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Zumba no longer just exercise, it's big business

Alberto Perez started out as a street performer and then an aerobics teacher in Colombia, making extra cash on the side teaching the wives of businessmen how to dance in nightclubs in his hometown, Cali.


Analysis: Wave of departures raises BlackRock questions

A series of high-level departures from BlackRock this month has raised questions about the direction of the world's largest money manager.

Western Union Agreement with IBInvestor Expands Small Business Access to Global Payments Platform

The Western Union Company (NYSE:WU) today announced a strategic agreement to enable global businesses to move money quickly and reliably across borders.

Kenya's Centum stuns with big profit drop, shares dive

Kenyan investment firm Centum (ICDC.NR) posted a 40 percent drop in full year profit on Tuesday without issuing a profit warning beforehand as required by market rules, sending its shares tumbling.


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Apple has heated up its patent war with Samsung, which could possibly delay the shipping of Samsung Galaxy S3 in U.S.
China's $410 billion sovereign wealth fund China Investment Corp has cut its stock and bond investments in Europe as it sees rising risks of a euro zone breakup.
Apax Partners LLP has lost or terminated more than half of its senior dealmakers over the past five years, a high level of turnover.
JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) has injected 2.5 billion yuan ($394.08 million) into its China unit.
Australian engineering company Hastie Group said on Monday it has appointed voluntary administrators after recapitalisation talks stalled over an "accounting irregularity".
Cinven's Camaieu seeks debt changes. Private equity owned French clothing retailer Camaieu has asked lenders to amend roughly 1. 2 billion euros ($1.
Silicon Valley isn't quite ready to dump Morgan Stanley over the Facebook IPO fiasco. Silicon Valley isn't quite ready to dump Morgan Stanley over the Facebook IPO fiasco.
In a letter to publishers and editors, Warren Buffett said Berkshire Hathaway will probably purchase more newspapers in a few years.
Goldman Sachs Group Inc plans to channel investments totaling $40 billion over the next decade into renewable energy projects.
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers partner Ellen Pao is suing the venture capital firm alleging sexual harassment and discrimination.
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