Mergers/Finance
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American and US Airways Give Up Very Little to Gain Merger Approval
So much for taking a writing break this week. I’ve reshuffled this week’s sponsored posts because of yesterday’s big news: American and…
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How the American/US Airways Merger Trial Can Be Avoided
We’re now less than a month away from opening arguments in the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) antitrust case trying to prevent American…
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The Latest News in the American and US Airways Merger
It has been over a month since I last wrote about the American/US Airways merger, and I figured it was probably time…
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American and US Airways Get Their Day in Court With a Side of Turkey and Stuffing
If you’re a fan of justice, then you’ll agree that Friday was a good day. The judge in the Department of Justice…
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Topic of the Week: Is DOJ Using Delay Tactics?
The next step in the American/US Airways merger trial has taken place with both sides requesting preferred court dates. The airlines have…
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The Department of Justice’s Big Gamble
A lot of people seem to think that the Department of Justice (DOJ) will eventually come to a settlement that would allow…
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Cranky on the Web (August 12 – 16)
In the Trenches: Choosing Our Tone With Unhappy Customers – Intuit Small Business Blog Every business has unhappy customers from time to…
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Breaking Down the DOJ’s Weak Objections to the American/US Airways Merger
I didn’t get into specifics in my post about the US Department of Justice (DOJ) filing suit to block the American/US Airways…
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US Department of Justice Gets a Cranky Jackass Award for Its Lawsuit to Stop the US Airways/American Merger
The shock of the year was delivered yesterday when the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it was suing to stop…
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Next Level of American/US Airways Management Team is Much More Balanced
Over the last week or so, we’ve seen announcements from just about everyone in the new American/US Airways leadership team talking about…
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Cranky on the Web (July 15 – 19)
I’m excited to announce that I’ve been named to the Conde Nast Traveler Top Travel Specialist list for 2013 for urgent airline…
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American/US Airways Merger-Bashing Relies on Inaccurate Assumptions and Bad Information
Over the last couple weeks, there has been a lot of talk about how the American-US Airways merger is a bad idea.…