Richard Beales and Breakingviews columnists discuss Israeli mapping start-up Waze’s business model and what Google has to gain from its potential acquisition.

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First-quarter growth of 7.7 percent is even more disappointing given the 58 percent increase in financing shoveled into the economy over the same period says Breakingviews.

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Reynolds Holding and Breakingviews columnists discuss the funds’ risky rush to emerging markets in search of high returns.

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26 Mar 2013Thomson Reuters

Don’t you wish you had a crystal ball to gaze into the future of M&A, IPOs and bond activity? Well, global mergers and acquisitions started off 2013 with a burst of activity in technology, consumer staples and real estate – potentially signaling the next M&A cycle. At the same time, corporate bond activity continues to push higher, along with a resurgence of common stock offerings. Could a surging IPO market be far behind? And will private equity firms begin to put more capital to work?

For an insightful exploration of these questions, join some of today’s foremost financial commentators for a complimentary webcast on April 16th: Examining Q1 Trends in Worldwide Deal Making, including: (more…)

The abrupt shuttering of Intrade sparks a conversation among Breakingviews columnists about sites and markets that operate in somewhat shadowy zones.

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Jeffrey Goldfarb and Breakingviews columnists discuss why the $28 billion acquisition of Heinz by Berkshire Hathaway and 3G Capital could take a long time to deliver.

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Jeffrey Goldfarb talks to Breakingviews columnists about David Einhorn’s creative idea for Apple’s cash and whether it’s the best option for the company’s shareholders.

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Breakingviews editors discuss the improvisational skills shown by Comcast with its accelerated $16.7 billion deal to buy the rest of NBC Universal.

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Richard Beales and Breakingviews columnists discuss new data showing weak U.S. venture capital performance and why only a few funds do very well.

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Jeffrey Goldfarb and Antony Currie outline three reasons why investors shouldn’t be too quick to put the brakes on Ford and GM stocks.

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