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Musk's conduct during Twitter bid always risked lawsuits and may prove to be "a very costly mistake"
Expert comment from Warwick Business School
Bank of England had little alternative to interest rate rise, but has increased pressure on Treasury over cost of living
Expert comment from Warwick Business School
'$43Bn is a lot to pay for a hobby, even for Elon Musk, amid questions about how he would add value to Twitter'
John Colley, Associate Dean of Warwick Business School, former MD of a FTSE 100 company, and an expert on Mergers and Acquisitions, said:
Treasury plans on net zero will increase transparency, but contain significant holes
Commenting on the Government's plans requiring firms to show how they will hit net zero, Dr Frederik Dahlmann, Associate Professor of Sustainability at Warwick Business School said:
GameStop drama has captivated Wall Street but company is not on right track to fulfill investors' hopes
Christian Stadler, Professor of Strategic Leadership at Warwick Business School and author of the book Enduring Success on the world's outstanding corporations, said:
Alarming oil prices will spark serious conversations for producers worldwide
Professor David Elmes, who leads the Global Energy Research Network at Warwick Business School and has more than 20 years experience in the energy and management consulting industries, said:
Bank of England support on coronavirus gives UK advantage over EU countries
Expert comment from Dr Ivan Petrella, Associate Professor of Economics at Warwick Business School.
Flybe faces struggle to raise finance as high costs force airlines into bankruptcy
Professor Loizos Heracleous, an aviation industry expert from Warwick Business School, said:
Confrontation with EU over Italian budget will make government even more popular
Expert comment from the University of Warwick on the Italian budget and the EU, by Guglielmo Meardi, professor at Warwick Business School.
Funding Options for SMEs Post-Brexit
It's widely accepted that Brexit will have a major impact on the British economy but the slow progress of negotiations and lack of clarity is leading to growing frustrations across the business community.
Will Brexit be the Last Straw for UK Engineering?
Brexit is a potential disaster for UK engineering. 85% of Engineering Employers Federation members believe we should be in Europe, the world’s largest developed market, which buys nearly half our exports, and which is the only one we can serve economically with ‘Just in Time’ (JIT) delivery which is essential for many products.
High marks for investment plan creating jobs & growth in Europe
The European Commission this week announced it would build on the successful first year of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI), extending it beyond 2018.
Old Member States Would Lose on Shortening of Cohesion the Most
According to the surveys the Czechs take the most disapproving stand on the European integration in the European Union. However the resistance to the EU is not justified. The figures are more than clear. In ten years of the Czech membership in the EU the Czech Republic gained CZK 333 billion more than paid to the European budget. Moreover, according to the information from the Ministry of Finance of the Czech Republic, at the end of the last year the overall positive balance increased to CZK 561.2 billion from 2004.
EU offers investment court for TTIP
One issue in particular has been a thorn in the side of the ongoing talks between the EU and US over the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) - the subject of investment protection and resolution of investment disputes.
Connecting Europe aims for better use of public money
The second year of the Juncker Commission continued this week with the investment theme, with the launch of a second call for proposals under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF). This will provide more than EUR 7.6 bn for key transport projects, with EUR 6.5 bn earmarked for countries with Cohesion Fund eligibility.
Update for Payment Services Directive opens way for safer and more innovative European payments
The final hurdle to an upgraded EU payment services law was cleared on Thursday, when MEPs voted in the revised Directive on Payment Services (PSD2). This aims to make payment transactions safer and terminate card surcharges.
Mobility boost for Masters students
Students looking to take a Master's Degree in another EU country will be keen to look into a loan guarantee scheme offered by the highly successful Erasmus+ programme, as a new agreement worth some EUR 30 million was signed this week.
Roadmap for a Capital Markets Union
The building blocks of the European Commission's 'Investment Plan for Europe' began to form this week, with the aim of unlocking funding for EU businesses and boosting growth with the creation of a true single market for capital.
Caps on inter-bank fees for card payments good for consumers, good for retailers
It's taken a long time, but the European Parliament and the Council have finally agreed a deal on a regulation to cap interchange fees for card-based payments.
EU budgets a touchy topic
This week marks the last in the Barroso II Commission, and last week's summit was supposed to be a calm transition summit to a new regime at the EU's helm. Instead the stand-out topic of the summit, and of this last week, has been budgets, EU and national.
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