Text size The two airlines plan to code share flights and integrate some of their networks. Bloomberg (2) JetBlue Airways and American Airlines Group are forming an alliance in which they plan to share flight codes and integrate some of their networks. It could be a sign of industry consolidation …
Read More »Wall Street is optimistic about Dell’s spin-off of its VMware stake
Text size Denis Doyle / Bloomberg Analysts at JP Morgan and Morgan Stanley are optimistic about the announcement by Dell Technologies that it is considering a spin-off of its valuable 81% stake in VMware., It is now worth more than all of Dell’s market value. Dell shares (ticker DELL) rose …
Read More »Unemployment claims fall to post-pandemic low of 1.3 million, but layoffs could start to rise again as states close businesses again
The numbers: Initial jobless claims fell slightly in the second week of July to a post-pandemic low of 1.30 million, but the decline reluctantly points to continued stress on the economy as the United States struggles to cope with the latest outbreak of coronavirus. New claims for unemployment benefits, a …
Read More »Electric car maker Fisker will be released soon. Its founder has high hopes.
Text size Fisker Inc., a new maker of electric vehicles, will announce a merger with a SPAC. The company may be new, but its founder and namesake Henrik Fisker designed the BMW Z8 and Aston Martin V8 Vantage. He has high hopes for electric vehicles and some innovative ideas. Simon …
Read More »Coronavirus shrinks deals globally: what to expect next
The “art” of doing business has become quite a difficult sale this year. Rainmakers in the global M&A business saw the count of completed deals drop to $ 1.11 trillion in the first six months of the year, about half the volume seen during the same period in 2019, for …
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