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Anonymous Hackers Endorse Black Bloc Anarchist Riots On YouTube [VIDEO]

In a video posted online on May 7, members of Anonymous, a hacktivist collective known for fighting against censorship and human rights abuse, endorse Black Bloc, a riot tactic in which protesters covering their faces in black create and inspire anarchy through violent destruction of property.

Bruno Michel Iksil: White Whale, or Jonah?

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Following Thursday's financial earthquake at JPMorgan Chase & Co., fingers are pointing to Bruno Michel Iksil, who recently boasted that he could walk on water -- suggesting the French trader's ego is as outsized as the nemesis in Melville's novel from which his nickname the White Whale originates. Whether or not Iksil's reputation will go from fearsome whale to Jonah after he's blamed for the storm and tossed overboard is not yet known.

Shock Of JPMorgan Loss Hits Stock Futures

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Stock index futures fell sharply on Thursday evening as JPMorgan Chase & Co stunned investors with news that its chief investment office had incurred significant mark-to-market losses that it said could easily get worse.
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Facebook IPO Price Will Be $35

Facebook, the 901-million-member social network priced its initial public offering at $35. It could be the biggest-ever IPO.
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European, US Officials Struggle To Tighten Banking Rules

European Union finance ministers failed Thursday to hammer out new global banking regulations, highlighting the resistance regulators on both sides of the Atlantic face as they push for tougher banking rules to ensure banks won't spark another great recession, as they did in 2008.
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US Unemployment Rate Likely To Hold At 8.2% In April

Hiring in the U.S. probably picked up somewhat in April after a disappointing showing in March renewed fears of another spring slump in the labor market, economists said in anticipation of the April non-farm payroll report due Friday.
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Facebook IPO, 3 Months At SEC, Expected Soon

As a result, the San Francisco company?s IPO could raise the $5 billion as outlined in the latest amendment to its IPO filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 23.
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Fashion 101: Three Online Brands Offer Their Recipes For Success In The Digital Space

Stunning clothes, exotic models and fabulous parties might sound like fun and games but peel back the glamorous layers and you quickly see that fashion is serious business. A serious billion dollar business, to be precise. Three brands offered up their recipes for success in the digital space to IBTimes Fashion & Life. Here is what they said.
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Terra Firma To Buy Four Seasons Healthcare For $1.34B

Private equity group Terra Firma Capital Partners said Monday it would buy Four Seasons Health Care, the UK's largest independent elderly healthcare provider, for 825 million pounds ($1.34 billion) to take advantage of the growing demand.
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Wells Fargo Enters Prime Brokerage World With Merlin Acquisition

Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC) annouced Friday the acquisition of prime broker Merlin Securities LLC for an undisclosed amount. The move is the bank's first move into prime brokerage services, which provides clients such as hedge fund managers to records-handling and trade-clearing services.
Qatar Investment Fund hikes its stake in French oil and gas giant Total SA.

Mergers, Acquisitions Proliferate Globally

Mergers and acquisitions are proliferating globally as low interest rates, large cash piles and depressed asset prices create opportunities for expanding market share and restructuring.
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Apple iPhone 5 Release Date: Launch Could Be Delayed Till October Due To Qualcomm's LTE Chip Shortage, But Strong Demand Predicted

Just a day after Korean publication ETNews reported that Apple's sixth generation iPhone could make its debut at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in San Francisco in June, Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster has added yet another twist to the tale. He said that the new iPhone launch could be pushed back to the fall, and blamed a troubled parts manufacturer for the delay.
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CVC Reported Near Deal To buy AlixPartners

Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners is nearing a deal to buy restructuring and consulting firm AlixPartners for more than $1 billion, according to several people familiar with the matter.

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