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...truly hostile. But it does ratchet up the pressure on MTFG and UFJ, which has already faced criticism for hastily dismissing previous SMFG overtures, to fully disclose the terms of their offer. Although UFJ has said it is "prudently scrutinizing" SMFG's latest bid, analysts do not expect the MTFG deal to be aborted. "It's hard to imagine that UFJ will switch partners at this point," says Nozomu Kunishige, an analyst at BNP Paribas. Still, Nishikawa has another option: mount a hostile takeover by offering to buy out shareholders directly. On Aug. 17 he told reporters waiting outside...
...styles that woo fashion editors and retailers don't always win over customers (like the high-waisted trousers for adults touted by women's magazines last fall). But the latest preppy trend is catching on with teens. Marshal Cohen, chief apparel analyst at the NPD Group, a Port Washington, N.Y., market-research firm, estimates that about $80 of the average $300 that each student spends on back-to-school clothes will go to preppier, more conservative apparel. No, teens are not gathering to burn their low-rider jeans, but waistlines are inching back up, and Argyle sweaters and plaid skirts...
...share in London , or just over 11 times its estimated earnings this year, and other Big Oil stocks such as BP and Exxon Mobil trading closer to 14 times earnings, that suggests: buy. "We can't help but think there is now limited downside risk," said Merrill Lynch analyst Mark Iannotti, while...
...year, with recruiting delays not helping. Unions disagree: BA "didn't just cut the flab," railed Ed Blisset of the GMB. "It cut into the bone as well." But with quieter winter months approaching, "shareholders would probably prefer [BA] run on edge this time of year," counters one airline analyst. Even CEO Rod Eddington lent a hand at Heathrow late last week - a great way to spend a summer holiday. - By Adam Smith The Spitzer Treatment Britain's GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) reached a $2.5 million settlement with New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer over allegations that it withheld information about...
Some mutual funds trade in pairs, though their performance has been spotty. The Laudus Rosenberg, GMA Gabelli and Franklin U.S. long-short funds and Phoenix Market Neutral sometimes give the pairs game a spin. But, says Dan McNeela, an analyst at the fund-research firm Morningstar, "these kinds of funds tend to have above-average expenses...