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- 6 foolproof ways to grow your business
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For almost 30 years I've been organizing, advising, and just hanging with leaders of the world's top growth firms. Dubbed "gazelles," these companies continue to hire even as the economy stumbles.
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- CNNMoney - 23h ago
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- Stock futures signal gains; Hartford in focus
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(Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Wednesday, with futures for the S&P 500, Dow Jones and Nasdaq 100 all up around 0.2 percent.
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- Reuters - 21h ago
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- The price of testing your DNA
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Worried that your genes predispose you to developing cancer, diabetes, or some other disease? Simply curious to unlock the secrets of your DNA -- say, whether you have better-than-average odds of living to 100?
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- Money Magazine - 23h ago
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- Korea Life gains; buoys hopes for Samsung Life IPO
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SEOUL (Reuters) - Korea Life Insurance Co shares closed up 8 percent in heavy trading on their debut on Wednesday, signaling keen demand ahead of bigger rival Samsung Life's planned $4 billion IPO in May.
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- Reuters - 23h ago
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- HSBC may have another go at South Korea's KEB
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SEOUL/HONG KONG (Reuters) - It's early days, but speculation is already building that HSBC may participate in the auction for a $3.9 billion stake in Korea Exchange Bank , South Korea's sixth-largest lender.
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- Reuters - 23h ago
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- Dubai World to offer full debt repayment: report
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DUBAI (Reuters) - Dubai World will offer banks a single proposal to repay in full the $26 billion debt it is renegotiating, with interest likely linked to LIBOR, Al Arabiya reported on Wednesday.
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- Reuters - 23h ago
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- Asian shares at 2-month high, yen falls on BOJ move
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SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Technology stocks pushed Asian shares to a two-month high on Wednesday, powered by hopes of strong earnings for Intel, while the yen faltered after the Bank of Japan loosened policy in a bid to spur the flagging economy.
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- Reuters - 23h ago
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- Wow your audience - top tips from a pro
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Mellody Hobson's defining moment as a public speaker came in the fifth grade when her teacher made her recite the poem "The Creation" by James Weldon Johnson.
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- CNNMoney - 23h ago
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- Simon may offer new deal for General Growth
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Simon Property Group Inc has been corresponding with bankrupt General Growth Properties Inc about a potentially sweetened offer, a source close to the matter said on Tuesday.
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- Reuters - 1d ago
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- Fed: Low rates will continue
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The Federal Reserve left its key interest rate near 0% once again Tuesday and said rates should stay this low for the foreseeable future.
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- CNNMoney - 1d ago
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- Weather holds down housing starts in February
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Housing construction fell in February as blizzards held down activity in the Northeast and Midwest. The decline highlights the ...
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- USA Today Money - 1d ago
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- King of Pebble Beach
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Peter Ueberroth may be the most popular person in golf this year: As the owner and co-chairman of Pebble Beach Co., this June he'll play host to the U.S. Open, the sport's hottest ticket.
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- Fortune Magazine - 23h ago
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- Africa's Largest Wind Project Advances
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Kenya's Lake Turkana Wind Power project -- set to become Africa's largest wind farm -- looks to be back on track after securing financing through a new shareholding structure, Bits reported.
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- DealBook - New York Times - 21h ago
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- Americans Pay More For Mobile Apps
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Consumers in North America pay more by far for mobile applications than people in all other regions of the world, according to a new study by wireless consultant Chetan Sharma. Released on March 17, the study was commissioned by Getjar, a company that sells downloadable software...
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- Business Week Tech Beat - 23h ago
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- Porsche Profit Skids on VW Merger Costs
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A dip in sales and costs from its failed attempt to take over Volkswagen have pushed Porsche's six-month net profit down by 83 percent, The Associated Press reported.
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- DealBook - New York Times - 21h ago
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- Lady Gaga, DNA and patents
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When radio was invented in the late nineteenth century by the likes of Marconi, Edison, and Tesla, government and industry faced a conundrum. Who would own the limited band of electromagnetic frequencies that made this new invention possible?
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- CNNMoney - 21h ago
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- More Evidence SMBs Need A Web Presence
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Still not sold on why your small business needs to establish a Web presence? Well, I have some numbers that may finally change your mind. According to the "User View Wave VII" from BIA/Kelsey and ConStat, 90 percent of Internet users search online for nearby businesses, with 97...
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- Small Business Trends - 1d ago
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- India Said to Propose Sovereign Fund for Oil Assets (Update2)
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India, with $254 billion of foreign-exchange reserves, may create a sovereign wealth fund to help state companies compete for overseas energy assets with China, a government official said.
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- Business Week Investing - 23h ago
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- Oil soars $2
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- CNNMoney - 1d ago
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- U.S. Warns EU Derivatives Ban Won't Work
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Europe's threat to ban the sort of financial derivatives trading that some blame for worsening Greece's debt crisis wouldn't work, a senior U.S. official told EU lawmakers Tuesday.
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- DealBook - New York Times - 21h ago
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- BroadSoft Eyes $103.5 Million I.P.O.
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Broadsoft, a software maker, on Monday filed its intent to raise as much as $103.5 million in an initial public offering, The Associated Press reported.
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- DealBook - New York Times - 21h ago
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- Arrow Opens Books to Bidders, Report Says
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Arrow Energy of Australia has opened its books to Royal Dutch Shell and PetroChina so that they conduct due diligence for their joint takeover offer worth at least 3.3 billion Australian dollars ($3.03 billion), Reuters reported.
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- DealBook - New York Times - 21h ago
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- Lewis Says Wall St. Is Headed for a Reckoning
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Wall Street's biggest banks could be broken up by Congress in the coming year in an eventual reckoning over the financial meltdown of 2008, "Liar's Poker" author Michael Lewis told Reuters on Tuesday.
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- DealBook - New York Times - 21h ago
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- Blockbuster Raises Possibility of Bankruptcy
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Blockbuster, the video-rental chain, said Tuesday that for the first time, it may need to file for bankruptcy protection after years of struggling to lessen its debt load, Reuters reported.
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- DealBook - New York Times - 21h ago
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- Pimco Chief Sees Credit Tightening in Fed Move
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The end of the Federal Reserve's program of purchasing $1.25 trillion of mortgage-backed securities at the end of March is a form of tightening monetary policy, the chief of the largest U.S. bond fund manager told Reuters.
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- DealBook - New York Times - 21h ago
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- Dutch Pension Fund Sues BofA Over Merrill Deal
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ABP, a Dutch pension fund, is suing Bank of America over its controversial 2008 takeover of Merrill Lynch, accusing the bank of withholding material information about the deal, Reuters reported.
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- DealBook - New York Times - 21h ago
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- Harley-Davidson Rises on Buyout Chatter
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Harley-Davidson shares spiked Tuesday on market chatter that the iconic motorcycle maker was the target of a buyout bid, Reuters reported.
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- DealBook - New York Times - 21h ago
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- Markit Said to Plan Index on Asian Government Swaps (Update2)
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Markit Group Ltd., the London-based provider of bond and derivatives indexes, plans to create a benchmark for credit-default swaps on Asia-Pacific governments, according to six traders familiar with the matter.
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- Business Week Investing - 21h ago
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- Fed Unconvinced Recovery Yet Warrants Higher Rates (Update1)
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Federal Reserve officials signaled the U.S. recovery isn't strong enough to stoke inflation, reduce unemployment quickly or justify an end to record-low interest rates.
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- Business Week Investing - 21h ago
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- BOE Voted 9-0 to Hold 200 Billion-Pound Bond Plan (Update2)
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Bank of England policy makers unanimously kept their 200 billion-pound ($304 billion) bond- purchase program on hold for a second month in March as some officials argued that inflation risks have increased.
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- Business Week Investing - 21h ago
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- An Unforgiving Market Finds a Prize IPO
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Lately the IPO market has been very difficult to impress. Apparently a Nobel Prize helps do the trick.
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- Business Week Investing - 21h ago
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- Yen, Dollar Fall as Central Bank Outlook Boosts Risk Appetite
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The yen and dollar weakened after the Japanese and U.S. central banks pledged to keep interest rates near zero, boosting demand for stocks and higher-yielding currencies.
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- Business Week Investing - 21h ago
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- Treasuries Snap Three-Day Gain as Rallying Stocks Sap Demand
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Treasuries snapped a three-day gain after stocks rallied, damping demand for the relative safety of government debt.
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- Business Week Investing - 21h ago
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- One family's nightmare struggle to keep their home
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Marianne Gentry, 66, lives with her disabled husband and desperately ill son. And they're about to get kicked out of their home.
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- MarketWatch Personal Finance - 23h ago
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- TaxWatch: At tax time, adding up medical receipts pays off
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With incomes down and insurance premiums up, more Americans are qualifying to take medical and dental deductions on Schedule A of their individual tax returns.
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- MarketWatch Personal Finance - 23h ago
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