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One way to narrow the field is to look for markets primed for consolidation. Texas is booming with cross-border business but remains a fragmented market. When Citigroup was circling before it grabbed First American, the rumor was that either Houston-based Southwest Bancorporation of Texas or Texas Regional Bancshares...
Tax-Dodging Dynamos Your article about the looming economic crisis and widespread corruption in the Philippines hardly scratched the surface [Aug. 23]. With decentralization introduced in 1992, little fiefdoms?that is, local governments?were granted exclusive taxing powers, such as collecting fees for local licenses, limited franchise and business imposts...
VIDEO GAMES: Can stellar effects revive the Myst franchise? 84
Although several sequels have come out since, excitement about Myst has dwindled. The past two installments, Myst III: Exile and Uru: Ages Beyond Myst, have sold only about 450,000 copies combined. Criticized for being too slow paced and for having puzzles that were too hard, the franchise lost out...
Anyone who saw Shrek 2 and wondered how to cash in on the ogre's box-office charm will soon have a chance. DreamWorks SKG, the studio behind the billion-dollar Shrek franchise, announced that it plans to spin off its animation division in an initial public offering (IPO) to...