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  • July 2008

    • Social Responsibility Costs Calif. Pension Funds Billions

      newser  |  BusinessWeek  |  Jul 15, 08 7:21 PM CDT

      Social Responsibility Costs Calif. Pension Funds Billions

      California's plan to put state pension funds in socially responsible investments means those funds are worth billions less than they would be if they'd been allowed to invest in tobacco companies and emerging markets, BusinessWeek reports. The initiative, launched in 2000, also pushed investment in California real estate—where the funds are on the hook for some big losses in a down market. More »

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      California  • ethics  • investing  • investment  • pension funds

  • June 2008

    • Angel Investors Profit From Slumping Markets

      newser  |  Portfolio  |  Jun 18, 08 4:26 PM CDT

      Angel Investors Profit From Slumping Markets

      The bearish market hasn't stopped angels from acting like bulls, Portfolio reports. Angel investors, those who fund start-ups and small companies, are profiting from Wall Street's woes: Reduced private equity funding has made angels the go-to source for capital, improving their bargaining position and giving them more chances to invest. More »

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      business  • private equity  • credit market  • investing  • startup

    • Investors Sink Billions in 'Green Gold'

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jun 5, 08 8:22 AM CDT

      Investors Sink Billions in 'Green Gold'

      Billions of investment dollars are pouring into agriculture as the global demand for food explodes, turning crops such as wheat, corn, and soybeans into green gold, reports the New York Times . And while the immediate impact of more money being fed into agriculture will likely result in increased food production, some critics worry the boom could go bust just as quickly. More »

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      food prices  • agriculture  • farming  • investing  • corn  • wheat  • soybeans

  • April 2008

    • Vulture Investors Circle Wall Street

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Apr 4, 08 12:58 PM CDT

      Vulture Investors Circle Wall Street

      Like shoppers stalking deals at Filene’s Basement, savvy Wall Street vulture investors are swooping in to find deals among the carcasses of companies and investments felled by the subprime contagion, reports the New York Times . They're betting big—Blackstone Group just raised $10.9 billion from investors to buy distressed real estate—that many companies had to unload good investments in all the chaos. More »

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      credit crisis  • Wall Street  • subprime crisis  • investing  • credit market chaos

  • March 2008
  • January 2008

    • Unrest in Financial World Gives Gold a New Luster

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Jan 31, 08 1:27 PM CST

      Unrest in Financial World Gives Gold a New Luster

      Mainstream investors looking for a hedge against inflation and a volatile stock market have taken a shine to gold, driving prices for the precious metal to historic highs, the Wall Street Journal reports. Gold futures have risen more than 42% since mid-August. The latest Fed interest-rate cut bumped prices in electronic trading above Monday’s $927.10 record close. More »

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      inflation  • investing  • gold

  • December 2007

    • Venture Capitalists Predict Rebound After 2008

      newser  |  San Jose Mercury News  |  Dec 28, 07 2:49 PM CST

      Venture Capitalists Predict Rebound After 2008

      After gazing into its crystal ball this month, the National Venture Capital Association has come up with a picture of a bullish post-2008, post-election future. In the prediction, the new President Clinton manages a still-reeling economy as the number of VC firms wanes and the size of the funds they control waxes, the San Jose Mercury News reports. More »

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      Hillary Clinton  • election 2008  • US economy  • investing  • weak dollar  • venture capital  • venture capitalists

    • Debut of New Goldman Hedge Fund May Break Record at $10B

      newser  |  Bloomberg  |  Dec 17, 07 5:55 PM CST

      Debut of New Goldman Hedge Fund May Break Record at $10B

      Goldman Sachs will launch a new stock hedge fund next month with as much as $10 billion, making it the biggest hedge fund debut in industry history, Bloomberg reports, and Goldman's first in-house fund of its kind. The fund, Goldman Sachs Investment Partners, will be run by two Goldman department heads, with a staff of 40 from the proprietary equity division. More »

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      hedge fund  • Goldman Sachs  • investing

    • Apple Hoards $15B—Why?

      newser  |  Fortune Magazine  |  Dec 7, 07 5:00 PM CST

      Apple Hoards $15B&mdash;Why?

      Regulatory filings reveal Apple has $15.4 billion stockpiled, leading to curiosity about its plans for the cash. The company itself hasn't offered much of an answer, but in its Big Tech blog, Fortune speculates Apple could acquire smaller companies, perhaps buying its way into a new area like social networking, though history suggests it won't be making any big acquisitions. More »

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      Apple  • investing  • tech stocks  • tech companies

  • November 2007

    • The 'R-Word' Surfaces on Wall Street

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Nov 27, 07 12:38 PM CST

      The 'R-Word' Surfaces on Wall Street

      Wall Street has the recession jitters: Markets are down 10% since October, the S&P 500 is down as analysts predict depressed earnings, and T-bills are down on anticipated Fed rate cuts. But there’s a flip side: Holiday sales gained 8.3% over 2006, unemployment is at 4.7%, and a slowdown doesn’t mean recession, reports the Washington Post. More »

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      US economy  • subprime mortgages  • recession  • Wall Street  • Ben Bernanke  • investing

    • Small Hedge Fund Scores 1,000% Return

      newser  |  Financial Times (UK)  |  Nov 26, 07 3:17 PM CST

      Small Hedge Fund Scores 1,000% Return

      A small Californian hedge fund bet against subprime-linked securities and earned its investors a cool 1,000% profit this year, making Lahde Capital one of the world's best-performing funds of all times, the Financial Times reports. In all, hedge funds that shorted subprime loans appear to have made the single most profitable trade of all time, reaping over $20 billion. More »

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      subprime mortgages  • hedge fund  • investing

    • $1.5B Bailout Gives Hope to Reeling Bond Insurers

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Nov 22, 07 1:29 PM CST

      $1.5B Bailout Gives Hope to Reeling Bond Insurers

      A quiet infusion of $1.5 billion from two European banks will help bond insurer CIFG maintain its AAA credit rating, the Wall Street Journal reports. The move keeps at bay a crisis in the bond market that could cost investors $200 billion and might provide a bailout blueprint for other bond insurers struggling in the wake of the subprime mortgage meltdown. More »

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      MLB  • baseball  • subprime mortgages  • investing  • mortgage backed securities  • bond market

    • Street Foresees Very Good Year

      newser  |  Bloomberg  |  Nov 13, 07 12:44 PM CST

      Street Foresees Very Good Year

      Despite $45 billion in subprime writedowns, rolling CEO heads, and an $84 billion drop in market value, Wall Street will somehow post its second-most-profitable year ever, reports Bloomberg. “As the bombs are dropping and the mines are exploding, it's a bit of a surprise,'' said an investment banker. Goldman Sachs and Lehman Brothers will record their best years ever. More »

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      Wall Street  • Citigroup  • Merrill Lynch  • Goldman Sachs  • Lehman Brothers  • investing  • UBS  • earnings

  • October 2007

    • eBay Launches Microfinance Loan Site

      newser  |  Fortune Magazine  |  Oct 29, 07 6:23 PM CDT

      eBay Launches Microfinance Loan Site

      EBay's newly launched MicroPlace lets users make loans through PayPal or a bank account to needy entrepreneurs worldwide. The idea? Even small sums can help poor people build businesses to raise themselves out of poverty. The site's founder remembers one Bangladeshi woman who bought a handloom, thus earning enough to repay the loan and school her children, reports Fortune. More »

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      eBay  • poverty  • investing  • developing world  • social responsibility  • private lenders  • antipoverty

  • August 2007

    • 20 Tips from America's Best Investors

      newser  |  CNN  |  Aug 27, 07 9:59 AM CDT

      20 Tips from America's Best Investors

      Get where you want to be with these sound tips from the top, courtesy of Money Magazine: Be humble in the face of uncertainty. Take calculated risks. Have an emergency fund. More »

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      list  • finance  • investing  • money management  • business tips

    • Stocks Surge as Jitters Remain

      newser  |  Bloomberg  |  Aug 2, 07 4:36 PM CDT

      Stocks Surge as Jitters Remain

      The Dow was up 100.96 today—mostly in late trading—closing at 13,463.33 after Asian markets made a partial recovery from its recent hemorrhage and some rare good news emerged from the housing market. Retail and tech winners beat losers; Nokia, Motorola, CVS, and Hewett-Packard all put up big gains after better-than-anticipated earnings reports. More »

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      stock market  • S&P 500  • Nasdaq  • Dow Jones  • bankruptcy  • investing  • Beazer

  • July 2007

    • Wall Street Jittery After Drop

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jul 30, 07 4:47 AM CDT

      Wall Street Jittery After Drop

      Wall Street has a case of nerves. After last week's market drop, the worst in five years, investors shouldn't expect any more "Merger Mondays" for some time to come, the New York Times predicts. Instead opening the week with big new deals, to send the market to new highs, banks and private equity firms spent the weekend trying to figure out what to do with higher debt costs on pending deals. More »

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      stock market  • Wall Street  • private equity  • bank  • investing  • debt

    • The Top 10 Investors

      newser  |  BusinessWeek  |  Jul 18, 07 5:16 PM CDT

      The Top 10 Investors

      Not only are these investors sitting on mountains of doubloons—a sure sign of financial savvy—but they have also changed the way people think about money and investing. John Bogle, founder, the Vanguard Group. Now president, Bogle Financial Markets Research Center. Warren Buffett, CEO and chairman, Berkshire Hathaway. David Shaw, chairman, president, and CEO, D.E. Shaw & Co. Also founder, adviser, and partner in firms including IDEXX Laboratories, Black Point Partners, Stanford Systems, and Attenuon. G. Kenneth Heebner, chairman, Capital Growth Management Limited. Bill Gross, chief investment officer, Pacific Investment Management Co., which he helped found in 1971. More »

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      list  • money  • banking  • Warren Buffett  • investing  • investor

  • June 2007

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