Category: Reuters
Breakingviews: Coty’s beautified bid for Avon
Antony Currie and Breakingviews columnists mull whether the fragrance maker’s higher offer and Berkshire Hathaway’s support are enough to turn Avon’s head.
Breakingviews: Markets unsure over Bankia deal
May 10 – Madrid has consistently been too slow and too cautious in dealing with Spanish banks, but the govt is now starting to show ambition, says Reuters Breakingviews.
Breakingviews: Green Mountain’s roasted directors
May 9 – Rob Cox and Breakingviews columnists discuss the share-sale fiasco brewing at the embattled coffee maker.
Breakingviews: what happens if Greece runs out of money?
May 9 – Without a stable government, Greece won’t get more bailout funds, says Reuters Breakingviews.
Breakingviews: Writing the book on Facebook
May 8 – Jeffrey Goldfarb and Breakingviews columnists talk about the new Breakingviews ebook: “Facebook: A Like Story” and why investors shouldn’t blindly fall in love with the company.
Breakingviews: Spain finally faces banking mess
May 8 – Madrid has dropped its resistance to bailouts as it prepares to inject €7-10 billion into Bankia, says Reuters Breakingviews.
Investment pros praise Warren Buffett in Omaha
Four investment managers – all owners of Berkshire Hathaway stock – sound off on CEO Warren Buffett’s succession plans, investing track record, and business acumen.
Breakingviews: Spinning M&A deals
May 7 – Breakingviews columnists review Judge Leo Strine’s criticism of PR firms in a ruling on a merger of two “rock stars.”
Breakingviews: Hollande won’t have long to learn
May 7 – Francois Hollande faces a short honeymoon after his election as France’s president, says Reuters Breakingviews.
Breakingviews: Berkshire shareholders react to ‘Buffett Rule’
Breakingviews columnist Agnes Crane discusses how Berkshire Hathaway shareholders expressed concern at the annual meeting over Warren Buffett’s move into the political arena with the ‘Buffett Rule’.
