May 1, 2008
Written by: Todd Malan
The drama in the airline industry continues apace. Listening to the speculation about which airline is combining with another is like watching the corporate equivalent of reality TV. It's all about who is hooking-up, who thinks it's a good idea (airline...
April 24, 2008
Written by: Todd Malan
Treasury issued proposed regulations on Monday of this week implementing the Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007 (FINSA). The regs were very well done and provide investors from abroad a clear roadmap as to when, if and how...
April 3, 2008
Written by: Todd Malan
They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but it was an odd sensation yesterday to read that Senator Hillary Clinton had borrowed the term "insourcing" to headline a package of positive and punitive tax measures around a new...
March 13, 2008
Written by: Todd Malan
Earlier this month, the international consortium of Northrup-Gruman, EADS and GE beat the international consortium of Boeing, Alenia and Pratt & Whitney for the Air Force's $40 billion tanker contract. Unfortunately, the understandably disappointed Boeing led team seems to be...
March 6, 2008
Written by: Todd Malan
Chairman Luis Gutierrez (D-Il) opened a House Financial Services Subcommittee hearing yesterday on sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) by referencing Stephen Grocer's elegant observation in the Wall Street Journal that foreign direct investment via M&A had dropped 50% in the first...
