Elon Musk's electric-car maker needs money as Tim Cook's cash-rich company angles its way in to autos. Breakingviews columnists debate the merits of Apple buying a stake in Tesla.
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Wednesday, September 21, 2016
Tuesday, September 20, 2016
Breakingviews: Laboratory conditions
Robert Cyran tells Richard Beales why Abbott Labs' $4.3 bln asset sale to J&J eases pressure on the two tricky acquisitions totaling over $30 bln that it has in the pipeline.
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Monday, September 19, 2016
Breakingviews: Deutsche's turn
Richard Beales and Antony Currie look at U.S. enforcers' demand that Deutsche Bank pays $14 billion in fines and the implications of even a lower final figure for the lender.
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Friday, September 16, 2016
Breakingviews: Betting on Macau
Casino magnate Sheldon Adelson reckons the Chinese gambling enclave has hit bottom as he opens his latest resort there. Pete Sweeney and Jeffrey Goldfarb discuss why the odds may be long.
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Thursday, September 15, 2016
Breakingviews: Elon Musk's M&A woes
Antony Currie and Richard Beales explain that rising concerns about cash burn at both Tesla and SolarCity are making shareholders increasingly skeptical that the two companies will merge.
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Wednesday, September 14, 2016
Breakingviews: Wells Fargo's swindle
The California bank's opening of fake customer accounts may not have racked up big fines but may be the most widespread of banking scandals yet, Breakingviews columnists discuss.
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Tuesday, September 13, 2016
Breakingviews: Merger of equals signs
A $36 bln Canadian fertilizer deal has the hallmarks of a rare true merger while a $60 bln cross-border gas combo fell short. Richard Beales and Jeffrey Goldfarb discuss.
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Monday, September 12, 2016
Breakingviews: Deportation economics
Gina Chon and Rob Cox discuss how the costs of Donald Trump's promise to deport 11 million undocumented immigrants outweigh the benefits.
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Friday, September 9, 2016
Breakingviews: Apple seeds future
The new iPhone 7 gets rid of the headphone jack but more importantly adds new photo and video capabilities. Rob Cyran and Jeffrey Goldfarb break down the sales outlook.
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Thursday, September 8, 2016
Breakingviews: Un-mergers
Breakingviews editors discuss the record M&A activity in 2015 and why outstanding deals that may not close could make it close to a record year for failed mergers, too.
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Wednesday, September 7, 2016
Breakingviews: Murdoch's settlements
Jen Saba and Rob Cox discuss how the high-profile harassment cases against Fox News and its former chief highlight poor oversight of the controlled media group.
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Tuesday, September 6, 2016
Breakingviews: Drugmakers' D.C. dealing
As Congress prods Mylan over EpiPen in the latest probe on prescription prices, the pharmaceutical industry's massive lobbying spend gets put to the test. Gina Chon and Jeffrey Goldfarb discuss.
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Friday, September 2, 2016
Breakingviews: Elon Musk's math
A $400 mln error was spotted by Lazard in a SolarCity valuation linked to its agreed sale to Tesla. Breakingviews editors break down this latest spreadsheet fail.
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Thursday, September 1, 2016
Breakingviews: Brazil after Rousseff
Antony Currie and Martin Langfield lay out how new President Michel Temer can help turn around the economy after his predecessor's impeachment – and how lawmakers could be a big impediment.
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