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...University and the health care company have no official ties, although Robert H. Ebert, then-dean of Harvard Medical School, persuaded the University to lend its name to Harvard Pilgrim when it was created...
...years were spent persuading advertisers to take a flyer. Typically, IndiaWorld managed to grow handily in terms of hits while its profit last year was an imperceptible $58,000. But IndiaWorld earned buzz, and Jain suddenly found himself courted by angel investors, foreign venture capitalists and banks eager to lend. In the end, he decided to get out of the game entirely by selling to Satyam Infoway, one of the largest Internet service providers in India, which doesn't allow foreign competition in the field. "We already have a substantial audience in India," says chief executive R. Ramaraj, "and with...
Good foundations for foreign investments are hard to come by in Russia these days, at least according to recent headlines that lend new meaning to the term hostile takeover. From Vyborg to Vladivostok, court fights over shareholders' rights have even led to bloody clashes between riot troops and local workers. "If you want to empty a boardroom on Wall Street," quips an American investment banker in Moscow, "just say the word Russia." For too many foreigners, investing in Russia has proved to be tortuous and hugely expensive. Just ask the folks at BP Amoco. Last fall the company nearly...
...million. No one knows how much has been borrowed to play the market, but this has been a hot issue since margin debt at brokerage firms soared in recent months to $244 billion, equal to a record 1.4% of the market value of U.S. public companies. Most firms will lend investors as much as 50% of the value of their securities. The interest on such margin loans is fully deductible as long as you have an equal amount of investment income. The loans tend to be used to buy more stocks...
...PINK, AGAIN Al Gore took a lot of heat last November when he conspicuously restocked his closet with earth-toned casual wear. But perhaps he could lend some sartorial advice to old friend Hillary Clinton, whose campaign wardrobe is getting a little...repetitive