* Rival bidders for Cadbury may emerge * Chance of competitive auction rises * Hershey, Ferrero, Nestle weighing up bids * Cadbury shares 12 percent above Kraft bid * For a column on Cadbury please...
* New issues needed for CoCos to gain credibility * Regulators excited, but investors not convinced * For a related column please double click on LONDON, Nov 20 - Investment bankers are already pitching to...
* U.S. retail earnings take center stage * Wal-Mart eyed for insight on consumer * On tap: September trade gap, November consumer sentiment * U.S. Treasury refinances record debt (Repeating column that initially moved late...
In past columns I have written about the opportunities created by our current economic climate. Regardless of where you fit on the spectrum of pessimist and optimist, you have to agree that business will never be the same as it was in the past. Too much has changed, and nothing more so than the awareness that entrepreneurs cannot take the future of their business or their current customers for granted.
* Consortium operated by BHP Billiton * Two columns 170 metres and 30 metres thick found MADRID, Oct 30 - Spanish oil group Repsol has struck oil at two existing wells in the Gulf of...
* Governor announces evacuation of another neighborhood * Oil facility blaze sends huge column of smoke into sky * FBI, Chemical Safety Board join fire investigation * Authorities freeze prices of gasoline, oil products (Recasts...
In my last column I have talked about the central government's fiscal policy to support growth in the China car market, in particular the reduction of purchase tax for low displacement vehicles, and the remarkable success of this measure, both in boosting sales as well as strengthening consumer confidence.
AMSTERDAM, Sept 4 - The watermark column inside Amsterdam's city hall is more than just a tourist attraction, it's a reminder that the Dutch capital like much of the rest of the Netherlands is well...
In my last column, I talked about the counter-productivity of overdoing it. But many of us lose our initial enthusiasm for our business and we "under do" it.
NEW YORK, Aug 12 - U.S. Treasuries cut losses and shorter-dated Treasuries moved into the plus column late Wednesday afternoon, even as the stock market steamed higher. Two-year Treasuries reversed losses and posted a gain...