A survey done by Worthworm showed the frustrations of angel investors who regretted making investments in 2013. Angel investors also gave their thoughts about overly optimistic financial projections.
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Meyer leaves Sotheby chief auctioneer post as pressure from Loeb, investors heats up
Tobias Meyer, Sotheby's chief auctioneer, left the auction house prior to his end of contract a week after spearheading the company's biggest sale, which was Andy Warhol's "Silver Car Crash" for USD104.5 million.
Herbalife rallies on stock exchange despite Ackman's pyramid scheme charges
Investors showed support in nutrition company Herbalife International on the stock exchange on Friday despite another attack from activist investor Bill Ackman of hedge fund Pershing Square Capital Management.
JPMorgan lawyer says regulation of banks out of control
Stephen Cutler, the top lawyer for JPMorgan Chase, lashed out against government regulators in an industry conference at The Clearing House attended by both bankers and regulators.
Virgin Galactic now accepts Bitcoin as payment into space
A Hawaiian stewardess made history on Friday by becoming the first person in history to purchase a USD 250,000 Virgin Galactic ticket by using Bitcoin. Virgin Galactic CEO, Sir Richard Branson has announced during an interview with CNBC.
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David Tepper of Appaloosa Management said equity markets are not inflated. Tepper spoke with Bloomberg Television's Stephanie Ruhle at an investors conference in New York.
Third Point's Daniel Loeb said he held more than USD 1 billion stake in Softbank Corp while Greenlight Capital's David Einhorn warned of "bubble-like" conditions in some stocks in the Robin Hood Investors Conference.
Blackstone Group LP said Thursday it had hired David Calhoun, chief executive of television ratings company Nielsen Holdings NV, to work with the bosses of the private equity firm's companies in order to deliver more value.
Billionaire and IAC/InterActiveCorp Chairman Barry Diller said Aereo Inc may get as much as 35% of US households to use its service once it overcomes the lawsuits filed against it by broadcasters.
Counterpoint Asian Macro Fund is a new macro fund established through a venture between former HSBC Holdings Plc economist Geoff Barker and City Financial Investment Co.
Bumi Chairman Samin Tan confirmed to Bloomberg by email that a lender had given him approval to finance his acquisition of the stake held by the Bakrie Group in the Indonesia-based coal producer.
Bill Stiritz, the Chief Executive Officer of Post Holdings Inc, raised his Herbalife stake to 6.4% from 5.3% and said he intends to hold discussions with Herbalife about possible strategies for financing.
Dr. Peregrino Brimah of Every Nigerian Do Something or ENDS said Africa is not ready for Africapitalism at this time. He cited the reasons for this in his essay entitled "Is Africapitalism Good Or Bad For Africa?"
Tyra Banks has invested an undisclosed amount on Locket, a mobile advertising app made for Android smartphone lockscreens, through her company's investment arm Fierce Capital.
