Now the big daddy of private equity, Kohlberg Kravis and Roberts. KKR. is finally tapping the New York Stock Exchange for an initial public offering, and that can only mean that the rest of us better hold onto our wallets. 
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This week's news reveals that Boeing ( ) is beating Airbus on two key battlefronts. With the withdrawal of Airbus and its U. S partner, Northrop Grumman, from competition for an Air Force contract to build 179 airborne refueling tankers, Boeing now faces no competition for a deal expected to be worth. Airbus also announced that thanks to massive cost overruns and weak demand, its A380. 
Share:  This week's news reveals that Boeing ( ) is beating <span class="company">Airbus</span> on two key battlefronts. With the withdrawal of <span class="company">Airbus</span> and its U. S partner, Northrop Grumman, from competition for an Air Force contract to build 179 airborne refueling tankers, Boeing now faces no competition for a deal expected to be worth. <span class="company">Airbus</span> also announced that thanks to massive cost overruns and weak demand, its A380. Tweet this 

This week's news reveals that Boeing ( ) is beating Airbus on two key battlefronts. With the withdrawal of Airbus and its U. S partner, Northrop Grumman, from competition for an Air Force contract to build 179 airborne refueling tankers, Boeing now faces no competition for a deal expected to be worth. Airbus also announced that thanks to massive cost overruns and weak demand, its A380. 
Share:  This week's news reveals that <span class="company">Boeing</span> ( ) is beating Airbus on two key battlefronts. With the withdrawal of Airbus and its U. S partner, Northrop Grumman, from competition for an Air Force contract to build 179 airborne refueling tankers, <span class="company">Boeing</span> now faces no competition for a deal expected to be worth. Airbus also announced that thanks to massive cost overruns and weak demand, its A380. Tweet this 

This explains the $35.5 billion deal by Prudential in the United Kingdom for AIG's Asian insurance business and India's Bharti Airtel's bid for a Kuwaiti company. But why has all the M&A activity moved overseas?. Before getting into this question, let's examine some of the details of these deals. 
Share:  This explains the $35.5 billion deal by Prudential in the United Kingdom for AIG's Asian insurance business and India's <span class="company">Bharti Airtel</span>'s bid for a Kuwaiti company. But why has all the M&A activity moved overseas?. Before getting into this question, let's examine some of the details of these deals. Tweet this 

It's not just Toyota ( ): GM announced Tuesday that it's Already this year, according to , Honda ( ), Nissan ( ), and Suzuki ( ), and of course, Toyota, have also given the public word of recalls: For example, in January, Honda recalled 646,000 of its Fit/Jazz and City automobiles globally over a faulty window switch after a child died when a fire broke out in a car in 2009. Why all the recalls all of a sudden? Have all the world's automobile manufacturers suddenly let their quality control standards slip? 
Share:  It's not just <span class="company">Toyota</span> ( ): GM announced Tuesday that it's Already this year, according to , Honda ( ), Nissan ( ), and Suzuki ( ), and of course, <span class="company">Toyota</span>, have also given the public word of recalls: For example, in January, Honda recalled 646,000 of its Fit/Jazz and City automobiles globally over a faulty window switch after a child died when a fire broke out in a car in 2009. Why all the recalls all of a sudden? Have all the world's automobile manufacturers suddenly let their quality control standards slip? Tweet this 

It's not just Toyota ( ): GM announced Tuesday that it's Already this year, according to , Honda ( ), Nissan ( ), and Suzuki ( ), and of course, Toyota, have also given the public word of recalls: For example, in January, Honda recalled 646,000 of its Fit/Jazz and City automobiles globally over a faulty window switch after a child died when a fire broke out in a car in 2009. Why all the recalls all of a sudden? Have all the world's automobile manufacturers suddenly let their quality control standards slip? 
Share:  It's not just Toyota ( ): <span class="company">GM</span> announced Tuesday that it's Already this year, according to , Honda ( ), Nissan ( ), and Suzuki ( ), and of course, Toyota, have also given the public word of recalls: For example, in January, Honda recalled 646,000 of its Fit/Jazz and City automobiles globally over a faulty window switch after a child died when a fire broke out in a car in 2009. Why all the recalls all of a sudden? Have all the world's automobile manufacturers suddenly let their quality control standards slip? Tweet this 

reports that Congressman Darrell Issa (R Calif.) subpoenaed a document that makes it clearer how the U.S. Treasury may have used struggling insurer American International Group ( ) as the vehicle for bailing out Goldman Sachs Group ( ). This document, which had been previously hidden, details the mortgage backed securities on which Wall Street banks bought $621 billion in insurance from AIG The details in the document released are significant 
Share:  <span class="sent">reports that Congressman Darrell Issa (R Calif.) subpoenaed a document that makes it clearer how the U.S. Treasury may have used struggling insurer <span class="company">American International Group</span> ( ) as the vehicle for bailing out Goldman Sachs Group ( ). </span> This document, which had been previously hidden, details the mortgage backed securities on which Wall Street banks bought $621 billion in insurance from AIG The details in the document released are significant Tweet this 

Meanwhile, Toyota ( ) had 31 lobbyists who gave $25 million to Washington a condition which could buy it a mere slap on the hand from regulators trying to protect consumers from faulty vehicles According to the , over 12 members of Congress have owned stock in Toyota since 2008 
Share:  <span class="sent">Meanwhile, <span class="company">Toyota</span> ( ) had 31 lobbyists who gave $25 million to Washington a condition which could buy it a mere slap on the hand from regulators trying to protect consumers from faulty vehicles</span> According to the , over 12 members of Congress have owned stock in <span class="company">Toyota</span> since 2008 Tweet this 

Toyota ( ) has now recalled about 9 million vehicles and counting, including the latest recall involving to inspect their front drive shaft which could contain a cracked part that could get even worse when customers drive the truck. When joined with the sudden acceleration problems and flawed breaking systems of various other Toyota models, it seems likely that Toyota has lost its way The reason? 
Share:  <span class="sent"><span class="company">Toyota</span> ( ) has now recalled about 9 million vehicles and counting, including the latest recall involving to inspect their front drive shaft which could contain a cracked part that could get even worse when customers drive the truck. </span> When joined with the sudden acceleration problems and flawed breaking systems of various other <span class="company">Toyota</span> models, it seems likely that <span class="company">Toyota</span> has lost its way The reason? Tweet this 

Look no further than the latest news on Toyota's ( ) recalls In recent weeks, the Japanese carmaker has recalled 81 million vehicles, and today it added 437,000 Prius and other hybrid models whose brakes don't work all that well (when traveling on a wet or potholed road, they can go about 50 feet without working) Given the number of people who trust the lives of their families to vehicles every day, you'd think that cars would be subject to some kind of consumer protection agency to keep faulty vehicles off the roads until they had been thoroughly tested 
Share:  <span class="sent">Look no further than the latest news on <span class="company">Toyota</span>'s ( ) recalls In recent weeks, the Japanese carmaker has recalled 81 million vehicles, and today it added 437,000 Prius and other hybrid models whose brakes don't work all that well (when traveling on a wet or potholed road, they can go about 50 feet without working)</span> Given the number of people who trust the lives of their families to vehicles every day, you'd think that cars would be subject to some kind of consumer protection agency to keep faulty vehicles off the roads until they had been thoroughly tested Tweet this