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  • September 2008

    • Abu Dhabi Invests Another Billion in Hollywood

      New York Times  |  Sep 3, 08 6:50 AM CDT

      Abu Dhabi Invests Another Billion in Hollywood

      (Newser) - A media branch of Abu Dhabi’s government funneled $1 billion into a partnership with Warner Brothers last year—and now a subsidiary of the same firm is investing a second billion over the next 5 years with three US film producers, the New York Times reports. “Abu Dhabi Media Company is fulfilling its ambition to become a global player in the media industry,” said its chairman. More »

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      film  • Hollywood  • Warner Brothers  • Abu Dhabi  • investment  • producers  • partnership

  • July 2008

    • Weak Dollar Scaring Off Foreign Funds

      Financial Times (UK)  |  Jul 17, 08 4:18 PM CDT

      Weak Dollar Scaring Off Foreign Funds

      (Newser) - With the dollar declining and US economic outlook uncertain, some large sovereign wealth funds are looking to cut down on greenbacks, the Financial Times reports. One such Persian Gulf fund has cut its dollar-denominated investments from 80% to 60%, and China’s State Administration of Foreign Exchange is aggressively exploring European investments—a sign they don't trust US policy-makers to defend their currency. More »

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      China  • inflation  • weak dollar  • Abu Dhabi  • investment  • sovereign wealth funds  • Abu Dhabi Investment Authority

    • Social Responsibility Costs Calif. Pension Funds Billions

      BusinessWeek  |  Jul 15, 08 7:21 PM CDT

      Social Responsibility Costs Calif. Pension Funds Billions

      (Newser) - 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

    • How to Make Millions Off Misfortune

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jun 20, 08 9:15 AM CDT

      How to Make Millions Off Misfortune

      (Newser) - From tech stocks to real estate, the succession of bubble markets leads Joel Stein to ask himself: How can I exploit other people's bad investment decisions? The Los Angeles Times columnist teams up with a Princeton economist "to figure out where people will idiotically dump their money next." Right now green technology, currency, wine, and art offer a great chance to capitalize on the financial misjudgments of others. More »

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      money  • investment  • currency exchange  • housing bubble  • market bubble

    • Foreign Investment in Iraq Up

      USA Today  |  Jun 17, 08 4:09 PM CDT

      Foreign Investment in Iraq Up

      (Newser) - European and Asian investors are taking advantage of the recently stabilized Iraqi business climate, USA Today reports. US firms still regard Iraq as too dangerous to invest in, but that attitude may cost them the best opportunities. The firms “who are getting in on the ground floor are not American," says a Pentagon official. "It's ironic." More »

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      Iraq  • business  • America  • investment  • competition  • foreign investment  • investment firm

    • Industry Shakeout Clips Hedge Funds

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jun 17, 08 3:22 AM CDT

      Industry Shakeout Clips Hedge Funds

      (Newser) - A massive shakeout is transforming the world of hedge funds, the Wall Street Journa l reports. Tougher market conditions mean smaller funds are merging or closing their doors, and new ones are facing difficulty getting started. The business, which mushroomed from a few hundred firms to 8,000 over a decade, is increasingly dominated by "goliath" funds managing over $5 billion in assets. More »

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      hedge fund  • financial markets  • investment  • asset management  • capital  • capital markets

    • Many Retirees Will Have Less Than They Think

      Economist  |  Jun 16, 08 5:21 PM CDT

      Many Retirees Will Have Less Than They Think

      (Newser) - Many employees will enter retirement with a much smaller income than they expect, the Economist reports. By 2014, the amount of money saved in direct-contribution retirement plans—ie 401Ks—will outpace than the amount saved in old-fashioned direct-benefit plans. But workers set contributions to their DC schemes at lower levels than might have been set aside in DC schemes.  Add poor investment decisions, and many pensioners could end up with half the retirement income they would’ve drawn under DB. More »

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      hedge fund  • retirement  • investment  • income  • pensions  • employers  • pension funds

  • May 2008

    • OPEC May Boost Oil Output to Ease Prices

      New York Times  |  May 9, 08 7:39 PM CDT

      OPEC May Boost Oil Output to Ease Prices

      (Newser) - As crude hit $125 a barrel today, one OPEC member said the cartel may boost oil production to relieve prices, the New York Times reports. The move would conflict with OPEC's public stand that speculators, not oil supplies, have been keeping prices high. “We would consider among other options the possibility of increasing output as a way to ensure market stability,” Libya's top oil official said. More »

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      gas prices  • oil price  • Saudi Arabia  • OPEC  • Libya  • oil production  • investment  • speculation  • supply and demand

    • For Chinese Companies, US Is Prime Real Estate

      Los Angeles Times  |  May 5, 08 1:14 PM CDT

      For Chinese Companies, US Is Prime Real Estate

      (Newser) - For years, American investors have hungrily flocked to China’s massive market, but now the money’s flowing the other way, too, the Los Angeles Time s reports. China invested $9.8 billion in the US in 2007, and not all in big government buys either. With real-estate and other costs fairly low and many states keen to create new jobs, small businesses are finding a good fit. More »

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      China  • investment  • Chinese economy  • international trade  • US-China trade deficit

  • April 2008

    • Venture-Capital Investments Decline

      Associated Press  |  Apr 19, 08 11:20 AM CDT

      Venture-Capital Investments Decline

      (Newser) - Venture capitalists’ investments declined 5% in the first quarter to $7.1 billion, compared with $7.5 billion this time last year, suggesting entrepreneurial concerns over startups in a troubled economy, the AP reports. The change marks the first year-to-year dip since late 2005. Still, the figure was the fifth-largest for a single quarter since 2001. More »

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      credit crisis  • business  • economy  • IPO  • venture capital  • investment

  • March 2008

    • Art Funds Looking Far East

      Bloomberg  |  Mar 20, 08 11:54 AM CDT

      Art Funds Looking Far East

      (Newser) - With major economies slowing and the US dollar near historic lows, art investment funds are looking to move away from the slowing Western art market, Bloomberg reports. Funds are sinking millions into works from China, India, and the Middle East. One leading fund has met its target for contemporary Chinese art and is aiming to expand into older works. More »

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      art  • hedge fund  • art market  • Christie's  • investment  • Fine art market

  • February 2008

    • Microsoft’s Yahoo Bid 'Ridiculous'

      Reuters  |  Feb 18, 08 2:40 PM CST

      Microsoft’s Yahoo Bid 'Ridiculous'

      (Newser) - Investment manager Joe Rosenberg takes a swipe at Microsoft's bid for Yahoo in this week's Barron's , disparaging both the deal and CEO Steve Ballmer's financial acumen, Reuters reports. "It's a bad reflection on Ballmer that he's willing to pay a ridiculous price for Yahoo,” says Rosenberg. “Microsoft is not going to earn anything like a reasonable rate of return in Yahoo." An increased bid, which Yahoo is seeking, would be even worse, he says. More »

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      Microsoft  • Yahoo  • mergers and acquisitions  • finance  • Steve Ballmer  • investment  • shares  • tech industry

  • January 2008

    • Foreign Buying Spree Reaches Deep Into US

      Washington Post  |  Jan 28, 08 7:01 PM CST

      Foreign Buying Spree Reaches Deep Into US

      (Newser) - As the dollar drops, foreign investors are buying up US enterprises large and small, from multi-billion-dollar stakes in Wall Street banks to ownership of chemical factories and construction companies in the likes of North Carolina. Canadian, British and German companies have been expanding their portfolios in the US for years, but the Middle East and China are quickly catching up. And it makes some politicians queasy, the Washington Post reports. More »

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      China  • subprime mortgages  • Middle East  • US dollar  • investment  • foreign investment

  • November 2007

    • At $832 an Ounce, All That Glitters Is Gold

      Los Angeles Times  |  Nov 12, 07 3:05 PM CST

      At $832 an Ounce, All That Glitters Is Gold

      (Newser) - Gold’s lure as a safe haven from economic upheaval has Wall Street worried that investors are turning their backs on the markets, reports the LA Times . Gold prices have pushed steadily toward $850 an ounce, a level it hasn’t seen since 1980. "The markets' statement is that the US has lost its way," said one economist. More »

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      commodities  • global economy  • gold  • investment  • gold prices

    • Supermodel Swears Off Dollar

      Bloomberg  |  Nov 5, 07 9:25 PM CST

      Supermodel Swears Off Dollar

      (Newser) - Gisele Bundchen, who pulled in $33M in front of the camera this year, doesn't like the looks of the dollar. Following the lead of billionaires Warren Buffett and Bill Gross, the world's richest model is asking to be paid in some other currency, usually the euro. “We don't know what will happen to the dollar,'' commented Patricia Bundchen, the model’s twin and manager. More »

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      US dollar  • euro  • Warren Buffett  • currency  • investment  • supermodel  • Gisele Bundchen

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