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Lone Star Funds to take 91% stake in subprime victim IKB

The US-based private equity firm is to take a 90.8 percent stake in the German lender IKB Deutsche Industriebank AG, the German company's biggest shareholder said August 21.

Posted on :21/08/2008 06:42:56
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US stock rally encouraging

A rise in American stocks has prompted optimism among investors following a rally from technology firms.

Posted on :20/08/2008 06:46:48
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West Texas defies slump in oil bonanza

At a time when most Americans are tightening their belts, West Texas is enjoying a regional boom.

Posted on :19/08/2008 07:09:17
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Mitsubishi UFG in US$3.5 billion deal

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc and UnionBanCal Corp have agreed on an offer at a price of US$73.50 a share in a deal worth US$3.5 billion.

Posted on :18/08/2008 06:52:43
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Slump continues with cost hikes

The economic slump shows little sign of improvement with a rise in consumer costs together with a worsening labor market.

Posted on :14/08/2008 06:43:46
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GM chief: "Significant interest" in assets for sale

GM chief Rick Wagoner has told reporters that there is significant interest in the automaker's planned sale of up to US$4 billion of assets.

Posted on :13/08/2008 04:24:05
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Editor's Blog

Paul Pearce-Couch

Infrastucture and the road to ruin

Talk about double-edged swords… Of course we all want to see a reduction in greenhouse gases, and the current hike in American gas prices are having that effect as fewer, more fuel-efficient vehicles make fewer journeys.

Interviews

Self reliance and the entrepreneur: Michael Fairbanks and the Social Equality Venture Fund

Self reliance and the entrepreneur: Michael Fairbanks and the Social Equality Venture Fund

Michael Fairbanks, financier, consultant and founder of the S.E.VEN Fund, tells Exec how entrepreneurship is vital for the developing world

The Financial Wizard: Dwight Wainman on developing a global solution

The Financial Wizard: Dwight Wainman on developing a global solution

Dwight Wainman, founder and CEO of CaseWare International, realized early on that technology could free accountancy from the tyranny of number-crunching.

Education breeds market liquidity: Peter Fusaro on the search for the holy grail of sustainability

Education breeds market liquidity: Peter Fusaro on the search for the holy grail of sustainability

Peter Fusaro, the Chairman of Global Change Associates, is a recognized “thought leader” on energy and environmental markets and bestselling author of What Went Wrong at Enron. Exec catches up with this man on the move

Monthly Features

Why do business in…Johannesburg?

Why do business in…Johannesburg?

Despite a history of violence and unrest, Johannesburg is now aspiring to become the economic epicenter of South Africa. Exec takes a look at this unlikely global city

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