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Back on Track
It's been a frightening year for credit-starved companies. Can they relax a little? October 1, 2009
Boxed In
The government's push to standardize over-the-counter derivatives could severely disrupt corporate hedging programs. October 1, 2009
Stiglitz: GDP Blinded Us to the Crisis
Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz explains why our reliance on the GDP metric masked the economy's ill health before the credit crisis hit. September 29, 2009
Taking the Back Door to Going Public
A young "green" truck company eschews both an IPO and venture-capital funding to keep control of its future by lining up private accredited investors. September 22, 2009
IRS Widens Net on Mortgage Securitizations
Many analysts expect that imminent defaults on commercial mortgage loans will alter deal terms. In response, the IRS issues guidance on why some changes to loans held in securitized trusts won't forfeit tax benefits. September 21, 2009
Green Backing
How can private capital be unlocked for green projects in poor countries? September 18, 2009
DoL: Let GM Fund Benefits with Company Stock
Will the move spur a flood-tide of similar requests from cash-poor, benefit-burdened employers? September 17, 2009
Ford's Poison Pill Prevents Tax Losses
The automaker tries to discourage investors from triggering a technical change of ownership in the company that would cause it to lose $19 billion in net operating loss carryforwards. September 15, 2009
Taking Losses for Worthless Stock
The IRS has ruled on the tax treatment of stock in subsidiaries that have no gross receipts. But do the rules apply to banks? September 14, 2009
The Return of the Deal
A new merger wave may be forming, with lots of companies' shares still at relatively cheap prices. September 11, 2009