New York Times:
Rohan and Mary Ghansam, both 53, had operations within a day of each other. After they returned home, the landlord told them they had to leave. They might never be well enough to return to work.
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TechCrunch:
For our last discussion at the RealTime CrunchUp, we’ve got a panel on actually generating revenue from these services. Participating in the discussion are some of the Valley’s top VCs and veterans of the space.Brian Singerm (Read More)
The Guardian:
Commodities soared and emerging markets took off, but the average small investor missed out, says Patrick CollinsonIt invests in goldmines – and it became a goldmine. Every £1,000 invested in BlackRock Gold & General at the b (Read More)
The Guardian:
Gold was a lousy investment in the 90s … how times change. The humble savings account, meanwhile, more than held its ownGoldIt has been one of the best investments of the past decade, and this week it was hitting new highs. B (Read More)
VentureBeat:
Thanks to everyone who made it out to GreenBeat 2009 yesterday and Wednesday!We were thrilled with the turnout, and couldn’t be more grateful for all the support we received from attendees, speakers, sponsors and the press. I (Read More)
ClusterStock:
The latest claim from Jordan Wimmer -- the UK hedge fund employee suing her former boss -- is that she was one of three "Mark's Angels" hired to lure millionaire investors to his fund, Nomos Capital, according to The Daily Ma (Read More)
News from Marketing:
LONDON - Rapp has won a Green Award for its 'turtles' stunt campaign on behalf of the International Fund for Animal Welfare. (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Sport:
• World ruling body launches probe into Athletics South Africa• Ministry claims 800m world champion will keep gold medalThe International Association of Athletics Federations said today it is still working with Caster Semenya (Read More)
Reuters:
BOSTON (Reuters) - Investors tempted to put money into star hedge fund manager John Paulson's new gold portfolio will have to commit at least $10 million and leave the money locked up for at least one year, according to a pro (Read More)
ABC News: HomePage:
There's a call from both parties for Timothy Geithner to step down.
Timothy Geithner - United States Secretary of the Treasury - Business - Finance - International Monetary Fund. (Read More)
Times Online:
Gartmore has fired the starting gun on a mid-December flotation on the London Stock Exchange that is likely to value one of Britain’s best-known fund managers at about £1 billion. (Read More)
TheFunded.com:
| Fund Rated 3.9I am the CEO of a biotechnology company that recently entered into a major transaction with a large pharmaceutical company. Healthcare Ventures invested in us a year and a quarter prior to exit. Before Healt (Read More)
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed:
MONACO — The governing body of track and field is working behind the scenes with Caster Semenya and the South African government to resolve issues about the 18-year-old runner's gender and career.The IAAF said Friday it canno (Read More)
Huffington Post:
Earlier this week, the inspector general for the Troubled Asset Relief Program, a k a, the bank bailout fund, released his report on the 2008 rescue of the American International Group, the insurer. The gist of the report is (Read More)
Yahoo! News: Business:
Reuters - Investors tempted to put money into star hedge fund manager John Paulson's new gold portfolio will have to commit at least $10 million and leave the money locked up for at least one year, according to a prospectus. (Read More)
Financial Times:
The K1 affair: In detaining Helmut Kiener, German prosecutors have provoked much intrigue over the hedge fund operator with big banks as clients but a history of regulatory run-ins. (Read More)
SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page:
Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) – The exchange-traded fund, which mirrors the performance of the Energy Select Sector of the S&P 500 Index, popped up on our ‘most active by options volume’ market scanner after a butterfly spr (Read More)
ETF Trends:
Will the economy ever return to “normal”? Whatever your definition of normal may be, many don’t think the markets will be returning to it. The new market climate requires a more tactical approach to exchange traded fund (ETF) (Read More)
Financial Sector and Stocks Analysis from Seeking Alpha:
Felix Salmon submits: Ira Stoll notes that the Miller-Moore amendment has passed. He calls it the “Bair-Miller-Moore Haircut”, and he doesn’t like it; I, on the other hand, think it’s a spectacularly good idea. This is the me (Read More)