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...One scoop to start: former Credit Suisse chief executive Tidjane Thiam is raising a $250m special purpose acquisition vehicle with the help of JPMorgan Chase to invest in financial services businesses, report...
...Fellow services groups Baker Hughes and Schlumberger report tomorrow and Friday....
...WPP will also reduce is planned capex from £400m to v£300m....
...In fact, we think Avis deserves a lot of credit for running a tight ship and managing the company well in a challenging environment....
...But it will still be firmly under Mr Dell’s control....
...Analysts at Credit Suisse predict that Samsung Electronics will split, with the operating business falling under a holding company which would in turn be controlled by the Lee family....
...Related links: Why banking got out of control in the digital age – FT Alphaville...
...(Wall Street Journal) - Google is getting into credit business with new service for Adwords customers....
...You may wish to explore general management programmes v specialising....
...“However, Moody’s also wants to stress that it continues to view Spain as a much stronger credit than other stressed Euro zone countries....
...The Edam Acquisition consortium, comprising Goldman Sachs Capital Partners, Mediacinco Cartera SL, Cyrte Fund II B.V. and VI, L.P., acquired control of 99.7% of Endemol Investment Holding BV from Telefonica...
...After all, there was plenty of cheap credit around....
...Interest rates at close to zero, banks taken under state control, hedge funds vilified? It was all there in the tea leaves....
...The writer is chairman and chief executive officer of C.V. Starr....
...“We need to develop into financial services.”...
...VAT) £67.00Plus cover and service £12.88 Total £79.88...
...Many of the originators to blame for poor quality control standards may not be held to account either – with several such lenders already in bankruptcy....
...Google has launched a different model with its new Checkout service....
...He is currently program chair for the Web 2.0 conference, a columnist for Business 2.0, and the founder, chairman, and publisher of Federated Media Publishing, Inc....
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