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Spreadsheets

Spreadsheet Error Costs Tibco Shareholders $100M

Vista Equity Partners was supposed to pay $4.2 billion to acquire Tibco Software, until someone checked the share count.
Technology

Patagonia Invests in Solar Energy Fund

Outdoor clothing retailer allots $13 million to help Hawaii homeowners install solar panels.
The Economy

eBay, Wal-Mart Lower Their Holiday Expectations

Both eBay and Wal-Mat cut their sales forecasts for their current fiscal year, in part blaming a stronger U.S. dollar.
Credit

Fed Set to Adopt Risk Retention Rule

Banks will finally be required to have 'skin in the game" when they securitize certain mortgages.
GAAP and IFRS

FASB Reviewing Share-based Payments Standard

The accounting standards setter plans to address accounting for stock options and other share-based payments as part of its simplification initiative.
Fraud

Ex-Merck Analyst Hit with Insider Trading Rap

He allegedly helped a friend make more than $700,000 on insider M&A info.
M&A

Sysco Angles to Save US Foods Deal

The nation's largest food supplier appeals to the FTC in its bid to acquire its closest competitor.
Risk Management

Two-Thirds of Americans Favor Tougher Anti-Ebola Measures

A new survey finds that a majority would back a plan to restrict entry into the United States, but health experts warn against the idea.
Tax

Ireland to Scrap ‘Double Irish’ Tax Loophole

Popular with companies whose chief asset is intellectual property, the evasion tactic will be closed in 2015.
Capital Markets

New Swaps Protocol Aimed at Avoiding ‘Too Big to Fail’

The new procedure will in theory keep an insolvent bank's counterparties from stepping in and seizing collateral during a crisis.
Mobile

Twitter Becomes a Payment Channel

Twitter's new partnership with a French bank allows users to tweet money to each other.
Credit & Capital

SEC Panel Urges Update of ‘Accredited Investor’ Standard

Income and net worth minimums may not be the best way to determine if an investor has the ability to make an informed investment decision.
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