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Case Study: A Short-Seller Crashes the Party

Harvard Business Review

Densmor, Terranola’s CFO, saw those words on Twitter about one minute after Hughes had uttered them. As CFO, A.J. ExSolv claimed to have a technology for extracting oil from sand. Investors adored the Terranola story. An agitated Henry burst into his office only a few seconds later. I know the investors will come around.”

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The Conversation We Should Be Having About Corporate Taxes

Harvard Business Review

When I’m talking to corporate CEOs, CFOs, and board members, I don’t see the major multinationals planning to bring that cash back to the United States. I was with the CFO of Apple the other day, and they’ve got $140 billion of cash trapped overseas. Like what kind of entities? A small tax on those pass-through entities can help a lot.