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		<title><![CDATA[The NHL Is Positively Loonie]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Robert Salomon submits:  I came across an interesting article yesterday that discussed the impact of the U.S. dollar weakness and Canadian dollar strength on the state of the National Hockey League see Currency Rise Helps Canadian NHL Teams. The decline of the American dollar has led to a trade...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:28:12 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Is the World Really Flat for Airlines?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F174793-is-the-world-really-flat-for-airlines%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Robert Salomon submits:  I have enjoyed reading Thomas Friedman&#8217;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...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:04:33 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Cisco: Becoming Too Big and Too Acquisitive for Its Own Good?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Robert Salomon submits:  Robert Cyran raised a legitimate question about Cisco&#8217;s CSCO growth trajectory and corporate strategy in a recent New York Times article (see Cisco&#8217;s Run of Spending). According to Mr. Cyran:   Cisco, the computer networking giant, has spent the last decade acquiring rivals and buying...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:58:32 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[How Acquiring Shareholders Also Lose in M&A Deals]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F163822-how-acquiring-shareholders-also-lose-in-m-a-deals%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:45:34 -0700</pubDate>
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		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/the+walt+disney+co..html"><![CDATA[The Walt Disney Co.]]></category>
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		<title><![CDATA[Still Years Away from Private Equity's Triumphant Return]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F153269-still-years-away-from-private-equity-s-triumphant-return%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8211; Stupid Money...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 03:35:32 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Nike Illustrates the Illusory Nature of Current Corporate Profitability]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F145253-nike-illustrates-the-illusory-nature-of-current-corporate-profitability%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[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&#8217;s fairly typical for firms to try to reduce costs in an...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 01:58:32 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Chrysler's Debtors Have a Point]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Robert Salomon submits:  The Supreme Court delayed Chrysler&#8217;s reemergence from bankruptcy Monday by issuing a stay see Court Adds Uncertainty to Chrysler Reorganization. According to the Associated Press:   Chrysler&#8217;s five weeks of breakneck-speed bankruptcy proceedings came to a screeching &#8212; but possibly temporary &#8212; halt Monday, when...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 12:48:26 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Market Responds to GM Bankruptcy with a Ho Hum]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F140836-market-responds-to-gm-bankruptcy-with-a-ho-hum%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 03:28:10 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Chrysler's 'Dissident' Non-TARP Creditors Have a Point]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F136052-chrysler-s-dissident-non-tarp-creditors-have-a-point%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Robert Salomon submits:  Steve Jakubowski is at it again (see Chrysler Bankruptcy: Anything but Surgical for background). In Steve&#8217;s latest post (Will the Absolute Priority Rule Kill the Sale?) he gets right to the heart of the matter:   When does the &#8220;absolute priority rule&#8221;&#8230;which establishes a hierarchy...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 02:33:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Fascinating Showdown Ahead for U.S., Chrysler and Fiat]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F134773-fascinating-showdown-ahead-for-u-s-chrysler-and-fiat%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Robert Salomon submits:  With Chrysler now in bankruptcy, our attention will turn to whether Obama&#8217;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...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2009 03:21:38 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Chrysler's Temporary Future]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F134224-chrysler-s-temporary-future%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[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]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 02:51:45 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Auto Investors: Monday's Action Was a Warning]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F128610-auto-investors-monday-s-action-was-a-warning%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Robert Salomon submits:  The big story Monday was the Obama administration&#8217;s decisions regarding General Motors GM and Chrysler aid see US Lays Down Terms for Bailout. I won&#8217;t spend time re-hashing the specifics; instead, I will provide commentary on the plan as it has been advanced, assuming you already...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 01:14:17 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Why We Shouldn't Be Frightened by a GM Bankruptcy]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Robert Salomon submits:  I received an e-mail message yesterday from the folks at Weber Shandwick (GM&#8217;s PR firm) calling my attention to a recent blog post by Tom Wilkinson, GM&#8217;s news relations director (see Why Not Bankruptcy?).  In that post, Mr. Wilkinson objects to those who have called...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 12:11:47 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The GM and Chrysler Plans: Are They Enough?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F121166-the-gm-and-chrysler-plans-are-they-enough%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 03:59:38 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[GM and Chrysler Buyout Offers: Should Taxpayers Be Angry?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F118676-gm-and-chrysler-buyout-offers-should-taxpayers-be-angry%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2009 02:47:58 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Chrysler Deal: Fiasco for Fiat?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F115909-chrysler-deal-fiasco-for-fiat%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 04:51:31 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Aid for Automakers? Why TARP Has No Teeth]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Robert Salomon submits:  It&#8217;s been awhile since I&#8217;ve updated this blog - about a week to be precise. It is not for lack of desire, but rather, it&#8217;s that the news is fluid these days. It changes so quickly that it&#8217;s hard to keep up, and even harder to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 03:02:55 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Aid for Chrysler: Why I'm Saying NO!]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F109533-aid-for-chrysler-why-i-m-saying-no%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Robert Salomon submits:  For those of you who follow this blog, you know where I stand with respect to aid for GM GM versus aid for Chrysler. For GM, I have not opposed some form of aid - be it before, or after, bankruptcy (see Pre-packaged Bankruptcy for GM...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Dec 2008 05:10:53 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[GM: In the Ballpark, but Not in the Game]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F108969-gm-in-the-ballpark-but-not-in-the-game%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Robert Salomon submits:  On Tuesday, General Motors GM presented its case for a taxpayer funded bailout (see GM Asks for $18 Billion). While GM&#8217;s plan of action comes close to addressing the concerns that plague GM, I am not certain that it goes far enough.  Last week I...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:50:19 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Pre-Packaged Bankruptcy and General Motors: What Are the Chances?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F108108-pre-packaged-bankruptcy-and-general-motors-what-are-the-chances%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Robert Salomon submits:  Over the past several weeks, one solution that has been floated to fix General Motors' GM ills is a prepackaged bankruptcy see Obama Team Said to Explore Prepack. According to Bloomberg:  President-Elect Barack Obama&#8217;s transition team is exploring a swift, prepackaged bankruptcy for automakers as...]]></description>
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