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Yahoo! Tells Microsoft “No”: Yahoo! Inc. has officially rejected Microsoft’s $44.6 billion takeover offer. [more]
CFOs and Chief Risk Officers: From Different Planets?: Risk and Finance should not be integrated -- the fundamental differences between them are too great -- but they should be aligned. [more]
Subprime Investigations Heating Up: Subprime investigations are intensifying -- the FBI has opened criminal inquiries into 14 unidentified companies during its examination of the subprime mortgage crisis and the SEC has started formal investigations into UBS AB and Merrill Lynch & Co Inc’s mortgage security pricing. [more]
M&A Potential Faces Cold Feet: While investment bankers hype up M&A possibilities, the current credit crunch and recession woes inhibit companies from taking the plunge. [more]
Brokers Look To Switch Firms: A change in the firm's direction is the number one reason brokers and advisers change firms, according to a National Financial study. [more]
Credit Crunch? What Credit Crunch?: If we're in a credit crisis, it's an odd one, since plenty of low-cost funds are readily available thanks to recent interest rate cuts. [more]
Health Care Cost Increases Outpace Inflation Rate: Employers around the globe will be spending more on medical costs in the next five years, according to a Watson Wyatt Worldwide poll of insurance companies. [more]
Corporates Weigh In On Tax Policy: Corporate tax executives are keeping a close eye on the policy maneuverings of the potential candidates in the run-up to the Presidential election, and many are hoping that someone will utter the words "comprehensive reform". [more]
Your New CFO Job: Mastering the First 100 Days: CFO turnover is frenetic; average tenure varies from twenty-eight months to about three years, depending on which research you look at. [more]
Finance Performance: The Road to Efficiency and Effectiveness: Is it possible for CFOs to strike a balance between holding down the cost of the finance function and improving its service delivery? [more]
A Whole New Offshore World: As the economy slows, more and more companies will be turning to services globalization to provide the rapid SG&A savings they need. [more]
Build a Performance Management Culture: Companies looking to develop a business performance management (BPM) system should start with advice from an expert, which is what this Business Intelligence Journal’s “BI Experts’ Perspective” article provides. [more]
Microsoft Bids $44.6 Billion for Yahoo: Microsoft Corp has surprised Yahoo Inc with a bid of over $44 billion, or $31 per share, and Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer says he won't take "no" for an answer. [more]
Internet Crashes on Two Continents: Are your disaster preparedness plans up to this? [more]
Joint Venture Revival: The combination of a weak economy and eager businesses is likely to increase joint venture (JV) activity in 2008, according to KPMG International. [more]
Banco Wal-Mart's Mission: Wal-Mart de México has opened its first consumer bank in Toluca and intends to open 80 more this year. [more]
The Credit Crunch: How We Got Into This Mess: The tightening credit market is a double whammy for corporations, reducing access to the funds they need to finance growth and at the same time constricting demand for their products and services. [more]
Insider Trading "Safe Harbor" Under Scrutiny: The SEC is stepping up its investigation of insider trading, and an important focus is 10b5-1 stock selling plans. [more]
How to Recession-Proof Your Business: The prognosis for the US economy in 2008 is still unclear, but optimists are becoming harder to find. [more]
PCAOB Approves New Auditing Standard No. 6: The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) has ratified Auditing Standard No 6, Evaluating Consistency of Financial Statements, which should pair well with SFAS No 154. [more]