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Gamestop options changes course
robert 2 hours ago (via fxstreet.com)
GME – GameStop Corp. – Less than twenty-four hours ago we reported bullish options trading activity on the retailer of video games, but today pessimists dominated the field and initiated bearish bets on the stock. GameStop’s shares are trading 0.80% lower on the day to stand at $18.32. One investor appears to be responsible for the bulk of the bearish trading on GME today. But, at the near-t
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Appraisers Oppose Short-Sale Plan
steve 2 hours ago (via mortgagedaily.com)
A coalition of appraisal groups led by the Appraisal Institute announced a letter addressed to U.S. Department of the Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner. The groups are concerned about short sales being promoted under the Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternatives. The appraisers claim that the use of broker price opinions in short sales, as allowed by the Obama administration, "will not adequ
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Israeli venture capital fundraising down 72 per cent in 2009
gregory 2 hours ago (via altassets.com)
The downturn hit Israel’s venture capital market hard in 2009, with domestic funds only managing to muster $229m, a sharp drop of 72 per cent from the $803m raised in 2008.
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Quicken Maintains Healthy Pace of Hirings
steve 2 hours ago (via mortgagedaily.com)
Quicken Loans Inc. hopes to fill 75 positions through a job fair in its home town, a spokesman told MortgageDaily.com in a statement. He noted that the company has been hiring around 70 employees a month during each of the past few months. As of January, Quicken had 3,000 employees.
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UK waste management company rejects Carlyle's bid
gregory 2 hours ago (via altassets.com)
Sales talks between US buy-out giant Carlyle and UK private waste treatment company Shanks have broken down after the private equity firm’s 120 pence per share bid was rejected.
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Law firms launch investigations into Infogroup deal
gregory 2 hours ago (via altassets.com)
With yesterday’s media reports that CCMP Capital has agreed to buy Infogroup Inc corroborated by an official statement, at least three law firms have stepped up to announce they are investigating the veracity of the deal.
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HgCapital discusses £150m UK laundry equipment company purchase
gregory 2 hours ago (via altassets.com)
UK private equity firm HgCapital is in exclusive talks to purchase John Laithwaite, a commercial laundry equipment supplier, according to reports. The deal could be worth up to £150m (€165.6m).
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Advent International poaches Carlyle investor relations executive
gregory 2 hours ago (via altassets.com)
Private equity firm Advent International has bolstered its ability to service investors with the hire of Robert Brown, a former managing director of Carlyle’s North American fundraising and investor relations.
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CalPERS appoints former Barclays exec as chief operating investment officer
gregory 2 hours ago (via altassets.com)
The California Public employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) has appointed Janine Guillot as the pension fund’s chief operating investment officer.
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Israeli venture firm launches six new yuan funds
gregory 2 hours ago (via altassets.com)
Israeli venture capital firm Infinity has launched six new yuan-denominated funds through its China-Israel Infinity-I China unit in the latest example of the country's allure.
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