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FORBES News, Oct 14, 2011


Fitch Places Seven Banks On Ratings Watch
Forbes
Market Pulse follows the news, trends and people that are at the heart of globalmarkets. I am a markets and investing reporter for Forbes, focusing on the mergers, acquisitions, conversations and political factors that move the buy and trade business....
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Rebtel Poised to Upend Global Communication
Forbes
I started blogging in 2006 with Aol's DailyFinance and joined Forbes in April 2011. My 10th book, co-authored with former US Ambassador to Singapore, Frank Lavin, is "Export Now: Five Keys to Entering New Markets." I also teach business strategy at ...
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Google's Tax Investigation
Forbes
... of the global experts on the metal scandium, one of the rare earths. An odd thing to be but someone does have to be such and in this flavour of our universe I am. The author is a Forbes contributor. The opinions expressed are those of the writer. ...
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Can the private sector drive meaningful social progress? The case of Global ...
Forbes
The author is a Forbes contributor. The opinions expressed are those of the writer. This Saturday afternoon, 100000 Peruvian schoolchildren will collectively attempt to break aworld record previously held by Bangladesh. In 25 regions of the country, ...
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Bethenny Frankel's Skinnygirl Deal: The Numbers Still Hold Up
Forbes
Girl Friday is about being everything at once: at Forbes that means sticking to the ForbesWoman beat while finding moments and mental space for startups, celebrity gossip and the occasional political sex scandal. What (I hope) you'll find here: a witty ...
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South Forbes' golden plan
Philippine Star
The recently-opened South Forbes City Colleges, in partnership with Global City Innovative Colleges, has modern facilities equipped with fiber optic connectivity to insure that the future potential applicants and enrollees will be educated and trained ...
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Bailing Out Indonesia's Bakrie: Commodity Brokers To The Rescue?
Forbes
I'm a staff writer for Forbes based in Bangkok. My job title is Beijing bureau chief, so I will be blogging on all things China once I have permission to live and work there. Until then, I will keep an eye on Southeast Asia. Commodity markets have been ...
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Where Europe May Be Hiding In Your Portfolio
Forbes
I started covering markets at Forbes in the summer of 2007. Right around then a pair of Bear Stearns hedge funds imploded in the first tremors of the financial crisis, but I swear the recession isn't my fault. Armed with only a basic knowledge of Wall ...
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For China, Economic Hard Landing Unlikely
Forbes
Cong Li, a PhD in economics and chief investment officer at Mirae Asset GlobalInvestments in Hong Kong, a $3.3 billion money management firm, tells Forbes that talk of a hard landing of the Chinese economy is unwarranted. China isn't perfect, ...
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Connecting another sustainability dot: Corporate governance
Forbes
The author is a Forbes contributor. The opinions expressed are those of the writer. In early August, the IFC (International Finance Corporation, a division of the World Bank) launched its new Sustainability Framework which aims to “helps protect people ...
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Nebraska Wins First Big Ten Title
Forbes
As a Forbes contributor, I will target America's growing and embarrassing ignorance of cultural and world affairs (and how it fosters the election of comically myopic representatives). I will highlight empirically effective solutions to our plummeting ...
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BlackBerry Service Restored As RIM Co-CEOs Vow To Do Better
Forbes
Let me know your thoughts at ewoyke@forbes.com or @ewoyke on Twitter. RIM co-CEO Mike Lazaridis apologized for the company's global service outage and said the problem had been fixed. A four-day interruption of data and Internet services to millions of ...
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The Wall Street Journal Europe's Circulation Scandal
Forbes
... of the global experts on the metal scandium, one of the rare earths. An odd thing to be but someone does have to be such and in this flavour of our universe I am. The author is a Forbes contributor. The opinions expressed are those of the writer. ...
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How to make your social networking millions
Breaking Global News
The latest rich list from Forbes revealed that Facebook guru Mark Zuckerberg is now the 53rd richest man in the world, with a net personal worth of around $13.5 billion. In addition, five other people closely associated with the social networking site ...
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Breaking Global News
Peter Diamandis On Why Businesses Should Be Optimistic About The Future
Forbes
I'll report here as the gathering waves in biotech, robotics, energy, entertainment, consumer electronics, and information technology crash against the shores of business and reshape the global landscape. The author is a Forbes contributor. ...
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Google's two Secrets of Success
Forbes
Interests: Global markets, business and investment strategy, and market commentary. Blogs: www.Bubblebustinvesting www.Topeconomicarticles.com Location: Brookville, New York The author is a Forbes contributor. The opinions expressed are those of the...
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Education Department Targets LA Schools for Low Black, Hispanic English ...
Forbes
As a Forbes contributor, I will target America's growing and embarrassing ignorance of cultural and world affairs (and how it fosters the election of comically myopic representatives). I will highlight empirically effective solutions to our plummeting ...
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Goldman Sachs, Private Eye and Tax Dodging
Forbes
... of the global experts on the metal scandium, one of the rare earths. An odd thing to be but someone does have to be such and in this flavour of our universe I am. The author is a Forbes contributor. The opinions expressed are those of the writer. ...
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Will Facebook's IPO Mark The Beginning Of The End?
Forbes
After a long career at Barron's, I joined Forbes as San Francisco bureau chief in December 2010. I've been writing about technology and investing for more than 25 years. With the Tech Trade, I'll pick up where I left off when I was writing the Tech ...
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JP Morgan Income Sags, Markets Open In Red
Forbes
Market Pulse follows the news, trends and people that are at the heart of globalmarkets. I am a markets and investing reporter for Forbes, focusing on the mergers, acquisitions, conversations and political factors that move the buy and trade business....
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Mini-Nukes Back From Grave As Fluor Invests In NuScale Power
Forbes
The author is a Forbes contributor. The opinions expressed are those of the writer. NuScale Power–one of the pioneers in small, modular nuclear reactors—is back from the dead, thanks to a $30 million infusion from global construction giant Fluor. ...
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The Rent's Too Damn High
Forbes
... of the global experts on the metal scandium, one of the rare earths. An odd thing to be but someone does have to be such and in this flavour of our universe I am. The author is a Forbes contributor. The opinions expressed are those of the writer. ...
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Why Investors Should Bail Out Of Murdoch's News Corp. Stock
Forbes
I started writing for Forbes.com with a new with a new column, Street Beat, in mid-April of 2011, where I expect my readers will follow me. The author is a Forbes contributor. The opinions expressed are those of the writer. ...
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Union Contracts In Detroit Aren't What They Used To Be
Forbes
I'm the Detroit bureau chief for Forbes, which means I spend most of my time covering the automotive industry. But I also keep an eye on the rest of America's heartland—where stuff is manufactured and grown. I've been on the auto beat for more than 15 ...
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The Post-Normal Seduction of Climate Science
Forbes
I've written about energy and environmental issues for Forbes, The Nation, Mother Jones and several other publications. Drop me a line -- or two -- at wpentland@law.pace.edu The author is a Forbes contributor. The opinions expressed are those of the ...
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The 'No Unemployed Need Apply' Problem
Forbes
I'ma Forbes Senior Editor with an entrepreneurial spirit. Having worked as a lawyer, I gravitate towards legal subjects, especially law as it intersects: personal finance, the workplace and small business. My latest book is Estate Planning Smarts -- a ...
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'We Will Create Ten Million Jobs A Year'
Forbes
Robert Lenzner writes the StreetTalk column for Forbes.com and anchors the StreetTalk video show. Previously Lenzner was National Editor and Senior Editor atForbes Magazine, New York Bureau Chief of The Boston Globe and Wall Street correspondent of ...
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'And Not A Drop To Drink:' Is There a Looming Water Supply Crisis?
Forbes
The author is a Forbes contributor. The opinions expressed are those of the writer. Signs abound that we are finally beginning to understand what Bedouins have known from time immemorial: that water, far from a commodity that can be taken for granted,...
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Microchip Issues FY Q2 Warning
Forbes
After a long career at Barron's, I joined Forbes as San Francisco bureau chief in December 2010. I've been writing about technology and investing for more than 25 years. With the Tech Trade, I'll pick up where I left off when I was writing the Tech ...
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Challenging Censorship
Forbes
The author is a Forbes contributor. The opinions expressed are those of the writer. September 24th through October 1st was “Banned Books Week,” an annual event during which hundreds of libraries and bookstores in the US draw attention to the problem of ...
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Debunking The Phony Beliefs Of The Modern Green Movement
Forbes
The author is a Forbes contributor. The opinions expressed are those of the writer. My crazy brother Tom — yeah, that one, the first guy to commercialize production of the Black Truffle — used to call them “organos.” Back in his graduate school days ...
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What Levels to Watch for GOOG After the Bell
Forbes
His research has been utilized by over 3500 institutions worldwide, including eight central banks, proprietary trading desks and a large contingent of retail investors and financial advisors The author is a Forbes contributor. ...
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George Soros money behind Occupy Wall Street?
Firstpost
7 on the Forbes 400 list with a fortune of $22 billion, which has ballooned in recent years as he deftly responded to financial market turmoil. He has pledged to give away all his wealth, half of it while he earns it and the rest when he dies. ...
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The vital few
Asia Times Online
Reuven Brenner holds the Repap Chair at McGill University's Desautels School of Management. The article draws on his books, Rivalry and Force of Finance. (This is an edited version of an article that is also published on Forbes.com.)
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Sex mind blowing for some
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Get foodie inspiration!Get your food fix here: informative restaurant reviews, wine advice and mouthwatering recipes... 'Stay true' says WintourAnna Wintour says staying true to herself is her secret to success in an interview by Forbes.
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Marketers still struggling with social media: Weber Shandwick study
Campaign Asia-Pacific
By Paul Howell on Oct 14, 2011 (7 hours ago) GLOBAL - Brands are still failing to build distinctive social identities, a new study by Weber Shandwick and Forbes Insights has found. It suggests that while marketers and executives are embracing the ...
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In the Owners Box: Should You Buy Shares in Your Favorite Sports Team?
DailyFinance
Manchester United, the English soccer club valued at $1.8 billion by Forbes and perhaps more by its rabid global fan base, is pondering an initial public offering. The club could reap $2.8 billion from wannabe "owners" if and when it begins to list on ...
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Largest insider trading case ever: Rajaratnam gets 11 years
Daily Maverick
Bail for Rajaratnam was set at $100 million, a sum that he happily paid because, at the time, he was the richest Sri Lankan-born individual in the world – according to Forbesmagazine, he was also then the 236th wealthiest person in America, ...
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Scott Steinberg Talks The Greatest Music In Video Games
XXLMAG.COM
As the CEO of TechSavvy Global, a technology and video game consulting firm owned by Steinberg, the interactive guru is recognized as a tech and gaming expert by various publications including Forbes, Playboy, Rolling Stone and USA Today. ...
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How Surfing Explains The World? - Forbes
Youngest Of The Forbes 400 ... News; People; Places; Companies ... I have been traveling the world as a journalist and passionate lover of all things fun for ...
www.forbes.com/sites/.../10/.../how-surfing-explains-the-world...
Fitch Places Seven Banks On Ratings Watch
Market Pulse follows the news, trends and people that are at the heart of globalmarkets. I am a markets and investing reporter for Forbes, focusing on the ...
www.forbes.com/.../fitch-places-biggest-global-banks-on-ratin...
Rebtel Poised to Upend Global Communication
I started blogging in 2006 with Aol's DailyFinance and joined Forbes in April 2011. My 10th book, co-authored with former US Ambassador to Singapore, ...
www.forbes.com/.../rebtel-poised-to-upend-global-communica...
Should News Corp. Shareholders Push Fox To Cancel The - Forbes
I started covering markets at Forbes in the summer of 2007. ... of controversy this year thanks to a phone-hacking scandal at since-shuttered ...
www.forbes.com/.../should-news-corp-shareholders-be-pushin...
Trying To Defuse The Global Debt Grenade - Forbes
Latest News ». The Forbes Global 2000 are the biggest, most powerful listed companies in the world. These global giants usually reorder ...
www.forbes.com/.../trying-to-defuse-the-global-debt-grenade/
WBN - World Boxing News: Steve Forbes: Victor Ortiz and UK fans ...
Steve Forbes: Victor Ortiz and UK fans have sparke... Calzaghe wants .... Live WorldBoxing News Scorecard: Sergio Martinez ... Live WBN Scorecard from ...
www.worldboxingnews.net/.../steve-forbes-victor-ortiz-and-uk...
Forbes list of Best Countries for Business! | International Business ...
Best Countries for Business | International business news blog 'The ... Economic activity here has dropped sharply since the onset of the world financial crisis, ...
internationalbusinessblog.conversisglobal.com/.../forbes-list-of...
Canada best place for business, Forbes says - Toronto - CBC News
U.S. magazine Forbes has ranked Canada as the best country for business, moving up from ... CBC Global Header Navigation ... Major StoriesIn The News ...
www.cbc.ca/news/.../forbes-canada-best-place-business.html
F&M News Details - Forbes & Manhattan
Xenemetrix will continue to source marketing and distribution partnerships with newand well established distributors in other parts of the world. Eurocontrol's ...
forbesmanhattan.com/English/FM.../default.aspx
Forbes rates NZ second in the world for doing business | BUSINESS ...
Influential American magazine Forbes has rated New Zealand the second best place in the world to do business.
tvnz.co.nz/business.../forbes-nz-great-place-doing-4453188
How Surfing Explains the World? | Forbes | NewAmerica.net
Bernard L. Schwartz Fellows Program · New America in California · California ... How Surfing Explains the World? | Forbes. Franklin Foer. October 12, 2011 | ...
newamerica.net/node/58922

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