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Exclusive: Google Ventures beefs up fund size to $300 million a year

YoopyaNovember 9, 2012December 19, 2023

by YoopyaNovember 9, 2012December 19, 2023013

(Reuters) – Google will increase the cash it allocates to its venture-capital arm to up to $300 million a year from $200 million, catapulting Google...

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Plaintiffs, BP urge judge to approve $7.8 billion spill settlement

YoopyaNovember 9, 2012

by YoopyaNovember 9, 201200

(Reuters) – BP Plc and lawyers representing over 100,000 individuals and businesses claiming economic and medical damages from the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill...

Business Markets

Analysis: Washington, Wall Street misreading each other again as cliff nears

YoopyaNovember 6, 2012

by YoopyaNovember 6, 201201

(Reuters) – Exit presidential elections. Enter looming budget crisis. And once again, a disconnect between how Washington and Wall Street see the world could cause...

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Baidu in 60% income rise as advertising revenues surge

YoopyaOctober 30, 2012

by YoopyaOctober 30, 201200

Baidu, China’s biggest search engine, has reported a 60% rise in quarterly net income to 3.01bn yuan ($478m; £299m) compared to last year. Baidu said...

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UBS cuts 10,000 jobs as it slims down investment bank arm

YoopyaOctober 30, 2012

by YoopyaOctober 30, 201201

Swiss bank UBS has announced it is cutting 10,000 jobs worldwide as it slims down its investment banking activities. The jobs will go over the...

Business Markets

Wall Street turns negative as early gains fade

YoopyaOctober 25, 2012

by YoopyaOctober 25, 201201

(Reuters) – Stocks erased early morning gains and turned negative, weighed down by declines in the materials and telecom sectors. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 21.92...

Business News

Insight: Nevada struggles with dark side of Macau casinos’ growth

YoopyaOctober 24, 2012

by YoopyaOctober 24, 2012011

(Reuters) – For Nevada gaming companies grappling with a weak economy and a splintering market at home, the Asian casino boom has been a godsend....

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The Best-Paying Jobs You Can Do From Anywhere

YoopyaOctober 20, 2012May 20, 2023

by YoopyaOctober 20, 2012May 20, 202304

According to a recent survey of over 3,000 business owners, the future of work may not require office plans. More than half (57%) of millennials surveyed plan...

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Microsoft profits fall 22% ahead of Windows 8 launch

YoopyaOctober 20, 2012

by YoopyaOctober 20, 201200

Microsoft has reported a 22% fall in quarterly profits, after deferring some revenue ahead of the upcoming releases of its Windows 8 operating system and...

Business

Canada blocks Petronas’ $5.2 billion bid for Progress Energy

YoopyaOctober 20, 2012

by YoopyaOctober 20, 2012027

(Reuters) – Canada has blocked Malaysian state oil firm Petronas’ C$5.17 billion ($5.22 billion) bid for gas producer Progress Energy Resources Corp, a surprise move...