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Korea at Forefront of New Mobile Era By Kim Tae-gyu Staff Reporter Information-Communication Minister Chin Dae-je, right, and Samsung Electronics president Lee Ki-tae try out WiBro services, Korea’s locally developed portable Internet, in a moving car. South Korean telecom companies look to continue their pioneer's role in applying up-to-date mobile technologies into practical use as they did with code ... Tip Your Cap to Red Hat
Tip Your Cap to Red Hat By Nathan Parmelee September 29, 2005 It's extremely difficult to turn in a better financial performance than Red Hat (Nasdaq: RHAT) did in its fiscal second quarter earnings report, which it released after the close of trading on Wednesday. Sales growth rose 42% versus a year ago, and earnings per share increased by an even larger 50%. The stronger bottom-line performance was due to share repurchases and the operational leverage of the ... Affymetrix Launches GeneChip(R) Human Exon Array;
Affymetrix Launches GeneChip(R) Human Exon Array; -- New Microarray Offers Exon-Level, Genome-Wide Expression Profiling on a Single Array -- 10/3/2005 8:00:00 AM EST Affymetrix Inc. (Nasdaq: AFFX) today announced the launch of the GeneChip(R) Human Exon 1.0 ST Array, offering whole-genome, exon-level expression profiling on a single array for the first time. Designed to interrogate approximately one million exons, the array helps researchers better understand the roles ... Joy: Future of the Web is mobile devices
Joy: Future of the Web is mobile devices By Mike Ricciuti CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--Bill Joy is putting his money--or, more accurately, his VC firm's money--on the Web as the platform of the future. Joy, co-founder of Sun Microsystems and a driving force behind the creation of Berkeley Unix and Java, among other technologies, said the explosion in devices like cell phones, PDAs and other wireless gadgets connected to the Web is radically changing the ... Career means it's time to start investing for the future
It's tough for the novice to decide how best to invest By BECKY PIEDEL Date published: 9/19/2005 I DON'T KNOW how to spend my money. My income during college came from three sources: stocking shelves at the university bookstore; gas mileage reimbursement checks from the school newspaper; and, of course, Mom and Dad. I always knew where those funds were going--to books and burgers and beverages--and it seemed like I ... Silicon Valley Bank Event Reveals Investment Trends Among Small-Cap Investors;
Silicon Valley Bank Event Reveals Investment Trends Among Small-Cap Investors; Second Annual SVB Tech Investors Forum Drew Nation's Best High-Growth Tech Companies and Small-Cap Investors SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Silicon Valley Bank and SVB Alliant, subsidiaries of SVB Financial Group (Nasdaq: SIVB), today issued Investment Trends 2005, a report based on survey findings of small-cap investors ... General Woes
Just selling more cars may not be enough for the troubled automaker By Richard J. Newman Mediocrity often sneaks into products undetected. But executives at General Motors think they are learning to spot the unwelcome intruder and show it the door. Last year, for example, a disagreement broke out among the team developing a new Buick crossover vehicle, due out in the next couple of years. GM designers, responsible for looks and style, felt the vehicle's corners ... Advent says currency hedge key to LatAm deals
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investing in Latin America comes with plenty of challenges, but with the right currency bet and with local talent on the ground, making money there can be a cinch, David Mussafer, managing director of private equity firm Advent International, said on Friday. "We look for assets that have less currency risk, and you need to buy at a very attractive multiple," Mussafer said at the Reuters Hedge Funds Summit. Many buyout firms will not touch Latin ... Hedge funds U-turn on real return promises
By Pratima Desai NEW YORK (Reuters) - For years hedge funds have used the promise of real returns to lure investors, but that sales pitch is now under threat, speakers at the Reuters Hedge Fund Summit said this week. Hedge fund analysts say some managers are being forced to abandon the idea of real or absolute returns as they struggle to meet investor expectations and look for alternative ways to measure their performance. Many managers are now turning to ... Hedge fund consolidation has only stalled
By Pratima Desai NEW YORK (Reuters) - Takeover deals in the hedge fund industry appear to have stalled for the time being, but older managers looking to retire are likely to trigger more consolidation, speakers at the Reuters Hedge Fund Summit said this week. At the start of 2005, analysts had expected many hedge fund firms to seek a stock market listing, or even sell themselves to big financial companies and make good their strong performances of ... Pandemics, virtual worlds keep execs up at night
By Peter Henderson TOKYO (Reuters) - From a pandemic that could fell workers in crowded factories to the problems of communicating across a hodgepodge of languages and writing systems, technology executives operating in Asia say they have plenty of reasons for sleepless nights. Peter Tan, president for Asia Pacific at Flextronics International Ltd. (FLEX.O: Quote, Profile, Research), is haunted by the specter of bird flu jumping to humans and then crashing through his ... Taiwan LCD makers ripe for consolidation
By Kim Miyoung and Nathan Layne TOKYO (Reuters) - The next wave of consolidation in the fast-growing flat screen market is likely to hit Taiwan's smaller liquid crystal display (LCD) makers that are struggling to make money and weighed down by debt. Demand for LCDs has shot up over the past few years thanks to their increasing use in a host of electronics from computers to flat TVs, but aggressive output expansion has led to a collapse in prices and pinned much of the ... Foreign investors in swoon over new Japan
By Jeremy Gaunt, European Investment Correspondent LONDON (Reuters) - Foreign investors have embarked on a passionate affair with Japanese stocks and are hoping that domestic Japanese investors will soon join them in their ardor. Although often seduced before, only to be met with disappointment, many overseas investors are looking at Japan's improving economy and prospects of long-term economic renewal and saying that this time things are different. "It's ... Katrina costs will raise deficit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush's advisers said on Friday billions of dollars needed to rebuild New Orleans and the Gulf Coast will be borrowed and will raise the deficit but Bush still wants to extend tax cuts. The day after Bush proposed one of the world's largest reconstruction projects for the area, White House officials said they were still assessing how much it will cost. Criticized for a slow federal response to the crisis and trying to restore ... Investigate before You Invest
In today’s complex financial world, there are many investment opportunities. Potential investors find themselves solicited by telephone calls, mailings, and even through their computer information systems. Some investment opportunities hold great promise of financial return; others do not. No matter how you choose to invest your money, a degree of risk exists. The greater the “promise” of a return, the riskier the investment is. Often, the investment that sounds like a sure ... Small business investments
State laws have been relaxed to make it easier for small business to raise start-up and growth financing from the public. Many investors view this as an opportunity to “get in on the ground floor” of an emerging business and to “hit it big” as the small businesses grow into large ones. Statistically, most small businesses fail within the first few years. Small business investments are among the most risky that investors can make. This guide suggests factors to consider for ... Investment Rowing
You have rowed a boat at some time haven’t you? Yes, put the oars in the water and pull. Of course, you don’t know where you are going because you are sitting backwards. Every so often you have to turn to look ahead to see if you are pulling in the right direction. Reminds you of the stock market doesn’t it? You have your money invested and you are pulling hard (working) trying to get to that rainbow where the pot of gold is supposed to be, but ... How To Make $20.00 For Every $1.00 Invested
It has been said you can lift the Rock of Gibraltar if you have a fulcrum point and long enough lever. When we refer to "financial leverage" we are talking about the same principle. If you buy a business building for $100,000 with $5,000 down, this is using leverage of 20 to 1. For a mere 1/20th of the purchase price, you actually own and control property that is 20 times more valuable than your cash investment. If the income of the building is only sufficient to make the payments ... | ||
On the web: Vintage jewels gain popularity as investments (Reuters via Yahoo! News)Rare vintage jewels are increasingly popular investments to protect against rising inflation and economic uncertainty, and Art Deco designs are commanding the most attention from collectors. Memon Investments unveils Dhs250m 'Champions Tower IV' in Dubai Sports City (AME Info)Memon Investments, a leading Dubai-based property developer and part of the international business conglomerate, the Memon Group of Companies, has announced the launch of the Dhs250m 'Champions Tower IV' in Dubai Sports City (DSC). DFSA Enforces Sanctions Against GFS Investments (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)The Dubai Financial Services Authority today announced the imposition of enforcement sanctions against GFS Investments Limited . Memon Investments unveils AED 250m Champions Tower IV in Dubai Sports City (MENAFN)Memon Investments unveils AED 250m Champions Tower IV in Dubai Sports City Jordan Telecom Group plans JD120m investments in coming 4 years (MENAFN)Jordan Telecom Group plans JD120m investments in coming 4 years Zambia PF Party Pledges Protection For Mining Investments (INO News)Zambia's main opposition party, the Patriotic Front, has pledged to protect both foreign and local investors should it be elected in power in the presidential election expected around November. Agency plans special fund to attract more foreign investments (GMA News)MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine agency which gives tax holidays to companies seeks to establish a special development fund intended to attract foreign investors. U.S., Global Markets Still Viable Investments (Washington Post)NEW YORK -- While Wall Street is debating which economies abroad might join the United States in a slowdown, investors shouldn't wait for an answer. PE investments flow to online advertising (SiliconIndia)Bangalore: Internet advertising has become a major platform for venture capitalists to invest. Nippon Life Targets Hedge Funds, Considers Distressed Assets (Bloomberg.com)Sept. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Nippon Life Insurance Co. , Japan's biggest life insurer, said it will boost hedge fund investments and may target distressed assets to take advantage of volatility caused by the collapse of the U.S. subprime mortgage market. |
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