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David Stockman's dystopia

Ronald Reagan's former budget director talks about his new book, what Republicans got wrong and why private equity is the great deformation.  More

Investors to SEC on social: 'Dislike'

The SEC showed up late to the social media party with its new guidance, and investors now have more questions than answers about how companies can share material information.  More

Libor probe continues in New York

A judge tossed many claims in the biggest Libor-related class action suit, but New York attorney general Eric Schneiderman has not given up his pursuit.  More

Pre-Marketing: Dell-fellas

Using Goodfellas to understand the Dell situation; China's export boom may be a fraud; and, What happened to the Internet productivity miracle?  More

A 4-step guide to landing a start-up job

Aim high, seek out key networking meetings and pick yourself a winner.  More

Former SEC chair Mary Schapiro's mysterious new gig

Schapiro is joining the consulting firm Promontory and says she won't lobby government officials on her clients' behalf. What will she do?  More

A prescription for growth

How an injection of foreign investment can help any economy -- including ours.  More

Pre-Marketing: Corporate tax reform backtrack

Corporations get cold feet on tax reform. Also: Apple's mysterious case of the missing moonshot.  More

SEC's new social media policy falls short

SEC identifies social media problem, but fails to propose adequate solution.  More

Does Dell deal have an HP problem?

Dell's top comp is having a tough day. Could it affect the final buyout price?  More

Jeff Skoll loses his investment manager

Stephen George leaves Capricorn to form an alternative investment firm.  More

Michael Dell lays out his plan

Michael Dell tells Dell employees what may come next.  More

Even housing bears bought big homes before the crash

Study by Princeton University economics professor letting Wall Streeters off the hook for financial crisis has a dubious premise.  More

Gemvara founder's next act

From entrepreneur to EIR to... mayor?  More

Dell tells the world it's terrible

Dell tells shareholders that it extracted a higher price from Silver Lake... and also that it's got big problems.  More

Pre-Marketing: Is Bitcoin money?

Also: Hedge funder quits to bet on baseball. And how TurboTax maker fought free, simple tax filings.  More

Should Steve Cohen shut down SAC?

A new arrest at an SAC fund brings the government closer to Steve Cohen's door. Now might be a good time to become a family office in order to avoid future scrutiny.  More

When VC deals don't work out

Not every VC deal can be a hit. And that's when the real work begins.  More

Toys 'R' Us cancels IPO

Toy retailer scraps $800 million stock offering.  More

After S&P record, market faces earnings cliff

On Thursday, the S&P 500 hit an all-time high. Stocks will have to leapfrog a drop in earnings for the index to climb even higher.  More

Los Angeles pension's gun plan shoots blanks

LACERS excludes private equity from possible firearms investment policy.  More

Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae: Too little, too late?

The lending giants are swooping to the rescue of struggling borrowers just as the housing market turns the corner.  More

Pre-Marketing: Is SAC's Cohen buying off the SEC?

The man who sold himself in an IPO; Series A bottlebeck tightens; and, Amazon and GoodReads discuss merger.  More

What Buffett deal says about Goldman Sachs

How the Oracle of Omaha turned a 18% rise in Goldman's shares into a 66% return for Berkshire Hathaway shareholders.  More

My crowdfunding concern

The revolution will not be crowdfunded.  More

Exclusive: Dell paying Blackstone's bills

PC maker reimbursing due diligence costs for potential buyers.  More

Pre-Marketing: Geithner to BlackRock?

Cypriot banks unlock their doors; Love the bank, hate the banker; and, The golden age of railroads... is back.  More

Cyprus and Europe's mounting malaise

Cyprus is more than the sad story of a small economy which allowed its banks to grow irresponsibly. It is also points to shifts in the determinants of European stability.  More

Yahoo's French connection

Yahoo isn't getting a bargain on Dailymotion, but someone else might have.
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Big deals are back!

In Heinz, investors gobbled up tons of debt at unprecedentedly cheap levels and with lenient terms.  More

State governments face one of Corporate America's biggest problems: extra cash

States expect modest budget surpluses this year, and just like U.S. companies, they're not exactly loosening their purse strings.  More

Pre-Marketing: Buffett's golden Goldman deal

Tax/profit ratio keeps falling for Dow 30; Why doesn't iCloud "just work?"; and, BlackRock exits the direct private equity biz.  More

Exclusive: Michael Dell's goodbye memo to Dave Johnson

Dell memo suggests amicable parting with former M&A boss David Johnson.  More

Wyoming state investment chief charged with insider trading

Public pension official accused of profiting from tech merger.  More

Cyprus: The worst is yet to come

Despite an eleventh-hour deal, the fallout from the Cypriot crisis is far from over.  More

6 questions about the Dell deal

Dell auction remains punctuated by question marks.  More

Pre-Marketing: Fed shift on easy money?

The case for Icahn's Dell bid; Elon Musk plans major Tesla announcement; and, Yahoo's Summly deal makes no sense.  More

Will Dell's rival bidders entice Michael Dell?

Dell gets rival offers, but neither would really take the company private.  More

Exclusive: Boston Celtics owner launching investment platform

Basketball boss seeks to combine his new and old careers.  More

Corporate America: We're junk and we like it

Amidst the Fed's efforts to boost the economy and hot market for risky debt, CFOs say bring on the downgrades.  More

5 ways smart companies take on the world

Here are five techniques smart companies are using to narrow their focus and adjust their global market strategies.  More

'Funny money' has officially entered the real world

New federal regulations make online currencies act more like traditional forms of cash.  More

5 traits of the best growth-stage CEOs

Founders face new challenges as companies scale.  More

Stop sweating the tech IPO 'drought'

Tech IPOs will return. Just have some patience.  More

For true consumer sentiment, look at auto sales

Vehicle sales are often seen as a more accurate measure of consumer sentiment than retail or home sales. They show that tax cuts don't seem to be hampering Americans yet.  More

AXA's private equity spin-out slowed by French tax debate

Tax worries delayed spin-out of $31 billion investment group.  More

Q&A with Marin Software's CEO

Marin Software went public today. Its CEO explains why.  More

Apax Partners slashing staff amid fundraising woes

British buyout firm under pressure.  More

Blackstone weighs Dell bid, considers new CEO

Blackstone is considering other Dell CEO candidates, just in case. Oracle's Mark Hurd is on the short list.  More

Why a financial transactions tax is a no-brainer

It's not a question of whether we should have such a tax. It's a question of how big it needs to be to ensure that it's effective.  More

Pre-Marketing: BMC buyout takes shape

Plus: Adria Richards, PyCon, and how we all lost; Clothing store without employees; and, Google's Google problem.  More

Sheila Bair: It's time for a European FDIC

The Cyprus banking crisis underscores the crucial need for Europe to put standardized rules in place for the protection of insured depositors.  More

CalPERS indictment leaves key questions unanswered

The former head of America's largest public pension has been indicted for fraud, but key questions remain.  More

Why renters are still driving America's building boom

Construction of apartment complexes still makes up 33% of all residential construction, much more than the pre-housing crisis average of 20%.  More

How would you like to invest in immortality?

Russian Internet mogul Dmitry Itskov is looking for backers for the world's first immortality research center.  More

Pre-Marketing: Amazon's CIA deal

Amazon inks $600 million pact with the CIA; why Andy Rubin and Android parted ways; and, Microsoft's bribery investigation.  More

El-Erian: Why Europe bungled another rescue

The Cyprus bailout illustrates why short-term tactical compromises are no substitute for proper, albeit much more difficult, strategic decision-making.  More

Dan Eilers, VC and early Apple exec, passes away

Remembering Apple's original venture capitalist.  More

Bank run expert: Cyprus' plan was 'absurd'

When a bailout is worse than the illness.  More

Dear New York tech evangelists: Puh-lease

New York has evolved into a tech hub, but it still can't hold a candle to Silicon Valley.  More

Wells Fargo should have failed the stress test

Federal Reserve officials dinged JPMorgan and Goldman for being off on their stress test results. Wells Fargo, however, got a pass.  More

Why higher mortgage rates will help the housing market

Borrowing is still relatively cheap, so more potential homeowners may dive into the market.  More

The tech IPO drought is only going to get worse

Silicon Valley has fallen out of love with the initial public offering.  More

Exclusive: Deutsche banker joins IPO consultancy

Leslie Pfrang to open New York office for Class V Group.  More

How Boston can keep entrepreneurs

A current HBS student explains why his peers plan to leave Boston upon graduation.  More

Cyprus "crisis" may be short-lived

European leaders have strong incentives to try and smooth over this 'crisis' by signaling that Cyprus is a unique and extreme case.  More

Samwer brothers launch VC fund

Samwers and Fabian Siegel launch €150 million VC fund.  More

Exclusive: Avenue prepares for life post-Lasry

Avenue Capital names Rich Furst as chief investment officer.  More

Why Cyprus matters to U.S. investors

Wall Street is heavily invested in bank debt across the European Union. If banks begin falling as a result of the Cyprus "bailout," investors in the U.S. will feel the loss.  More

Pre-Marketing: Cyprus cyclone

Karl Rove asks Silicon Valley for help  More

Former London Whale boss: I was misled

Former chief investment office head Ina Drew blamed London traders for $6 billion loss.  More

Making a market in almost anything (Fortune 2005)

A fledgling website with some big-name backers, Intrade allows regular people to invest -- not bet -- on the current events they know best.  More

SAC Capital settles insider trading charges

Hedge fund affiliates will pay more than $600 million.  More

ZipCar CEO resigns, hours after Avis acquisition

Scott Griffith resigns, just hours after company is acquired.  More

Icon Ventures forms from El Dorado's ashes

Enterprise-focused VC firm raising first fund.  More

J.P. Morgan: It's time for some real change

A Senate report on the London Whale trading losses shows that J.P. Morgan needs to make major shifts at the top to move past this mess.  More
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