US Telecom (IIPM-News)

Recent consolidations in US telecom, like the proposed acquisition of Bellsouth by AT&T (pending regulatory approval) have put huge pressures on manufacturers to consolidate. Also, the equipment market is shrinking globally, and firms have to merge to save costs. But perhaps the most important issue in this merger – and that is not even the plan for 8,800 job cuts – relates to security concerns within the government, as Lucent serves the US military and possesses national security information.

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MAS Operates on Revenue (IIPM-Press Release)

MAS operates on revenue to per passenger ratio of just 4¢ (cents), whereas Cathay Pacific and SIA operate at 9¢ and 7¢, respectively. MAS operates on passenger capacity of 2.8 million per personnel, while SIA and Cathay Pacific are way ahead at 5 million & 4 million respectively. Consequently, around 97% of MAS’ domestic routes are loss making.

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Killer Drug Vioxx (IIPM-Article)

Further, the combined and relatively pitiable free cash reserve of $4.9 billion will get wiped out 4 times over, if Bayer were to go through this deal. Rightly so, S&P’s rating has already put Bayer on ‘Credit watch with negative implications’ saying that the acquisition could “deteriorate credit quality of the resulting group.” For Merck, the death knell was sounded in its killer drug Vioxx. And for Bayer? Of course, in the killer company, Schering!

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IMF ‘ailure’

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The IMF continues to stubbornly refuse to accept its failures

Despite 62 years of sustained organizational failure, International Monetary Fund (IMF), fails to realise and appreciate the same. This lender of last recourse was formed in 1944, to assist the poor nations facing economic and currency problems.

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Bollywood and Bal Thackeray's popularity (IIPM-Press Release)

Maybe that is the reason why even Bollywood could not resist itself from portraying his signature style of politics (if not the character himself) through one or the other films. Be it Mahesh Bhatt’s Saaransh in 1984, Mani Ratnam’s Bombay in 1995 or more recently, Ram Gopal Verma’s adaptation of Mario Puzo’s Godfather, namely, Sarkar, Bollywood always has got the best of it when it comes to cashing in on Bal Thackeray’s popularity.

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SHELL, SECOND LARGEST OIL COMPANY

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Shell, the second largest oil and gas company in the world with profits of £9.4bn in 2004, has caused oil spills, gas flaring, and incomplete social initiatives adversely affecting health and environment in countries like Nigeria, Philippines, South Africa and Brazil.

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Boots moots UniChem merger

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UK-based leading health and beauty retailer, Boots Group PLC, has announced plans to merge with the third largest pharmacy network in Europe, Alliance UniChem. The deal is being valued at $12.3 billion. The combined entity will form the largest pharmacy chain in Britain with 2,200 stores.

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B&E this fortnight

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Porsche scripts Volkswagen breatherGerman luxury sports carmaker, Porsche AG has increased its stake in Europe’s biggest carmaker Volkswagen AG to 10.3%. However, it has further announced plans to increase its share to 20%, to ward off hostile attempts to take over the Wolfsburg, Germany-based automaker.

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HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION

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Meanwhile, in Britain, there is no shortage of the “evil and fanatic racial discrimination” that Qutb denounced. The London-based Islamic Human Rights Commission received 320 complaints of racist attacks in the wake of the bombings; Scotland Yard says hate crimes are up 600 percent from this time last year.

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NET BANKING

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These issues have the potential to seriously dent the e-retailing or net banking dreams of many players. Before jumping on the bus to El Dorado, companies must remember that they could also end up getting a one way ticket to nowhere.

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CHINA FACTOR

There is, however, a China factor in Japanese domestic politics as well. The Chinese are not too pleased with Koizumi who has refused to go the whole hog in admitting Japanese guilt for World War Two atrocities in China. But inside Japan, there is growing public opinion in favour of a more conciliatory approach towards China; and the LDP rebels are hopeful of exploiting this feeling. They have been careful to maintain equidistance between the LDP and the DPJ and are hoping to win a sufficient number of seats to play the role of kingmakers after the elections...

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