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Carl St. Clair doesn't conduct his finances
From: www.bankrate.com
"The charismatic conductor waves the baton at international orchestras, but his wife wields the pen in the family checkbook."
Know Ben Stein's money
From: www.bankrate.com
"He's gone from hippie living in a forest to being a much-loved square and funnyman, who knows more about keeping money than giving it away."
X marks the past for Traci Lords
From: www.bankrate.com
"This time, the former underage porn star is shedding light on a legitimate life that has an active acting career, a new husband and a real estate portfolio."
Kinky Friedman: a success against all odds
From: www.bankrate.com
"The iconoclastic master of the who-cares-whodunnit says "money may buy you a fine dog, but only love can make it wag its tail.""
Kathy Ireland: From supermodel to supermogul
From: www.bankrate.com
"Her company started with a line of socks. Now, it's a $1 billion corporation."
Britain: Bob Copper, foremost traditional singer dies
From: c.moreover.com
"World Socialist Web Site Apr 24 2004 6:20AM GMT"
Glass fragments prompt voluntarily recall of whole wheat bread products
From: c.moreover.com
"CNEWS Apr 24 2004 6:08AM GMT"
US Senate panel approves Opec antitrust law
From: c.moreover.com
"Gulf News Apr 24 2004 5:46AM GMT"
Noranda strikes deal with Teck Cominco to earn 50% of Australian zinc mine
From: c.moreover.com
"Canadian Press via Canada.com Apr 24 2004 0:46AM GMT"
Soybean Shortage May Affect Food Prices
From: c.moreover.com
"AP via Los Angeles Times Apr 24 2004 0:13AM GMT"
BNP Paribas to apply for derivatives licence in China
From: c.moreover.com
"thestar.com.my Apr 24 2004 0:32AM GMT"
Grain futures prices mostly lower
From: c.moreover.com
"AP via Seattle Post Intelligencer Apr 23 2004 9:43PM GMT"
Grain futures prices mostly lower
From: c.moreover.com
"Boston Globe Apr 23 2004 9:24PM GMT"
Oil - Brent crude futures drift lower in reaction to yesterday's gains
From: c.moreover.com
"FXstreet.com Apr 23 2004 9:08PM GMT"
Energy futures help sink oil stocks
From: c.moreover.com
"FXstreet.com Apr 23 2004 9:08PM GMT"
China and India set to leave major economies in shadows
From: c.moreover.com
"The Scotsman Apr 24 2004 1:30AM GMT"
World Poverty Falling,But Not in Africa-World Bank
From: c.moreover.com
"AP via ABCNEWS.com Apr 24 2004 0:04AM GMT"
IMF urges India to reduce fiscal deficit
From: c.moreover.com
"Daily Times Apr 23 2004 11:49PM GMT"
EBRD officials sceptical about economic benefits
From: c.moreover.com
"Bangladesh Daily Star Apr 23 2004 11:24PM GMT"
India must trim deficit: IMF
From: c.moreover.com
"Bangladesh Daily Star Apr 23 2004 11:24PM GMT"
Wall Street Shifting to On-Demand Model
From: redir.internet.com
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Merrill Lynch's On-Demand Index signals investors are getting ready for pay-as-you-go software -- or at least learning how to value them as stocks.
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Network Associates Dumps Sniffer, Changes Name
From: redir.internet.com
"A dramatic restructuring plan includes the $275 million sale of Network Associates' Sniffer division."
Amazon Price-Cuts to Q1 Profit
From: redir.internet.com
"e-Commerce leader heads into its second full year of profitability, but costs are rising faster than sales. "
Legal Charges Hit Microsoft's Q3 Profit
From: redir.internet.com
"UPDATED: Legal bills for Redmond piled up in third fiscal quarter, although revenues grew by 17 percent.
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Intel Adds a Nook to the Digital Home
From: redir.internet.com
"The chipmaking giant invests $200 million in four companies specializing in ultra-wideband and other networking technologies.
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Codington County investigating possible voter registration fraud
From: www.aberdeennews.com
"Aberdeennews.com - Sat Apr 24, 03:07 am GMT"
Restaurant boss jailed for fraud
From: article.wn.com
"Article.wn.com - Sat Apr 24, 02:56 am GMT"
U.S. Technologies CEO Convicted of Fraud
From: www.bradenton.com
"Bradenton.com - Fri Apr 23, 10:36 pm GMT"
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Bay Area Man Arrested on East Coast in $4 Million Insurance Fraud Scam
From: www.insurancejournal.com
"Insurancejournal.com - Sat Apr 24, 01:59 am GMT"
Donna Duval - A New Path
From: www.prweb.com
"The traditional landscape paintings of Donna Duval have been joined by an abstract expressionist style that is meeting with rave reviews. [PRWEB Apr 24, 2004]"
Are Women Playing To Win At Casino Slots Or Is Everyone Being Played? Beating The Slots Eye Opener.
From: www.prweb.com
"Games That Rely On More Luck Than Skill.Increasing in shear number's are the ever popular slot machine's, or appropriately named as the One Armed Bandits, a name that is not used frequently today for fear of alienating player's, but which is never the less not far from the truth especially if you are not an advantage player or casino slots profiler. [PRWEB Apr 23, 2004]"
Solid Secures $14M in B Round Investment to Solidify Leadership Position in Automatic Data Management - International Investors CapMan and Apax Partners Co-Lead Investment Round
From: www.prweb.com
"Solid Information Technology Corp., the leading provider of an Autonomic Data Management Platform, today announced that it has secured an additional US$14M (11.7M Euros) in series B investment financing. The round was co-led by funds managed/advised by CapMan, a Nordic private equity investor, and Apax Partners, one of the world s largest private equity firms. [PRWEB Apr 23, 2004]"
Home Websites Use Address as Domain Name
From: www.prweb.com
"A new twist to real estate marketing, Home Websites combine the use of virtual tours, music, and flash animation to create an exclusive, private web page. Realtors and property owners can utilize the technology to advertise a home or condominium for sale. Home Website technology allows the domain name of the website to be the address of the property. For example, a house for sale at 123 SW 45th Street might have a website at www.123sw45st.com (demo page). [PRWEB Apr 23, 2004]"
Brazil may be next big default, says Calif.-based consulting firm.
From: www.prweb.com
"Argentina s default has strong, negative implications for Brazil, according to a California-based independent investment research firm. Investors have inexplicably disassociated Brazil from Argentina and that's a huge oversight says Jeph Gundzik, president of Condor Advisers, an eight-year-old investment consulting company based in Mammoth Lakes, Calif. [PRWEB Apr 23, 2004]"
Time for sharing in savvy
From: www.finance.news.com.au
""If you've made a profit, you could decide to wait until July 1 to defer the capital gains tax payable until next financial year," he says.
Investors should note that the 50 per cent capital gains tax discount is calendar-year-sensitive, not financial-year-sensitive. "You have to own the shares for a clear 12 months before you can take advantage of the 50 per cent discount on capital gains tax," Noall says. For someone on the highest marginal tax rate of 48.5 per cent, that's CGT of 24.25 per cent on your gain."
Tornado Insider - News - UK institutional investors want to boost private equity investments
From: www.tornado-insider.com
"UK institutional investors want to boost private equity investments
21 April 2004 17:25
By Adveq Group
European institutional investors want to raise their private equity portion from the current average level of 1.1% to 3.2% of their total portfolio within five years, with the United Kingdom in particular expected to see an above-average increase in allocation. The chief beneficiary of the capital for investment is likely to be the buyout segment in Europe. The institutional investors have set the yield target for future private equity investments over this period at 18%."
Tornado Insider - News - New Backer for Meridea Financial Software
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New Backer for Meridea Financial Software
23 April 2004 9:00
By Staff
Meridea Financial Software has received a 10 million second-round investment. A new VC investor, Nordic Venture Partners (NVP), together with Meridea's existing owners Sampo and 3i invested in the company. Meridea plans to use the financing for the ongoing development of sales activities in core target markets in the Nordic countries, Central and Western Europe and Asia."
Tornado Insider - News - Bregal hires fund of funds manager
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Bregal hires fund of funds manager
22 April 2004 9:00
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Bregal Investments LP, an international investment firm, has hired Chuck Flynn as head of Bregal Fund of Funds, its 750 million global private equity fund of funds investment program.
Flynn joins Bregal from Deutsche Asset Management, the asset management arm of Deutsche Bank, where he was global head of the private equity funds group. Prior to that, he worked at the AXA Group, where he founded and managed its global private equity fund of funds business."
Mbeki's to focus on poverty, jobs
From: ap.augustachronicle.com
"Reelected South African president Thabo Mbeki, left, is congratulated by the Democratic Alliance leader Tony Leon, right, on his second term in office, during the opening of the South African parliament in Cape Town, South Africa, Friday, April, 23, 2004. (AP Photo/Obed Zilwa)
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — President Thabo Mbeki embarks on a second term next week with a powerful mandate to do more to fight South Africa's crushing poverty and create at least a million new jobs."
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