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May 2012

International pharma companies attracted to CE for clinical trials

Central European countries, specifically Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Romania, Slovakia and Bulgaria, have become increasingly popular as locations for […]

Loan Funds Lure Investors Adding Risk in Search for Yield

By Christine Idzelis and Elizabeth Ody, Bloomberg, Individual investors are putting more money into bank-loan funds, taking added risk in […]

Bill Ackman And Sam Zell On Turnarounds, Opportunities And Success

By Roland Li, ibtimes.com, Jonathan Gray of Blackstone, Bill Ackman and David Shulman (Roland Li/IBTimes) On Thursday, Bill Ackman, the […]

Seeking the Next Start-Up Hit

By JENNA WORTHAM and NICOLE PERLROTH | New York Times, When Facebook bought Instagram for $1 billion last month, it […]

Ukrainian IT market on track for double-digit expansion this year

The market for IT products and services in Ukraine has experienced robust recovery in the past few years, and forecasts […]

Tisch Beats Buffett With 8% Return Citing Diana Ross

By Richard Teitelbaum, Bloomberg Loews Corp. Chief Executive Officer James Tisch is the dealmaker who won’t make a deal. He […]

Private label market in Russia to grow to RUB 950bn by 2014

Private labels represent a relatively new phenomenon in Russia. Combined with the low concentration of retail chains, this explains the […]

Why China’s Consumers Aren’t Buying

By Sharon Kahn, Chazen Global Insights, As the world’s most populous country posted double-digit GDP growth rates through much of […]

On Jesse Livermore And His Legacy

By Henry K. To, CFA, From www.marketthoughts.com, I am choosing to write a short biography of Jesse Livermore and his […]

Warren Buffett says buying stocks amid market dip

By Ben Berkowitz (Reuters) – Berkshire Hathaway Inc is adding to its shareholdings of two U.S. companies amid a market […]