Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Breakingviews TV: Cognizant's consult

Hedge fund Elliott wants the $35 billion IT services provider to improve its margins and return capital to shareholders. Rob Cyran and Jeffrey Goldfarb discuss the merits of the advice.

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Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Breakingviews TV: Calling Time

Jennifer Saba and Richard Beales talk about a report that Time Inc has rejected an offer from Edgar Bronfman Jr. and others, and why it suggests the magazine group is now for sale.

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Monday, November 28, 2016

Breakingviews TV: Trumping climate change

Jeffrey Goldfarb and Antony Currie explain how market forces and initiatives by U.S. states and cities can mitigate the environmental damage of a global-warming skeptic in the White House.

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Friday, November 25, 2016

Breakingviews TV: To Wells and back

Wells Fargo's fake-accounts scandal has brought yet another punishment. Antony Currie and Jeffrey Goldfarb discuss the bank having to run hiring and firing decisions by its regulator.

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Wednesday, November 23, 2016

Breakingviews TV: Facebook's $6 bln diversion

Amid a slew of stumbles the social network launched its first-ever stock buyback. It's a case of look here, not there, Jen Saba and Rob Cox argue.

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Tuesday, November 22, 2016

Breakingviews TV: Trump U-turn

The president-elect will pay $25 mln to settle allegations of fraud against his real-estate seminar program. Jeffrey Goldfarb and Rob Cox discuss whether voters may soon feel duped, too.

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Monday, November 21, 2016

Breakingviews TV: Fake-news reality

New Balance, Pepsi and Ford all have confronted Trump-related misinformation in the days following the U.S. election. Kevin Allison and Jeffrey Goldfarb discuss this conundrum facing Corporate America.

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Friday, November 18, 2016

Breakingviews TV: Goldman scions

Descendants of longtime Goldman Sachs boss Sidney Weinberg made headlines at their M&A advice shops. Breakingviews editors discuss changes at Evercore and Perella Weinberg.

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Breakingviews TV: A makeup upstart

Estee Lauder is paying through the nose for Too Faced, but gets a brand with social-media savvy and a way to combat slumping sales through traditional channels, says Kate Duguid.

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Breakingviews TV: Tackling too big to fail

Antony Currie and Gina Chon discuss the conflicting plans for bank regulation from Congress and Neel Kashkari's Minneapolis Fed – and why shares in Freddie and Fannie are on a tear.

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Thursday, November 17, 2016

Breakingviews TV: A makeup upstart

Estee Lauder is paying through the nose for Too Faced, but gets a brand with social-media savvy and a way to combat slumping sales through traditional channels, says Kate Duguid.

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Breakingviews TV: Tackling too big to fail

Antony Currie and Gina Chon discuss the conflicting plans for bank regulation from Congress and Neel Kashkari's Minneapolis Fed – and why shares in Freddie and Fannie are on a tear.

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Breakingviews TV: A makeup upstart

Estee Lauder is paying through the nose for Too Faced, but gets a brand with social-media savvy and a way to combat slumping sales through traditional channels, says Kate Duguid.

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Breakingviews TV: Tackling too big to fail

Antony Currie and Gina Chon discuss the conflicting plans for bank regulation from Congress and Neel Kashkari's Minneapolis Fed – and why shares in Freddie and Fannie are on a tear.

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Breakingviews TV: A makeup upstart

Estee Lauder is paying through the nose for Too Faced, but gets a brand with social-media savvy and a way to combat slumping sales through traditional channels, says Kate Duguid.

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Breakingviews TV: Tackling too big to fail

Antony Currie and Gina Chon discuss the conflicting plans for bank regulation from Congress and Neel Kashkari's Minneapolis Fed – and why shares in Freddie and Fannie are on a tear.

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Breakingviews TV: A makeup upstart

Estee Lauder is paying through the nose for Too Faced, but gets a brand with social-media savvy and a way to combat slumping sales through traditional channels, says Kate Duguid.

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Breakingviews TV: Tackling too big to fail

Antony Currie and Gina Chon discuss the conflicting plans for bank regulation from Congress and Neel Kashkari's Minneapolis Fed – and why shares in Freddie and Fannie are on a tear.

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Breakingviews TV: A makeup upstart

Estee Lauder is paying through the nose for Too Faced, but gets a brand with social-media savvy and a way to combat slumping sales through traditional channels, says Kate Duguid.

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Breakingviews TV: Tackling too big to fail

Antony Currie and Gina Chon discuss the conflicting plans for bank regulation from Congress and Neel Kashkari's Minneapolis Fed – and why shares in Freddie and Fannie are on a tear.

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Breakingviews TV: A makeup upstart

Estee Lauder is paying through the nose for Too Faced, but gets a brand with social-media savvy and a way to combat slumping sales through traditional channels, says Kate Duguid.

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Breakingviews TV: Tackling too big to fail

Antony Currie and Gina Chon discuss the conflicting plans for bank regulation from Congress and Neel Kashkari's Minneapolis Fed – and why shares in Freddie and Fannie are on a tear.

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Breakingviews TV: A makeup upstart

Estee Lauder is paying through the nose for Too Faced, but gets a brand with social-media savvy and a way to combat slumping sales through traditional channels, says Kate Duguid.

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Breakingviews TV: Tackling too big to fail

Antony Currie and Gina Chon discuss the conflicting plans for bank regulation from Congress and Neel Kashkari's Minneapolis Fed – and why shares in Freddie and Fannie are on a tear.

Read more

Breakingviews TV: A makeup upstart

Estee Lauder is paying through the nose for Too Faced, but gets a brand with social-media savvy and a way to combat slumping sales through traditional channels, says Kate Duguid.

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Breakingviews TV: Tackling too big to fail

Antony Currie and Gina Chon discuss the conflicting plans for bank regulation from Congress and Neel Kashkari's Minneapolis Fed – and why shares in Freddie and Fannie are on a tear.

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Breakingviews TV: A competent cabinet

As the least-experienced man to ever occupy the White House, Donald Trump will need lots of help from capable and experienced executives, not D-list campaign cronies, argues Rob Cox.

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Breakingviews TV: A makeup upstart

Estee Lauder is paying through the nose for Too Faced, but gets a brand with social-media savvy and a way to combat slumping sales through traditional channels, says Kate Duguid.

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Breakingviews TV: A competent cabinet

As the least-experienced man to ever occupy the White House, Donald Trump will need lots of help from capable and experienced executives, not D-list campaign cronies, argues Rob Cox.

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Breakingviews TV: A makeup upstart

Estee Lauder is paying through the nose for Too Faced, but gets a brand with social-media savvy and a way to combat slumping sales through traditional channels, says Kate Duguid.

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Breakingviews TV: A competent cabinet

As the least-experienced man to ever occupy the White House, Donald Trump will need lots of help from capable and experienced executives, not D-list campaign cronies, argues Rob Cox.

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Breakingviews TV: A makeup upstart

Estee Lauder is paying through the nose for Too Faced, but gets a brand with social-media savvy and a way to combat slumping sales through traditional channels, says Kate Duguid.

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Breakingviews TV: A competent cabinet

As the least-experienced man to ever occupy the White House, Donald Trump will need lots of help from capable and experienced executives, not D-list campaign cronies, argues Rob Cox.

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Breakingviews TV: A makeup upstart

Estee Lauder is paying through the nose for Too Faced, but gets a brand with social-media savvy and a way to combat slumping sales through traditional channels, says Kate Duguid.

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Breakingviews TV: A competent cabinet

As the least-experienced man to ever occupy the White House, Donald Trump will need lots of help from capable and experienced executives, not D-list campaign cronies, argues Rob Cox.

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Breakingviews TV: A makeup upstart

Estee Lauder is paying through the nose for Too Faced, but gets a brand with social-media savvy and a way to combat slumping sales through traditional channels, says Kate Duguid.

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Breakingviews TV: A competent cabinet

As the least-experienced man to ever occupy the White House, Donald Trump will need lots of help from capable and experienced executives, not D-list campaign cronies, argues Rob Cox.

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Breakingviews TV: A makeup upstart

Estee Lauder is paying through the nose for Too Faced, but gets a brand with social-media savvy and a way to combat slumping sales through traditional channels, says Kate Duguid.

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Breakingviews TV: A competent cabinet

As the least-experienced man to ever occupy the White House, Donald Trump will need lots of help from capable and experienced executives, not D-list campaign cronies, argues Rob Cox.

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Breakingviews TV: A makeup upstart

Estee Lauder is paying through the nose for Too Faced, but gets a brand with social-media savvy and a way to combat slumping sales through traditional channels, says Kate Duguid.

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Wednesday, November 16, 2016

Breakingviews TV: A competent cabinet

As the least-experienced man to ever occupy the White House, Donald Trump will need lots of help from capable and experienced executives, not D-list campaign cronies, argues Rob Cox.

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Breakingviews TV: A makeup upstart

Estee Lauder is paying through the nose for Too Faced, but gets a brand with social-media savvy and a way to combat slumping sales through traditional channels, says Kate Duguid.

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Breakingviews TV: A competent cabinet

As the least-experienced man to ever occupy the White House, Donald Trump will need lots of help from capable and experienced executives, not D-list campaign cronies, argues Rob Cox.

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Breakingviews TV: A makeup upstart

Estee Lauder is paying through the nose for Too Faced, but gets a brand with social-media savvy and a way to combat slumping sales through traditional channels, says Kate Duguid.

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Breakingviews TV: A competent cabinet

As the least-experienced man to ever occupy the White House, Donald Trump will need lots of help from capable and experienced executives, not D-list campaign cronies, argues Rob Cox.

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Breakingviews TV: A makeup upstart

Estee Lauder is paying through the nose for Too Faced, but gets a brand with social-media savvy and a way to combat slumping sales through traditional channels, says Kate Duguid.

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Breakingviews TV: A competent cabinet

As the least-experienced man to ever occupy the White House, Donald Trump will need lots of help from capable and experienced executives, not D-list campaign cronies, argues Rob Cox.

Read more

Breakingviews TV: A makeup upstart

Estee Lauder is paying through the nose for Too Faced, but gets a brand with social-media savvy and a way to combat slumping sales through traditional channels, says Kate Duguid.

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Breakingviews TV: A competent cabinet

As the least-experienced man to ever occupy the White House, Donald Trump will need lots of help from capable and experienced executives, not D-list campaign cronies, argues Rob Cox.

Read more

Breakingviews TV: A makeup upstart

Estee Lauder is paying through the nose for Too Faced, but gets a brand with social-media savvy and a way to combat slumping sales through traditional channels, says Kate Duguid.

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Breakingviews TV: A competent cabinet

As the least-experienced man to ever occupy the White House, Donald Trump will need lots of help from capable and experienced executives, not D-list campaign cronies, argues Rob Cox.

Read more

Breakingviews TV: A makeup upstart

Estee Lauder is paying through the nose for Too Faced, but gets a brand with social-media savvy and a way to combat slumping sales through traditional channels, says Kate Duguid.

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Breakingviews TV: A competent cabinet

As the least-experienced man to ever occupy the White House, Donald Trump will need lots of help from capable and experienced executives, not D-list campaign cronies, argues Rob Cox.

Read more

Breakingviews TV: A makeup upstart

Estee Lauder is paying through the nose for Too Faced, but gets a brand with social-media savvy and a way to combat slumping sales through traditional channels, says Kate Duguid.

Read more

Breakingviews TV: A competent cabinet

As the least-experienced man to ever occupy the White House, Donald Trump will need lots of help from capable and experienced executives, not D-list campaign cronies, argues Rob Cox.

Read more

Breakingviews TV: A makeup upstart

Estee Lauder is paying through the nose for Too Faced, but gets a brand with social-media savvy and a way to combat slumping sales through traditional channels, says Kate Duguid.

Read more

Breakingviews TV: A competent cabinet

As the least-experienced man to ever occupy the White House, Donald Trump will need lots of help from capable and experienced executives, not D-list campaign cronies, argues Rob Cox.

Read more

Breakingviews TV: A makeup upstart

Estee Lauder is paying through the nose for Too Faced, but gets a brand with social-media savvy and a way to combat slumping sales through traditional channels, says Kate Duguid.

Read more

Breakingviews TV: A competent cabinet

As the least-experienced man to ever occupy the White House, Donald Trump will need lots of help from capable and experienced executives, not D-list campaign cronies, argues Rob Cox.

Read more

Breakingviews TV: A competent cabinet

As the least-experienced man to ever occupy the White House, Donald Trump will need lots of help from capable and experienced executives, not D-list campaign cronies, argues Rob Cox.

Read more

Breakingviews TV: A competent cabinet

As the least-experienced man to ever occupy the White House, Donald Trump will need lots of help from capable and experienced executives, not D-list campaign cronies, argues Rob Cox.

Read more

Breakingviews TV: A competent cabinet

As the least-experienced man to ever occupy the White House, Donald Trump will need lots of help from capable and experienced executives, not D-list campaign cronies, argues Rob Cox.

Read more

Breakingviews TV: A competent cabinet

As the least-experienced man to ever occupy the White House, Donald Trump will need lots of help from capable and experienced executives, not D-list campaign cronies, argues Rob Cox.

Read more

Breakingviews TV: A competent cabinet

As the least-experienced man to ever occupy the White House, Donald Trump will need lots of help from capable and experienced executives, not D-list campaign cronies, argues Rob Cox.

Read more

Breakingviews TV: A competent cabinet

As the least-experienced man to ever occupy the White House, Donald Trump will need lots of help from capable and experienced executives, not D-list campaign cronies, argues Rob Cox.

Read more

Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Breakingviews TV: A competent cabinet

As the least-experienced man to ever occupy the White House, Donald Trump will need lots of help from capable and experienced executives, not D-list campaign cronies, argues Rob Cox.

Read more

Breakingviews TV: A competent cabinet

As the least-experienced man to ever occupy the White House, Donald Trump will need lots of help from capable and experienced executives, not D-list campaign cronies, argues Rob Cox.

Read more

Breakingviews TV: A competent cabinet

As the least-experienced man to ever occupy the White House, Donald Trump will need lots of help from capable and experienced executives, not D-list campaign cronies, argues Rob Cox.

Read more

Breakingviews TV: A competent cabinet

As the least-experienced man to ever occupy the White House, Donald Trump will need lots of help from capable and experienced executives, not D-list campaign cronies, argues Rob Cox.

Read more

Breakingviews TV: A competent cabinet

As the least-experienced man to ever occupy the White House, Donald Trump will need lots of help from capable and experienced executives, not D-list campaign cronies, argues Rob Cox.

Read more

Breakingviews TV: A competent cabinet

As the least-experienced man to ever occupy the White House, Donald Trump will need lots of help from capable and experienced executives, not D-list campaign cronies, argues Rob Cox.

Read more

Breakingviews TV: A competent cabinet

As the least-experienced man to ever occupy the White House, Donald Trump will need lots of help from capable and experienced executives, not D-list campaign cronies, argues Rob Cox.

Read more

Breakingviews TV: A competent cabinet

As the least-experienced man to ever occupy the White House, Donald Trump will need lots of help from capable and experienced executives, not D-list campaign cronies, argues Rob Cox.

Read more

Monday, November 14, 2016

Breakingviews TV: Mexico vs. Canada

Breakingviews columnists discus the diverging market reactions in America's neighbors to the North and South in response to NAFTA-hating Donald Trump's victory.

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Friday, November 11, 2016

Breakingviews TV: Silicon Valley woes

Breakingviews columnists explain what Yahoo's latest hacking revelation means for its sale to Verizon and how poorly prepared the industry is to deal with a Trump administration.

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Thursday, November 10, 2016

Breakingviews TV: Playing Trump cards

Investors worldwide are trying to make some sense of the U.S. election. Breakingviews columnists take a closer look at what it means for the Federal Reserve, infrastructure and U.S. stocks.

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Wednesday, November 9, 2016

Breakingviews TV: Presidential to-do list

Regardless of who wins the U.S. election, immigration, infrastructure and corporate taxes are bound to be on the agenda. Gina Chon and Jeffrey Goldfarb discuss the slivers of optimism.

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Tuesday, November 8, 2016

Breakingviews TV: Oracle beats T. Rowe

Antony Currie and Robert Cyran explain how Larry Ellison's tech giant used brinkmanship to persuade NetSuite investors to accept its $9.3 bln bid and ignore the asset manager's push for more.

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Monday, November 7, 2016

Breakingviews TV: Advanced electionomics

Beyond the big battle between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are a number of important ballots for business and finance. Gina Chon and Jeffrey Goldfarb unpick a few of the other key races.

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Sunday, November 6, 2016

Breakingviews TV: Wall Street mergers

Antony Currie and Rob Cox explain why Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank should mesh together their U.S. investment banks - and why regulators ought to be happy for them to do so.

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Breakingviews TV: About-Facebook

The $340 bln social network had another great quarter, but warned that growth may slow. Jen Saba and Jeffrey Goldfarb discuss whether it's becoming a victim of its own success.

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