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136 Chinese firms on Forbes Global 2000 list
AsiaOne
China has 136 firms listed in The Forbes Global 2000 this year, 15 more than last year, as the nation gained more ground amid the world's biggest and most powerful public companies. The Forbes Global 2000 by Forbes magazine, an annual list of the top ...
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AsiaOne
Valve Co-founder Gabe Newell Says EA's Origin Service Is 'Still Playing Catch-Up'
Forbes
(Newell is a recent additions to the Forbes billionaire list, ranking 854th out of 1226 global billionaires.) The video game developer tried to sound as polite as possible when discussing Origin, but struggled for words.
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Forbes
136 Chinese, 61 Indian firms on Forbes' list
Punjab Newsline
BEIJING : A total of 136 Chinese firms have found place in this year's Forbes Global 2000 list which also mentions 61 Indian firms, among others. The tally of Chinese firms is up by 15 this year, as the nation gained more ground amid the world's ...
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Planetary Resources Co-Founder Aims To Create Space 'Gold Rush'
Forbes
“Since my childhood I've wanted to do one thing, be an asteroid miner,” Diamandis told Forbes. “So stay tuned on that one.” It looks like Diamandis may be about to push the launch button on the idea. Backed by a group including Google Chief Executive ...
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Six state firms among world's biggest, most profitable
Jakarta Post
The list, the Forbes Global 2000, measures public companies from 66 countries worldwide based on their assets, revenues, profits and market capitalization. “So far, many think that state-owned firms lag behind private companies. That's wrong.
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A look at Spanish oil giant Repsol
BusinessWeek
How big a player is Repsol in the global oil and gas industry? Repsol YPF SA is Spain's largest company by revenue. Privatized in 1997, its revenue in 2011 was (EURO)63.7 billion ($84.03 billion) and it claims to be one of the world's top 10 ...
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The Google founders' crazy asteroid venture: A Platinum rush?
VentureBeat
The company says its project will “add trillions of dollars to the global GDP,” and will “create a new industry and a new definition of 'natural resources'.” News reports are now emerging pointing to the background and recent comments of the company's ...
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A Quixotic Quest to Mine Asteroids
Wall Street Journal
The venture, called Planetary Resources Inc., revealed little in a press release this week except to say that it would "overlay two critical sectors—space exploration and natural resources—to add trillions of dollars to the global GDP" and "help ...
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Wall Street Journal
Climate Fanatic calls for burning down Sceptics' homes
MINA
Writing for Forbes Magazine, climate change fanatic Steve Zwick calls for skeptics of man-made global warming to be tracked, hunted down and have their homes burned to the ground, yet another shocking illustration of how eco-fascism is rife within the ...
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Notable deaths around nation, world as of April 22, 2012
OregonLive.com (blog)
Arnold Maersk Mc-Kinney Moeller, 96, of Copenhagen, Denmark, who built the global shipping and oil conglomerate AP Moller-Maersk A/S, died April 16. The shy executive, who was listed onForbes magazine's annual billionaire's list, turned two small ...
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OregonLive.com (blog)
Google in space: Search giant reveals plans to mine asteroids for 'human...
Daily Mail
By Kerry Mcqueeney It could be the plot from a Hollywood movie: After exhausting the Earth's supply of natural resources, globalcorporations turn to space to replenish their stockpile of raw materials. However the stuff of science fiction could soon ...
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Daily Mail
Fisher Investments Releases Video Updates on Market and Economy
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
In Fisher Investments' view, these underappreciated factors speak to the hidden strength of the global economy today. The second video is the executive summary of the latest Fisher Investments "Capital Markets Update"-a discussion with members of the ...
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Reliance Industries Q4 profit falls 21 pct; lags forecasts
Deccan Chronicle
Controlled by billionaire Mukesh Ambani, Asia's second-richest person according to Forbes, India's biggest company by market value saw its stock price fall by a third in 2011 on worries about its gas output. The company has embarked on a ...
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Deccan Chronicle
Two English, two Spanish and one German in the billion dollars plus clubs league
MercoPress
The Red Devils, which have been the top soccer team every year since Forbes began calculating valuations for the sport in 2004, are worth 2.24 billion dollars, 20% more than last year. Manchester United global fan base of some 330 million also helps ...
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MercoPress
Asteroid Miners Inc? Cameron backs 'real-life Avatar' space project
RT
The press-release informing of its launch next Tuesday says “the company will overlay two critical sectors – space exploration and natural resources – to add trillions of dollars to the global GDP.” It further pledges to redefine the meaning of ...
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RT
RIL net crashes in double whammy
India Today
Ambani is Asia's second-richest person according to the Forbesmagazine, and RIL had recently ventured into media and supermarkets businesses. "We have created a strong foundation for future growth and are investing in our core upstream and ...
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India Today
Friday Afternoon Roundup - To Live on Planet Liberal
Right Side News
Randy Forbes (R-Va.) jumped on that point, grilling the DoD chief on what exactly would be required for the US to take action against the Assad regime. However, Forbes pressed Panetta on why the approval of the international community would trump ...
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Bernie's world
Deccan Herald
... Ecclestone has two daughters whose lavish lifestyles have also triggered criticism at a time of global austerity. He and his family are worth an estimated $4.2 billion according to last year's Forbes Rich List that ranked them 254th in the world.
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What the US Can Learn From China, with Author, Ann Lee, DEMOS @ Golden ...
Crain's New York Business
She has served as a consultant to the Committee of Economic Development and the McKinsey Global Institute, and her articles have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Forbes, Worth, and many other publications.
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Fiat Currency, Nixon, Gold and Crude Oil
The Market Oracle
This caused an immediate and strong global demand for US dollars. "Beginning in the mid-1970's the American Century system of global economic dominance underwent a dramatic change. The oil price shocks of 1973-1974 and 1979 suddenly created enormous ...
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Google's Eric Schmidt and film director James Cameron back venture to mine in ...
Telegraph.co.uk
“The company will overlay two critical sectors – space exploration and natural resources – to add trillions of dollars to the global GDP,” was the bold claim. “This innovative start-up will create a new industry and a new definition of 'natural ...
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Telegraph.co.uk
The Emerging Global Market For Intellectual Property - Forbes
The Forbes 2012 Tax Guide ... Focusing on intellectual capital isn't new at IBM. ... But we also participate in the global intellectual property market, reaping $1 ...
www.forbes.com/.../the-emerging-global-market-for-intellectu...
Forbes Appoints Global Licensing Agent | EON: Enhanced Online ...
Forbes Appoints Global Licensing Agent. April 11, 2012 10:03 AM Eastern Daylight Time. NEW YORK--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--Forbes Media LLC ...
eon.businesswire.com/news/eon/20120411005272/en
Forbes Appoints Global Licensing Agent - Yahoo! Finance
From Yahoo! Finance: Forbes Media LLC today announced that it has appointed Leveraged Marketing Corporation of America as its trademark licensing ...
finance.yahoo.com/.../forbes-appoints-global-licensing-agent-...
Diddy's net worth trumps Jay Z's on Forbes riches hip hop artist list ...
Trending World News. ... The Truth About Global Warming - photo provided by AltraPoint.com ... Diddy's net worth trumps Jay Z's on Forbes riches hip hop list!
www.americanlivewire.com/diddys-net-worth-trumps-jay-zs-o...
Business News « Forbes Intelligent Investing: Forbes Global 2000 ...
breaking: Forbes Intelligent Investing: Apple Bruised, First Solar Flails, Amazon Moves Higher 04.19.2012 | 0 comment; breaking: Bloomberg News: Lagarde ...
biztalks.tv/.../forbes-intelligent-investing-forbes-global-2000-f...
Forbes: Boomerang: Solving the Global Financial Puzzle | Greater ...
Forbes April 13, 2012. By, Barry Glassman. For those of you who don't spend your days and nights thinking about the intricacies of the global economy, sorting ...
www.greatertalent.com/.../forbes-boomerang-solving-the-glob...
Forbes released a global enterprise 2000 strong | Financial Info ...
Stock Market Today - Stock Quotes | Market Watch | Financial News ... News» Global Financial News » Forbes released a global enterprise 2000 strong...
www.financialinfo.co/forbes-released-a-global-enterprise-200...
136 Chinese firms on Forbes Global 2000 list
The Forbes Global 2000 by Forbes magazine, an annual list of the top 2000 public companies worldwide since 2003, ranks firms according to their composite ...
business.asiaone.com/.../A1Story20120421-341145.html
ELFA - INDUSTRY NEWS
Industry News: Personnel News. Tom Forbes named Cat Financial GlobalCapital Markets Manager. Tom Forbes has been named Manager of GlobalCapital ...
www.elfaonline.org/news/indnews/news_report.cfm?id...
Forbes released the Global 2000 Apple ranks 22 | China Tech News
This year, the Forbes Global 2000 companies a total of $ 36 trillion in revenue rises 12%, profits reached $ 2.64 trillion, on the assets and market capitalization of ...
www.cntechnews.info/forbes-released-the-global-2000-apple-r...
Forbes exposé on how alarmists have have doctored the ...
What do you do when there is no global warming? Just make it up it seems, an excellent article on Forbes news website today: More Global Warming Alarmist ...
www.wakeup2thelies.com/.../forbes-expose-on-how-alarmists-...
Philippines news: Eight Philippine firms in Forbes Global 2000 ...
Top Story Posted on April 20, 2012 07:24:06 PM FOUR PHILIPPINE firms, including three banks, have made it to the latest Forbes' Global 2000, giving the ...
www.pinas.net/.../eight-philippine-firms-in-forbes-global-200...
Intellasia News Services -- VietinBank in Forbes Global 2000 List of ...
Vietnam Commercial Joint Stock Bank for Industry and Trade (VietinBank) is the only Vietnamese firm that has figured in the Forbes Global 2000 list of biggest ...
www.intelasia.net/news/articles/.../111363339_printer.shtml
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