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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.

(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.

The appeal of renewable energy as an investment may dim with the decline of subsidies. But existing and future investments in devices that measure and control energy are looking good.

Steve Rattner, who made inadvertant news when he denounced President Obama's first campaign ad on Bain Capital as unfair last week, says in a New York Times op-ed that he now thinks the president is striking "the right balance" in questioning what Mitt Romney has cited as his chief qualification for the White House, his business experience: That’s fair, particularly because Mr. Romney himself...

KPCB partner Ellen Pao has filed a lawsuit against her employer alleging sexual harassment and a continuing pattern of gender discrimination against her and other women at the firm.

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.

At the Camp David Summit, G-8 and African leaders will commit to the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition, the next phase of our shared commitment to achieving global food security.  In partnership with Africa’s people and leaders, our goals are to increase responsible domestic and foreign private investments in African agriculture, take innovations that can enhance agricultu...

The US says it has relaxed some sanctions on investments in Burma and named an ambassador to the country following political reforms.

LME annual report shows that a rise in revenues on the back of a 22% uplift in trading volumes failed to offset a 19% decline in profit at the metals exchange

Sam Buthelezi has succeeded in barring journalists from hearing his crucial evidence at the insolvency hearing into Canyon Springs Investments 12.

Airlines have turned out to be terrible investments throughout the world, no matter how exciting the initial potential

JPMorgan Chase, the biggest US bank, has revealed a surprise trading loss of at least $2bn (�1.2bn) on complex investments made by its traders. Mike Mayo, US banking analyst at investment firm CLSA, told the Today programme that 'thought investments were conservative'

BOSTON (Reuters) - Fidelity Investments has tapped one of its up-and-coming portfolio managers to run two new mutual funds geared toward finding companies around the world that have stable cash flow and a willingness to pay dividends.

Rick Dakan sez, "Last fall, Mob Rules Games let voters choose their project, and they picked the turn-based haunted house game, Haunts: The Manse Macabre. The trio of indie developers, Geek Mafia author Rick Dakan, programmer Jonathan Wills, and artist Austin McKinnley have been working on it ever since, with the help of a small [...]

Walmart allegedly covers up millions of dollars in bribes paid to local government officials in Mexico. A former Morgan Stanley executive is convicted of funnelling money to a Chinese official in connection with real-estate investments. The S.E.C. sends “letters of inquiry” to several Hollywood studios, looking into . . .

I work for a Fortune 500 company that matches my 401(k) contributions in company stock, which I can then re-allocate to other investments every quarter if I wish. Given that I won't retire for several decades and I think my company has great growth potential, how much of my 401(k) do you think I should have in my company's stock? John, Minneapolis, Minn.

May 1 (Reuters) - American Capital Ltd posted higher first-quarter earnings but missed Wall Street estimates, hurt by wider realized losses on investments, and said it extended its stock repurchase...

(Reuters) - Stocks, bonds and other investments held by pension systems run by U.S. states and local governments jumped 10.6 percent in value to $2.7 trillion in 2010 after two back-to-back years of asset drops, the U.S. Census said on Monday.

TechCrunch.com just covered the story of the company behind the domain name GetFunded.com “which will be a “crowdfunding platform for entrepreneurs who are seeking new investments in their businesses and ideas,” What TechCrunch didn’t discuss is the very interesting story of how the current holder of the domain name got the domain. The domain name, Getfunded.com was in “Pending Renewal or Delet...

The European Commission proposed a 6.8 per cent increase in the European Union budget to €138 billion in 2013, promising growth-oriented investments to turn around the economy.

When he died in 2010 Ian Cameron left £2.74million, from which the Prime Minister personally received £300,000, however, it is unclear how much his shares in offshore accounts are worth.

Occidental College on Friday will mark the 125th anniversary of its founding with a carnival and dinners. But an additional reason to celebrate, officials say, will be the announcement of a $5-million donation to provide a revamped home for all...

Ultra-affluent families are moving assets to Singapore by setting up family offices — private companies that manage the trusts and investments of rich households.

The British businessman allegedly murdered by the wife of a top Chinese politician gave secret details of the powerful couple's overseas investments to his lawyer, it is claimed.

Die insolvente Drogeriekette könnte einen ausländischen Bieter gehen. Zu den Interessenten gehört der osteuropäische Finanzinvestor Penta Investments. Die Düsseldorfer Firma Droege International Group soll draußen sein.

ANTI-nuclear campaigners wearing gas masks and sterile outfits have staged a small protest in Melbourne to call for an end to Future Fund investment in nuclear weapons firms.

AMSTERDAM/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Leon Black's Apollo Global Management LLC is to become one of the top shareholders in Endemol, the TV production house behind "Big Brother" and "Deal or No Deal," after it and a Dutch investment firm bought most of the debt from its lenders. Black's private equity firm, which he likes to describe as a contrarian investor, and Cyrte Investments BV, an investment bo...

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Depuis quelques années, les investisseurs se sont focalisés sur la valeur de revente de leur action - et donc la plus-value en capital oubliant parfois le droit aux dividendes qu'offre une action. A tort, selon Alain Zeitouni, directeur multigestion chez Russell Investments. « Le dividende est la...Articles en rapportUn pas de plus. Après avoir remplacé Michel Haski à la...Goldman Sachs s'attaq...

Most financial institutions don't consider the social and environmental consequences of their investments. Unless members speak up and take action, they're unlikely to take ethical considerations into account. Teachers' pension funds in the US, Canada and Britain invest heavily in companies involved in the nuclear weapons industry

Der französische Fußball-Erstligist Paris St. Germain befindet sich künftig vollständig im Besitz des katarischen Investmentunternehmens Qatar Sports Investments.

Colin Gleadell rounds up the latest news in the art market following last week's contemporary sales in London.

Tom Anslemi believes the conversation about Toronto FC would be drastically different if things had turned out differently on a rainy October night in New York in 2009

Early in his state of the union speech, President Obama renewed his call of last year for investments in clean energy. Unbowed by the troubles with Solyndra, Obama said he would direct the defense department to throw its buying power behind clean energy supplies for the U.S. military. The U.S. military constitutes a huge market [...]

Witness known as S.D. testified to police about alleged crimes relating to Holyland, Israel Salt Industries and Polar Investments.

U.S. presidential hopeful’s ties here include family cottage on Lake Huron and many business investments through Bain Capital

In June 2009 we mused in these columns about Long Term Evolution standing for Short Term Evolution as wireless networks started to drown in a data deluge. It is January 2012 and we keep our heads above the mobile data deluge, even if barely, thanks to a gathering avalanche of LTE networks. Even the wildest prognoses proved conservative as the GSMA was betting on a more 'managed' progression...

According to a source close to the French club's owners, Qatar Sports Investments, they are ready to make at least three high-profile signings in the next fortnight

It's not their assets that's the problem for this couple, it's the ravages of a bear market combined with high mutual fund fees that have taken a toll, eating up more than $10,000 a year

Media companies McClatchy Co and Media General Inc, which are seeing their focus on online content starting to pay off, are speeding up their investments in digital media.

These plummeting temperatures can also lead to a sharp decline in your motivation to put your best fashion face forward and looking cute may soon take a back seat to being comfortable.

Griechenland sollte den Euro-Raum verlassen und die EZB sollte Geld drucken. Warum, das erklärt Richard Woolnough, Fondsmanager bei der britischen M&G Investments, im Interview.

Over a 24-year career, Roger McNamee has been one of the most successful investors in Silicon Valley, having made venture investments in Electronic Arts, Flextronics, Intuit, and Rambus, among many others. Then, in 2004, he launched Elevation Partners, a private equity partnership focused on media and entertainment content. Following his interview onstage at this week's Emerging Technologies C...