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Shareholder rights plans in Bermuda

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In recent years, the global markets (predominantly in the US) have experienced a significant surge in hostile takeovers, largely due to the COVID 19 pandemic, which impacted public companies' equity values and ultimately...more

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Markets Tank Again As Recession Fears Join Inflation Worries

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As expected, traders’ initial exuberance at the Fed’s big rate hike was short-lived, and markets resumed their recent dismal performance on Thursday, as recession fears joined inflation concerns to make for a rough day on...more

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Musk Threatens to Pull Out of Twitter Deal Over Fake Account Data

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Another week, another Elon tantrum. This time, Mr. Musk and his legal team have dispatched a “crisp, six-paragraph letter” to Twitter, accusing it of “actively resisting and thwarting” Musk’s rights while “completing a $44...more

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Twitter Looks to Streamline Even As Musk Puts Acquisition “On Hold”

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Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal took dramatic action this week, firing two top execs, freezing “most new hiring,” and announcing plans to slash spending “as the social media company tries to change its business trajectory while...more

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Tech Drags Markets to Dismal April Performance

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A slumping tech sector pulled markets lower on Tuesday, “adding to a losing streak that has April shaping up to be Wall Street’s worst month in two years.” For the S&P 500, that translates into a nearly 8% decline for the...more

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Elon Musk Strikes Deal to Take Twitter Private for $44B

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Elon Musk and Twitter brass struck a deal on Monday in which Musk will spend $44 billion to “take over the influential social network frequented by world leaders, celebrities and cultural trendsetters” and take it private....more

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Apollo Global Weighing Bankrolling Musk’s Play for Twitter

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Back at it. Let’s get caught up . . . The latest in the Elon Musk/Twitter drama includes word that PE firm Apollo Global Mgmt is “considering” joining a bid by Musk to acquire the social media platform, a potential early...more

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Financial Daily Dose 11.8.2021 | Top Story: Congress Passes Massive Infrastructure Package

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It was a slog, to be sure, but Congress finally made President Biden’s infrastructure plan a reality late Friday, guaranteeing nearly “$600 billion in new federal aid to improve highways, bridges, dams, public transit, rail,...more

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Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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The Times went all in on Twinkies this weekend, with a look at how they came to be and how their comeback recently helped private equity execs laugh their way to the bank....more

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