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New date from S&P LCD presented by the FT, shows that large private equity firms have $400 billion in debt that needs to be paid in the next five years. That debt load could be a drag on rising...
XO Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: XOHO) is not a usual company we’d cover because of the size and because of the Bulletin Board status.  But this week we have been getting multiple inquiries about this...
Iridium Holdings is one step closer to coming public.  The special purpose acquisition company sponsored by Greenhill & Co., Inc. (NYSE: GHL) has announced that the affiliate GHL Acquisition...
The recovery has really begun to lift all ships when the hedge fund industry can claim that it has risen almost instantly from the death that it suffered in the final quarter of last year. The FT...
The lessons of trading in Harman International Industries Inc. (NYSE: HAR) today come from a different form of news, but there is just no way to not draw a parallel to the great old fake news release...
Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) is launching a TALF fund.  It is slightly larger than its original target.  The fund probably won’t make a huge boost for earnings, but it is a further step into...
No one knows how to value social media’s dominant players.  The real value for Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace is elusive (and less than before).  Twitter is one of these businesses which suddenly...
Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE: LVS) has been all over the news today on reports that the company may conduct an initial public offering for its Macau assets.  The company would like to raise $3...
Advanced Technology Acquisition Corp. (NYSE/AMEX: AXC) is a special purpose acquisition company, or blank check company, that is about to no longer be.  The company has announced that its...
There is still some conversation about the federal government restricting short-selling activity in certain stocks. The counterargument to these restrictions is that short selling plays an important...
It seems that venture capital has started to reappear in clean energy and clean technology.  A report this week from The Cleantech Group with contributions from Deloitte saw a resumption to growth...
Apollo Management’s Hexion Specialty Chemicals offered $6 billion to buy chemical company Huntsman (HUN) in July 2007, a bid which would have given stockholders $27.25 a share. Over the course of...
Reuters:   The head of a Congressional watchdog committee is pushing for a consumer protection agency. Reuters:   China defended its export policies against a WTO complaint. Reuters:  ...
Office Depot, Inc. (NYSE: ODP) has recovered substantially off of its March lows, but the stock is bruised and battered when you consider it hit $40.00 in late 2006.  But this morning the office...
Reuters:   Investors are putting money into emerging markets except Eastern Europe. Reuters:   Stanford will go to court for a $8 billion fraud allegation. Reuters:   RIM’s (RIMM) outlook...