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Should 'Private Equity' Pay Junior's Tuition?

Should 'Private Equity' Pay for Junior's College? The system of financing college educations with debt is deeply flawed, says Chris Farrell. How about an equity solution? Two college sports foster madness in American households come late March:
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Russians, EADS eye rich U.S. aerial tanker deal

By Jim Wolf and Maria Sheahan WASHINGTON/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Europe's EADS is seeking three more months for a possible bid to build a multibillion-dollar U.S. aerial-refueling fleet, the Defense Department said on Friday. The request sets up a
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Emap poised to become acquisitive

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Leipzig in legal wrangle with banks over CDS

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HP inks strategic deal with Polycom, abandons Tandberg

* Polycom sees revenue from deal starting second half of 2010 * Polycom to gain market share against Cisco-Tandberg By S. John Tilak BANGALORE, March 19 (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co signed a strategic deal with Polycom Inc to sell the
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Baxter CEO received $8.6 million in 2009

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Icahn offers to buy Lions Gate as MGM bid looms

* Icahn says determined not to offer above $6/shr * Lions Gate says will review latest offer * Deadline for tender offer extended to April 30 (Recasts, updates with Lions Gate statement) LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK, (Reuters) - Billionaire investor Carl Icahn
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Clinton Points to Deal With Russia on Cutting Nuclear Arsenals

March 20 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. and Russia are close to finishing months of negotiations on a new agreement to cut their nuclear arsenals and may sign the accord next month, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said yesterday in Moscow. As we speak, our
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Airvana Expects Plunge in 1Q Revenue

Airvana Inc., which makes mobile broadband network products, on Friday predicted fiscal first-quarter revenue of $2.5 million to $3 million, 67 percent to 72 percent below the same period last year. Airvana also said its board still recommends the
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Great Wolf to Offer $225M of Mortgage Notes

Indoor waterpark resort company Great Wolf Resorts Inc. said Friday it plans to offer $225 million of first mortgage notes due 2017. The company plans to use the proceeds to repay mortgage debt totaling $212 million. It will use the rest, if any, for
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Barclays risks public ire with Bob Diamond pay deal

Mr Diamond, who won plaudits for waiving his rights to a bonus for last year, has collected a package whose combined elements could be worth as much as 60m. The pay deal, the details of which were published in Barclays annual report yesterday, in set on
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Giving Harry Ramsden's some 'passion and love'

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Judge rejects World Trade Center attacks payout deal

"In my judgment, this settlement is not enough," said US District Judge Alvin Hellerstein. The judge also said he was concerned too much of the deal would be eaten up by legal fees and that ground zero responders were going to be pressured into signing
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Spain on path to limit spending in football

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Palm Drops 29% on Revenue Forecast; Analysts Debate Viability

March 19 (Bloomberg) -- Palm Inc., maker of the Pre smartphone, fell the most in two years after predicting sales this quarter will be less than half of Wall Street estimates, prompting some analysts to question the companys viability. Revenue in the
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Cadbury executives join Kraft top team

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Judge in NY orders more talks on 9/11 deal

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge on Friday delayed a $657.5 million settlement for workers who suffered health problems after the September 11, 2001, attacks, saying the process must be transparent and lawyers fees should not be drawn from the funds.
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Icahn launches hostile bid for all of Lions Gate

NEW YORK - Activist shareholder Carl Icahn raised the stakes in his yearlong dispute with Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. on Friday, launching an all-out bid to take over the movie studio following disagreements over its spending. The hostile bid comes a
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Barclays risks public ire with Diamond pay deal

Mr Diamond, who won plaudits for waiving his rights to a bonus for last year, has collected a package whose combined elements could be worth as much as 60m. The pay deal, the details of which were published in Barclays annual report yesterday, in set on
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Icahn Offers to Buy Lions Gate as MGM Bid Looms

LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Billionaire investor Carl Icahn offered on Friday to buy Lions Gate Entertainment Corp , in a move designed to forestall the studio's expected bid for storied rival Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc . Shareholders are unlikely to
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JPMorgan CEO Dimon's 2009 Salary $1.32 Million

NEW YORK (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co , the second-largest U.S. bank, paid Chief Executive Jamie Dimon $1.32 million in salary and extra compensation in 2009, according to the company's proxy filing. The figure excludes some $16 million in stock and
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Pay Package for Travelers Cos. CEO Rises 20 Pct

Travelers Cos. gave its CEO a pay package worth $20.1 million last year, a 20 percent raise over his 2008 pay as the property and casualty insurer benefited from a conservative investment approach. Over half Jay Fishman's pay package came from restricted
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Banks' Fourth Quarter Trading Revenue Falls 66 Percent

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Trading revenue at U.S. commercial banks fell 66 percent in the fourth quarter, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency said on Friday, as uncertainty over pending derivatives legislation added to a seasonal slowdown in
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Lions Gate board to review new Icahn offer

SAN FRANCSICO (MarketWatch) -- Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. said late Friday its board will review Carl Icahn's new offer to acquire all its outstanding shares for $6 a share. The board had earlier rejected a similarly priced offer of Icahn's to
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EADS eyes new bid for Pentagon contract

A consortium of EADS and Northrop Grumman pulled out of the bidding for the long-awaited, 179-tanker contract earlier this month. They said the terms of the deal appeared designed to favour a smaller jet offered by Boeing. But on Thursday, the Defense
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Lions Gate board to review new Icahn offer

SAN FRANCSICO (MarketWatch) -- . /quotes/comstock/13*!lgf/quotes/nls/lgf (LGF 6.03, +0.06, +1.01%) said late Friday its board will review Carl Icahn's new offer to acquire all its outstanding shares for $6 a share. The board had earlier rejected a
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Icahn throws spanner into Lions Gate bid for MGM

Carl Icahn, the activist investor, made a surprise takeover bid for Lions Gate Entertainment today, potentially ruining the Canadian film studios chances of buying Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). Mr Icahn, who has been in a long-running battle with the Lions
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Health Bill Gains Support

(Adds Obama speech, new vote counts starting in fifth paragraph. For more on the health-care debate, see }.) March 19 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. House Democrats, who cleared a big hurdle in their effort to overhaul the health-care system by producing compromise
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Ocean Park has local edge over Disney rival

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Gulfsands rejects £400m offer by IOC

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