Competitive Intelligenceby Arik Johnson: Lessons, Thoughts & Observations<br>on Competition, Intelligence, Strategy & Tactics<br>in Business & in LifeChina on the Prowl: CNOOC Bid for Unocal Must First Overcome Chevron- June 24, 2005 China's $700+ billion current account surplus is calling out for application to something besides U.S. bonds, so the Chinese state-controlled offshore oil company is bidding to buy Unocal. The $18.5 billion unsolicited takeover proposal is $1.5 billion more than...http://www.aurorawdc.com/ci/000330.html AMC + Loews = Consolidation Hitting the Slumping Theater Business- June 23, 2005 AMC Entertainment and Loews Cineplex Entertainment have decided to combine to see if maybe, together, they can beat the biggest moviegoing slump in 20 years. Not that movies, necessarily, are the problem or arent popular. Its just that, the...http://www.aurorawdc.com/ci/000329.html |