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...habit of looking at business in purely national or European terms. "I understand the astonishment and emotion" the bid caused, said Luc Chatel, a lawmaker from President Jacques Chirac's ump party. But he pointed out that the French find it natural for automaker Renault to buy a controlling stake in its Japanese rival Nissan, and added: "What do you prefer? To see European industries shift production to India, or to see Indians investing in Europe...
...decision comes nine months after Harvard, in response to student pressure, voted to sell its stake in Beijing oil firm PetroChina, which is controlled by the China National Petroleum Corporation...
...disagreement over development plans, Cassell and Halperin agreed to end their partnership in November, with Cassell buying out Halperin's 50-percent stake in the 200 Broadway property...
Since Jobs owns about half of Pixar, worth $3.5 billion, he is set to become Disney's largest individual shareholder, with a 7% stake. He is also in line for a board seat, which could advance all sorts of deals with Apple. Downloads from Disney's ABC network are already available at the iTunes video store. Think ESPN podcasts to iPods via wireless. Or an Apple TV network featuring tech talk with Jobs. Ever coy, Jobs was vague about his plans, but he is expected to push Disney to leverage its vast library across more digital platforms. He could also...
Perle's take-home message: stop trying to please other people when your wallet is at stake...