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tycoon stories: 3 news summaries

Russian Tycoon Makes Bid for NJ Nets

NBA team could be
first to go under
foreign ownership

Sep 22, 09 5:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Russian tycoon has made a bid for a controlling stake in the New Jersey Nets, in what could become the first instance of foreign ownership of an NBA club, Reuters reports. Mikhail Prokhorov, Russia’s richest man, said on his blog that his Onexmi group had offered to loan... More »

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Russia • NBA • basketball • New Jersey Nets • tycoon • commodity prices

China's Richest Man Vanishes Amid Probe

Tycoon was said to be under investigation for insider trading

Nov 26, 08 6:31 AM CST
(Newser) - China's biggest electronics retailer is trying to find out what happened to its founder, Marketwatch reports. Huang Guangyu, ranked the richest man in China in a recent report, has been not been seen since last week. The tycoon was being investigated for insider trading, but company representatives said government officials... More »

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China • insider trading • corruption • disappearance • tycoon • Huang Guangyu

Thailand Orders Arrest of Ex-PM

Aug 14, 07 5:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - After failing to appear in a Bangkok court to hear charges that he abused power while in office, Thailand's deposed PM is now a fugitive of justice. The country's Supreme Court has issued a warrant for the arrest of Thaksin Shinawatra, who took refuge with his wife in England last... More »

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Thailand • corruption • extradition • Thaksin Shinawatra • military coup • tycoon • scandal

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