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Brazil iron ore startup Manabi files to sell stock 
Reuters UK - 99 Minutes ago
1:33am BST RIO DE JANEIRO, May 16 (Reuters) - Brazil's Manabi SA, an iron ore startup which wants to build a mine, pipeline and port, said Wednesday that its board has applied to the Brazilian securities     Add Comment

Putting A Spotlight On Entrepreneurs 
Forbes.com - 117 Minutes ago
I love The Celebrity 100 list. Sure, it's fun to see who makes what, how they rank and who's up, down, in or out. And seeing Justin Bieber on the cover of FORBES is even more surprising (or is it?) than     Add Comment

Female force in tech start-ups 
Melbourne Age - 108 Minutes ago
The women-in-IT cause may not have progressed much since the 1980s but a new generation of technology company leaders is putting women, technical and non-technical, at the forefront of industry decision     Add Comment

A SPV for start-up work on infrastructure projects is a good idea 
Economic Times - 58 Minutes ago
The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has reportedly proposed creation of special purpose vehicles (SPV) to undertake the initial launch phase of projects in infrastructure, minerals and oil and gas sectors.     Add Comment

Clothing entrepreneur receives $25M to grow more 
Portfolio.com - 117 Minutes ago
ModCloth Co-founder and CEO Eric Koger and Winston. Reporter- Pittsburgh Business Times Email | Twitter | Google | LinkedIn Flush with a new round of $25 million in funding, online clothing retailer     Add Comment

Translate business-speak into entrepreneurial ideas 
Times Higher Education Supplement - 106 Minutes ago
Despite a "crisis of capitalism", a UK economy back in recession and radical changes to university funding, the Association of Business Schools (ABS) has kept relatively quiet in recent years. This is     Add Comment
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>>   Business
SAIC and Lingotek Team To Offer Translation Solution Exclusively for Language Service  
Reuters - 6 Hours ago
Machine translation and workflow management platform accelerates translation process PR Newswire NEW ORLEANS, May 16, 2012 NEW ORLEANS, May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --� Today, at the Association of Language
SAIC, INC.: SAIC and Lingotek Team To Offer Translation Solution Exclusively for  4 Traders
SAIC, INC. : SAIC and Lingotek Team To Offer Translation Solution Exclusively for  4 Traders
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Pinnacle Bankruptcy Bargaining Deadlines Extended, USW Advises Court of Problems  
Reuters - 4 Hours ago
PR Newswire PITTSBURGH, May 16, 2012 PITTSBURGH, May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --� The United Steelworkers (USW) today said that through the successful work of Pinnacle Airlines' Official Committee     Add Comment

Alabama lawmakers spurn jobs tax for bankrupt county 
Reuters - 89 Minutes ago
* Job tax is key to pay creditor back * More staff cuts, default seen if not approved * Special session could reconsider it By Melinda Dickinson May 16(Reuters) - Alabama state lawmakers on Wednesday     Add Comment

Study: 96% of restaurant entrees exceed USDA limits 
USA Today - 34 Minutes ago
If you plan to chow down tonight at a big chain restaurant, there's a better than nine-in-10 chance that your entree will fail to meet federal nutrition recommendations for both adults and kids, according     Add Comment

Restaurant in Hamburg, Germany Offers Exciting Menu Items for Spring 
MarketWatch - 43 Minutes ago
Speicher 52 Highlights Exotic Spices and Ingredients HAMBURG, GERMANY, May 16, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- To celebrate the spring and summer seasons, Speicher 52, one of the Hamburg Marriott Hotel's     Add Comment

Pulte Homes Offers Home Staging Tips to Prospective Sellers 
Reuters - 7 Hours ago
One of the Nation's Leading Homebuilders Reveals Steps to Increasing Homes' Appeal PR Newswire BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich., May 16, 2012 BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich., May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --� With the onset
Pulte Homes Offers Home Staging Tips to Prospective Sellers PR Newswire Yahoo! Finance
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>>   Marketing
Vidable, Inc. Launches New Marketing Campaign Offering Up to $1,000,000 in Incentive  
MarketWatch - 4 Hours ago
/PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Vidable, Inc. (other-otc:VIBE.PK) (the "Company"), today announced the launch of a new marketing campaign under which they will offer incentive credits, or coupons on their     Add Comment

Array shares rise on lung cancer, melanoma results 
Reuters - 2 Hours ago
n"(Reuters) - Array BioPharma Inc's experimental lung cancer drug, selumetinib, w as shown to increase survival by an additional 4.2 months over chemotherapy alone, according to new data released on Wednesday.
Array shares rise on lung cancer melanoma results North Korea Times
Array shares rise on lung cancer, melanoma results Reuters Yahoo! Finance
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UPDATE 1-US Senate to consider new Iran sanctions Thursday 
Reuters - 2 Hours ago
Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid will ask the U.S. Senate to approve a new package of oil and economic sanctions on Thursday aimed at pressuring Iran to abandon its nuclear program, a Democratic leadership
U.S. Senate to consider new Iran sanctions on Thursday 1440 WNFL
US Senate to consider new Iran sanctions Thursday TrustLaw
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Vidable, Inc. Launches New Marketing Campaign Offering Up to $1,000,000 in Incentive  
Reuters - 4 Hours ago
PR Newswire CARSON CITY, Nev., May 16, 2012 CARSON CITY, Nev., May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --� Vidable, Inc. (Other-OTC: VIBE.PK) (the "Company"), today announced the launch of a new marketing campaign     Add Comment

Japan's Nikkei dips on deepening Greece crisis 
Reuters - 2 Hours ago
TOKYO, May 17 (Reuters) - The Nikkei share average slipped in early trade on Thursday following news that some Greek banks have been denied funding by the European Central Bank, though stronger-than-expected     Add Comment

ZYNC Appoints Todd Prives Vice President of Business Development & Marketing 
Reuters - 4 Hours ago
BOSTON, MA, May 16 (Marketwire) -- ZYNC, the Visual Effects industry leader in integrated cloud rendering and storage technology, today announced that Todd Prives has joined the company as Vice President
ZYNC Appoints Todd Prives Vice President of Business Development & Marketing Ten-Year  Live-PR.com
ZYNC Appoints Todd Prives Vice President of Business Development & Marketing Marketwire Yahoo! Finance
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>>   Management
18th Crisis Management Meeting 
Ministry of Strategy and Finance - 72 Minutes ago
18TH CRISIS MANAGEMENT MEETING At the , Minister of Strategy and Finance Bahk Jaewan mainly discussed the recent trends and policy implications of the European financial crisis, supporting small and medium-sized     Add Comment

Marketing Agencies Competing Head-to-Head With Accenture 
Big 4 - 98 Minutes ago
Accenture and other technology consultants began penetrating the market of major marketing firms over a decade ago. Marketing agencies have needed their software to fully leverage their ability to reach     Add Comment

Kearney citizens walk out on work 
KHAS-TV - 2 Hours ago
Walking out on your job is normally frowned on. But Wednesday that's exactly what thousands of workers did. News 5's Katie Gauthier caught up with the walkers and workers who took part in the National     Add Comment

Firemans Fund Appoints Arun Chanana to Senior Vice President of Distribution and  
Insurance Broadcasting - 2 Hours ago
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BCG to vet oil exploration agreements 
Individual.com - 118 Minutes ago
The petroleum ministry has roped in one of the world's leading management consultancy firms, The Boston Consulting Group (BCG), to review current commercial arrangements for exploration and production     Add Comment

Fifth Third Bancorp 2011 Corporate Social Responsibility Report: Insight, Innovation,  
San Francisco Chronicle - 13 Hours ago
Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ: FITB) has published its annual report on corporate social responsibility (CSR). It can be accessed as a website at www.53.com/csrreport and FSC-certified hard copies also
FIFTH THIRD BANCORP: 2011 Corporate Social Responsibility Report: Insight, Innovation,  4 Traders
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>>   Venture Capital
Private Equity and Banking Dealmakers Review Middle Market Conditions, May 31, at  
Reuters - 101 Minutes ago
Trends in the middle market private equity marketplace will be discussed by a panel of experts from GE Capital, MidSpan Partners and Blackrock Kelso on May 31, 2012, at 5:30 p.m. at the Omni San Francisco     Add Comment

Biden attacks Romney tenure as venture capitalist 
Boston Globe - 109 Minutes ago
YOUNGSTOWN, OhioVice President Joe Biden, campaigning in Democratic territory with high unemployment, went after Republican Mitt Romney's business background Wednesday and cast him as a corporate raider
Biden criticized Romney tenure as venture capitalist Examiner.com
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Colorado 9th in 2011 private equity investment 
Denver Business Journal - 99 Minutes ago
Private equity firms invested $5.135 billion in 38 Colorado companies last year, according to a report Wednesday from the Private Equity Growth Capital Council. Colorado ranked ninth among the states
Colorado scores big in private equity investments Denver Post
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Venture Capital Q1 net profit $8m 
Poten & Partners - 66 Minutes ago
) Bahrain-based regional Islamic investment bank, Venture Capital Bank (VCBank), has reported a net profit of $8 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2012, compared with a loss of $2.9 million for     Add Comment

ModCloth raises $25 million in new venture capital funding 
SmartBrief - 83 Minutes ago
ModCloth has raised $25 million in new venture capital funding in a round led by Norwest Venture Partners.  - More -    Add Comment

Private equity funds are caught in a bind 
Asiaone - 92 Minutes ago
Singapore: Private equity funds are in a Catch-22 situation. While competition with corporates is driving up transaction prices for deals, the PE funds are also under pressure to use up their dry gunpowder.     Add Comment
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