For those who just came in, EchoStar outbid News Corp. (nyse: NWS - news - people ) for DirecTV, but still must get the merger approved by U.S. regulators over the fervent objections of an army of opponents, including the National Association of Broadcasters.
Rates of return on invested capital are only a small fraction of that in the U.S. Over time, we get moderate to high rates of growth from a small amount of capital.
Foreign equity markets are thinner than those of the U.S. and more likely to get 'booked up' over time for foreign firms with annual, large-scale funding requirements.
Former professional-wrestling executive Linda McMahon will get another crack at a U.S. Senate seat after she coasted to victory over former Rep. Christopher Shays in the Republican primary in Connecticut.