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A VC (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
This week we saw the release of Chris Anderson's book Free and reviews from the New Yorker (Malcolm Gladwell) and the Financial Times. I'd like to talk a bit about the firestorm that freeconomics (fed by Chris' book) has unleashed...
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Market Watch (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Three new parties with an interest in taking a stake in German car maker Porsche Automobil Holding have emerged, according to reports Saturday. Reuters quoted German magazine Focus, which reported that a Chinese and a Russian sovereign wealth fund as well as a hedge fund were interested, rivaling investment plans by Qatar. Reuters said a Porsche spokesman declined to comment...
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Financial24 (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
In an advance release of remarks due to be published on Monday, Focus said without citing sources that a Chinese and a Russian sovereign wealth fund as well as a hedge fund were interested. A Porsche spokesman declined to comment on the report. Pors ...
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Financial24 (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
In an advance release of remarks due to be published on Monday, Focus said without citing sources that a Chinese and a Russian sovereign wealth fund as well as a hedge fund were interested. A Porsche spokesman declined to comment on the report. Po ...
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Financial24 (Free subscription) | yesterday
Global private equity firms Kohlberg Kravis Roberts KKR.UL, MBK Partners and Affinity Partners are among the bidders for AIG unit Nan Shan Life, the Chinese-language Economic Daily News said, quoting identified sources. The report comes a day after ...
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Financial24 (Free subscription) | yesterday
July 3 - IGM Financial Inc: Says total assets under management were $109.7 billion at June 30 Says mutual fund assets under management were $91.6 billion as at June 30 ...
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Financial Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
Private equity are eagerly buying troubled lenders, but they are not the money spinners that they once were, writes Henny Sender
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Market Watch (Free subscription) | yesterday
Families who pack up the car this Fourth of July weekend will spend much less on gasoline than last year -- prices are down by more than a third from last summer. But when it comes to fueling your investment portfolio, a specialized exchange-traded fund may hedge against unwelcome oil-price spikes.
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BloggingStocks (Free subscription) | yesterday
Filed under: Private equity , Financial Crisis Remember the heyday of the housing boom when investors would "flip" properties? Speculators would put a down payment on a property, usually a new construction, and sell it before it was completed with a fat profit. But the "flippers" got bagged when the price of real estate started dropping. Many just walked away from their deposits...
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PR News Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday
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TORONTO, July 3 /PRNewswire/ - Robert M. Griffin, President and CEO, CSA Group, today officially announces that CSA Group has acquired SIRA Test and Certification Limited, a world leader in the conformity assessment solutions field which specializes in the testing of safety equipment used in potentially explosive atmospheres,...
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Financial24 (Free subscription) | yesterday
LONDON, July 3 - Debt-troubled UK heating products maker Baxi said on Friday it had agreed to merge with Dutch rival De Dietrich Remeha to boost its capital position and create one of Europe's leading heating products companies . Private equity-ow ...
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AAPL - BloggingStocks (Free subscription) | yesterday
Filed under: Apple Inc (AAPL) , Market matters , General Mills (GIS) , Yum Brands (YUM) , Cramer on BloggingStocks , Recession From TheStreet.com Network Unemployment Rate Climbs to 9.5% Today's Outrage: Companies Lack Courage TheStreet.com's Jim Cramer says there's good in this market -- remember that. Does unemployment trump everything? Does it trump Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL ) ( Cramer's Take ) sales?...
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Financial Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
As the world normalises, lenders are coming back, but borrowers are not – there are fewer hedge funds managing less money
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Financial Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
Any investors that had been licking their lips at the prospect of gobbling up failed US banks may now have lost their appetite
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deepblueinteractive | 03/09/2009
The challenge of entrepreneurs with a new business idea to raise enough money to start up can be daunting. Enter Angelsoft, a company who has just unveiled a search engine specifically engineered to locate investors. The company Angelsoft makes software for investors that enables them to manage their workflow, and runs a website for investors and entrepreneurs. Angelsoft took into consideration the...
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kacyvale | 03/09/2009
Diversify Your Solo 401k and Decrease Portfolio Risk With Real Estate, Gold and Private Equity.
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trymi | 02/17/2009
It was reported awhile back that GM intended to sell its Hummer brand and lately a Chinese company and a private equity firm have showed interest. Joanne Krell, GM spokesperson would not comment on any possible buyers but established the fact that the review of the Hummer brand is ongoing.