$$$ Deals: Global M&A Brews 2008’s Top Week
In our M&A Roundup for the period ended July 20, four deals of more than $4 billion follow InBev/Anheuser, leading to the richest seven days in more than a year. [CFO.com]
$$$ NY gov. projects Wall St bonuses to fall 20 percent [Reuters]
$$$ CNBC Admits to Being a Closet Porn Channel [CWS]
$$$ The Chuck Norris Home Deduction [USNews]
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Wal-Mart Pushes Financial-Services Menu (WSJ)
Opposition from various groups means there won’t be a First Bank of Wal-Mart anytime soon (at least not in the US). But the company is stepping up its financial services offerings. New services will include check cashing and wire transfers. Hmm, one wonders what the reaction of Wal-Mart’s critics would be if the company proposed to enter the payday loan business, but with dramatically lower rates than most operati...
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