www.guardian.co.uk:
They are strong and they last 1,000 years. So don't waste energy recycling them – give your old bag a new lease of lifeAs you might imagine, a planet on the brink of ecological collapse (ie ours) has a number of pressing con (Read More)
VCCircle News:
Captive outsourcing units continue to be strong M&A targets. In another captive operations sell off, outsourcing firm ExlService Holdings Inc has acquired the operations of American Express's travel business in Gurgaon. The a (Read More)
Reuters:
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - United Commercial Bank, a big San Francisco bank with branches in China, was closed by state regulators on Friday and its banking operations were acquired by East West Bancorp Inc, also active in both n (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Sport:
Chelsea's Italian manager has restored the club's direction and is ready to renew an old rivalryCarlo Ancelotti is not exactly sure, but he thinks it was a bottle of Brunello di Montalcino, a fine red wine from the hills to t (Read More)
WSJ.com: Deal Journal - WSJ.com:
J.P. Morgan: Theodore Dimon is moving to the house his son has built. The 78-year-old broker is leaving Bank of America Merrill Lynch to join J.P. Morgan Chase, where his son, James Dimon, is CEO. The elder Dimon, according (Read More)
Times Online:
Lord Burns of Pitshanger in the London Borough of Ealing would not seem out of place in the script for Yes Minister. He has acquired the nickname “Teflon Terry” for his ability to flit, seemingly unaffected, from one sticky s (Read More)
Reuters: Sports News:
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Minnesota Twins acquired All-Star shortstop J.J. Hardy from the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday in exchange for outfielder Carlos Gomez.
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Xconomy:
funding, cancer, medical devices Bruce V. Bigelow wrote: SpectraScience, the San Diego medical device maker, has raised more than $4.3 million through a private placement that combines preferred shares and warrants, acco (Read More)
CNN:
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- The Minnesota Twins have acquired shortstop J.J. Hardy from the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for outfielder Carlos Gomez.
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VentureBeat:
Massive battery-maker Sanyo Electric is looking to be acquired by Panasonic — forming an almost invincible force in the energy storage space. Now, to make itself even more attractive as an acquisition, it’s hiking its investm (Read More)
The Guardian:
Broadcasters want shows that enhance their reputations as well as their ratings, say commissionersWhat sort of documentary do the commissioners for Britain's main broadcasters want to see on their channels? That was the quest (Read More)
Wall Street Journal:
BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- Boston Scientific Corp. said Friday that it has agreed in principle to settle an investigation with the Department of Justice for $296 million. The probe focused on the former Guidant Corp.'s 2005 war (Read More)
The Guardian:
Arsenal chairman's windfall dwarfs the money his grandfather's old club made from reaching a Wembley finalYesterday's news that Peter Hill-Wood, Arsenal's chairman, made £850,000 from selling one of the last slivers of his fa (Read More)
Wall Street Journal:
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Suncor Energy said Friday that its third-quarter net profit rose 14% to C$929 million ($872 million), or C$0.74 a share, from C$815 million, or C$0.87 a share, a year earlier. The group, which acquir (Read More)
PR.com Press Releases:
Jason Smith has returned to KNF&T Staffing Resources as Vice President and Manager of the Accounting & Finance Contract Division. He will also be handling placements of Accounting and Financial professionals in permanent posi (Read More)
www.guardian.co.uk:
Based on the game Assassin's Creed II, Renaissance is the story of a young man's epic quest for vengeance – an epic story of power, revenge and conspiracyThey left the palazzo on foot together, arm in arm, and walked in the d (Read More)
Capital Gains and Games:
It took two years, but Dean Baker's own to rent idea for how to mitigate the disruptive impact of widespread foreclosures is gaining some traction. From the Wall Street Journal:Fannie Mae will allow homeowners facing foreclo (Read More)
CNN:
MIAMI (AP) -- The Boston Red Sox have acquired outfielder Jeremy Hermida from the Florida Marlins for left-handers Jose Alvarez and Hunter Jones.
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ReadWriteWeb:
The wildly popular nonprofit fundraising application Causes emailed users of its MySpace app on Tuesday to tell them that all Causes will be removed from MySpace on Friday morning, in three days. Causes was co-founded by Sea (Read More)
The Next Web:
In 2008, the domain Startups.com was acquired by the team behind KillerStartups. Today, as part of the new Startups.com Network, we find out what they plan to do with the domain, and depending on who you are, you may or may n (Read More)