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...turned out. CNOOC tried to buy UNOCAL, the American oil company, and learned about how xenophobic Congressional leaders in Washington could be. Then Beijing's sovereign wealth fund got suckered by Wall Street sharpies. It poured $3 billion into Blackstone in return for a 10% stake in the New York-based private equity firm in 2007, just before the bottom fell out of global debt and equity markets. One private equity banker in New York says the investment is today "worth about half of what they paid, if they're lucky." (See pictures of TIME's Wall Street covers...
...what they produce. Both have seen their value plunge as a result, and now labor under enormous debt burdens. Rio's stock price peaked at $552 a share last spring, then fell to a 52 week low of $55. The stock last traded at $112 on the New York Stock exchange. Oz Mineral's stock price hit AU$0.55 when trading was suspended in December. Minmetal's will pay a 50% premium on that. Clearly, for China - whose voracious appetite for metals and minerals drove commodity prices sky high until last year's bust - the timing is now right. "These...
...Crimson women’s water polo team launched the 2009 season at home in the Harvard Invitational this past weekend. The Crimson (1-1) opened the invite with a win against the New York Athletic Club (NYAC) and followed with a loss to No. 8 Michigan on Saturday. On Sunday morning, the team squared off against NYAC again, this time failing to record a victory. The team concluded the weekend against Siena (0-2), gaining its first collegiate win of the season. Harvard looks to improve upon last season’s 12-12 overall record. HARVARD 11, SIENA...
...losing in the final seconds was not disappointing enough, it left the Crimson heading home winless on its New York road trip...
...pictures of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra playing in North Korea...