Fri.May 03, 2024

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Looking Past the Headlines, the Impact of the FTC’s Ban on Non-Competes in M&A, Private Equity and Venture Capital

JD Supra: Mergers

Last week on April 23, 2024, the FTC adopted a final rule that would effectively ban non-compete agreements in the context of employment relationships when the rule becomes effective on September 4, 2024, absent a stay or injunctive relief. The rule would render unenforceable a broad array of employment-based non-competition agreements.

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First Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting without Charlie Munger: What to expect from Warren Buffett

CNBC: Investing

The absence of Charlie Munger will be on everyone's mind when Berkshire Hathaway's annual shareholder meeting kicks off Saturday in Omaha.

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Can I Enhance My Prospects for Payment Through a Purchase Money Security Interest? - Creditor’s Rights Toolkit

JD Supra: Mergers

A seller of goods may gain priority over other creditors, and enhanced prospects for payment, by taking and perfecting a purchase money security interest (PMSI) in the goods sold to a customer. This article will explain what a PMSI is, how it is perfected, and discuss potential issues that could affect its enforceability. Troutman Pepper's Creditor’s Rights Toolkit is a series that provides practical insights to help creditors confront the challenges of commercial bankruptcy.

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Study: Private Target Deal Terms

Deal Lawyers

SRS Acquiom recently released its annual M&A Deal Terms Study for 2024 (available for download). This year, SRS Acquiom analyzed more than 2,100 private-target acquisitions that closed from 2018 through 2023. Here are some of the key findings summarized in the introduction: – Strategic buyers (both U.S.

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Navigating the Future: Generative AI, Application Analytics, and Data

Generative AI is upending the way product developers & end-users alike are interacting with data. Despite the potential of AI, many are left with questions about the future of product development: How will AI impact my business and contribute to its success? What can product managers and developers expect in the future with the widespread adoption of AI?

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Antitrust M&A Snapshot - Q1 2024

JD Supra: Mergers

UNITED STATES - New Merger Guidelines Deployed - The 2023 Merger Guidelines are a non-binding statement that provides clarity on aspects of federal agencies’ deliberations and enforcement practices undertaken in individual merger cases under the antitrust laws. The new merger guidelines closely reflect the objectives of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and US Department of Justice (DOJ) to broaden the definition of what constitutes anticompetitive effects in order to modernize antitrust law.

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UK Court of Appeal Signals Greater Scrutiny of CMA Merger Decisions

JD Supra: Mergers

For the first time in two decades, the UK Court of Appeal has ruled on the substantive standard of judicial review to be applied by the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT or Tribunal) in UK merger cases.

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Calls to Divest From Israel Put Students and Donors on Collision Course

The New York Times: Mergers, Acquisitions and Dive

To get protesters off campus lawns, Brown University and others have agreed to consider ending investments linked to Israel. But how?

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Changes to Disclosure in Annual Reports: New Australian Requirements to Report on Subsidiaries

JD Supra: Mergers

The Australian Federal Parliament recently introduced new requirements for public companies to disclose information about their subsidiaries in their annual report by legislating the Treasury Laws Amendment (Making Multinationals Pay Their Fair Share—Integrity and Transparency) Act 2024 (Cth) ("Act").

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The Perils of the Fed’s Vast Bond Holdings

The New York Times: Banking

The Federal Reserve is shedding assets at a glacial pace, exposing the financial system to continuing risks, our columnist says.

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Predictions You Can Rely On: How Data Drives Successful Financial Forecasting

Speaker: Robbie Bhathal, Founder & CEO, and Matthew Acalin, Head of Credit Intelligence

In today's volatile financial environment, how confident are you in your company’s financial forecasting? To get the most accurate cash predictions that will lead to long-term financial survival, real-time data is critical. Innovative cash management strategies can lead to better credit opportunities, more sustainable growth, and long-term financial prosperity.

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These big, well-known stocks are forming the dreaded death cross chart pattern

CNBC: Investing

A death cross forms when a stock's 50-day moving average slips below its 200-day moving average, lending a signal that investors are bearish on a stock.

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Fireside Friday with… BNY Mellon’s Geoffrey Yu

The TRADE

With the market increasingly looking at the potential of emerging markets, what’s front of mind from your side? One of our key expectations for 2024 was a turnaround in asset allocation in favour of emerging markets (EM), especially for diversification purposes as US positions became more concentrated. After record levels of outflows since the Fed shifted towards a tightening cycle, the stage appeared set for recovery flow as G10 central banks embarked on easing.

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Warren Buffett’s shopping extravaganza kicks off with Squishmallows pit, 'Poor Charlie’s Almanack'

CNBC: Investing

The Oracle of Omaha's annual event kicked off with wares from See's Candies to the latest Squishmallows of Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger.

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Unifying Excellence with Strategic Partnerships: Cisco Black Belt Academy and VQ Communications

Cisco: M&A

Embark on an enhanced learning journey with the Cisco Black Belt Academy—a transformative platform designed to give you a competitive edge in the dynamic Cisco ecosystem.

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How Embedded Analytics Gets You to Market Faster with a SAAS Offering

Start-ups & SMBs launching products quickly must bundle dashboards, reports, & self-service analytics into apps. Customers expect rapid value from your product (time-to-value), data security, and access to advanced capabilities. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) tools can provide valuable data analysis capabilities, but they have a barrier to entry that can stop small and midsize businesses from capitalizing on them.

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Buy 'undervalued' Berkshire Hathaway shares ahead of 'Woodstock for Capitalists,' says CFRA

CNBC: Investing

Before Warren Buffett takes the stage at Berkshire Hathaway's annual meeting, investors may want to buy his stock, according to CFRA.

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Strengthening our U.S. Public Sector Leadership Team with the Promotion of two Industry Veterans

Cisco: M&A

On behalf of Cisco, I am proud to announce the promotions of Gary DePreta to the role of Senior Vice President of U.S. Public Sector Sales and Mike Witzman to Senior Director of U.S.

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Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway trouncing the market this year and near a record heading into shareholder meeting

CNBC: Investing

The conglomerate's core insurance business is boosting the company's earnings, but energy remains a risk.

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Paramount Will Let Exclusive Talks With Skydance Lapse, Imperiling Deal

The New York Times: Mergers, Acquisitions and Dive

Negotiations are now likely to focus on another suitor, Sony, which has teamed up with the private equity giant Apollo on a $26 billion bid.

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Embedding BI: Architectural Considerations and Technical Requirements

While data platforms, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and programming platforms have evolved to leverage big data and streaming data, the front-end user experience has not kept up. Holding onto old BI technology while everything else moves forward is holding back organizations. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) aren’t built for modern data platforms and don’t work on modern architectures.

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Apple is about to jump into the AI race. Here's what analysts expect it to do

CNBC: Investing

Analysts believe Apple's forthcoming AI updates could push the stock higher.

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Infinite Reality’s SPAC Partner Engages BTIG as Capital Markets Advisor; Continues to Drive Robust Expansion and Strengthened Market Position

Global Newswire by Notified: M&A

NEW YORK, May 03, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Infinite Reality (“iR” or the “Company”), a leading global provider of cutting-edge virtual, AI-powered immersive experiences, today announced that its previously announced business combination partner, Newbury Street Acquisition Corporation (Nasdaq: NBST) (“Newbury”), has engaged BTIG, LLC (“BTIG”) as its capital markets advisor.

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Political Furor Over U.S. Steel Bid Puts Cfius in Spotlight

The New York Times: Mergers, Acquisitions and Dive

Backlash over the deal has echoes of the 1980s when Nippon Steel tried and failed to buy another American metal company.

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These 4 stocks have earnings momentum into their reports next week

CNBC: Investing

Watch this collection of stocks for a potential bounce after quarterly results.

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How to Leverage AI for Actionable Insights in BI, Data, and Analytics

In the rapidly-evolving world of embedded analytics and business intelligence, one important question has emerged at the forefront: How can you leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance your application’s analytics capabilities? Imagine having an AI tool that answers your user’s questions with a deep understanding of the context in their business and applications, nuances of their industry, and unique challenges they face.

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Oil prices set for steepest weekly drop in three months

Global Banking & Finance

Oil prices set for steepest weekly drop in three months By Ahmad Ghaddar and Deep Kaushik Vakil LONDON (Reuters) -Oil prices steadied on Friday after weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs data, but kept on course for their steepest weekly loss in three months, weighed by concerns about demand and high interest rates.

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A way to take profits and protect your post-earnings gain in Apple

CNBC: Investing

Jeff Kilburg wants to take some profits after getting long Apple pre-earnings.

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The Fed Is Looking for a Job Market Cool-Down. It Just Got One.

The New York Times: Banking

Wage growth and hiring slowed in April, prodding investors to slightly increase their bets on rate cuts this year.

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DTIF expands digital token identifier for crypto derivatives regulatory reporting

The TRADE

The Digital Token Identifier Foundation (DTIF) has announced an expansion to the scope of the Digital Token Identifier (DTI) to encompass regulatory reporting of crypto asset derivative trades across the G20. The development marks a milestone for the regulation of digital assets, given that beforehand, derivatives reporting solely focused on traditional financial instruments.

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Embedded Analytics Insights for 2024

Organizations look to embedded analytics to provide greater self-service for users, introduce AI capabilities, offer better insight into data, and provide customizable dashboards that present data in a visually pleasing, easy-to-access format. To better understand the factors behind the decision to build or buy analytics, insightsoftware partnered with Hanover Research to survey IT, software development, and analytics professionals on why they make the embedded analytics choices they do.

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The Fed Is Looking for a Job Market Cool-Down. It Just Got One.

The New York Times: Banking

Wage growth and hiring slowed in April, evidence of the job market slowdown that Federal Reserve officials have been waiting on.

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These are Mizuho’s top stock picks heading into May

CNBC: Investing

The firm added three new picks to its basket this month.

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Jobs Data Revives Wall Street’s Hopes for a Rate Cut

The New York Times: Banking

A cooler-than-expected jobs report for April shifted the tone on Wall Street, rekindling investors’ expectations that the Federal Reserve may cut rates soon.