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BusinessWeek
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Funds from the Amazon founder and Spark Capital will help the "stressing" microblogging outfit rebuild its technology
When the news broke on June 24 that microblogging sensation Twitter picked up new venture investors, including Amazon (AMZN) founder J..
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BusinessWeek
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The stock sank for a second straight day on June 3 amid reports the brokerage firm will raise more capital—and market rumors about its viability
One day after investors in Lehman Brothers (LEH) had to weather a sell-off in shares of the brokerage fir..
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BusinessWeek
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Hermitage Capital Management alleges that a massive fraud attempt in Russia, which even included the police, nearly made off with hundreds of millions
Corruption, intimidation, robbery, violent assault, forgery, large-scale fraud. No, not the subject o..
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BusinessWeek
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Opinions from various analysts on Friday
MERRILL DOWNGRADES CAPITAL ONE, AMERICAN EXPRESS, DISCOVER TO SELL FROM NEUTRAL
Merrill Lynch analyst Kenneth Bruce says he believes deterioration in consumer credit and spending will continue to undermine fu..
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BusinessWeek
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The first U.S. venture capital fund to be operated from within South Korea sees opportunities in the country's booming, high-tech economy
IDG Ventures, a network of venture capital funds spanning North America and Asia, is embarking on what it consider..
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BusinessWeek
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Without additional investment from owner Cerberus Capital, CEO Nardelli has to turn the automaker around on the cheap
Insiders at Cerberus Capital Management deny that they're just trying to strip out costs and flip Chrysler. But they are leaving nothi..
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BusinessWeek
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Capital levels are tumbling at major banks and brokerages—not just Citigroup—which could crimp earnings and economic growth
After Charles Prince III resigned as chief executive (BusinessWeek.com, 11/5/07) of Citigroup (C), the first question that a..
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Washington Post
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As Capital One Financial chief executive Richard D. Fairbank faced a gathering of investors several weeks ago, there was no avoiding the fact that one of Washington's biggest business successes had lost momentum.
Just months after the credit card issue..
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BusinessWeek
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An improbable journey from crime capital to investment hot spot. Can this boom last?
COVER STORY PODCAST "You going there to get some kilos?" asks the driver as he drops me off at Newark's international airport for my six-hour flight to Bogotá. He gri..
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BusinessWeek
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Tough regulations and high capital costs have been a deterrent, but that's starting to change—and a record-breaking deal may be on the horizon
Hello, buyouts? Telecom companies, once regarded as ill-suited to leveraged buyouts, are beginning to attra..
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BusinessWeek
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Forget those antiquated government statistics. U.S. corporate investment is booming—just take a look overseas
When is a slowdown not a slowdown? On the face of it, the government's statistics tell a very convincing story about cautious companies and..
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Independent
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Europe and Japan. Once upon a time, stalled growth in these two one-time economic powerhouses used to dominate discussion among business leaders and policy-makers here in Davos. Today, they barely get a mention. Breakout sessions on the European and Japan..
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