Closing Bell

If you listen carefully you can actually hear the wheels of corporate finance grinding to a halt. As nervous investors follow the fluctuating fortunes of the US bailout plan, credit... 2008-10-02

For those financial institutions still in possession of sound balance sheets, the terms of which they have acquired some of their rivals could almost be considered a fire sale. At... 2008-09-26

Considering the gloom surrounding the outlook for M&A activity that has prevailed of late, this week has seen some blockbusters! In China, Coca Cola's US$2.3bn bid for Huiyan... 2008-09-05

No relief for equities this week. As the price of oil reached US$144 a barrel on July 10, skyrocketing commodity prices continue to dictate the fortunes of corporate activity. If... 2008-07-11

Another week, another Gulf investor buys into a troubled western financial institution. This time it is the turn of Barclays Bank to seek funding, to the tune of GBP4.5bn. Whatever... 2008-06-27

To paraphrase Shakespeare, this summer is shaping up to be the winter of shareholders' discontent. The dismal performance of the equity markets aside, in recent weeks we have seen... 2008-06-13

This week saw yet more turmoil in the financial sector, with investment bank Lehman Brothers and mortgage lender ResCap pulling out all the stops to raise much needed capital. However,... 2008-06-06

On May 30 a sombre 10 minute shareholder meeting officially saw the end of Bear Stearns, the worst casualty of the credit crisis thus far. Bear Stearns, the 85 year old brokerage,... 2008-05-30

US non-financials are clearly still at risk from further economic downturn and its negative effect on consumer spending. This week the US' second-largest retailer Home Depot announced... 2008-05-02

As we go to press, stocks are enjoying a strong end-of-week recovery, after American Express, the largest US credit card lender yesterday reported Q108 earnings that were ahead of... 2008-04-25