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- Is the World Really Flat for Airlines?
- Robert Salomon submits: I have enjoyed reading Thomas Friedman’s work over the years, but I have to say that I am not a big believer in the Flat World hypothesis. Although intellectually appealing in many ways, it is not supported by scientific evidence. Decades of international business research has...
- External links 2009-11-23
- The GM and Chrysler Plans: Are They Enough?
- Robert Salomon submits: On Tuesday, GM GM and Chrysler provided interim plans to the US Government in hopes of receiving additional aid (see "GM and Chrysler Seek More Aid" or "GM and Chrysler Release Plans"). According to reports, Chrysler is seeking an additional $5B in aid, while GM is...
- External links 2009-02-18
- Why We Shouldn't Be Frightened by a GM Bankruptcy
- Robert Salomon submits: I received an e-mail message yesterday from the folks at Weber Shandwick (GM’s PR firm) calling my attention to a recent blog post by Tom Wilkinson, GM’s news relations director (see Why Not Bankruptcy?). In that post, Mr. Wilkinson objects to those who have called...
- External links 2009-03-05
- Auto Investors: Monday's Action Was a Warning
- Robert Salomon submits: The big story Monday was the Obama administration’s decisions regarding General Motors GM and Chrysler aid see US Lays Down Terms for Bailout. I won’t spend time re-hashing the specifics; instead, I will provide commentary on the plan as it has been advanced, assuming you already...
- External links 2009-03-31
- Chrysler's Temporary Future
- Robert Salomon submits: And there you have it. According to the Associated Press, Fiat (FIATY.PK) will sign a pact with Chrysler to officially extend its existence as a going concern see Fiat to Sign Partnership Deal. by Robert Salomon
- External links 2009-04-30
- Fascinating Showdown Ahead for U.S., Chrysler and Fiat
- Robert Salomon submits: With Chrysler now in bankruptcy, our attention will turn to whether Obama’s promise of a short and surgical bankruptcy, coupled with an alliance agreement with Fiat (FIATY.PK), will ultimately be realized. Steve Jakubowski has presented some interesting legal analysis of the Chrysler bankruptcy (see Assessing the...
- External links 2009-05-02
- Chrysler's 'Dissident' Non-TARP Creditors Have a Point
- Robert Salomon submits: Steve Jakubowski is at it again (see Chrysler Bankruptcy: Anything but Surgical for background). In Steve’s latest post (Will the Absolute Priority Rule Kill the Sale?) he gets right to the heart of the matter: When does the “absolute priority rule”…which establishes a hierarchy...
- External links 2009-05-07
- Market Responds to GM Bankruptcy with a Ho Hum
- Robert Salomon submits: No real news on [[GM]] Monday. The market largely anticipated the event, as it had been wholly telegraphed by the Obama administration see Finally a Sensible Approach. Moreover, as I stated on several occasions, if handled properly, there would be no reason to fear...
- External links 2009-06-02
- Chrysler's Debtors Have a Point
- Robert Salomon submits: The Supreme Court delayed Chrysler’s reemergence from bankruptcy Monday by issuing a stay see Court Adds Uncertainty to Chrysler Reorganization. According to the Associated Press: Chrysler’s five weeks of breakneck-speed bankruptcy proceedings came to a screeching — but possibly temporary — halt Monday, when...
- External links 2009-06-09
- Nike Illustrates the Illusory Nature of Current Corporate Profitability
- Robert Salomon submits: In a recent post (see Are Better-than-Expected Earnings Illusory?) I suggested that first quarter earnings came in better than expected largely because corporations undertook larger-than-expected cost cuts. In response to economic malaise, it’s fairly typical for firms to try to reduce costs in an...
- External links 2009-06-25
- Still Years Away from Private Equity's Triumphant Return
- Robert Salomon submits: For readers of my blog, you know where I stand on the private equity industry. I have suggested for several years now that private equity activity would be entering a long slumber (see Private Equity: The End of an Era and Private Equity – Stupid Money...
- External links 2009-08-03
- How Acquiring Shareholders Also Lose in M&A Deals
- Robert Salomon submits: Last week I discussed winners and losers in M&A deals (see Acquisitions: A Great Shareholder Ripoff?). I lamented what I see as a transaction that too often rewards interested parties, top executives, and shareholders of the target firm at the expense of acquiring firm shareholders. I...
- External links 2009-09-28
- Cisco: Becoming Too Big and Too Acquisitive for Its Own Good?
- Robert Salomon submits: Robert Cyran raised a legitimate question about Cisco’s CSCO growth trajectory and corporate strategy in a recent New York Times article (see Cisco’s Run of Spending). According to Mr. Cyran: Cisco, the computer networking giant, has spent the last decade acquiring rivals and buying...
- External links 2009-11-06
- GM and Chrysler Buyout Offers: Should Taxpayers Be Angry?
- Robert Salomon submits: On Tuesday, several sources reported that GM GM and Chrysler intend to make a fresh set of buyout offers to their union employees (see "GM, Chrysler Set New Buyouts"). They plan to offer packages valued at around $50,000-$100,000 per employee. According to analysts, this action allows...
- External links 2009-02-05
- Chrysler Deal: Fiasco for Fiat?
- Robert Salomon submits: Tuesday's Wall Street Journal reported that Fiat would take a stake in Chrysler (see "Fiat Nears Stake in Chrysler"). In it, the WSJ reports that Fiat will receive a 35% stake in Chrysler, without having to commit any capital to the deal. Instead, Fiat has agreed...
- External links 2009-01-22
- NYU Biz Prof: GM-Chrysler Deal Would Be "Disastrous"
- The Find: GM and Chrysler are moving towards a merger according to news sources, but at least one expert sees the deal as a disaster in the making. The Source: The blog of Robert Salomon, associate professor of management at Stern School of Business, NYU....
- Blog posts 2008-10-17
- Why GM + Chrysler = Ugh
- Robert Salomon submits: Several news sources are reporting that GM and Chrysler are getting closer to a deal (see GM, Chrysler Merger Talks Accelerating or GM and Chrysler Step Up Talks). For reasons that I detailed in my previous post see A Disastrous Deal, this does not strike...
- External links 2008-10-17
- General Motors and Chrysler: More Shenanigans
- Robert Salomon submits: CNBC is reporting that the US Treasury is working on a plan to aid General Motors GM and Chrysler merge see US Treasury Working on Aid. Great, just what we need, to throw away put taxpayer dollars at risk work in the auto industry. According...
- External links 2008-10-28
- GM and Chrysler: Nearing an Agreement?
- Robert Salomon submits: Reuters is reporting that General Motors GM and Chrysler are close to striking a deal (see Major Issues Resolved, hat tip Calculated Risk). All that’s left is seemingly the amount by which you and I the American taxpayer will be participating, and how (i.e., the capital...
- External links 2008-10-30
- Could Capital Injections Save the Auto Industry?
- Robert Salomon submits: It looks almost certain that the U.S. Government will provide aid to the Big Three automakers, and as early as next week (see Frank’s Plan Gives Ford, GM, Chrysler $25 Billion). Although I am ordinarily opposed to government involvement in the private sector, I am willing...
- External links 2008-11-13
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