Big parent companies are likely to merge or sell some of their weaker listed arms to cut costs to make sure they can stay alive. Besides, additional assets may be infused in good-quality public firms so they can seek funds for expansion.

The move is clearly aimed at protecting small investors. If directors fail to convene a shareholders' meeting when necessary, investors can act on their interests and help make corporate issues transparent.

Plans to sell a controlling GMAC stake would likely boost credit ratings and cut funding costs, ... divert earnings from GM.

He's a brilliant financial engineer, ... His record is always the same: cut costs, sell assets. That's terrific, only that's no way to run a retail business.

There are companies that are cutting their costs by over 50% by offshoring.

But in this kind to come, in braving arms,Be his own carver and cut out his way,To find out right with wrong, it may not be.