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There's No Good Reason to Regulate Venture Capital - Wall Street Journal

Wall Street Journal
(op-ed, April 9), James Freeman demonstrates that venture capital (VC) provides an essential engine of value-added innovation, invention and job creation without posing any systemic risk. So why would President Barack Obama and Treasury Secretary …
Investor’s Business Daily

Written on April 22, 2009 | Posted in Technology | No comment

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L Capital Invests $2 Million in iscience Interventional - MarketWatch (press release)

MarketWatch (press release)
iscience Interventional is a medical device company dedicated to developing the smallest microcatheters in medicine and novel microcatheter-based procedures for the eye. iscience has developed a microcatheter that is so thin it can access small, …

Written on April 21, 2009 | Posted in health | No comment

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Thailand extends state of emergency in capital - The Associated Press

The Associated Press
BANGKOK (AP) - Authorities on Sunday extended a state of emergency in Thailand's capital, saying efforts to restore security were still incomplete after anti-government rioting last week and a brazen attack on a protest leader.
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Written on April 19, 2009 | Posted in World News | No comment

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Venture Capital Down 50%. It's Not Just the Recession, Folks. - TechCrunch

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by Sarah Lacy on April 17, 2009 There'sa huge difference between what venture capitalists say and what they do. For much of the last decade some of the same partners that keep saying Silicon Valley will never decline as the startup epicenter of the …

Written on April 18, 2009 | Posted in Technology | No comment

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Venture capital watch - San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco Chronicle, USA
Each week The Chronicle tracks the latest investments, fundraising, mergers and IPOs involving Bay Area venture capitalists and startups. Here are some highlights for the week of April 13: Luxim in Sunnyvale raised $12 million in Series C funding from …

Written on April 17, 2009 | Posted in Technology | No comment

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Thousands Continue Protests in Georgian Capital - Voice of America

Voice of America
By VOA News Thousands of opposition protesters in the Georgian capital, Tblisi demonstrated Monday outside the offices of President Mikheil Saakashvili, where they vowed round-the-clock protests until he resigns.
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Written on April 13, 2009 | Posted in World News | No comment

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Venture capital shrivels 40 percent — It really is the end of the … - VentureBeat

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Today's data, which shows that investment into US venture capital firms dropped 40 percent in the first quarter, compared to a year ago, is just the latest sign. Silicon Valley, and its great technology prowess, is now settling into a era of continued …
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Written on April 13, 2009 | Posted in Technology | No comment

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Rioting follows state of emergency in Thai capital - The Associated Press

The Associated Press
BANGKOK (AP) - Swarms of anti-government protesters attacked the prime minister's car, seized control of major intersections in the capital and commandeered buses, bringing new chaos to the Thai capital as the country's ousted leader threatened to …
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Written on April 12, 2009 | Posted in World News | No comment

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HRJ Capital gets saved by Swiss equity group - San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco Chronicle, USA
Besides, he added, with Bay Area high-tech firms cutting back on travel and other expenses, what better place to hold business meetings and employee-recognition events than at a five-star resort in your own backyard? The hotel, which is actually owned …

Written on April 3, 2009 | Posted in Travel | No comment

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US prepared to review IADB capital hike: Geithner - Reuters

Reuters
By David Lawder MEDELLIN, Colombia (Reuters) - US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Sunday the United States was prepared to start a review that may lead to a permanent capital increase for the Inter-American Development Bank, …
Reuters