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July 2014

Relative Market Share Position of Cigarettes in the USA

Reynolds American recently acquired Lorillard for $25 billion.  The merger combined Reynolds’ Pall Mall and Camel brands with 8.1 percent market

A Favorite Cupcake Company Liquidates

Based in New York City, Crumbs Bake Shop, the nation’s largest cupcake company, recently filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation of its 65

Inversions Are Becoming Commonplace

For example, Illinois-based AbbVie recently acquired Dublin-based Shire PLC for $54 billion and Pennsylvania-based Mylan acquired Abbott

Does High R&D Spending Lead to High Organizational Performance?

Unequivocally the answer is No for the vast majority of firms, especially in the technology sector.  A recent study reported that the stock pric