The two main political parties in Greece are facing their own financial crisis. (Reuters) - The two main political parties in Greece are facing their own financial crisis.
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The Economist Reviews Asia's Tech Start-Up Environments
Brief overviews of Asia's tech start-up environments for investors. For American and Canadian investors looking to put their money into tech start-ups,The Economist provides a quick overview of business environments in China, India, Singapore, South Korea, Hong Kong and Taiwan, and Vietnam.
A Few General Tips to Help You Decide Whether to Refinance
A few tips to help consumers decide if it makes sense to refinance their mortgages. Thanks to an announcement by the Federal Reserve in mid-September that it would buy $40 billion of mortgage-backed securities per month, interest rates have been falling steadily and are now at historic lows.
RPT-IPOVIEW-New Issuances Seen Picking Up On Stock Market Strength
Bankers say an uptick in IPO activity towards the end of the quarter, helped by a strong run in stock markets, signals capital raisings may be set for a rebound the rest of the year.
Biomass to Biodiesel for $2 A Gallon: Incitor Stepping Up Production
The Albuquerque start-up Incitor, Inc. attracted another $1 million in venture capital in September for its innovative conversion technology.
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A Standard & Poor's Case-Shiller report released yesterday shows home prices rising for six consecutive months.
The Associated Press reported today that on Tuesday brothers Zev and Jeffrey Weiss, made an offer to buy its 33.8 million outstanding shares of common stock, valued at approximately $581 million.
Brent crude slipped below $110 per barrel on Wednesday, weighed down by worries that a fragile global economy could hit demand, although the risk of disruptions to supply from rising tensions between Iran and Western nations kept losses in check.
An investigation by New York's top prosecutor into whether a group of private equity firms used a fee arrangement to dodge taxes may be undermined by the state's own public pension fund.
Sidewinder Drilling Inc plans to buy Union Drilling Inc for $139 million. Sidewinder Drilling Inc, controlled by private equity firm Avista Capital Partners, plans to buy Union Drilling Inc for $139 million to tap into rising exploration and production activity in North American shale fields.
Swiss private bank EFG International (EFGN.S) will proceed with its planned initial public offering in Switzerland of its structured products business in the fourth quarter.
Bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals. The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1000 GMT on Tuesday:** A trio of state-run Indian oil companies has bid $5 billion for stakes in Canadian oil sands holdings owned by ConocoPhillips, two sources said, as the world's No.
Media-focused buyout firm Providence Equity Partners Inc has sold an under 10 percent stake in the company managing its funds to two institutional investors.
Life-sciences and health investing, long shunned by venture-capital investors, is making a comeback.
