SUBJECT AREAS: Bids, Board of directors, Capital markets, Corporate governance, Financial strategy, Mergers amp; Acquisitions, Takeovers, Valuation.MCI's board of directors is considering competing bids from Verizon and Qwest. Qwest, a smaller company with a weaker balance sheet, is offering...

SUBJECT AREAS: Behavioral finance, Convertible securities, Dividends, Equity capital, Financial strategy, Financing, Preferred stock, Telecommunications.Corning, with large investments in fiber optic technology, was hit particularly hard by the collapse of the telecommunications industry in...

SUBJECT AREAS: Banking, Capital markets, Capital structure, Convertible bonds, Financial strategy, Valuation.Howard Atkins, the chief financial officer of Wells Fargo, is considering issuing $3 billion in convertible debt. With an investment-grade credit rating, Wells Fargo is not the typical...