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Fools Rush In: 37 Of The Worst Corporate M&A Flops

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For Google’s part, it kept releasing its own branded phones under the Nexus brand, partnering with Samsung, Asus, and LG to manufacture these devices, and further eroding the value of the Motorola acquisition. Date: November 30, 2006. Date: February 6, 2006. By 2012, Microsoft would take a $6.2B Alcatel and Lucent.

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Reading the Tea leaves at Centum, Kenya Airways, Safaricom

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The B737-300s exit the fleet as JamboJet gains it’s Operating Certificate and determines its own fleet requirements. JamboJet lost Kshs 118 million so far, but KQ will apply a deferred tax of 221 million from Flamingo, their previous low cost subsidiary airline against that. The B777-300ERs provide growth in capacity.

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How The Rise Of Private Labels Is Transforming The CPG Industry

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Around the middle of the twentieth century, there was what The Atlantic called a “Cambrian explosion” of brands. Tide, Crest, Band-Aid, Lipton, and other branded packaged goods — and the conglomerates that manufactured them — reigned. Store brands from retailers were seen as down-budget choices. Table of Contents.

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11 Lessons From Startup Chapter 11s

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The company announced it was effectively ceasing operations immediately and filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, putting more than 1,100 people out of work overnight. The company’s assets were acquired by Q Holdings in 2015, and the firm quietly relaunched the Quirky brand in 2017. This would be Munchery’s downfall.

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Killing The I-Bank: The Disruption Of Investment Banking

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In 2006, investment banks were at the top of the finance world. While the rules against prop trading have more recently been loosened, the restriction has still changed how investment banks operate. Even as the regulation pendulum swings back toward more limited oversight, how investment banks operate is fundamentally changing.

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24 Lessons From Warren Buffett’s Annual Letters To Shareholders

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It had a great brand. Companies have both tangible assets (factories, capital, inventory) and intangible assets, which include things like reputation and brand. In the early 70s, See’s was able to produce about $2M a year (after tax) on just $8M in net tangible assets (including all accounts receivable.)

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17 Of The Biggest Startup Frauds Of All Time

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The Honest Company’s branding and promotional materials claimed that the firm’s goods were free of synthetic chemicals. Rishi Shah and Shradha Agarwal founded healthcare information startup Outcome Health in 2006 while the pair were still studying at Illinois’ Northwestern University. Total Funding: $240M.

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