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Reynolds Holding and Christopher Swann discuss how Occidental committed a fundamental governance no-no by keeping its ex-CEO on the board.

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Slideshow: the Iron Lady

Photo: Reuters/Russell Boyce

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Thatcher's economic revolution was not bloodless

Her ultra-high interest rates and strong pound devastated industry, then her 1986 reform gutted the City of London. But her tax cuts and defeat of the unions restored Britain’s economic vitality. Her government was Schumpeterian: it destroyed and created.

READ MORE: REUTERS: "Iron lady" Margaret Thatcher dies - spokesman

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LIVE: Reaction to the death of Margaret Thatcher

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With Vodafone valued at nearly $50 billion below the breakup value of its assets, the potential for a huge payoff for its shareholders in the form of an acquisition is mouth-watering, the authors say.

Breakingviews columnists argue that the UK telecom operator could be worth a third more than where it currently trades. Getting there, though, probably requires selling Verizon Wireless, a deal that has been on hold for a decade.

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Changing the banking culture at Barclays will take time and will require perseverance. It will also require deftness of touch.

Car sales are on a roll Breakingviews columnists talk about what that says about housing and the broader U.S. economy

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Activist investors claim that the T-Mobile USA deal shortchanges MetroPCS shareholders. The case about valuation may be reasonable, the authors say, but making one for independence is not.

Uncle Sam's morphine drip

Fannie Mae's record annual profit is actually keeping a cash-strapped U.S. government from implementing housing market reforms.

#fiscal policy #Fannie Mae #mortgages #loans #u.s. treasury #regulation #housing finance reform #results

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Our community editor Margarita Noriega will be there to share your comments and questions. What would you like to ask our panelists?

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Apple's Chinese apology worth the loss of face

Today’s prosperous iPad buyers in China may not be swayed by what seems to be state-orchestrated criticism. But the tech giant’s admission of arrogance is a cheap salve to future, less well-informed buyers who might, as the Apple CEO hopes, make the PRC his biggest market.

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FULL AUDIO: Hearing on 3/27/13 at the Supreme Court on the Defense of Marriage Act Full transcript here, we will be adding audio highlights of the full audio on the live blog shortly. FULL LIVE COVERAGE OF SUPREME COURT HEARINGS ON GAY MARRIAGE

U.S. oil billionaire's divorce is no private affair

Investors stripped half a billion from the value of Continental on news that founder and 68 pct owner Harold Hamm is getting divorced. That may not do the threat justice. Splitting the tycoon’s $11 bln fortune leaves Continental exposed to hefty stock sales or a feud at the top.

READ MORE: Not since Dallas Reuters: Looming divorce could threaten U.S. oil baron's empire

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Review: The Bankers’ New Clothes

Banks like to argue that higher capital ratios kill lending. A new book by economists Anat Admati and Martin Hellwig exposes this as self-serving. But getting lenders to bear their true costs to society will mean overcoming vested interests that extend beyond the industry. READ MORE: Seeing through bankers’ woolly thinking

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Next economic "It girl" is about to be discovered

In 2008, the obscure Baltic Dry Index was suddenly the subject of every financial conversation. The TED spread and the ABX also briefly rocketed to fame. Waiting in the wings to shine ahead of rising interest rates are the JOLTS report, forward curves and the overnight index swap.

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