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Mariano Rajoy makes risky bet on Spain's economic recovery

Spanish Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy claims that recovery is close for Spain. Spain Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy makes a risky political bet by making claims that recovery is close at hand for Spain.


SEC heads to trial against former Goldham Sachs bond trader

SEC said that they are ready for the Fabrice Tourre trial. The U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced that they head to trial for the fraud case against the former Goldman Sachs bond trader, Fabrice Tourre.

Private equity veteran becomes member of EO-DC's board

Private equity veteran T.J. Jubeir has been named as one of the board of directors of Capital Chapter of the Entrepreneurs Organization (EO-DC).

Nigerian Minister Aganga: “We want to build a new sector called venture capital”

Nigerian Minister Aganga said the government wanted to build a venture capital sector. "We want to build a new sector called Venture Capital and private equity sector to support small and growing businesses in Nigeria," said Olusegun Aganga.


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RetailMeNot priced its IPO at US$21 per share. The largest digital coupon marketplace in the world, RetailMeNot, announced the price of its shares that were up for grabs in its initial public offering.
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The South African sovereign debt rating remained unchanged after government efforts to control the mining industry succeeded.
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Snooki of MTV's Jersey Shore and Snooki & JWoww was accused by critics to be getting too thin. The red carpet event on Tuesday night displayed a slimmer figure of Nicole Elizabeth "Snooki" Polizzi.
Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate were waiting for the birth of their first child as the baby fever was expected to boost Britain's economy by GBP240 million.
Tiger Woods will play at the British Open on Thursday with almost US$600 million in his pocket. Disgraced golf superstar Tiger Woods is set to play at this week's British Open.
The Pope said that it will offer indulgences to followers of his Twitter account. The Catholic Church continued its tradition of offering 'indulgences' to its followers.
Pope Francis announced his intent to restructure the Catholic Church, including the Vatican Bank. The head of the Catholic Church spoke about reforming the entire structure of the religion, starting from the Vatican Bank itself.