
July 29th, 2014
Jamie Dimon, the chief executive of JPMorgan Chase, recently said, “I love America.” Lloyd Blankfein, the chief executive of Goldman Sachs, wrote an opinion article saying, “Investing in America still produces the best return.” Yet guess who’s behind the ...
AbbVie-Shire Deal Is Expected, in a Flight to a Lower-Tax Locale
July 18th, 2014
The biggest deal of the year is set to be announced on Friday morning, as the pharmaceutical giant AbbVie plans to announce a $53 billion acquisition of Shire, according to people briefed on the matter. The deal will allow ...
Microsoft to Cut Up to 18,000 Jobs
July 17th, 2014
Microsoft announced on Thursday that it would eliminate up to 18,000 jobs over the next year as part of a major restructuring. Previously, the largest layoffs at the company were in 2009, when about 5,800 people were affected amid ...
Apple and IBM in Broad Software Deal for Businesses
July 16th, 2014
Apple is moving up to business class. And its seatmate will be IBM. In a deal that could deepen Apple’s sales to corporations and strengthen IBM’s position in business software, the two companies announced a wide-ranging partnership intended to ...
Profits Vanish in Venezuela After Currency Devaluation
July 9th, 2014
Brink’s, the armored car company, could see about $400 million in revenue disappear this year from its operations in this country. Procter & Gamble announced a write-down of $275 million on its Venezuela business. American Airlines and Delta Air ...
