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If you’re a CEO of a small biotech company, raising money isn’t necessarily getting easier, but there are a few signs that money could be starting to loosen up a bit. The Boston Globe noted in...
What do you do as an investor when you have a hot product launch that is the entire future of a company and a new CEO gets named to replace a long-term company leader?  Palm Inc. (Nasdaq: PALM) just...
Reuters: The Supreme Court delays  Chrysler deal. Reuters:   The cleared ten banks to repay TARP include JPMorgan (JPM), Goldmand Sachs (GS), American Express (AXP), Cpaital One(COF), State Street...
Reuters:  China must balance growth and reducing greenhouse gases. Reuters:   The Supreme Court has delayed Chrysler’s Chapter 11. Reuters:   The US will allow 10 banks to repay TARP funds....
Reuters:   Rio Tinto (RTP) has killed a deal with Chinalco for one with BHP (BHP). Reuters:   US regulators insisted JP Morgan (JPM) and Amex (AXP) raise money to exit the TARP. Reuters:  ...
Everyone loves to follow Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), particularly ahead of its big investor and developer conferences.  And if you track the top website rankings of the top 100 and top 1,000 overall...
InsideVenture was there for the open at the NYSE Euronext (NYSE: NYX) today, and the company is trying to open up wider markets for venture-backed and late-stage companies to come public.  These...
There remains an issue about what to do with troubled banks, and the regulations over who can own banks and at what percentages only add more questions rather than answers.  FDIC Chairman Sheila...
Reuters:   Central bankers in the US and Europe are battling deflation and inflation simultaneously. Reuters:   GM (GM) is close to bankruptcy but the fate of Opel is still open. Reuters:  ...
There is news out today that social networking leader Facebook has secured a $200 million financing from Digital Sky Technologies, an internet investment group with significant stakes in Eastern...
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) and Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) have so far not lived up to the notion of being “bank holding companies.”  These companies have not just been poor acquirers of...
The Russians are coming! The Russians are coming! Based on a report in The Wall Street Journal, Digital Sky Technologies, a Russian investment group wants to put $200 million into Facebook for...
Playboy Enterprises Inc. (NYSE: PLA) is sitting in a tough spot.  This morning there is a report that the company has the bunny franchise up for sale.  We have looked at this very notion in the...
Reuters:   Chrysler is already seeing positive effects from bankruptcy. Reuters:   The US is working with GM (GM) on a Chapter 11 filing as the June1 deadline looms. Reuters:   Pimco’s Gross...
Reuters   SEC employees are under investigation for insider trading Reuters   Treasury has approved several insurance companies for receiving TARP funds Reuters   GM (GM) is close to a deal...