Curated OER
You Can Bank on It
Students analyze the impact of the J.P. Morgan/Chase Manhattan merger, and predict how the merger affect the company's financial performance. They create annual reports for the company based on their predictions.
Other
Acton Institute: Multinational Corporations: Myths and Facts
A commentary on the pros and cons of multinational corporations as they expand throughout the marketplace and the world. (From: Religion & Liberty, Vol. 10, No. 6)
Other
The Online Investor: Mergers & Acquisitions
A day by day summary of all of the acquisitions and mergers of publically traded companies in the American business world.
American Academy of Achievement
Academy of Achievement: Ray Dalio
Biography of Ray Dalio, financial investor and hedge fund operator, who was become a sought after speaker and advisor as well as one of the countries richest persons in the country, well-known for his philanthropic pursuits.
Federal Trade Commission
Federal Trade Commission: Competition Counts
A PDF that explains the need for competition in the marketplace and how the FTC protects it.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Airline Mergers, Software Industry Monopolies: Contestable Markets?
Mergers within industries such as banking, telecommunications, and airlines have created a stir among consumers who charge that economic freedom and efficiency are being sacrificed in favor of corporate profits. In this lesson, students...
Wolters Kluwer
Business Owner's Toolkit: Business Combinations and Sources of Venture Capital
Explains how business can profit from mergers, joint ventures, consolidations, acquisitions, strategic alliances, and associations. It describes an SBIC and how it works, and gives specific information regarding characteristics of...
Other
U.s. Securities and Exchange Commission: Mergers
A brief description of a merger, and what you can expect if a company that you have invested in is part of a merger.