American Airlines and US Airways have overcome an antitrust lawsuit by the US government, the biggest hurdle preventing their merger into the world’s largest airline.…
Economics 243 Fall 2018
For years, insurance has been a product of simple factors: age, location, gender. But new monitoring technology that allows insurance agencies to know how fast…
A recent Forbes article compares prices between Amazon and other leading retailers going into the holiday season. The author notes that Amazon has a “relentless…
Black Friday has a mixed legacy for Americans. For some it is the best shopping day of the year, a time to knock out Christmas…
Spanish oil company Repsol recently accepted Argentina’s offer to negotiate a settlement over the nationalization of the Argentine oil company YPF. Repsol long held a…
In a major international anti-trust lawsuit, Australia’s government moved to block the acquisition of GrainCorp by Archer Daniels Midlands. GrainCorp is the largest seller of…
In the world of bourbon, older is better. As the bourbon ages, its taste becomes more flavorful and unique. This better taste allows firms to…
This article talks about the not so recent emergence of soldiers for hire. Mercenaries have been around since the Medieval Times. In Iraq and Afghanistan,…
A real life example of Mergers and Acquisitions can be seen in the recent back and forth between Men’s Wearhouse and Jos. A Banks Clothiers…
In the Wall Street Journal article, “M&A Mystery: Why are Takeover Prices Plummeting?”, Monga outlines the recent decline in frequency of acquisitions occurring as well…