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FORBES News, Sep 14, 2011


Forbes Asia Magazine dated September 26, 2011
Forbes
Ten years ago, global published 100 names for the first time in a China Rich List. Ten years ago what was then FORBES GLOBAL published 100 names for the first time in a China Rich List. On page 116 we return to that number in a more complete and ...
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China's 100 Richest
Forbes
Robin Li of Internet search engine Baidu, China's champ on the 2011 Forbes World'sBillionaires list (published in March), suffered from that equity-market dip on our measurement day, Aug. 19. He is runner-up at $9.2 billion. ...
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Asia, China Figure Prominently As Forbes Global CEO Conference Kicks Off
Forbes
The 11 th annual Forbes Global CEO Conference has kicked off here in Kuala Lumpur, and Asia and China are figuring prominently in the discussions. Approximately 400 business leaders from around the world have assembled at a key time for the global ...
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Best International Business Schools
Forbes
FORBES' ranking of MBA programs focuses on the return on investment that graduates receive from attending business school. The No. 1 program outside the US for ROI is IMD in Lausanne, Switzerland, which racked up a "five-year MBA gain" of $230000. ...
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Tyler Perry Hollywood's highest paid man
Stuff.co.nz
He is behind the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise and had a hit with the latest movie in the series, which came out this year and earned over US$1 billion at global box offices. Steven Spielberg ranks at No 3 with US$107 million, Forbes said. ...
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Stuff.co.nz
Netster Debuts
Forbes
Liu's own holding in 360buy is believed to be 20%, but in the lasttwo rounds of financing he has kept control of the board. "If an investor doesn't agree to your control of share-holdings or the board, what should you do?" he asked FORBES CHINA in an ...
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In Winifred Jiau Prison Sentence, What Is The Message For Wall Street?
Forbes
Since 2003, I have presented my personal story of white-collar crime to universities, the FBI, various professional societies and corporations around the world. I co-authored "Stolen Without A Gun" with Neil Weinberg, former Executive Editor Forbes ...
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Readers Say
Forbes
LYNDSAY KATAUSKAS (POSTED AS MARSVENUSCOACHING) The social media measures for the FORBES Power Women list were taken from Web searches that included Roman-alphabet names only. –Eds. "One Big Idea"(September, p. 20) impressively reflected the ...
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Emptoris Solution Optimizes Bell Canada's Management of Services Procurement
MarketWatch (press release)
BURLINGTON, MA, Sep 13, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Emptoris, Inc. ("Emptoris"), a leading provider of strategic supply and contract management solutions, today announced that Bell, Canada's largest telecommunications provider and a Forbes Global ...
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Macrolink's Chairman Says China's GDP Growth May Reach 10% This Year
Forbes
China's GDP is going to grow by about 9.5-10% this year, one of the country's top private-sector entrepreneurs said at the Forbes Global CEO Conference being held this week here in Kuala Lumpur. That will help Macrolink Group, which has several listed ...
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Forbes says in these tough times there are great bargains
Malaysia Star
There are great bargains now,” Forbes told StarBiz at Forbes Global CEO Conference in Kuala Lumpur. He added that the weakness in the economy now was caused by the convulsions of a weak US dollar. Over the next five years, he said, the dollar would be ...
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China's Overhang of Unsold Property Poses "Very Real" Problem
Forbes
China's overhang of an estimated 28 million unsold property units following a building boom represents a “very real” problem its economy, a top fund manager said today at the Forbes GlobalCEO Conference being held here in Kuala Lumpur. ...
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Head in the clouds
Malaysia Star
Ambani, 54, who straddles a global business empire and is personally worth US$27bil (RM82bil) according to Forbes magazine, built his 174m towering residence last year. But it turns out that the mansion was constructed on wakaf land, originally the ...
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Malaysia Star
The 10 Youngest Power Men In Africa
Forbes
I can see trends here – World Economic Forum – 3 Young Global leaders and McKinsey – 4 ex employees. What do I need to get into McKinsey? PS Interesting to note that even though Forbesclearly states your article/opinions are yours alone, ...
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People on the Move: Karin Tracy Named Publisher of Entertainment Weekly
AdAge.com
At Forbes, he was VP-group publisher, overseeing ForbesLife and custom publishing. Prior to joiningForbes, Mr. Laschever was president of the Miller Sports Group, publishers of Tennis, CruisingWorld and Sailing World. ...
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Asian Governments And Businesses Need To Be Responsive To Consumers' Demand
Bernama
This was a consensus echoed by panelists at the second day of the 11th Forbes Global CEO Conference in a session entitled "Crossroads of Trade". One of the panelists, Tan Sri Francis Yeoh, said some governments were not responsive enough to make ...
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Government May Help Megasteel, Says Mustapa
Bernama
"That is still being discussed and is not yet finalised," International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed told reporters on the sidelines of the Forbes Global CEO Conference here Tuesday. Megasteel, a member of Lion Group, ...
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Yeoh: Govts must move fast to meet consumer needs
Malaysia Star
he said during one of the sessions at the 11th Forbes Global CEO Conference here yesterday. “The regulatory framework needs to keep up with the times, especially regulations surrounding the Internet. This is the problem when governments and economies ...
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Malaysia Star
Govt says no to duty hike on imports of hot-rolled coils
Malaysia Star
... we believe that in the interest of the country, we are not in a position to approve the request as it has big implications on other upstream and downstream businesses,” Mustapa said on the sidelines of the Forbes Global CEO Conference yesterday. ...
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Malaysia Star
Forbes Energy Services Reports Selected Operating Data For August 2011
Sacramento Bee
John Crisp, Forbes Energy Services' President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, "Rig hours continued to improve in strength in August as we continue to experience strong customer demand and pull additional rigs from the stack yard. ...
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Forbes Energy Services Reports Selected Operating Data For August 2011
MarketWatch (press release)
13, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Forbes Energy Services Ltd. today announced its rig and trucking hours for the month of August 2011. John Crisp, Forbes Energy Services' President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, "Rig hours continued to ...
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Why Can't Wall Street Be Honest With The Public?
Forbes
He is regularly quoted and his cases have been chronicled in major financial and news publications including The New York Times, USA Today, The Washington Post, BusinessWeek, Fortune andForbes. He is a frequent lecturer for industry and legal groups ...
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Infrastructure Follies: Railroads, Cleantech And Crony Capitalism
Forbes
You can find my full bio here: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/bill-frezza/0/7/57a The author is a Forbescontributor. The opinions expressed are those of the writer. It was more fitting than President Barack Obama could have imagined when he invoked the ...
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At the Top, the Spotlight Can Turn Harsh
New York Times
Arguably, one of last week's biggest losers on the Forbes list was No. 22, Michele Bachmann, the 55-year-old Minnesota congresswoman who is running for president. Surprisingly, Forbes rated her ahead of Sarah Palin (34) and ahead of world leaders like ...
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Middle East and South East Asian companies can work together to tap ...
Al-Bawaba
A speaker at the Forbes Global CEO Conference in Malaysia, Ghanem said the financial services industries of both the Middle East and South East Asia are at a crossroads and innovative and entrepreneurial companies can seize the opportunity to not only ...
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Al-Bawaba
Asia Offers Bright Prospects For Real Estate Investment, Say Industry Leaders
Bernama
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 14 (Bernama) -- Asia, including Malaysia, offers bright prospects for real estate investment and development, say industry leaders at the 11th Forbes Global CEO Conference. Chairman of leading Taiwan developer, Farglory Group, ...
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Spain reopens a rape case against a Saudi prince.
GlobalPost
Prince Alwaleed bin Talal bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, a nephew of Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah, is the 26th richest man in the world with a $19.4 billion net worth, according to Forbes. Abdulaziz is the largest individual stakeholder in Citigroup and the ...
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GlobalPost
Yuan to be main trading currency
Malaysia Star
Quelch said this in a session titled “Mapping Global Growth” at the 11th Forbes Global CEO Conference here yesterday. He was one of the panellists at the session. Meanwhile, Globis University president and dean Yoshito Hori forecast that the United ...
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Letter of the Day: The world we leave
Santa Rosa Press Democrat
Instead of relying on an article in Forbes magazine by James Taylor — a noted anti-global warming advocate — we might want to go directly to the NASA website for the facts. There we can read the science about the rapidly increasing level of our ...
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Carol Saunders: Fashion's Night Out drew huge crowds to The Gardens Mall
TCPalm
Taking part in a big global promotion, Fashion's Night Out, Sept. 8 at The Gardens Mall are Michele Ojea, left, owner of Piggy Pillows, Insoles for your favorite Flip Flops, and Michele Jacobs, corporate director of Marketing for The Forbes Company, ...
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13 Stocks Both Jim Cramer And George Soros Love
Seeking Alpha
35 on Forbes' list of the world's wealthiest people, and became known as “the Man Who Broke the Bank of England” after making $1 billion in 1992. He earned his initial fortune through investments and currency speculation. Westport Innovations (WPRT): ...
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Forbes.com Video Network | Technology: Will Google+ Gain Traction?
20 Mile-High Club. Joe Kittinger on his world record 102800-ft. parachute jump. .....How a TV station in San Francisco is embracing new ...
video.forbes.com/.../will-google-plus-gain-traction-vs-faceboo...

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