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Mobile payments looming opportunity for banks
We've noted on several occasions that banks would be wise to play a stronger leadership role in the frenzied race to develop next-generation payment services.
They would be well-served to be more than passive participants. They have every incentive to control the technology, the branding and u
How not to fire a CEO
We've discussed the need for credible succession plans on the part of corporate boards. The last thing you want is to be left with meager options in the wake of a transition.
The Carol Bartz incident makes clear that how you go about the transition is in some ways every bit as important as who
Google steps up its security efforts
Is Google a looming security industry powerhouse? It does offer some free tools to consumers but that didn't hold off bad publicity last year, when some research outfits took a look at search engine and Twitter traffic and criticized Google for allowing a lot of malware through.
Barracuda Labs
Tech firms to jump into ... mutual funds?
The Boston Globe offers an interesting column suggesting the likes of Microsoft, Yahoo, and Amazon.com--perhaps even Wal-Mart--will someday want to jump into the financial services industry, specifically the mutual fund industry ( mutual fund news).
Some non-traditional firms are eying
Breakingviews awards gold medals in financial Olympics
In honor of the summer Olympics, here are some medals that Breakingviews would like to see: A "shot put" medal for John Paulson: His big "put" on the subprime crisis made for a very good year. But how much longer can such puts work? How to play the bottom is vexing many. An "$8 billion backstr
Tough year for activist hedge funds; Icahn struggling
We've noted that activist hedge fund managers are struggling this year. The best example is Carl Icahn. The New York Post reports his hedge funds are suffering their first losses since starting up in 2004. They're currently down roughly 6 percent for the year. Of course, a lot of hedge funds
Carl Icahn, blogger, has bigger plans for site
When news hit that Carl Icahn was planning to blog, a lot of people were ready to tune in. He made the world wait. But after nearly half a year, The Icahn Report , went live last month. You can read all about his views on the Yahoo situation and whether he and Jerry Yang can work together.
Just desserts? Carl Icahn to face Sarbanes-Oxley
Now that Carl Icahn has agreed to join the board of Yahoo, he just might have to face some Sarbanes-Oxley related issues, which has venture capitalist Alan Patricof chuckling. "He will also be restricted by Sarbanes-Oxley on how he behaves and, if we are really lucky, he will be appointed to the a
Back to the future: Michael Milken returns
Are you starting to feel nostalgic for the 1980s?
While we're not seeing a huge spike in overtly hostile bids, we are seeing a lot of skirmishing. The list includes: Yahoo-Microsoft, InBev-Anheuser-Busch, and Electronics Arts-Take Two, among others. The sense is that the time to strike s
Could Microsoft return to the Yahoo deal table?
We've been saying all along that we haven't seen the last of Microsoft when it comes to a Yahoo deal. Microsoft has announced that it will not only support Carl Icahn's bid to install a new Yahoo board, but it will consider coming back to the takeover table. Will the hint of a renewed bid from the
