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French Telecom Company Does Biggest Junk Bond Sale Ever; Bidding Wars for Junk; AOL Flashback

MishTalk

Please consider French Company Does Biggest Junk Bond Sale Ever. Numericable will use the proceeds to finance its acquisition of rival cable company SFR. Overall, the deal represents the largest sale of high-yield debt on record, according to Dealogic. billion debt sale in September. Altice issued $2.9 billion and €2.1

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What GE’s Board Could Have Done Differently

Harvard Business

The Board Had No Finance Committee. GE’s board had another major structural defect: It lacked a finance committee. As I have explained elsewhere , a finance committee is critical for a board in complex public companies like GE, which are involved in a broad range of retirement plans, stock buybacks, and large acquisitions.

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FTI Consulting Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

Below is a timeline of key milestones up until 2002. 2002: FTI made a major move into the corporate restructuring business with their post-Enron acquisition of the business recovery services practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers. Corporate Finance/Restructuring. Retail & Consumer Products. The move raised $11.1M

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Descent of the Global Monetary System

Tom Spencer

For example, if the US government spends more than it collects in taxes, it can finance the budget deficit by selling bonds. This is a problem because it forces households and businesses to divert energy away from productive activity and towards managing and avoiding the cost of inflation. However, it eventually becomes clear.

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11 Best Consulting Blogs: Read These Blogs To Grow Your Consultancy

Tsavo Neal

Rather than blogs focused on a particular consulting industry, I’m listing blogs that are focused on business development, marketing, and sales for consultants and independent professionals. Since 2002, virtually all of my business has come as a result of my email newsletter and blog. You’ll be sure to find some help.

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GameStop, Robinhood, & Reddit

CaseInterview.com

Due to COVID-19, very few people currently go to shopping malls, so their sales have gone down significantly. From a financial-results standpoint, GameStop sales and earnings have declined dramatically over the years — and especially during the pandemic. Stanford Magazine, April 2002. It was crazy.

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Bulls and Bears Debate China: Property Bubble Expands Again; GDP Growth Picks Up; Economic Recovery Underway? No Says Michael Pettis

MishTalk

A series of land sales have set record prices since August, with real estate developers ramping up their competition for the best plots in the biggest cities. We are often told that a fall in housing prices won’t affect the real economy in China much because, unlike in the US, the amount of real estate financed by mortgages is quite low.