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$1B Investment Fund Approved By Russia And Japan
Russia and Japan agree to set up $1 billion investment fund. The countries of Japan and Russia will create a $1 billion fund to invest in joint energy and infrastructure projects over the next five years, the leaders of the two countries said in Tokyo Friday at the end of meetings that looked cozy but fell well short of Japanese expectations.
Bill Gates Introduces Clean Enrgy Fund With The Others
Bill Gates, Others Launch Clean Energy Fund. Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp. co-founder said Monday that he and other business leaders are launching a $1 billion clean-technology fund that will start investing next year in companies developing low-cost, low-carbon technologies.
Western Massachusetts Women's Fund Lays Down $240K Grant Offer
Women's Fund of Western Massachusetts offers $240K in grants. The Women's Fund of Western Massachusetts, which works to empower women and girls through partnerships with area programs, has announced the availability of $240,000 in multi-year grant money for organizations that collaborately serve that population in Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden and Hampshire counties.
Post Yahoo's Latest Historic Hack, Verizon Demands A Better Deal
Verizon is said to have threatened to go to court to get out of the deal if it is not repriced. Yahoo YHOO -6. 11% came under renewed scrutiny by federal investigators and lawmakers on Thursday after disclosing the largest known data breach in history, prompting Verizon Communications VZ 0.