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Dustin Moskovitz

Zuckerberg Pal Moskovitz Sells More Facebook Shares

Dustin Moskovitz, the Facebook (Nasdaq: FB) co-founder, sold 450,000 more shares this week to raise about $8.9 million, a week after he sold his first tranche of 450,000 shares when the lock-up period for insiders expired.

Govt Approves $4.1 Billion Green Vehicle Push

Green vehicles
The central government has approved a ?230 billion plan to spur electric and hybrid vehicle production over the next eight years, setting itself an ambitious target of 6 million vehicles by 2020.
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RBI Governor Duvvuri Subbarao speaks at a business conference in New Delhi March 26, 2009.

Inflation Still a Key Threat, Says RBI Gov Subbarao

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Duvvuri Subbarao said on Tuesday that inflation remains too high and needs to fall further or risk more damage to the economy, dismissing criticism of the bank's hawkish policy stance.
India, China meet

India, China Press Each Other for Market Access

India and China pressed each other for greater market access for their products from medicines to Bollywood films at a meeting of trade ministers on Monday, seeking to expand commercial ties between the Asian giants as they battle a global downturn.
William Ackman, Hedge fund manager and the founder of Pershing Square Capital

Bill Ackman Strikes Again With General Growth Properties Bid

Bill Ackman, the mercurial hedge fund manager of Pershing Square Capital LLP and activist investor, is at it again. Ackman said in a regulatory filing Thursday that his company had been in talks with Simon Property Group Inc. (NYSE: SPG), the largest U.S. mall owner, regarding a takeover of General Group Properties Inc. (NYSE: GGP), its next largest rival.

Best Buy's Buyout Bid Hits A New Snag

According to CNN Money, Best Buy has been having difficulty with founder Richard Schulze regarding his attempts at buying out the company’s remaining shares.
FDI Nod for Disney

FDI Nod for Disney as Govt Approves $180 mln Proposal

India approved a $180 million foreign direct investment plan by U.S. media group Walt Disney, part of a new push to clear a backlog of investment proposals as the finance ministry seeks to inject new life into the slowing economy.

The Bain Files: Romney Document Dump Reveals Secrets To A 13% Tax Rate

Newly-released documents confirm criticisms of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s road to enduring riches. What emerges is a system that exploits several weaknesses in tax laws regarding overseas investments, as well as backdoor methods of swapping assets behind the government’s back. How politically damning any of this may be remains to be seen. But in the case of the Bain files, we know being “Romney Rich” isn’t simple. But it’s a lot more profitable than working a 9-to-5 with a...

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