Author Archives: Ed Mullane

About Ed Mullane

Ed Mullane has been writing on business and economics for over twenty-five years. He currently writes for dealReporter, a Financial Times Group company. Much of his time is spent covering dealmaking in the technology, media and telecom industries.

Great George Will Piece

Trump must be removed. So must his congressional enablers. This unraveling presidency began with the Crybaby-in-Chief banging his spoon on his highchair tray to protest a photograph — a photograph — showing that his inauguration crowd the day before had … Continue reading

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Paycheck Protection Program via SBA will be a flop

Funneling government funding the through the Small Business Administration (SBA) is going to be an unmitigated disaster. Neither the SBA nor community banks are set up to handle this type of volume. From speaking with some folks in the know, … Continue reading

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Mergermarket 2nd Annual Tech Forum – Mentioned in San Francisco Examiner

http://www.examiner.com/article/pressure-builds-for-ceos-at-highly-valued-companies Pressure builds for CEOs at highly valued companies Last week, the highly-regarded business software maker Anaplan held its annual conference in San Francisco, drawing an enthusiastic crowd of 1,500 analysts and customers. These events are normally an occasion for … Continue reading

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Imagination vs Lack of Imagination? Cho, Garrett

As Hurricane Sandy struck, Governor Chris Christy understood immediately what was needed: cash and lots of it. Safety, potable water, food, communications gear, gas and shelter would all be needed, not just for a day or two, but for weeks, … Continue reading

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Time to ‘Just Say Yes’ to Roy Cho?

Democratic House of Representatives hopeful Roy Cho pulled together some of New Jersey’s biggest political power players at the Ridgewood Women’s Club last week. Former  Senator Bill Bradley, who has kept a low profile on political matters, led the charge. … Continue reading

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CNBC Interview on Time Warner – 21st Century Deal – 6 August

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Carl Icahn’s Letter to Apple – Another Version

Hello Tim, Thanks for picking up the tab for dinner the other day. Obviously, you can easily afford it.  After all, Apple is the only company that made more money than I did last year. HaHa. Boy that Netflix! I … Continue reading

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The Fed, Mr. Garrett and A Mirror

Scott Garrett, the 5th District of New Jersey member of the House of Representatives (and locale of my home-sweet-home), was quick to let his opinions known of Janet Yellen, the likely new head of the Federal Reserve: “For far too long the … Continue reading

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Summer Reading: Lost in Shangri-La and Operation Mincemeat

Stories of great human interest that unfolded during World War II have come my way in the last six months. These books came to the attention of friends and relatives following the success of the New York Times Bestseller Unbroken and … Continue reading

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Dish, hungry for deals, in tough spot – posted on FT.com

Dish and the many options available to the video satellite provider – or lack thereof. Published on Dealreporter on 21 August. http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/4e0b97de-0b4a-11e3-bffc-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2dRyl5zrw

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