Category Archives: Investments

For Those Who Want to Lead, Read

by John Coleman  |  10:00 AM August 15, 2012 When David Petraeus visited the Harvard Kennedy School in 2009, one of the meetings he requestedwas with author Doris Kearns Goodwin. Petraeus, who holds a PhD in International Relations from Princeton, is a fan … Continue reading

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Nokia Has $6 Billion In Patents And It’s Ready To Start Selling Some Of Them

Jay Yarow | Jul. 19, 2012, 6:04 AM Ellis Hamburger, Business Insider Nokia whiffed on building a true competitor to the iPhone until it released the Lumia 900 this year. It’s not because the company didn’t see the iPhone coming, rather it’s because the company was … Continue reading

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Insurance firms stay ahead of mutual funds & FIs in equity returns in past 3 years

Rajesh Mascarenhas, ET Bureau May 15, 2012, 05.45AM IST MUMBAI: Unit-holders of domestic insurance firms’ equity products have gained more or lost lesser than investors in mutual funds and foreign institutions in the past three years, according to an ET study. The investment … Continue reading

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Google+ Brand Pages Begin Showing Up in Primary Search Results

December 20, 2011 by Todd Wasserman In a move that could raise some charges of anti-competitive behavior, Google has begun integrating Google+ brand page information in primary search results. The inclusion, noted by researcher BrightEdge, appears only for some brands … Continue reading

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The 147 Companies That Control Everything

TECH | 10/22/2011 @ 9:37AM  Three systems theorists at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurichhave taken a database listing 37 million companies and investors worldwide and analyzed all 43,060 transnational corporations and share ownerships linking them. They built a model of who … Continue reading

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