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Number of the Week: Safer Banks Without Sacrificing Growth
Stock Market Isn’t Impressed With M&A Boom
A funny thing happened last month: The stock market and the M&A market decoupled.
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Is a Wide-Ranging Deal Between BP and Its Russian Partner in the Cards?
It wasn’t long ago that BP's Russian joint venture was a major headache, with the two sides sparring over management of the operation. Now, TNK-BP, as the venture is known, could help cure what ails the U.K. oil giant.
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S.F. Fed Chairman’s Dual Tasks: Replace Yellen, Sell Napa Estate
T. Gary Rogers, chairman of the San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank, is busy finding a replacement for Janet Yellen, but he also has another big assignment: Selling his vineyard estate in St. Helena, Calif. which has been listed for $20 million.
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Afternoon Reading: Why Dell Shareholders Shrugged At 3PAR Miss
A roundup a blog posts and articles from around the web.
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The Week In Private Equity, Foodie Edition
A roundup of the week's private equity events.
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Steve Rattner’s New Book: A Political Junkie’s Dream
Portions of Steve Rattner’s book “Overhaul” have leaked out on Huffington Post, and there’s something in it for everyone.
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Kabul Bank: Moral Hazard Personified
Ok, critics of the U.S. bank bailouts, you warned about moral hazard. Well, here it is.
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Economists React: Jobs Report ‘Stronger-Than-Expected, Yes, Strong, No’
Economists and others weigh in on the drop in total nonfarm payrolls and rise in the unemployment rate.
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The Morning Leverage: Wicks Group Puts In Time At Alcatraz
A roundup of the morning's private equity-related news.
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