Viewsroom: China’s dubious shot across U.S. bow
Talk of buying fewer of Uncle Sam’s bonds may be Beijing’s way of showing some teeth as the Trump administration mulls import tariffs. But as with other retaliatory trade tactics, it would hurt China ...
11 Tammi 201819min
Viewsroom: Debt markets set for wild ride
More government borrowing and less central bank buying will force bondholders to fend for themselves, Breakingviews predicts. Plus, passive funds will force out a CEO, electric vehicles give gasoline ...
4 Tammi 201818min
Viewsroom: Investors target sexual misconduct
Companies that sweep settlements for bad behavior under the carpet will feel shareholder ire in 2018, Breakingviews predicts. Plus, Apple will float past the EU’s roving eye, splintering political par...
29 Joulu 201717min
Viewsroom: Saudi Aramco’s path may lead to China
That the Hong Kong Stock Exchange will join Riyadh in hosting the world’s largest IPO is one of Breakingviews’ 2018 predictions. We also explain the method to our fortune-telling and lay out why China...
21 Joulu 201720min
Viewsroom: A Fox in the Mouse House
Disney’s $66 bln deal for the bulk of Rupert Murdoch’s entertainment empire is a reaction to the rapid rise of streaming-content providers like Netflix, and lets CEO Bob Iger delay retirement again. E...
15 Joulu 201723min
Executive payouts in rude health
Aetna CEO Mark Bertolini is bagging $500 million from selling the insurance company to drugstore chain CVS – despite only a middling performance as boss. Behind such healthcare mergers: a desire to cu...
7 Joulu 201715min
Uber’s hard route back onto the road
The ride-hailing app has hit a damaging set of speed bumps including accelerating losses, a bruising court battle with Alphabet and covering up a security breach. But new Chief Executive Dara Khosrows...
30 Marras 201712min
Viewsroom: AT&T’s $85 bln deal runs into static
The telecom firm’s acquisition of Time Warner, owner of CNN, may hit regulatory hurdles in D.C. President Trump’s caustic tweets against the news network look self-interested, but watchdogs could yet ...
17 Marras 201715min
