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China Daily

China sees huge gap in future pension payments

about 2 hours ago
China's social security fund manager on Friday warned of a "huge capital gap" amid future waves of pension payments to retirees as the country enters a period of rapid aging.
WSJ

Song Contest Puts Azerbaijan on Stage, Awkwardly

about 7 hours ago
Azerbaijan rushed to rebuild its capital, Baku, to host the weekend's Eurovision song contest, an annual pop spectacle viewed by 100 million people. But offstage, the government and its opponents are sending competing messages.
ElPais

Eurovisión, o cuando lo importante es participar

about 7 hours ago
Pastora Soler interpretará el tema ‘Quédate conmigo’ en la final de un festival de canciones que la España no gana desde 1969
New York Times

Editorial: The Lesson of Bain Capital

about 8 hours ago
If Mitt Romney is going to argue that his experience makes him the best choice to revive the economy, then his record at Bain is fair game.
WSJ

Obama to Step Up Bain Ads

about 9 hours ago
The Obama campaign, despite criticism from some of its supporters, plans to expand its attack on Mitt Romney's role at Bain Capital by more aggressively tying the private-equity firm's tactics to Mr. Romney's record as governor, campaign officials said.
BoingBoing

Lady Gaga, Queen of Demon

about 10 hours ago
Muslim women hold posters during a protest objecting to U.S. singer Lady Gaga's Indonesian concert, at Jakarta's business district May 24, 2012. Pop star Lady Gaga has been refused a permit to perform in the Indonesian capital on June 3 over security concerns, police said last week. Three Islamic groups have expressed their opposition to [...]
NEWS.au.com

US radio correspondent held in Ethiopia

about 11 hours ago
A VOICE of America (VOA) correspondent and his translator were arrested yesterday in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa while covering an anti-government protest, the US government-funded broadcaster said.
ElPais

Riesgo de intervención

about 11 hours ago
El rescate de Bankia, unos 24.000 millones, favorece la apelación al capital público europeo
el universal

Italia muestra su riqueza cultural en Madrid

about 12 hours ago
El país es invitado de honor de la Feria del Libro celebrada en la capital española
Times of India

Rangarajan hints at diesel, LPG price hike

about 12 hours ago
C Rangarajan, chairman of the PM’s economic advisory council, on Friday hinted at price corrections in both diesel and cooking gas over the next few months to send a strong signal to foreign investors and to ensure adequate capital flows.
Daily Mail

Osama bin Laden's wives remained loyal to him even after his death

about 12 hours ago
The three women were arrested by Pakistani security forces after the Navy SEAL raid on bin Laden's safe house in the town of Abbottabad, about 35 km (60 miles) from the capital Islamabad.
AP

VOA correspondent reported detained in Ethiopia

about 12 hours ago
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- Voice of America says it is investigating reports that a correspondent in Ethiopia's capital has been detained by authorities....
BBC

VIDEO: Cardiff Olympic cauldron burns bright

about 13 hours ago
The Olympic flame has arrived in the Welsh capital Cardiff on day one of its tour of Wales.
Daily Mail

It's psychedelic baby! Stella McCartney dons swirl print dress for charity pop art ball

about 13 hours ago
Last night Stella McCartney got back into the swing of things as she attended a pop art themed charity ball in the capital.
science blogs

Dr Who (Matt Smith) to carry Olympic Torch

about 14 hours ago
According to the Dr. Who Fan Site on Google+ Matt Smith will be carrying the Olympic Torch this weekend when it reaches Cardiff in the latest leg of its 70 day trip around the United Kingdom. Smith will bear the torch early on Saturday morning, at the start of its journey from Cardiff, the capital…
Huffington Post

Bush Tax Cut Extension: House Republican Leaders Plan Summer Vote

about 14 hours ago
WASHINGTON -- A top House Republican says his chamber will vote this summer on continuing the tax cuts enacted under President George W. Bush.In a memo Friday to fellow GOP lawmakers, Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Virginia said the House will vote on extending those tax cuts before its August recess. Unless Congress acts, tax rates on wages, dividends, capital gains and other items will rise J...
USA Today

Fact check: Sununu misfires on Bain 'jobs' claim

about 15 hours ago
Romney surrogate wrongly claimed Bain Capital was "able to save jobs about 80% of the time" at companies in which it had invested.
Washington Post

Why neither Obama nor Romney wants to talk about Romney’s record

about 15 hours ago
Why are we talking about Bain Capital again? The answer, it seems, is that the two presidential campaigns want it that way. The Romney campaign wants us talking about Bain Capital LLC because Mitt Romney says his time leading the firm prepared him for the presidency. Read full article >>
Human Rights Watch

Azerbaijan: Peaceful Protest Crushed Ahead of Eurovision Final

about 15 hours ago
Tweet Widget Facebook Like The Azerbaijani authorities detained over 70 peaceful protesters gathered on a seaside promenade in the capital, Baku. (Baku)-- The Azerbaijani authorities detained over 70 peaceful protesters gathered on a seaside promenade in the capital, Baku, Human Rights Watch said today.read more
The Nation

Out of order streetlights irk residents

about 15 hours ago
ISLAMABAD  - The streetlights installed in the federal capital have become dysfunctional plunging several sectors into darkness and creating inconvenience for the residents. The residents of sectors including F-6, G-6 and G-7 complained that the out of order street lights poses problem for them as they not only have to go out for prayers in mosques in complete darkness but the incidents .....
The Nation

Out of order streetlights irk residents

about 15 hours ago
ISLAMABAD  - The streetlights installed in the federal capital have become dysfunctional plunging several sectors into darkness and creating inconvenience for the residents. The residents of sectors including F-6, G-6 and G-7 complained that the out of order street lights poses problem for them as they not only have to go out for prayers in mosques in complete darkness but the incidents .....
The Nation

Out of order streetlights irk residents

about 15 hours ago
ISLAMABAD  - The streetlights installed in the federal capital have become dysfunctional plunging several sectors into darkness and creating inconvenience for the residents. The residents of sectors including F-6, G-6 and G-7 complained that the out of order street lights poses problem for them as they not only have to go out for prayers in mosques in complete darkness but the incidents .....
The Nation

Water theft in rural areas on the rise

about 15 hours ago
ISLAMABAD  - Owing to the negligence of the CDA’s directorate of water supply, water theft is on full swing in rural localities of the federal capital giving full opportunity to local sanitary workers to make money by installing illegal water connections. These rural areas were given small water connections decades ago but water supply was interrupted when the demands from city areas ...
Les Echos

Espagne-Bankia demande une nouvelle aide publique de E19 mds

about 15 hours ago
Bankia a besoin de E19 mds supplémentairesLa 4e banque espagnole augmentera son capital de E12 mdsLe ratio de fonds propres représentera 9,8% après larecapitalisationL'action Bankia suspendue après une chute de 7,4% jeudi (Actualisé avec précisions)Articles en rapportLa Catalogne veut pouvoir utiliser des obligations régionales conjointesBankia demande 19 milliards d'euros d'aide à l'Etat-sourc...
Barrons

Citi May Have Lost $20M To Facebook IPO Glitches

about 16 hours ago
Nasdaq‘s (NDAQ) glitchy  Facebook (FB) IPO may have cost the market-making arm of Citigroup (C) as much as $20 million, according to sources familiar with the situation. As the Wall Street Journal is reporting, the Citigroup exposure lifts the financial hit from Facebook among brokers toward $100 million, as Citadel LLC, Knight Capital Group (KCG) [...]
politico

RNC: Obama's bad week

about 16 hours ago
The RNC is out with a new web video, recounting the number of Democrats who have criticized President Obama's anti-Bain Capital attacks. "Barack Obama had a rough week as his attacks on the free market and Governor Romney's business record were repeatedly denounced by his fellow Democrats who found them offensive," RNC Chairman Reince Priebus said in a statement. Presented B...
BnAmericas

Privatization - Chile - MOP receives 3 offers for Iquique airport concession

about 16 hours ago
Chile's public works ministry (MOP) has received three offers to operate the Diego Aracena airport in northern region I capital Iquique. The ministry received bids from consortiums A-Port Chile, Ag...
China Daily

China's SOEs to absorb more private capital

about 17 hours ago
China's private business received a big boost Friday as the government announced a guideline to let State-owned enterprises absorb more private capital in their restructuring.
Huffington Post

Sarah Anderson: Top Democrats Push Obama on Capital Controls

about 17 hours ago
Despite their proven effectiveness in many cases, these policy tools are prohibited by U.S. trade and investment policies. Particularly in the wake of the worst financial crisis in 80 years, it's an embarrassingly outmoded position.
siliconindia

Rupee may Rebound to 52-levels in 6 months: Barclays Capital

about 18 hours ago
The rupee, which witnessed a steep depreciation and is hovering around 56 a dollar mark, is likely to see a rebound to around 52 levels in the next six months, says report by a Barclay Capital.
Hindustan Times

Warburg to pick up stake in Future Cap?

about 19 hours ago
Kishore Biyani-led Pantaloon Group is close to making yet another announcement regarding stake sale to rationalise its debt. The company this time is looking at selling stake in its non-banking financial company Future Capital Holdings (FCH), sources said. HT reports.
Barrons

IT Winners and Losers

about 19 hours ago
RBC Capital surveys the information landscape and offers up its picks and pans.
TechCrunch

Benchmark In San Francisco

about 21 hours ago
Today Benchmark Capital announced with Mayor Ed Lee our long-term commitment to the City of San Francisco, opening a new office on the top floor of the Warfield Theater, in the heart of the Tenderloin district. It’s our intention to create a counterpart to our existing office on Sand Hill Road in Menlo Park, in keeping with the new spirit of entrepreneurship in the city.
Reuters

Santander may sell stake in Brazil unit-report

about 22 hours ago
SAO PAULO, May 25 (Reuters) - Banco Santander, Spain's largest lender, is considering the sale of a stake on its Brazilian unit to raise capital to cover mounting losses in its home market, a local...
BBC

Somali militant stronghold seized

about 22 hours ago
African Union (AU) forces in Somalia capture a strategic town near the capital, Mogadishu, after Islamist militants pulled out.
Goal.com

Florentino Pérez pagó 49 euros en su declaración de hacienda de 2009

about 23 hours ago
Varias informaciones apuntan a que el presidente del Real Madrid y de ACS, que amasa una de las mayores fortunas de España, tiene gran parte de su capital en varias SICAV
Telegraph

London 2012 Olympics: Team GB triathletes' last chance to register Games qualifying time in Madrid

about 23 hours ago
Team GB hopefuls have one last opportunity to meet the British Triathlon's Olympic qualifying criteria in Spanish capital this weekend.
THE GLOBE AND MAIL

Prosthetic foot takes seven years to get to market

1 day ago
Lack of business experience and need for venture capital made commercialization a tough slog for Rob Gabourie
Reuters

Insight: Crisis dims dreams for Europe's poor east

1 day ago
PETRACHIOAIA, Romania (Reuters) - Five years after joining the European Union, this town 13 miles outside of Romania's capital is still waiting for the jump in living standards its politicians said membership would bring.
Pravda

G5 +1, divided on the Iranian nuclear issue

1 day ago
There are discrepancies between the U.S., the UK, France, Germany, Russia and China, members of the Group 5 +1 (G5 +1) - to respond to the proposal made by Iran in talks that have started Wednesday morning in Baghdad, the Iraqi capital
The Guardian

Fatal blast strikes Turkish town

1 day ago
Suspected suicide bomb outside police station in Pinarbasi, in central Kayseri province, leaves two dead and at least 19 injuredA suspected suicide bomber has detonated explosives in a car outside a police station in the central Turkish province of Kayseri, killing himself and a police officer. At least 19 other people were wounded in the blast on Friday, six of them seriously, Turkish media re...
THE GLOBE AND MAIL

Inside Iran: A view from the booming, modern streets of Tehran

1 day ago
Since the end of eight grim years of war with Iraq, the sprawling Iranian capital has transformed itself from a dark and fearful place into a colourful and booming metropolis. Yet some things haven’t changed
Times of India

Sensex down on weak global cues

1 day ago
The BSE benchmark Sensex was down 75 points in the late morning trade on Friday due to fresh selling amid persistent foreign capital outflow and weak Asian cues.
USA Today

DeMaurice Smith sounds off on collusion, bounties and more

1 day ago
On a sidewalk in the nation's capital, NFLPA head DeMaurice Smith was in full scrap mode, despite a recently agreed-upon lengthy labor deal.
Goal.com

MLS Preview: D.C. United - New England Revolution

1 day ago
New England brings its recent good form to the nation's capital, where D.C. United has turned venerable old RFK into a fortress to be reckoned with.
New York Times

Perceptions of Bain Years Help and Hinder Romney

1 day ago
For Mitt Romney’s campaign, the scrutiny of his time at Bain Capital poses a delicate challenge: not only must he defend himself against attacks from President Obama, but he also must try to cast the lessons he learned there as a testament to his management skills.
CNN

Social media fuel Mexican youth protests

1 day ago
The demonstrators have no clear leader. Many say Twitter posts and Facebook groups brought them to the streets of Mexico's capital and cities around the country.
AllThingsDigital

Following Layoffs, BetterWorks Shuts Down Its Product

1 day ago
BetterWorks, the employee rewards start-up used by companies like Hulu, Tesla and Docstoc, is shutting down its site at the end of the month. The bad news from the Redpoint Ventures-backed start-up comes on the heels of significant layoffs last week. However, a spokeswoman said the company itself is not shutting down entirely, but rather trying to use its remaining team and capital to reformula...
Irish Times

Pressure on Nasdaq after Facebook IPO debacle

1 day ago
THE REPERCUSSIONS from Facebook’s botched initial public offering deepened on yesterday as Fidelity Investments found itself dealing with “thousands” of customers with order problems and Knight Capital demanded tens of millions of dollars in compensation from Nasdaq for trading-related losses.
Mashable

5 Affordable Ways to Make Your Appliances Smarter

1 day ago
Connecting your home to the Internet doesn’t necessarily involve purchasing new, expensive appliances and gadgets. A growing handful of startups…
Hoy

¡Para venderte mejor!

1 day ago
El Gobierno baraja crear un gran banco público con Bankia y otras cajas nacionalizadas. Ni es vocacional ni está decidido, pero se apunta como una manera de aprovechar un cúmulo de circunstancias desfavorables, con la intención de sacar las mejores rentas a las operaciones de salvamento. Los bancos sanos piden máximas garantías antes de pujar en las subastas ya en marcha, y han encontrado un fo...
BBC

VIDEO: Azerbaijan businesses get ready for Eurovision

1 day ago
Local businesses in Azerbaijan get ready to cope with what they hope will be an increase in visitors as the capital Baku hosts the Eurovision Song Contest.
Daily Mail

Woman, 25, arrested for chopping off the head of her three-year-old nephew on the orders of a witchcraft guru

1 day ago
Police in Nepal arrested Mahadevi Yadav in the town of Samanpur, south of the country's capital Kathmandu and charged her with 'sacrificing' a child.
Nikkei

Ezaki Glico To Lift Capital Spending 50% In FY12

1 day ago
Fortune

Follow the money ... to Singapore

1 day ago
AlphaVN.com is an investing blog focusing on Vietnam and other markets in Southeast Asia. It is written by Peter Pham, a capital market specialist and entrepreneur with expertise in institutional sales and trading.
Reuters

Fidelity, Knight problems add to Nasdaq's Facebook woes

1 day ago
(Reuters) - The repercussions from Facebook's botched initial public offering deepened on Thursday as Fidelity Investments found itself dealing with "thousands" of customers with order problems and Knight Capital demanded tens of millions of dollars in compensation from Nasdaq for trading-related losses.
Le Point

HIG Capital France renforce ses positions dans les parcs de loisirs

1 day ago
Le fonds d'investissement HIG a annoncé jeudi avoir finalisé l'acquisition...
Telegraph

Fashionable phone boxes

1 day ago
As part of this summer's BT ArtBox project - a vast open-air public art exhibition set to take over London in June and July - BT have asked over 80 leading artists, architects and designers to transform full-size replicas of a much-loved British icon, the K6 kiosk phone box. Here are a selection of the designs you can look forward to popping up around the capital this summer - and there's even ...
FT

Georgian Railway pulls London IPO

1 day ago
Former Soviet state blames ‘challenging capital market conditions’ amid concerns for the eurozone and the botched Facebook listing for postponement
Washington Post

Is the Bain attack working?

1 day ago
President Obama’s campaign is in the midst of an extended attack on Mitt Romney’s time spent at Bain Capital, an effort to define the former Massachusetts governor as out of touch with average Americans. Read full article >>
MarketWatch

Darrell Delamaide's Political Capital: Private-equity debate marks political silly season

1 day ago
The election will probably be determined by the power of incumbency and the trend in unemployment., but ,in the meantime, let’s talk about every silly thing we can, including Bain Capital, says Darrell Delamaide.
Amnesty International

Angola: Protect free speech as youth activists attacked

1 day ago
Headline Title:  Angola: Protect free speech as youth activists attacked 24 May 2012 A group of anti-government youth activists including rapper ‘Hexplosivo Mental’ were attacked, beaten and some hospitalised during a meeting in the Angolan capital Luanda, prompting Amnesty In...
Hoy

Bretón, dispuesto a un careo con su mujer

1 day ago
José Bretón, el padre de los dos niños desaparecidos en Córdoba hace cerca de ocho meses, está dispuesto a un careo con su mujer, Ruth Ortiz, dentro de la instrucción del caso, mientras que el abogado de la defensa, José María Sánchez de Puerta, pedirá de nuevo la próxima semana la libertad para su cliente después de presentar en el Juzgado de Instrucción número 4 de Córdoba la prueba del contr...
Foreign Policy

Jobs for Billionaires - By Joshua E. Keating

1 day ago
A few problems back here on Earth in need of some serious capital.
AP

Tokyo thrilled to be among 2020 Olympic bid field

1 day ago
TOKYO (AP) -- Tokyo organizers are pleased the Japanese capital made the cut to be one of three contenders to host the 2020 Summer Olympics....
Les Echos

Bourse-Faurecia en forte baisse, plombée par une note d'UBS

2 days ago
L'action Faurecia accuse de lourdes pertes jeudi à la Bourse de Paris, UBS s'inquiétant de la situation financière de l'équipementier automobile et estimant qu'une augmentation de capital pourrait renforcer le bilan de la société. A 11h08, le titre recule de 5,35% à 14,11 euros, soit la plus forte...
Goal.com

Transferts - Bodmer souhaite la venue de Falcao

2 days ago
Le polyvalent milieu du PSG, Mathieu Bodmer, a annoncé qu'il aimerait voir débarquer le buteur colombien Falcao dans le club de la capital cet été.
Al Jazhera

Costa Rica braces as volcano rumbles

2 days ago
Residents are relocated as Turrialba volcano spews toxic gas and ash, with capital warned of possible evacuation.
Hindustan Times

Rupee trades at new record low of 56.38 against $

2 days ago
Continuing its slide against the US dollar for the seventh day in a row, the rupee hit new record low of 56.38 today amid firm demand for the American currency from importers and continued capital outflows in view of Greece's debt crisis.
WSJ

Highland Capital Battle Intensifies

2 days ago
A legal battle between Highland Capital Management LP founder Jim Dondero and his former protégé, Patrick Daugherty, intensified this week, as Mr. Daugherty alleged Highland inappropriately transferred assets between Highland funds.
Barrons

Facebook: Knight Capital Suffered $30-$35M Loss on IPO

2 days ago
Knight Capital Group (KCG) this afternoon reported in an 8K filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission that the fall in Facebook‘s (FB) stock price since its IPO last Friday has cost the firm from $30 million to $35 million. On May 18, 2012, Facebook, Inc. (“Facebook”) launched an initial public offering through The NASDAQ [...]
el universal

Exhiben en Cannes la transformación de Bogotá

2 days ago
La cinta de Juan Andrés Arango "La Playa D.C." muestra la evolución social de la capital tras la llegada de afrocolombianos desde el Pacífico en los últimos años
Hoy

La lucha contra las milicias de Al-Shabab atrapa a 400.000 desplazados en Somalia

2 days ago
Las tropas de la Misión de la Unión Africana en Somalia (Amisom) y efectivos del Gobierno somalí prosiguen su avance en el corredor de Afgoye, al noroeste de la capital Mogadiscio. La ofensiva, iniciada el martes de esta semana, pretende hacerse con la población del mismo nombre, bastión de las milicias de Al-Shabab. Los combates tienen lugar en un territorio que concentra el mayor número de de...
Hoy

Un pelotari y concejal del PP se fotografía con Otegi

2 days ago
Arnaldo Otegi puso ayer en el centro de la polémica a un concejal del PP al colgar una foto en la que aparece abrazado junto al pelotari, y edil en Logroño, Augusto Ibáñez, Titín III. La imagen fue captada el pasado 2 de diciembre durante una de las visitas del deportista a la cárcel de la capital riojana, donde acude a promocionar la pelota.
lesoir

Bankia : l’Espagne va financer une augmentation de capital

2 days ago
L’État espagnol va financer une nouvelle augmentation de capital de Bankia, qui vient d’être partiellement nationalisée, via le fonds d’aide publique au secteur (Frob)...lire la suite
Hoy

Un médico, condenado a mantener a un niño tras un aborto fallido

2 days ago
El Juzgado de Primera Instancia número 2 de Palma ha condenado a un médico de una clínica de la capital balear a pagar durante 23 años la manutención de un niño que nació hace casi dos años tras practicar a la madre un aborto que resultó fallido
La Voix du Nord

Oracle débouté dans son procès contre Google pour violation de brevets

2 days ago
Un jury fédéral a donné raison au groupe internet Google dans le procès l'opposant au groupe Oracle, propriétaire du langage de programmation Java, en déterminant qu'il ne s'était pas rendu coupable de violation de brevets.histoires liéesEtat-Unis: ni Obama ni Romney ne convainquent les Américains sur l´économieUniqlo veut atteindre au moins une trentaine de magasins en FranceLa zone euro veut ...
lesoir

19:26 Bankia : l’Espagne va financer une augmentation de capital

2 days ago
L’État espagnol va financer une nouvelle augmentation de capital de Bankia, qui vient d’être partiellement nationalisée, via le fonds d’aide publique au secteur (Frob)...lire la suitehistoires liées18:59 Ayrault : pas question d’exclure Montebourg du gouvernement19:07 Le Sénat US se penche sur l’introduction en Bourse de Facebook19:22 BNP Paribas : votent du dividende à 1,2 euro19:24 Début du s...
New York Times

DealBook: Sequoia Capital Said to Be Expanding to Brazil

2 days ago
By setting up a regional office, likely in São Paulo, Sequoia Capital would be the latest Silicon Valley stalwart to tap into the region’s growing economy.
AP

Romney defends record at Bain Capital firm

2 days ago
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mitt Romney is aggressively defending his work at the private equity firm he co-founded and insists it makes him qualified to be president....
BnAmericas

Banca - Argentina - Es posible que se avecine una recesión este año, según proyecciones de Capital Economics

2 days ago
La economía argentina sigue perdiendo su ímpetu y es probable que entre en un período de recesión este año, de acuerdo con un informe publicado por Capital Economics. La firma indicó que Argentina ...
Reuters

MIDEAST MONEY-Gulf Arab investors hot on Turkey private equity trail

2 days ago
DUBAI, May 23 (Reuters) - Growth capital and buyout funds from the wealthy Gulf Arab region are being drawn towards Turkey's stable and growing economy at the expense of countries like Egypt and...
THE GLOBE AND MAIL

African Union forces intensify attack on Somali rebels

2 days ago
The AU force, which already controls most of the Somali capital, is trying to advance through the Afgoye corridor, currently home to hundreds of thousands of Somalis uprooted from their homes.
APA-OTS

IFC, ADM Capital startet innovative Finanzierung zur Unterstützung mittelständischer asiatischer Unternehmen und zum Erhalt von Arbeitsplätzen

2 days ago
Hong Kong (ots/PRNewswire) - IFC, ein Mitglied der World Bank Group und ADM Capital, ein führender Investor für belastete Unternehmen in Asien und Europa, haben eine innovative Finanzierungsquelle eingerichtet, die ein Sicherheitsnetz für gesunde, aber belastete mittelständische …
L'EQUIPE

F1 - Eco - CVC vend des parts

3 days ago
La société CVC Capital, qui détient la F1, a vendu plus de 20% de ses...
BBC

Iran nuclear talks set to open

3 days ago
A group of six world powers is due to hold fresh talks with Iran in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, about Tehran's controversial nuclear programme.
Reuters

Two charged in killing of Chinese graduate students

3 days ago
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Two men accused of fatally shooting a pair of Chinese graduate students at the University of Southern California were charged on Tuesday with capital murder, making them eligible to face the death penalty if convicted, prosecutors said.
Washington Post

Editorial Board: President Obama wants it both ways on private equity

3 days ago
PRESIDENT OBAMA isn’t backing down from his campaign ad attacking Mitt Romney’s private equity firm, Bain Capital. Actually, “attack” may be too weak a description for a video that likens Bain to “a vampire” and depicts Mr. Romney as a plutocrat who callously destroyed hundreds of steel jobs for his own enrichment. Several prominent members of Mr. Obama’s own party thought the commercial was a...
Irish Times

Crowd jostles for best vantage point in packed courtroom

3 days ago
IT WAS just after 9am and the sun was breaking through the treetops when John McAreavey arrived at the fine colonial-era courthouse in the heart of Port Louis, the bustling Mauritian capital.
Irish Times

Students could face death penalty over killings

3 days ago
Two men accused of fatally shooting a pair of Chinese graduate students at the University of Southern California were charged yesterday with capital murder, making them eligible to face the death penalty if convicted, prosecutors said.
THE GLOBE AND MAIL

Argentine policies have Canadian miners rethinking projects

3 days ago
Fernandez government’s economic moves and capital restrictions put crimp on development plans
New York Times

Bits Blog: Partner Sues Kleiner Perkins, Charging Sexual Discrimination

3 days ago
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, the blue-chip Silicon Valley venture capital firm known for its early investments in Google, is being sued by an investment partner.
FOX

Dems Split on Ads Attacking Romney

3 days ago
Democrats on Capitol Hill are speaking out for and against the Obama campaign's ads, like one shown left, attacking Romney's tenure at private equity firm Bain Capital. POWER PLAY: Obama's Re-Election Campaign is All About BainOPINION: Obama's Bain Capital Ad Was Brilliant PivotYOU DECIDE: Do Political Ads Affect Your Vote?
APA-OTS

iEurope investiert in die führende E-Commerce-Gruppe Südosteuropas

3 days ago
New York (ots/PRNewswire) - iEurope Capital gab heute eine umfangreiche Investition in die KupiMe Group bekannt. Das Unternehmen ist der führende Betreiber von E-Commerce Gruppeneinkaufsseiten in Südosteuropa (Kroatien, Serbien und Slowenien) und es emuliert so das Groupon(R) …
BBC

CVC makes £1bn Formula 1 disposal

3 days ago
Formula 1's largest shareholder, CVC Capital, sells a 21% stake to three investment firms in a £1bn deal.
Los Angeles Times

2 charged in slaying of USC graduate students

3 days ago
Two men were charged Tuesday in the slaying of two USC graduate students from China in what officials are calling a botched robbery. Both face capital murder charges that could result in the death penalty. They are scheduled to appear in court later today. The cellphone of one of the grad students slain last month helped lead police to their alleged killers, law enforcement sources told The ...
Daily Mail

Formula One owners sell 21 per cent stake for £1billion ahead of expected flotation

3 days ago
Formula One's majority shareholders CVC Capital Partners have sold a 21 per cent stake in the sport, understood to be worth £1billion.
Zeit

Formel 1: Besitzer verkauft Anteile für 1,25 Milliarden Euro

3 days ago
Köln (SID) - Die Formel-1-Mehrheitsbesitzer CVC Capital Partners haben 21 Prozent ihrer Anteile für umgerechnet 1,25 Milliarden Euro an das Anlagemanagement-Unternehmen Waddell & Reed, die Norges Ban...
Handelsblatt

Motorsport Formel 1: Besitzer verkauft Anteile für 1,25 Milliarden Euro

3 days ago
Die Formel-1-Mehrheitsbesitzer CVC Capital Partners haben 21 Prozent ihrer Anteile für umgerechnet 1,25 Milliarden Euro verkauft.
FOCUS

Formel 1 - Besitzer verkauft Anteile für 1,25 Milliarden Euro

3 days ago
Die Formel-1-Mehrheitsbesitzer CVC Capital Partners haben 21 Prozent ihrer Anteile für umgerechnet 1,25 Milliarden Euro verkauft.
Salon

Bain or … Bush?

3 days ago
Is all of the attention on Bain helping the GOP achieve its goal of pretending W was never president?
THE AUSTRALIAN

ASX plan to ease standards slammed

3 days ago
THE Financial Services Council has refused to support an Australian Securities Exchange proposal to change capital raising rules.
The Sun

Sarah Harding's belly beautiful

3 days ago
GIRLS Aloud star flaunts her flat tummy on a day out in the British capital
Telegraph

Syria: search for peace at 'pivotal moment' warns Ban Ki-Moon

3 days ago
Security forces carried out a spate of raids in Damascus after a deadly bombing hit the Syrian capital.
APA-OTS

EANS-Hauptversammlung: ICC International Coalition Capital / Einberufung der Hauptversammlung

3 days ago
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Reuters

Insight: Jerusalem expansion reaches point of no return

4 days ago
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Named for the crash site of an airforce plane shot down during the Six Day War in 1967, Givat HaMatos may yet prove the place where Palestinian hopes of a creating a capital in Jerusalem also plunge to earth.
China Daily

Campaign a turning point

4 days ago
Police in Beijing have launched a 100-day campaign on foreigners illegally living or working in the capital. But such a move shouldn't be interpreted as discrimination.
Le Figaro

Gallimard devient le seul candidat au rachat de Flammarion

4 days ago
L'éditeur Albin Michel et son allié, le fonds d'investissement Chequers Capital, ont jeté l'éponge, selon Les Echos . Reste à trouver un consensus sur le prix d'acquisition.
Los Angeles Times

Goldberg: Which kind of capitalism? A debate for Obama and Romney

4 days ago
America's version of capitalism has been much more dynamic than Europe's. Why don't Obama and Romney debate that?The current debate over Mitt Romney's tenure at Bain Capital is shaping up to be a centerpiece of the presidential campaign.
Times LIVE

90 massacred in Yemen bombing

4 days ago
A suicide bomber with explosives strapped under his uniform killed more than 90 people at a rehearsal for a military parade in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, yesterday.
Times of India

Bomber kills 100 soldiers in Yemen

4 days ago
A suicide bomber with explosives strapped under his uniform killed nearly 100 people at a military parade rehearsal in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Monday.
National Post

Sheldon Alberts: Summing up nine years of covering America in 900 words

4 days ago
The assignment: Sum up nine years of work as a Washington correspondent in 900 words. The idea sounded easy enough to pull off when my editor suggested I pen a final dispatch from the U.S. capital.
physorg

Sequoia tech legend to step back for medical reasons

4 days ago
Michael Moritz, a venture capitalist who provided early backing for firms including Google and Yahoo!, is stepping back from management at Sequoia Capital for medical reasons.
FT

President stands by attacks on Romney

4 days ago
Barack Obama says he will not relent on his critique of his Republican rival’s career at Bain Capital amid criticism by some prominent Democrats
Daily Telegraph

Suicide bombing kills nearly 100 soldiers

4 days ago
A SUICIDE bomber has killed almost 100 soldiers at a military parade rehearsal in Yemen's capital, in one of the deadliest attacks in years.
WSJ

La banca española no necesita ayuda externa, dice el ministro de Economía

4 days ago
El ministro de Economía español, Luis de Guindos, insistió el lunes en que la banca española no necesita ayuda externa para terminar con el saneamiento que está realizando y ha dejado claro que, en caso contrario, el capital lo aportaría el Fondo de Reestructuración Ordenada Bancaria, FROB, y no vendría de fuera.
New York Times

Dozens Killed by Bomb in Yemen, Raising Al Qaeda Fears

4 days ago
An attacker dressed as a soldier killed more than 90 people when he blew himself up in the midst of a military parade rehearsal in the capital on Monday.
Washington Post

Beirut tense after violent clashes linked to Syrian unrest

4 days ago
BEIRUT — Lebanon’s capital was badly shaken Monday after a night of fighting between factions for and against the embattled president of neighboring Syria, stoking fears that the unrest across the border could spark serious violence here. Read full article >>
AvailableDomainNames

Monday’s Top Picks From NameJet Pre-Release Domains 5-21-12

4 days ago
In the short time since I've started posting the NameJet Pre-Release lists it's become obvious to me that the overall quality of domains in their inventory is significantly better than those available in the Godaddy expired domain auctions. The obvious downside is the $59 minimum price tag is almost three times the amount of Godaddy's. $59 [...]
FT

Barclays/BlackRock

4 days ago
Banks are groaning under the weight of assets they need to sell to raise capital and restructure but shrinking risks making bank profits more volatile
BBC

In pictures: Sanaa suicide attack

4 days ago
Suicide bomb in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa
webwire

Essex Capital Arranges $10,000,000 Financial Restructuring

4 days ago
Tampa, Florida – Essex Capital Group, Inc. ("Essex"), announced today that the firm recently acted as exclusive corporate finance advisor for Sun Coast Media Group, Inc. ('Sun Coast' or 'the Company'), managing a $10,000,000 recapitalization of the C...
AP

Spain Minister: Bankia needs to bolster defenses

4 days ago
MADRID (AP) -- Bankia, the nationalized Spanish bank which had to reassure savers last week to fend off a reported run on its deposits, needs to strengthen its capital defenses by as much as (EURO)7.5 billion ($9.56 billion), the country's economy minister said Monday....
Foreign Policy

Suicide bombing kills nearly 100 people in Yemen’s capital

4 days ago
A suicide bomber killed an estimated 96 people and injured over 300 at a rehearsal for a military parade in Yemen's capital of Sanaa on Monday. It was the worst episode of violence since President Abed Rabbo Masour Hadi took office in February. According to the BBC, al-Qaeda claimed responsibility for the attack. Yemeni Colonel Amin al-Alghabati said, "The suicide bomber was dressed in a mili...
USA Today

Suicide bomber kills dozens of soldiers in Yemen

4 days ago
A suicide bomber killed at least 60 people at a military parade rehearsal in the capital Sanaa on Monday.
Telegraph

Barclays facing $1bn loss from BlackRock disposal

4 days ago
Barclays plans to crystallise a loss of up to $1bn (£630m) by selling its 20pc stake in fund manager BlackRock in a move that will boost the high street lender's capital buffers.
AP

New Obama ad challenges Mitt Romney's economics

4 days ago
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's re-election campaign is keeping up its effort to paint Mitt Romney as a job-destroying corporate raider at Bain Capital....
Irish Times

Yemen bombing kills 63 soldiers

4 days ago
At least 63 soldiers were killed and dozens of others injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up at a military parade drill in the Yemeni capital Sanaa today.
Irish Times

Yemen bomb kills at least 20

5 days ago
At least 20 people were killed and more than 60 wounded when a man in soldier's uniform blew himself up at a military parade rehearsal in the Yemeni capital Sanaa today, a police source said.
UN

Security Council and UN chief condemn deadly terrorist attack in Yemen

5 days ago
The United Nations Security Council and Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today strongly condemned a terrorist attack in the city of Sana’a, the Yemeni capital, which reportedly killed at least 96 soldiers and wounded more than 300 people.
Times of India

Thousands of crores lost in forgotten investments

5 days ago
When mutual fund distributor Bajaj Capital found that a certain investor had not made any new investments in mutual funds for a long time, it decided to check up on him.
Eurosport

Football - Ligue 1 - Auxerre - Montpellier : LE DIRECT

5 days ago
Nous sommes en direct du stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps, à Auxerre, avant le match capital face à Montpellier (21 heures).
The Jerusalem Post

PM: Our capital will never be divided

5 days ago
Netanyahu speaks at Jerusalem Day ceremony, says "Israel without Jerusalem is like a body without a heart."
perez hilton

Listen To This: Marsupial Goodness!

5 days ago
The best band in Los Angeles at the moment!!! We LOVE Capital Cities and their sweet brand of hipster pop! Their latest gem, Kangaroo Court, is so melodic and atmospheric! Pretty and cool! Like Air meets Chromeo! Check it out above! Then CLICK HERE to listen to more music from Capital Cities!
Daily Mail

Princess Michael's Russian playboy friend shot and killed near Moscow in brutal 'contract murder'

5 days ago
The body of Mikhail Kravchenko, a 46-year-old furniture company tycoon, was found in his Mercedes car at the elite Peredelkino country house neighbourhood close to the Russian capital.
The Jerusalem Post

Capital a leader in social enterpreneurship

6 days ago
"Jerusalem is a perfect incubator for entrepreneurs seeking to fix their neighborhoods, their society and the world,” ROI Community executive director says.
Daily Mail

Ottawa holidays: Shiners, brawls and the naughty side of sensible Canada

6 days ago
Canada is often seen as something of a goody-two-shoes nation - nowhere more than its capital, Ottawa. But a much filthier and more sordid past is waiting to be discovered, says Sian Griffiths.
Reuters

Attacks over Bain Capital don't stop Romney's rise in polls

7 days ago
WASHINGTON/TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) - Is Mitt Romney an out-of-touch elitist and bully who led a rapacious business that killed common folks' jobs?
Times of India

Tens of thousands protest in Bahrain against Gulf union plan

7 days ago
Tens of thousands of mainly Shi'ite Bahrainis protested outside the capital Manama on Friday against the possible unification of Gulf Arab countries, a Reuters witness said.
omg

Warsaw fires architect of planned art museum

7 days ago
Officials have fired the Swiss architect tapped to design an ambitious museum of modern art in Poland's capital, throwing the whole project off track.
BBC

India 'assault' cricketer charged

7 days ago
Australian cricketer Luke Pomersbach is granted bail after being charged with molesting a woman and assaulting her fiance at a hotel in India's capital.
Daily Mail

Andre Villas-Boas snubbed by Roma

8 days ago
Andre Villas-Boas looks set to miss out on the Roma manager's job after Vincenzo Montella agreed a two-year deal to return to the Italian capital.
White House

Message to the Senate from the President Regarding a Tax Convention

8 days ago
TO THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES: I transmit herewith, for the advice and consent of the Senate to its ratification, the Protocol Amending the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters, done at Paris on May 27, 2010 (the "proposed Protocol"), which was signed by the United States on May 27, 2010. The existing Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matter...
Rolling Stone

Taylor Swift Donates $4 Million to Country Music Hall of Fame

8 days ago
Taylor Swift has pledged to donate $4 million to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville Tennessee CMT reports The pledge which is the largest capital contribution by an individual in the Hall's history will fund a new education center that is set to open in early 2014...
DailyTech

Facebook Co-Founder Could Save $67 Million in Taxes After Axing U.S. Citizenship

8 days ago
Bloomberg reached this number by adding the 15 percent U.S. capital gains rate to the $448 million difference between September's $2.44 billion and today's $2.89 billion
Irish Times

Top banks 'may need to raise $556bn'

8 days ago
The world's top 29 banks may need a total of $556 billion to meet tougher new capital rules, cutting returns by a fifth and forcing them to curb investor payouts and raise customer charges, Fitch Ratings said today.
The Jerusalem Post

Iran to execute 4 men convicted of sodomy

9 days ago
Under the Iranian legal system, 8 crimes including murder, rape, drug trafficking and sodomy can be capital offenses.
Daily Mail

MARKET REPORT: Gloomy traders want debt-ridden Greece out

9 days ago
Uncertainty with a capital U dragged the London market monotonously lower again. An attempt by German Chancellor Angela Merkel to stop the rot by repeating that she wants debt-ridden Greece to remain in the eurozone cut no ice with depressed dealers.
New York Times

European Finance Ministers Reach Compromise

9 days ago
European Union finance ministers broke an impasse Tuesday and agreed on a plan to force banks to hold more capital as a buffer against the unexpected.
Washington Post

Kedric Golston’s plan to fix NCAA football

9 days ago
I suppose it’s a pretty widely accepted opinion that there are many things that need fixing in NCAA football, one of them being player compensation. Redskins lineman Kedric Golston, who attended and graduated from the University of Georgia, offered this solution in a conversation with linebacker Lorenzo Alexander on their show Capital Punishment. Read full article >>
The Sun

Romanian beggars set up camp on London's posh Park Lane

10 days ago
BUSLOADS of hookers and pickpockets arriving in capital every day ahead of Olympics
BBC

VIDEO: Guy Ritchie on loving the capital

10 days ago
Director Guy Ritchie says leaving London for Los Angeles made him realise how much he loves his home city.
Wired

Google Goes to Washington to Lobby for Self-Driving Cars

10 days ago
Google is evidently taking its campaign to make its driverless cars legal on U.S. roads from state capitals to the nation?s capital. A Google robo-Prius was spotted last Tuesday roaming the streets of Washington, D.C., only a day after Nevada became the first state to legalize autonomous vehicles on the Silver State?s roads. U.S. News & ...
el universal

Ser gay se castiga con pena capital en 7 países

10 days ago
Irán, Arabia Saudí, y Yemen, en Asia; Mauritania, Sudán, y las regiones del norte de Nigeria y el sur de Somalia, en África penalizan la homosexualidad con la pena de muerte
Times LIVE

Lady Gaga gagged after Islamic opposition in Indonesia

10 days ago
Pop star Lady Gaga has been refused a permit to perform in the Indonesian capital next month over security concerns.
TheDomains

Purchased For Less Than 4K Last Year, FreeBookings.com To Become The US Arm Of A Company That Raised $62M

11 days ago
TechCrunch.com just covered the site Live Bookings which TechCrunch referred to as the Opentable.com of Europe. The company just picked up $24 Million more in funding bringing it total capital raised by the company to $62 Million dollars. The London based company, in a press release in May clearly laid out its plans to use the domain name FreeBookings.com in the US for its online reservation sy...
Foreign Policy

The 64 trillion euro question...

11 days ago
While I was on the road last week, I see that Greek elections managed to accomplish two things: 1)  A requirement for yet more Greek elections; and 2)  A recognition among European banking officials that this time, Greece might actually be leaving the eurozone.  Sooo ... what happens then? The Financial Times has a useful article that asks the appropriate big questions while pr...
Irish Times

RDS to stage 2013 Amlin rugby final

11 days ago
Rugby:Dublin is in line for a major economic boost next year when the Irish capital becomes the epicentre of European club rugby with the staging of both the Heineken Cup and Amlin Challenge Cup finals in May 2013.
Reuters

BBVA to lift provisions by $2.3 billion after reform

12 days ago
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's second-largest bank BBVA said on Monday it would set aside provisions worth around 1.8 billion euros ($2.3 billion) to meet new capital requirements demanded by a sector reform passed on Friday.
THE AUSTRALIAN

Good plans before good policy

12 days ago
BY including an incomplete plan for an NDIS, the government tried to bank political capital for an idea still in its infancy.
Slashdot

Facebook Co-Founder Saverin Gives Up U.S. Citizenship Before IPO

14 days ago
parallel_prankster writes "Bloomberg reports that Eduardo Saverin, the billionaire co- founder of Facebook, has renounced his U.S. citizenship before an initial public offering that values the social network at as much as $96 billion, a move that may reduce his tax bill. From the article: 'Facebook plans to raise as much as $11.8 billion through the IPO, the biggest in history for an Internet c...
The Nation

Afghan population in Capital to be surveyed in Islamabad

14 days ago
ISLAMABAD  - Islamabad Police has decided to conduct a survey to gather details about the Afghan population dwelling in the capital city. This survey aims at identification of Afghan residents in order to ensure better security conditions in the city, and to monitor activities of criminals and suspects from among them. IG Islamabad Police Bani Amin Khan presided a meeting here in which DIG ......
siliconindia

Complicated Thailand Business Act

14 days ago
by Hongxing Liu Business in Thailand has certain rights reserved only for Thai citizens. Foreigners in Thailand, therefore, derive their legal restricted rights primarily from the domestic laws of Thailand. If majority of the shares of a limited company are held by Thais, it is regarded as a Thai company and thus not subject to this Act. This means that aliens are generally allowed to pa...
China Daily

Baku 2020 bid grows in strength: minister

14 days ago
Azeri capital Baku's 2020 summer Olympics bid is growing stronger by the day thanks to a billion-dollar investment in sport infrastructure fuelled by the country's large oil and natural reserves and the race's unexpected twists and turns, officials say.
Reuters

Travel Postcard: 48 hours in Warsaw

14 days ago
WARSAW (Reuters) - Got 48 hours to spare this summer in Warsaw, the capital of Poland for more than 400 years? Reuters correspondents with local knowledge help visitors get the most out of a 48-hour...
National Post

Hunter making believers out of Capitals

15 days ago
Dale Hunter does not come across as sophisticated in his coaching, yet the Washington Capital players say they believe, to a man
The Sun

Sacha Baron Towin’

15 days ago
BUT Admiral General Aladeen couldn’t escape the traffic wardens in the capital
euronews

L'Espagne va prendre le contrôle partiel de Bankia

16 days ago
Bankia, la quatrième banque du pays va être partiellement nationalisée. L'Etat deviendra l'actionnaire majoritaire en prenant 45% du capital du…
Le Figaro

L'Espagne va nationaliser Bankia

16 days ago
L'État deviendra l'actionnaire majoritaire après un apport en capital de plus de 4,4 milliards d'euros. Il s'agira de la première nationalisation d'une banque importante depuis vingt ans.Articles en rapportL'Union européenne convoque un sommet de crise le 23 maiDes milliards d'euros en jeu derrière le chaos politique grecLa City de Londres a perdu 100.000 emplois depuis 2007Le déficit commercia...
Elliotsblog

Close a Deal By Suggesting Financing Options

16 days ago
I was negotiating a domain sale with an end user buyer a couple of weeks ago, and when it came time to discuss payment, he mentioned a potential hardship in paying the full amount at one time. I didn’t want to lose this sale, so I mentioned that there are financing alternatives since banks don’t [...]
Gouvernement de France

Elargir l'horizon professionnel des jeunes filles issues des zones d'éducation prioritaire et rurales

16 days ago
Article Education et recherche Le programme Capital filles se poursuit et s'étend. Le 17 avril 2012, une convention entre l'Etat et Capital filles, qui réunit aujourd'hui six grandes entreprises (Alcatel-Lucent, l'Oréal, Orange, Société générale, STMicroelectronics et Vinci), a été signée. Cette convention vise à favoriser l'insertion professionnelle des jeunes filles issues des ...
WirtschaftsWoche

AEG Power Solutions: Verpatzter Verkauf führt zu Wertverfall

17 days ago
AEG Power Solutions hat illustre Aktionäre - dazu zählen Thomas Middelhoff und Roland Berger. Beide wollten das Unternehmen loswerden. Doch Investor Nordic Capital bekam kalte Füße. Nun ist der Wert rapide gesunken.
Le Figaro

Capitulation

17 days ago
Capitulation [ka-pi-tu-la-sion] n . f. Evénement capital dans la vie d'un pays. La France commémore la capitulation de l'Allemagne. Capitulation : le mot fait désastre national. La capitulation est forcément sans condition, en rase campagne. Elle sent son Sedan....
THE GLOBE AND MAIL

Video: Why you shouldn't buy Facebook on IPO day

17 days ago
As the Facebook roadshow kicks off, BNN speaks with Anupam Palit, Sr. Managing Analyst, Greencrest Capital, who says there will be a day to buy Facebook, just not at the IPO.
The Jerusalem Post

Egypt Islamist vows global caliphate in J’lem

18 days ago
“The capital of the caliphate – the capital of the United States of the Arabs – will be Jerusalem, God willing,” cleric says.
Entertainment Online

Prince Harry Storms the Capital! Royal Accepts Award in D.C. for His and Prince William's Good Works

18 days ago
Costume balls in New York are nice, but the royal action was at the Ritz Carlton in Washington, D.C. On behalf of himself and brother Prince William, Prince Harry accepted the 2012 Award...
Times of India

Funnelling money into PSBs to recapitalise them gross misuse of taxpayer money

19 days ago
Ever since the country accepted the Basel norms of capital adequacy, successive finance ministers have provided money to capitalise banks in their Budgets.
Les Echos

La Grèce dans l'attente d'un vote clé pour son avenir dans l'UE

20 days ago
La Grèce s'offrait samedi une journée de réflexion avant les élections législatives de dimanche, scrutin capital dont les résultats pourraient assombrir un peu plus l'avenir du pays au sein de l'Union européenne et affaiblir la monnaie commune. Les Grecs sont appelés à renouveler pour quatre ans...
lesoir

Dexia proposera une réduction de son capital à ses actionnaires

21 days ago
La réduction du capital s’élèverait à 4,1 milliards d’euros. Telle pourrait être la proposition de Dexia à ses actionnaires en vue d’éviter d&...lire la suite
Times of India

Luxury on discount

21 days ago
How did this whole thing in India that anything imported, even junk, was a "luxury" item emerge? You can't really blame most of us who are now in our 50s. Especially those of us, from the English speaking classes, who went to schools where the Greater Glories of the Dear Departed Empire were still required to be followed and hallowed be their name, with Capital Letters if possible, after whic...
Le Point

Le trading dans les banques sera plus gourmand en capital

22 days ago
Le Comité de Bâle rouvre le débat sur les activités de trading des banques....
Reuters

Bangkok heat stokes debate over mega-city planning

22 days ago
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Five months after the worst floods in half a century, the Thai capital is facing a near record heat wave with temperatures at three-decade highs, stoking debate over the often chaotic urban planning in one of Asia's hottest and largest cities.
WSJ

BG Gets the Capital Spending Blues

22 days ago
BG Group has become a darling of the energy sector, dazzling with a string of major discoveries, from gas in Tanzania to oil in Brazil. Still, a sharp rise in the expected investment needed for a major project in Australia is a reminder that BG isn't immune to pressures on the oil industry.
THE AUSTRALIAN

Putting faces to Melbourne's numbers

22 days ago
CITIZENS of the Victorian capital are actors in a production that dissects their vital statistics.
New York Times

Britain Remains a Dissenter as Europeans Try to Set Capital Reserves for Banks

23 days ago
Britain’s chancellor of the Exchequer was teased by his Czech counterpart as Europe’s finance ministers failed to reach an accord on the amount of capital reserves required for banks.
National Post

Suicide bombers kill seven in Kabul hours after Barack Obama’s visit

23 days ago
The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack which involved a car bomb and insurgents disguised as women on the eastern outskirts of the capital, killing seven people, a Gurkha guard and six passers-by, and wounding 17
Liberation

Tchin tchin entre Afflelou et Lion Capital

24 days ago
Optique . Le fonds britannique est sur le point de racheter les parts des deux premiers actionnaires du lunetier français.
Reuters

China's SMIC buying Hiroshima DRAM plant an option for Elpida: Nikkei

25 days ago
TOKYO (Reuters) - China's Hony Capital plans to sell or outsource the operations at Elpida Memory's Hiroshima DRAM plant to Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC) if its bid for the bankrupt Japanese chipmaker is successful, the Nikkei business daily said on Tuesday.
CNN

Harbinger's Falcone to leave LightSquared

25 days ago
Philip Falcone, founder of hedge fund Harbinger Capital Management, told investors Monday that he would soon cede control of wannabe wireless carrier LightSquared.
Daily Mail

HTM-Hell: 'Websites from Hell' compiles the worst of the web

25 days ago
Websitesfromhell.com harks back to the nightmarish days when capital letters and fluorescent letters ruled cyber space - often without a picture in sight.
La Voix du Nord

LOSC - PSG - Lille, succès capital

26 days ago
En difficulté, Lille et Hazard ont profité de l'expulsion de Sakho pour renverser la vapeur et s'imposer (2-1), au terme d'un match enlevé. La deuxième place n'est plus un fantasme.
USA Today

Kyle Busch wins controversial Capital City 400 in Richmond

27 days ago
It seemed to be a problematic day for the entire field as Kyle Busch pulled ahead to win his fourth straight spring victory at Richmond.
TMZ

Kim Kardashian Goes to Washington

27 days ago
Kim Kardashian left the side of Kanye West to head to Washington, D.C. this afternoon ... touching down in our nation's capital in advance of the White House Correspondents' Dinner. Yes we can.
Los Angeles Times

Cultural Exchange: Turkish film 'Fetih 1453' stirs nationalism

28 days ago
The movie has been hugely successful in its home country since its premiere, telling of the Turks' defeat of the Byzantine capital, but critics say it glosses over the sordid details.ISTANBUL, Turkey — The Turks have a blockbuster on their hands. It's called "Fetih 1453," as in the year the Turks conquered the Byzantine capital of Constantinople — now the sprawling city of Istanbul. This epic, ...
SI

A Capital Idea

28 days ago
The Capitals' defense was enough in Round 1, but Alex Ovechkin must step up if they're to get past the top-seeded Rangers in the Eastern semifinals that begin today, says Adrian Dater.
Mail & Guardian

Protests, suicide bombings threaten UN's Syria plan

28 days ago
Tens of thousands have protested across Syria as a suicide bombing rocked the capital, killing 11 people fuelling scepticism over a UN peace plan.
AP

Legendary conductor Masur hospitalized in Paris

28 days ago
PARIS (AP) -- Kurt Masur, the legendary former director of the New York Philharmonic, was recovering from injuries in a hospital on Friday after he fell off a podium during a concert in the French capital....
Science Daily

Polluting China for the sake of economic growth

28 days ago
China's economic growth will continue to be energy-intensive and highly polluting for the foreseeable future with emissions and efficiency far below capital growth on the agenda, according to a new study.
China Daily

Pop goes the capital

28 days ago
Chaoyang International Pop Music Festival offers fun for fans of outdoor music festivals who don't want to travel for hours to Beijing's outskirts.
Hindustan Times

Gearing up for Capital connect

29 days ago
Friday's encounter between the Daredevils, who are atop the points table as the league hits the halfway point, and the Mumbai Indians is seen as a Sachin Tendulkar versus Virender Sehwag blockbuster. N Ananthanarayanan reports.
Telegraph

London 2012 Olympics: hotel rates in the capital expected to fall

29 days ago
The average price of a hotel stay in London during the Olympic Games could fall sharply in the coming weeks, with LOCOG expected to release a second batch of unused rooms.
USA Today

Capital punishment abolished in Connecticut

about 1 month ago
Capital punishment has been abolished in Connecticut, the 17th state to end executions. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy signed the legislation today.
Scientific American

What three science questions do you think the Presidential candidates need to answer before November 6th?

about 1 month ago
As you may remember from back in February, the Guardian U.S. and NYU’s Studio 20 journalism lab teamed up to learn what all citizens think about the upcoming election, not just those who care about politics with a capital P. Back then, the questions were posed to the candidates in the GOP primary race. Now [...]
dlisted

Mila Kunis Doesn't Want You To Know That She's Humping On Ashton Kutcher

about 1 month ago
Mila Kunis let out a capital N-O over a week ago after the rumor started that she had an all-naked That '70s Show reunion with Ashton Kutcher. Mila said the same shit you say when your friend accuses you of scooting your goods all over the town douche: We're just friends! We just drink tea together. Well, People says that over the weekend, Mila and Ashton spent three...
USA Today

D.C. tennis tournament now called Citi Open

about 1 month ago
The ATP World Tour hardcourt tournament in the nation's capital is changing its name to the Citi Open.
Telegraph

Families 'paying the price for housing policy'

about 1 month ago
Shadow Housing Minister Jack Dromey says up to 40,000 families could be forced to move as an affordable housing crisis hits the capital.
Daily Mail

Victoria Beckham steps out in Beijing in red and black dress as she showcases her designs yet again

about 1 month ago
But ever the shrewd business woman, Victoria Beckham is also using her time in the Chinese capital to promote her new clothing line.
THE GLOBE AND MAIL

Loblaw Companies wilting from intense competition

about 1 month ago
I would strongly suggest that you consider preserving your capital, says Lou Schizas
The New Yorker

Wendell Steavenson: Islamists in Egypt, after Mubarak.

about 1 month ago
Alexandria was once Egypt’s city of outsiders—a center of Hellenic culture that became a Christian capital second only to Rome and the home of a large and thriving Jewish community. It was an outsider, Lawrence Durrell, who wrote the great saga of the city, “The . . . (Subscription required.)
DomainGang

Investment: From $250k to $78 million dollars!

about 1 month ago
Ben Horowitz is co-founder and General Partner of the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, based in Menlo Park. Simply put, the company invested $250,000 in a small start-up, named Burbn, which was to offer micro-blogging services. When Burbn changed its focus to public image processing and storage – unlike that of Facebook – it became [...]
National Post

These gains not so capital

about 1 month ago
How much tax, if any, should we pay on capital gains? The question has received renewed attention recently, with U.S. discussions about whether taxes should be raised on the wealthiest 1%
AP

Venture capital investments fall 19 percent in 1Q

about 1 month ago
NEW YORK (AP) -- Funding for startups fell 19 percent in the first three months of the year, as cautious venture capitalists funneled less money into fewer deals....
Irish Times

Tension mounts after attack in Bahrain

about 1 month ago
FORMULA ONE:THE PADDOCK at the Sakhir circuit was in the clammy grip of a grim apprehension last night following the flight home of two members of the Force India team and amid reports of escalating violence in the capital, Manama.
BBC

VIDEO: Tajikistan hosts puppetry festival

about 1 month ago
Taqjikistan's capital, Dushanbe, hosts the country's third annual international puppetry festival.
FTD

Vorstandsgehälter: Die Top-Verdienerinnen im DAX

about 1 month ago
In den Führungsetagen deutscher Konzerne kann von Gleichberechtigung noch nicht wirklich die Rede sein. Zumindest beim Gehalt ändert sich das langsam. Das Wirtschaftsmagazin Capital ermittelte, was die Top-Managerinnen in DAX-Vorständen verdienen.
DerSpiegel

Gabriele Sons: ThyssenKrupp beruft erstmals eine Frau in den Vorstand

about 1 month ago
Beim Industrieriesen ThyssenKrupp verändert sich die Führungskultur: Laut der Zeitschrift "Capital" zieht erstmals in der Konzerngeschichte eine Frau in den Vorstand ein. Die Wahl fällt demnach auf Gesamtmetall-Chefin Gabriele Sons - die IG Metall dürfte dadurch im Unternehmen an Einfluss verlieren.
Mail & Guardian

Boko Haram may be planning attacks in Abuja: report

about 1 month ago
The US embassy in Nigeria has warned that Islamist group Boko Haram may be planning attacks against hotels or other areas in the capital Abuja.
New York Times

Coursera Plans to Announce University Partners for Online Classes

about 1 month ago
As a new interest in online education emerges, Coursera seeks to expand its reach with $16 million in venture capital and offerings through more schools.
USA Today

Woman charged with murder in kid-snatching

about 1 month ago
A woman has been charged with capital murder in the shooting of Texas mother whose newborn was snatched from her arms.
Nature

UK drug development

about 1 month ago
Venture capital funding in the United Kingdom represents a boost for translational research.
USA Today

Jeff Van Gundy rants about floppers

about 1 month ago
ESPN basketball analyst Jeff Van Gundy thinks flopping should be a capital offense.
manager magazin

Vielfalt: Vorbild Natur

about 1 month ago
Als Chefstratege der US-Fondsgesellschaft Legg Mason Capital Management hat Michael J. Mauboussin oft mit Komplexität zu tun - und gelernt, sie zu schätzen. Im Interview verrät er, warum sich viele Unternehmen so schwer damit tun und wie sich das ändern lässt.
The Sun

Capital pains

about 1 month ago
MARTINEZ says Wigan are treated harshly in London — where they have lost 12 in 13
La Voix du Nord

Après Le Kap Verre, Cevino Glass reprend les Miroiteries Dubrulle

about 1 month ago
Cevino Glass reprend, aux côtés de Nord Capital et Turenne Investissement,
Number10

David Cameron welcomes Airbus deal

about 1 month ago
Major aircraft contract from the Indonesian national carrier will boost UK industry.
Reuters

Exclusive: Bain may seek $6 billion-$8 billion for new fund: sources

about 1 month ago
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bain Capital LLC is considering raising between $6 billion and $8 billion for a new global buyout fund -- lower than its last $10.7 billion fund -- and offering investors up to...
Gizmodo

The Space Shuttle Will Amaze and Terrify Washington DC with Low Flyover [Space Shuttle]

about 1 month ago
Our capital is a little uptight—particularly after 9/11, it's easy to send the calm city of lobbyists and think tank dweebs into a frenzy. Idea: let's blast a Space Shuttle strapped to a 747 over everyone's heads. More »
ARD

Maschmeyer verliert Geld mit 3W Power

about 1 month ago
Rückschlag für Multimillionär Carsten Maschmeyer: Seine Beteiligung an 3W Power hat deutlich an Wert verloren. Denn die Bafin hat die Übernahme des Solarzulieferers durch Nordic Capital untersagt. Die Aktie bricht ein.
News.co.au

London global capital for 'divorce tourism'

about 1 month ago
LONDON has become the global divorce capital, with roughly a sixth of break-ups involving foreign nationals.
The Jerusalem Post

Leader sees indirect tax hike to plug budget hole

about 1 month ago
In its weekly macroeconomic survey, Leader Capital Markets predicts tax hikes in mid- 2012.
Reuters

Beijing grapples with Games legacy four years on

about 1 month ago
BEIJING (Reuters) - Four years after Beijing hosted a spectacular summer Olympics, China's bustling capital sees vastly improved public transport and infrastructure, but many of the venues built for the event languish unloved, underused and draining public finances.
BBC

In Pictures: Cherry blossom festival

about 1 month ago
Japan's flowering gift to the US capital - 100 years on
Barrons

Can Legg Mason Bounce Back?

about 1 month ago
Legg Mason was built in boom times, and hit particularly hard in the bad times. So now what? Plus, a look at the company's five key asset-management groups: Legg Mason Capital Management, Western Asset Management, Royce Funds, Permal and Clearbridge Advisors.
THE GLOBE AND MAIL

Uncertainty grips local economy as nation's capital braces for job cuts

about 1 month ago
However, there’s no evidence that federal budget cuts will turn Ottawa-Gatineau into ‘ghost town’, says business school professor
New York Times

Detroit’s Consent Agreement Offers a New Start

about 1 month ago
Detroit, the capital of America’s auto industry and once its fourth-largest city, just became the most striking test case for a key question: Can a city that has fallen so far be saved?
Irish Times

Let's harness international goodwill by making Dublin world's friendliest city

about 1 month ago
OPINION:WHAT’S SO special about Dublin? And how should the capital be promoted? These are important questions. The Dublin region accounts for four out of every 10 jobs in this country.
Le Figaro

Le nouveau souffle de Buffet Crampon

about 1 month ago
Le leader mondial de la clarinette est racheté par Fondations Capital, qui offre à la société de nouvelles perspectives.
Fortune

Behind the new Street-high Apple price target: $1001

about 1 month ago
How exactly did Brian White come up with that number?  When last we heard from Ticonderoga's Brian White, a few hours after Apple (AAPL) reported its Q1 2012 earnings, he was reiterating the 12-month price target he had set the previous July: "Apple crushes even the most optimistic expectations," he wrote. "$666 here we come." Two days later, Ticonderoga closed up shop. On Monday White resurfac...
AP

Alabama club starts 'Food Stamp Friday' promotion

about 1 month ago
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- A nightclub in Alabama's capital city has come up with a unique theme night involving food support for needy families....
amNY

Todd Harrison: Human capital is the greatest investment

about 1 month ago
The greatest opportunities are born from the most profound obstacles, and that will again prove true. I was in Palo Alto for the YPO Digital Media confab last week and spent some quality time with the folks at Google, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. It was an eye-opening experience: While portal usage is down (-24%) and search is flat (+1%), growth in social media has surged 52% year-over-year.
manager magazin

1200 Anleger betroffen: Frachter-Flottenfonds von HCI ist pleite

about 1 month ago
Einmal mehr haben Banker die Geduld verloren: Für die vier Frachter des Flottenfonds Shipping Select 25 von HCI Capital wurde Insolvenzantrag gestellt. Damit verlieren mehr als 1200 Anleger mit einem Schiffsinvestment viel Geld - sie hatten rund 50 Millionen Euro eingezahlt.
The Sun

Lewis Hamilton meets Manila street kids

about 1 month ago
F1 superstar makes video in Phillippines capital with UNICEF
Scientific American

True Economic Measures Should Factor In Natural Resources

about 1 month ago
By Nina ChestneyLONDON (Reuters) - Traditional measures showing strong economic growth in Brazil and India over nearly two decades fail to take account of the depletion of their natural resources, scientists and economists at a climate conference said on Wednesday.Scientists and environment groups have been pressuring governments to include the value of their countries' natural resources - and ...
THE GLOBE AND MAIL

Video: Glitz and glam expected on Juno red carpet

about 1 month ago
The Juno Awards are bringing lots of glitz and glam to the capital and plenty of opportunities for music fans to see their favourite stars
news.com.au

Gunns may seek to raise $400m

2 months ago
WOODCHIPPER Gunns Ltd may seek to raise about $400 million via a new capital raising that could involve a placement of shares to new investors.
Telegraph

BA upgrades its Moscow service

2 months ago
BA is to fly bigger planes to Moscow when it upgrades its service to the Russian capital to long-haul this month.
THE GLOBE AND MAIL

Ontario Liberals must not abandon infrastructure

2 months ago
Deferring short-term pain of necessary capital spending will only hinder the province’s long-term prosperity
Bild

Abends beim „Echo“, jetzt schon bei BILD.de!

2 months ago
Sexy Premiere: Katy Perry (27) performt heute Abend beim „Echo“ zum ersten Mal live im deutschen TV ihre neue Single „Part of Me“. Sehen Sie den Clip bei BILD.de!Foto: Capital RecordsMehr zum ThemaHeute gibt's Zeugnisse! - So benoten Top-Designer unsere Autos11.30 Uhr in Frankfurt - Lautern-Retter Balakov ist da!Dank Pokal-Traumfinale - Platz 7 reicht für Europa-League-Quali!Manchester City - ...
Times LIVE

Zuma to attend nuke meeting

2 months ago
President Jacob Zuma is to attend the 2012 Nuclear Security Summit in the South Korean capital, Seoul, next week.
National Geographic

Pictures: New U.S. Historic Landmarks Named

2 months ago
A restored warship, a rock-art capital, and a Frank Lloyd Wright-designed campus are among 13 new U.S. historic sites of distinction.
La Voix du Nord

Natation : Gilot 3e temps du 50m papillon à Dunkerque

2 months ago
Articles en rapportL´agresseur de la mosquée avait rendez-vous chez le psychiatre en début d´après-midiRugby (Fédérale 1) : match capital pour Lille contre NeversHandball (Coupe EHF) : Bosquet forfait avec DunkerqueHandball (coupe EHF): Dunkerque écrase Saint-RaphaëlSaint-Amand-les-Eaux : fin des travaux de restauration de la Tour abbatiale
el universal

Centros culturales extranjeros un mosaico cultural en la capital

2 months ago
Ya no sólo los países más ricos o cercanos abren espacios de cultura en el país. Brasil, India, Turquía, corea, entre otros, ya tienen presencia de este tipo en la ciudad de México
The Lancet

[Viewpoint] Ethical disputes still beset Italian medicine 150 years after Count Cavour's death

2 months ago
The year 2011 marks the 150th anniversary of the reunification of Italy. The struggle for unification—or the Risorgimento as it is now remembered—had been long and hard. It began in 1815, after the Congress of Vienna, which followed the Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars, and it culminated in the declaration of the Kingdom of Italy on March 17, 1861. But even that was not the end: it took anothe...
CNN Money

The capitalist who (still) loves North Korea

2 months ago
On the morning late last year that North Korea announced the death of Kim Jong Il, the dictator who for 17 years had presided over the world's most isolated regime, James (Chin-Kyung) Kim, a 76-year-old Korean-American educator, was in an interesting place: his office in Pyongyang, North Korea's capital. That alone is remarkable for a man who had in 1998 been a political prisoner of Kim Jong Il...
Irish Times

Quinn to proceed with asset tax

2 months ago
Minister for Education Ruairi Quinn is set to press ahead with a new Capital Asset Test for student grants which could be make it more difficult for children of farmers and the self employed to gain funding.
USA Today

Early blooms for DC's Cherry Blossom Festival

2 months ago
Thanks to an unusually mild spring in the Nation's Capital, the star attractions of the National Cherry Blossom Festival will be making an early ...
euronews

Le Qatar s'invite au capital du pétrolier Total

2 months ago
L'émirat du Qatar est entré au capital du groupe pétrolier français Total, plus grosse capitalisation française dont il détient désormais 2% du…
DerStandard

U-Ausschuss - Strasser: "Das ist eine böse Unterstellung"

2 months ago
Ex-Innenminister zeigte Erinnerungslücken über frühere Beratungstätigkeiten - Jetzt wird befragt: Heinrich Pecina, Chef des Investmenthauses Vienna Capital
lesoir

Sarkozy veut taxer les exilés fiscaux

2 months ago
Nicolas Sarkozy a proposé la création d’un impôt appliqué aux revenus du capital des exilés fiscaux. Il pourrait selon lui rapporter 500 millions d’euros. ...lire la suite
MarketWatch

UnionBanCal buying Pacific Capital for $46 a shr

2 months ago
This is a Real-time headline. These are breaking news, delivered the minute it happens, delivered ticker-tape style. Visit www.marketwatch.com or the quote page for more information about this breaking news.
lesoir

L’équipe nationale de rugby en route vers la D1 européenne

2 months ago
L’équipe nationale belge de rugby messieurs a remporté une victoire de la plus grande importance, 16-17, samedi en Moldavie dans un match capital pour la première place en divisio...lire la suite
Irish Times

Trinity College team in talks to open Moscow university

2 months ago
TRINITY COLLEGE Dublin and the Moscow government have begun talks that could lead to the college opening a campus in the Russian capital. Discussions have also started on the establishment of a Science Gallery in Moscow similar to the college’s successful project in Dublin.
The Jerusalem Post

Protecting the Mount of Olives

2 months ago
A state which aspires to keep its capital undivided must be capable of stopping the rampant anarchy and abandon on the Mount of Olives.
New York Times

ArtsBeat: Pearl Theater Company Finds New Home

2 months ago
The Pearl will undertake a $3 million capital campaign to renovate the theater.
Reuters

Special Report: A prescription for corruption

2 months ago
BELGRADE (Reuters) - According to a signal from the electronic tag around his ankle, Nenad Borojevic last left his apartment building at 6.25 p.m. on January 10. It was the festive season in Serbia; the capital was enjoying the lull between Orthodox Christmas and New Year.
NZZ

Vermögensverwaltungsgruppe GAM kauft Arkos Capital

2 months ago
Daily Telegraph

Billabong dumps third TPG takeover bid

2 months ago
SURFWEAR brand Billabong has rejected a third takeover bid from  TPG Capital as founder Gordon Merchant digs in his heels.
FAZ

Im Gespräch: Herbert Aly: „Jeder Milliardär sollte eine Luxusyacht bestellen“

2 months ago
Thyssen-Krupp hat die Hamburger Traditionswerft Blohm + Voss an den britischen Finanzinvestor Star Capital verkauft. Im Interview mit der F.A.Z. verteidigt Werftenchef Herbert Aly die Transaktion als „Idealfall“ - obwohl die Käufer vom Schiffbau keine Ahnung haben.
USA Today

Survey: More small business owners plan to spend in 2012

2 months ago
Wells Fargo/Gallup survey finds that that 28% of small business owners plan to increase capital spending in the next 12 months.
Mail & Guardian

Levelling the savings playing field

3 months ago
Tax increases on capital gains and dividends will hurt big savers, not middle-income earners.
Reuters

Will Slovaks walk over Chuck Norris to Austria?

3 months ago
BRATISLAVA (Reuters) - Slovaks have been voting overwhelmingly in favor of naming a new pedestrian and cycling bridge near their capital for 1980s action film and TV star Chuck Norris.
Times LIVE

Loose leather, peplums and purple on London catwalks

3 months ago
With the final of London's womenswear shows for Fall 2012 having taken, here is a roundup of some of the biggest trends to emerge from the British capital, including Victoriana, peplums and loose leather.
La Voix du Nord

L´IRM nouveau (enfin presque) est arrivé au centre hospitalier

3 months ago
L'hôpital de Lens est équipé de deux imageurs à résonance magnétique (IRM) dont l'un a été inauguré lundi soir près de deux ans après sa mise en service. Cet appareil a coûté entre 1 et 1,5 million d'euros, une fourchette ainsi livrée pour ne pas exposer le fournisseur à la curiosité de ses concurrents. Son acquisition a été rendue possible grâce à une subvention du conseil régional. Et cet out...
Irish Times

From hard edges to London glamour

3 months ago
BIGGER, BETTER, brighter and British. That was the national sense of pride in London yesterday as Fashion Week drew to a close after an impressive number of promising winter collections proved its status as a fashion capital is secure.
Technology Review

Kickstarter Projects Pass $1M Milestone

3 months ago
Crowd-sourced funding site Kickstarter gains more clout as an iPhone dock and a video game are first to raise over $1M Kickstarter, the popular crowd-sourced funding website, is becoming even more formidable as an alternative to angel investors and venture capital: Two of its projects just crossed the $1 million mark.
Technology Review

Venture Capital, Disrupted

3 months ago
For a new generation of technology company founders, money is the easy part.
Telegraph

Egypt football riot: protesters gathering in Cairo after football tragedy

3 months ago
Protesters gather in capital as senior Muslim Brotherhood figures blame Hosni Mubarak supporters for riot that killed 74 people.
Les Echos

Biathlon dames: la 30e pour Neuner, Dorin au pied du podium

3 months ago
[[357100]] PARIS (AFP) : L'Allemande Magdalena Neuner a porté à 30 son capital victoires en Coupe du monde de biathlon en remportant jeudi le sprint 7,5 km d'Oslo et consolidant sa place de leader dans la course au grand Globe de crital. Sous le soleil, Neuner s'est imposée pour la sixième fois...
chinatechnews

Inspur International To Sell Chinese E-government Business

3 months ago
Hong Kong-listed information technology and outsource software development company Inspur International has published a report, stating that it will sell its e-government business, Shandong Inspur E-Government Software Limited, to Shandong Inspur Software Company Limited for CNY23 million. Inspur International is expected to gain about CNY259,000 from the disposal, and the capital gained will b...
Handelsblatt

Gastkommentar: Wie aus einer Kreditklemme eine Inflationspolitik wird

3 months ago
Eine Kreditklemme wäre für den Euroraum besonders gefährlich: Erst kommt die Rezession - und dann könnten Unternehmen, Konsumenten und Staaten in einer Pleitewelle versinken, warnt der Chefökonom von Barclays Capital.
Los Angeles Times

Tom Barrack, Leo Hindery are latest players in Dodgers bidding

3 months ago
Barrack, head of Santa Monica's Colony Capital, joins bid led by Hindery, founder of Yankees' cable channel, and New York financier Marc Utay. It's one of at least eight bids to survive first cut.Tom Barrack has partnered with Leo Hindery on a bid for the Dodgers, bringing together a prominent Los Angeles billionaire with the founder of the New York Yankees' cable channel.
Eurosport

Tennis - Open d'Australie - Djoko-Nadal, match capital

3 months ago
Patrick Mouratoglou explique pourquoi la finale de dimanche face à Novak Djokovic sera très importante dans la carrière de Rafael Nadal.
SI

Michael Farber: Couture takes 'last-man' stigma from Kessel

4 months ago
GATINEAU, Que. -- Across the Ottawa River from Canada's capital, in the Las Vegas of Ottawa, the 2012 NHL All-Stars were divvied up into two teams in a made-for-TV exercise that is supposed to replicate the childhood reverie of players choosing teams by throwing sticks into a pile and having the captains yank them out. Now there weren't any slot machines in the snow banks around the pond and th...
Le Point

"Primo Levi", contemporain capital

4 months ago
On a réduit Primo Levi à une figure, celle du témoin capital d'Auschwitz, et...
New York Times

Volvo Boats Get Safe Passage Amid Threat of Pirates Off Africa

4 months ago
Boats competing in the Volvo Ocean Race were transported onboard an armed ship again to the safe haven of the Maldives capital because of the threat of pirates along the east coast of Africa.
Los Angeles Times

Condoms in porn: Moving industry out of state could be difficult

4 months ago
Threats by porn firms to leave California after the L.A. City Council voted to mandate condom use in porn films could be difficult because such filming is legal in just two states--California and New Hampshire.
AP

Explosion in Somali refugee camp after media visit

4 months ago
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) -- A refugee camp leader in Somalia's capital says an improvised explosive device went off in her camp shortly after foreign journalists accompanied by U.N. officials visited there. The blast killed two Somalis....
Krone

US-Wahlkampf-Film zeigt Romney als gierigen Job-Killer

4 months ago
Im Jahr 1984 hat Mitt Romney den Hedge Fonds Bain Capital gegründet - über ein Vierteljahrhundert später, Anfang 2012, holt ihn nun im Vorwahlkampf der Republikaner um die US-Präsidentschaftsnominierung seine "Heuschrecken"-Vergangenheit ein. Während Romney selbst gerne von seiner Erfahrung in der Privatwirtschaft spricht und seine Verdienste zur Schaffung von Arbeitsplätzen preist, zeichnet ei...
New York Times

China to Release More Data on Air Pollution in Beijing

4 months ago
Residents were angry about the severity of fine-particle pollution in the capital and the government’s lack of transparency.
Telegraph

Europe's largest free Wi-Fi zone comes to London

4 months ago
Landmark deal between O2, Westminster council and Kensington and Chelsea council will turn part of the capital into Europe's largest free wireless hub.
USA Today

South Carolina cruises past Nebraska in Capital One Bowl

4 months ago
Before being ejected, Alshon Jeffrey had 148 yards receiving to earn game MVP honors as the Gamecocks topped the Cornhuskers 30-13.
Daily Telegraph

Aussie flag raised upside down

4 months ago
PARLIAMENT House is in a flap as one of the flags adorning the House on our nation's Capital Hill has been erected upside down.
Technology Review

Sick Capital

5 months ago
Why it matters that VCs won't do their jobs.
The Nation

Yemen demo attacked, seven soldiers killed

5 months ago
SANAA (AFP) - Loyalists of Yemen President Ali Abdullah Saleh on Friday attacked demonstrators gathered south of the capital calling for the leader's trial, a protest organiser told AFP.Further south, in Abyan province, seven soldiers were killed late Thursday near Zinjibar in an ambush by Al-Qaeda suspects, a military source said, adding three militants were also killed in subsequent fighting....
The Nation

Robberies on the rise in Lahore, cash, gold and valuables looted during night

5 months ago
Incidents of robberies have increased in Punjab Capital as police have failed to burst the gangs of robbers. On Wednesday night robbers looted cash, jewelry and other valuables from a house here in Lahore and shot injured four people including three women upon resistance.According to police, four armed robbers barged into house of a citizen Aziz Butt, located in Gawalmandi locality late Wednesd...
lesoir

Copenhague-Standard et FC Bruges-Braga en direct commenté

5 months ago
Europa League L’occasion de faire tourner les effectifs pour les uns, match capital pour les autres, la soirée européenne s’annonce contrasté...lire la suite
FOCUS

Deutsche Traditionswerft verkauft - Briten übernehmen Blohm + Voss

5 months ago
Deutschlands Traditionswerft Blohm + Voss wechselt den Eigentümer. Der Stahlkonzern ThyssenKrupp verkauft fast das komplette Unternehmen an die Londoner Beteiligungsfirma Star Capital Partners.
sueddeutsche

ThyssenKrupp verkauft Teil der Werft: Ende des Zitterns bei Blohm+Voss

5 months ago
Die jahrelange Hängepartie mit bereits unterschriebenen und dann doch abgesagten Investoren-Verträgen ist vorbei: ThyssenKrupp verkauft den zivilen Teil der Hamburger Werft Blohm+Voss an den britischen Finanzinvestor Star Capital.
DieZeit

Schiffbau: Blohm+Voss: ThyssenKrupp über Verkauf einig

5 months ago
Hamburg/Essen (dpa) - Der Stahlkonzern ThyssenKrupp verkauft den zivilen Teil der Werft Blohm+Voss an den britischen Finanzinvestor Star Capital. Der Vertrag sei am Sonntag unterzeichnet worde...
The Nation

Two killed, several injured in Karachi violence

5 months ago
Target killing again surged in the Provincial capital as two more people were murdered and several others injured in separate incidents of violence on Monday.According to police, three armed motorcyclists opened fire at a car parked outside a hotel located in Perfume Chowk of Gulistan-e-Johar.As a result of firing one person identified as Faisal was killed on the spot while another Babar sustai...
La Voix du Nord

Côte d´Ivoire: participation faible, le parti de Gbagbo boycotte

5 months ago
Les Ivoiriens se sont rendus, sans grande affluence mais dans le calme, dimanche aux urnes pour élire leurs députés lors d'un scrutin capital pour tourner la page d'une décennie de crise politico-militaire mais boycotté par le parti de l'ex-président Laurent Gbagbo.
ARD

Grünes Licht für Verkauf von Blohm + Voss

5 months ago
Der zivile Teil der Werft Blohm + Voss wird an einen Finanzinvestor verkauft. Nach NDR-Informationen bezahlt die Firma Star Capital einen dreistelligen Millionen-Betrag - deutlich mehr als zuvor erwartet. Star Capital hat laut NDR bisher noch keine Erfahrung im Schiffsbau.
FAZ

Thyssen-Krupp findet neuen Hafen für Blohm+Voss

5 months ago
Das Zivilgeschäft der Hamburger Traditionswerft Blohm + Voss wird an den britischen Finanzinvestor Star Capital verkauft. Das hat der Aufsichtsrat der Thyssen-Krupp Marine Systems nach F.A.Z.-Informationen beschlossen.
Wired

How Driving a Taxi Changes London Cabbies’ Brains

5 months ago
When London cab drivers successfully learn a mental atlas of London's spaghetti streets, the activity causes structural changes in the brain, affects memory and creates a greater volume of nerve cells in the brain's hippocampus.
THE GLOBE AND MAIL

Into the Abyss: In Herzog’s hands, it’s a shallow abyss

5 months ago
Exploration of a heinous crime and its fallout offers little to advance crusade against capital punishment
National Post

Film review: Into the Abyss (3.5 stars)

5 months ago
“Why does God allow capital punishment?” Werner Herzog asks in his latest trip into the darker and more bizarre corners of the human experience
American Scientist

A Quiet Push to Grow Crops Under Cover of Trees

6 months ago
HELENA, Mont. -- On a forested hill in the mountains north of Montana's capital, beneath a canopy of pine and spruce, Marc and Gloria Flora have planted more than 300 smaller trees, from apple and pear to black walnut and chestnut...from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
USA Today

Driver's license, sticker renewal, HIV test

6 months ago
At one DMV in the U.S. capital, motorists can get a license, temporary stickers and something wholly unrelated to the road: a free HIV test.
exchnage4media

Dealsandyou.com closes $17 mn round of funding

6 months ago
Dealsandyou.com had previously raised $1.5 million in first round of funding from Group Buying Global A.G. Mayfield Fund, Norwest Venture Partners, Nokia Growth Partners and Intel Capital took part in the second round of finding.
THE GLOBE AND MAIL

Flyers goalie Ilya Bryzgalov says sorry to Winnipeg

6 months ago
Russian goaltender raised the ire of Winnipeggers with last year’s rant about the Manitoba capital
BBC

Spam capital plans email blocks

6 months ago
A national anti-spam plan is being drawn up by South Korea that would impose a nationwide block on a common way of sending email.
The Nation

Iraqi police: 3 bombs kill 6 in a market in central Baghdad

6 months ago
Three bomb blasts have hit a busy market in Iraq's capital, killing at least eight people and wounding 26 others, police and hospital sources said. The blasts occurred in Shurja, an important commercial district in central Baghdad, on Sunday at the beginning of a Muslim festival. Officials said the bombs, planted on Sunday in different parts of the market, killed sellers and shoppers buying goo...
Mail & Guardian

Designer city 'just window-dressing'

7 months ago
Cape Town has been named World Design Capital for 2014, at the International Design Congress in Taipei, but there are dissenting voices back home.
National Post

Exotic Ontario: A capital adventure

8 months ago
The plan for the expedition had been simple: to follow in the wake of our 19th-century bushwhacking ancestors and paddle up the Rideau Canal
China Daily

Giant tangka on display in Qinghai Tibetan Culture Museum

9 months ago
Photo taken on Aug. 6, 2011 shows part of the giant tangka on display in the Qinghai Tibetan Culture Museum in Xining City, capital of Qinghai Province.
DnJournal

Big Investment Helps Domain Holdings Recharge Domain Development Service at DomainPower.com

10 months ago
Fueled by a new $2.9 million venture capital investment the Domain Holdings Group is charging into the crowded domain development race with a completely revamped platform at DomainPower.com. The previous incarnation - Rapid Domain Builder - was an award winner but now it is even better.
National Post

High loonie little boon to shoppers in Canada

about 1 year ago
The loonie might be trading at a three-year high relative to the U.S. dollar, but a report from BMO Capital Markets has found that Canadians still pay far more than Americans for common consumer items
USA Today

Radar reveals extent of buried ancient Egyptian city

about 1 year ago
An Austrian archaeological team has used radar imaging to determine the extent of the ruins of the one time 3,500-year-old capital of Egypt's foreign occupiers, said the antiquities department Sunday.
Foreign Policy

South Korean netizens wouldn't tolerate Polanski

over 2 years ago
FT reports that Europeans are outraged by the vocal support that their political and cultural elites have bestowed upon the disgraced Roman Polanski. As far as I could judge, European "outrage" usually manifests itself in using a bunch of expletives in the otherwise polite letters that angry Germans or Swedes pen to their local papers. So I doubt that angry mobs of angry Belgians would set a Po...
NATO

NATO comes to the Washington metro

over 3 years ago
Marking its 60th Anniversary Summit, NATO will spotlight Allied efforts in Afghanistan through a campaign in the capital where the North Atlantic Treaty was signed to found the organization.
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Countries

MIX

1 United States 72.817
2 India 25.492
3 United Kingdom 11.823
4 Brazil 11.488
5 Mexico 7.675
6 Spain 6.710
7 France 6.435
8 Argentina 6.379
9 Australia 5.826
10 Philipines 4.200
11 Canada 3.903
12 China 3.840
13 Italy 2.960
14 Romania 2.472
15 Pakistan 2.230
16 Portugal 1.940
17 Singapore 1.740
18 Korea South 1.720
19 Colombia 1.695
20 Indonesia 1.430
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Media

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1 CNN Editions (International) 12.000
2 CNN 10.000
3 NDTV 6.000
4 Globo 4.500
5 Times of India 4.050
6 WALL STREET JOURNAL USA 3.750
7 IBN live 2.500
8 New York Times 2.200
9 El Pais 1.900
10 La repubblica.it 1.800
11 newsoftheworld 1.750
12 Clarín 1.700
13 USA Today 1.700
14 Rede Bandeirantes 1.600
15 Washingtonpost 1.550
16 PTV News 1.500
17 ABS-CBN News Channel 1.500
18 Joong Ang Ilbo 1.500
19 The Sun 1.500
20 San Francisco Chronicle 1.350
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Languages

MIX

1 English 134.166
2 Spanish 26.289
3 Portuguese 13.628
4 French 7.050
5 Italian 2.960
6 Chinese 2.920
7 Romanian 2.460
8 Indonesian 1.430
9 German 1.157
10 Turkish 0.960
11 Polish 0.940
12 Finnish 0.750
13 Tamil 0.700
14 Swedish 0.600
15 Russian 0.600
16 Dutch 0.465
17 Korean 0.200
18 Japanese 0.145
19 Catalan 0.120
20 Nepali 0.070
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