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...reported holdings.The report also suggests that Harvard is shuffling its other equity holdings, with over half of the investments listed on the previous quarter’s filing sold off. Notable new equity investments include $9.7 million worth of shares in Rupert Murdoch’s media giant News Corp.; $16 million in China Mobile, the world’s biggest wireless-phone carrier; $13 million in Teva Pharmaceutical, the world’s largest generic drug maker; and $3.5 million in Sprint Nextel Corp.The increasing emphasis on emerging market equity has likely helped hedge against dramatic declines...
...that you've finished filing your taxes, here's another task sure to clog your calculator-tallying the cost of the auto bailout. With General Motors Corp. running through $10 billion in cash from the federal treasury during the first three months of 2009 and Congress poised to offer consumers substantial tax credits for new, more fuel efficient vehicles, the costs of helping the struggling automobile industry are mounting fast. Throw in special financing for auto loans supported by the Federal Reserve Board, and the aid for automakers now totals $83 billion-and it keeps growing...
...spiritual website, with as many as 3 million unique visitors per month, and the closest thing to a Patheos competitor - says there is room for another spiritual site. "Religion until recently has been something major media companies have been scared of," says Waldman, whose company was acquired by News Corp. in late 2007. And the recession could deepen interest in spiritual sites. "People are seeking religious support or guidance to help them get through financial crises, which become emotional crises and relationship crises," he says. (Read "Finding God on YouTube...
...have things gone so terribly wrong for two of Canada's once esteemed telecom giants? What's happening in Canada is a reflection of a fundamental power shift taking place globally. Once untouchable telcos and their suppliers, including Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp., Deutsche Telekom and France Telecom, have become mastodons stuck in a tar pit. They are surrounded by a host of new technologies and hungry cable companies, wireless operators and handset providers with low-cost solutions and must-have apps. These competitors and their supply chains are smarter, faster, more aggressive. And they're gobbling up business...
Still, AutoZone, which generates $6 billion in annual revenues, will donate $200,000 this year to the arts in its home city of Memphis, Tenn., as it has since 1993. And Target Corp. continues to devote 5% of its pretax profits--$3 million a week--to charities and outfits like the Pacific Symphony. "When the economy is struggling, the arts help people move forward," says Todd Simon, senior vice president of family-owned Omaha Steaks. "We take a long-term view of our business and a long-term view of our community...