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Video: Smith Expects Period of Volatility in LinkedIn Stock

May 20, 2011

May 20 (Bloomberg) — Kathleen Shelton Smith, principal at Renaissance Capital LLC, discusses the outlook for LinkedIn Corp. stock. Shares of LinkedIn, the largest professional-networking website, more than doubled on its first trading day. Smith speaks with Betty Liu and Dominic Chu on Bloomberg Television’s “In The Loop.” (Source: Bloomberg)

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Chrysler Back In The Black Two Years After Bailout

May 2, 2011

Two years after it was escorted through bankruptcy reorganization by the White House and with the help of loans from U.S. and Canadian taxpayers, Chrysler has posted its first quarterly profit.

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Cantor Fitzgerald Places First CMBS Offering

April 20, 2011

The latest player in the re-emerging CMBS market is Cantor Commercial Real Estate (CCRE), an affiliate of New York investment banking firm Cantor Fitzgerald, which placed its first commercial mortgaged-backed securities offering. Cantor Fitzgerald and CIM Group formed Cantor Commercial last August to finance and securitize mortgages and mezzanine loans on properties predominantly in urban communities in major U.S. markets. Cantor Fitzgerald reported…

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Australian Trade balance recorded its first deficit in almost a year

April 5, 2011

Australian Trade balance recorded its first deficit in almost a year

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The Bank of Japan will announce its first decision in 2011 this week

January 23, 2011

The Bank of Japan will announce its first decision in 2011 this week

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Video: China Wins 100 C919 Orders, Breaking Airbus-Boeing Grip

November 17, 2010

Nov. 17 (Bloomberg) — Bloomberg’s Margaret Conley reports from the Zhuhai air show in Southern China. Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China yesterday announced its first 100 C919 passenger-plane orders, breaking Airbus SAS and Boeing Co.’s stranglehold on the world’s second-largest market for new aircraft. (Source: Bloomberg)

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FDIC Said To Eye First CMBS Sale

October 23, 2010

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp is reportedly planning its first sale of commercial mortgagebacked securities by either the end of this year or in early 2011 reports The Wall Street Journal

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Video: Lisa Falcone Invests Fortune in Film, Music Venture: Video

September 17, 2010

Sept. 17 (Bloomberg) — Bloomberg’s Monica Bertran reports on the entertainment business ventures of Lisa Falcone, wife of Philip Falcone, the founder of $9 billion hedge-fund firm Harbinger Capital. Lisa Falcone, with the encouragement of her husband, started a production company called Everest Entertainment, which produced its first movie in 2009 and has since made two more films, including “127 Hours,” starring James Franco. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Video: Lisa Falcone Invests Fortune in Film, Music Venture: Video

September 17, 2010

Sept. 17 (Bloomberg) — Bloomberg’s Monica Bertran reports on the entertainment business ventures of Lisa Falcone, wife of Philip Falcone, the founder of $9 billion hedge-fund firm Harbinger Capital. Lisa Falcone, with the encouragement of her husband, started a production company called Everest Entertainment, which produced its first movie in 2009 and has since made two more films, including “127 Hours,” starring James Franco. (Source: Bloomberg)

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California Franchisee Brings Global Perspective to Preparedness

August 30, 2010

ROSWELL, GA–(Marketwire – August 30, 2010) –  Gertie Knox, a leading authority on global supply chain compliance, has joined Firestorm® as its first California-based Franchise Principal.

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Video: Collett Says Shorting Japanese Stocks on Yen `Dangerous’: Video

August 8, 2010

Aug. 9 (Bloomberg) — Ben Collett, head of equities at Louis Capital Markets (Hong Kong) Ltd., talks with Bloomberg’s Susan Li about his investment for Japanese stocks. Japanese stocks fell, sending the Topix index to its first drop in three days, after U.S. companies hired fewer workers than forecast in July, undermining confidence in a global economic recovery. Collett, speaking in Hong Kong, also discusses the outlook for the yen and Japanese government bonds. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Video: FT’s Lex Columnist Stovin-Bradford Discusses RBS Profit: Video

August 6, 2010

Aug. 6 (Bloomberg) — Richard Stovin-Bradford of the Financial Times’ Lex commentary team discusses Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc’s first-half profit reported today. The U.K.’s biggest government-owned lender posted net income of 9 million pounds ($14 million), its first profit since 2007. Stovin-Bradford talks with Deirdre Bolton on Bloomberg Television’s “InsideTrack.” (Source: Bloomberg)

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Orocobre Announces Appointment of Argentina Based Non-Executive Director

June 28, 2010

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA–(Marketwire – June 28, 2010) –  The Directors of Orocobre Ltd ( ASX : ORE ) ( TSX : ORL ) are delighted to welcome to its Board of Directors as its first Argentinean Non-Executive Director, Fernando Oris de Roa. 

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Force Fuels Announces First Members of the Oil Advisory Council

June 17, 2010

NEWPORT BEACH, CA–(Marketwire – June 17, 2010) –  Force Fuels, Inc. ( OTCBB : FOFU ) today announced the creation of the Company’s Oil Advisory Council and the appointment of its first members.

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Video: U.S. Stocks Advance Ahead of Labor Market Report: Video

June 3, 2010

June 3 (Bloomberg) — Bloomberg’s Deborah Kostroun reports on the performance of the U.S. equity market today. U.S. stocks rose, giving the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index its first back-to-back gains since April, as speculation a jobs report tomorrow will bolster optimism in the economy overshadowed concern about slowing growth in China. Bloomberg’s Pimm Fox also speaks. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Video: Geduld `Extremely Positive’ on Bank of America’s Outlook: Video

April 16, 2010

April 16 (Bloomberg) — Buzzy Geduld, chief executive officer of Cougar Trading, talks with Bloomberg’s Margaret Brennan about the outlook for Bank of America Corp. The largest U.S. lender posted its first profit in three quarters on gains from Merrill Lynch & Co.’s investment banking and stanched losses on credit cards. First-quarter net income was $3.18 billion or 28 cents a share. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Video: William Cohan Discusses Bank of America Profit, Outlook: Video

April 16, 2010

April 16 (Bloomberg) — William Cohan, author of “House of Cards” and a Bloomberg Television contributing editor, talks with Deirdre Bolton about Bank of America Corp.’s first-quarter profit reported today. The largest U.S. lender posted its first profit in three quarters, with net income of $3.18 billion, or 28 cents a share before preferred dividends. (This is an excerpt of the full interview. Source: Bloomberg)

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Phil Falcone Made A Killing In Distressed Debt Last Year

February 4, 2010

Phil Falcone’s Blue Line killed it in its first year, returning 63.9% in 2009.

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Pamfleet Launches Debut $330 Million Asia Fund

January 9, 2010

Pamfleet Group has launched its first closed-end, commingled real estate fund, targeting distressed assets in Hong Kong and Singapore. The firm is seeking to raise $330 million in equity for Pamfleet Real Estate Fund (PREF), which will invest in

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Dollar Posts First Monthly Gain Since June

January 1, 2010

The dollar posted its first monthly gain since June versus the currencies of major U.S. trading partners as the Federal Reserve moved closer to withdrawing stimulus measures that helped cause the greenback to fall 4.2 percent for the year.

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Summit’s `New Moon’ Earns $72.7 Million for One-Day U.S. Box-Office Record

November 21, 2009

By Dan Hart Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) — Summit Entertainment LLC’s “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” earned $72.7 million in its first full day, setting a domestic box-office record, researcher Hollywood.com Box-Office said in an e-mailed statement. The sequel to “Twilight” bettered the previous single-day record set by Time Warner Inc.’s “The Dark Knight” in July 2008 with $67.2 million, Hollywood.com said.

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JLL: US hotel industry to lead commercial real-estate recovery …

November 20, 2009

CHICAGO—The US hotel industry could lead the recovery of commercial real estate , buoyed by its first annual increase in demand since 2007, according to Jones Lang LaSalle. Read more: http://www.hotelnewsnow.com/articles.aspx?

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Mogul Mind Studios is Unstoppable in Pittsburgh

August 24, 2009

Although still regarded as the Steel City, Pittsburgh might soon become known as the next film and television production mecca. Mogul Mind Studios has set up shop at an industrial park in Pittsburgh’s Strip District, and has just landed its first major…

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Germany’s economy marks its first rise

August 13, 2009

Germany’s economy marks its first rise

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