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‘Tiger cub’ Laffont bullish on content, Apple no
‘Tiger cub’ Laffont was bullish on content but not Apple. Philippe Laffont, a hedge fund manager at Coatue Management, did not seem too optimistic when asked about his opinion of Apple.
Sonic's Q2 profits drop due to debt retirement; sales increase
Sonic Automotive's Q2 profits dropped because of debt retirement charges, while its sales increased.
Sonic faces problems with True Price program
Most Sonic stores faced problems with the recently rolled out "True Price" program. For the past quarter, Sonic focused on moving its dealerships to its "True Price" structure.
Carlos Danger apologizes for leaked pictures in the net
Carlos Danger held a press conference to apologize for leaked pictures. Anthony Weiner held a press conference recently. He admitted leaking "sexually explicit" pictures over the internet.
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KW International announced that it has opened a new 140,000 sq ft production facility in Columbus, Texas improving its manufacturing capabilities.
Hall revealed that it had sealed its funding round, collecting around US$5.5 million from capital venture funds.
SEB Venture Capital stated that it had invested in Donya Labs AB. SEB Venture Capital revealed that it had invested in Donya Labs AB, an international player in the optimization of 3D graphics for video games.
LiveMinutes announced that it had received up to US$1.4 million from investors that include Great Oaks Venture Capital, New World Ventures, Ali Rosenthal, and Sam Yagan.
Brookfield Asset Management stated that various international investors of one of their initiatives have now committed over US$14 billion.
Snow leopards are being threatened by global cashmere demand. In the last two decades, the demand for cashmere almost tripled. UK was one of the top importer of cashmere, which was a multi-million dollar industry.
Raising a prince was basically like raising ordinary children, except much expensive. The Duchess of Cambridge finally gave birth to a son, the prince of Cambridge, who was third in line to the throne.
Frontier Capital, a private equity firm, invests in recruitment process outsourcing WilsonHCG. Private equity firm Frontier Capital reportedly invested in WilsonHCG, a Florida-based HR consulting and recruitment firm.
Adore Me rakes in US $8.5 million of funding from investors led by Upfront Ventures, Mousse Partners and Redhills Ventures.
Riskive closes seed capital funding amounting to US $2.2 million from private investors including Genacast Ventures and Core Capital.