TheNextWeb co-founder Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten was confident in early-stage startups achieving entrepreneurial success in as short as a weekend or one day.
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Telecommunications conglomerates seek Supreme Court decision on Aereo legality
With a possible loss of USD3 billion and failure in the lower courts, telecommunications companies have gone up to the Supreme Court to decide on the legality of New York based Aereo.
Federal funding uncertain, US states look to pay for programs
As the US partial shutdown now on its eleventh day, states were confronted into choosing between putting their own funds for federal programs or letting vital services lapse.
IMF warns of banking defaults in three EU countries
After its review under the Global Financial Stability Report study, Italy, Spain and Portugal stand to be financially distressed because of their exposure to possible loan defaults from corporations.
India's shrinking market and declining rupee affecting FMCG market
For the third straight quarter, India's consumer goods market had declined and this was attributed to a larger number of market players and declining consumer spending ability.
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Upon the recommendation of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, new guidelines for spectrum sharing would be imposed by the Telecom Commission.
Vitol SA obtains favorable LIbOR for its one year and three year credit lines. The world's largest independent oil trader, Vitol SA, would be raising USD7 billion worth of loans at the same rate pegged for its nearest competitor, Glencore Xstrata Plc.
The dismissal, which is a win for telephone companies, upheld the FCC mandated rules on fees charging and infrastructure use.
A default would bring catastrophic results to the world economy. The world is anticipating the showdown on Capitol Hill over the US federal budget and debt ceiling.
The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership had faced gale winds and now stands to undergo rough seas.
The International Monetary Fund pegged the 2014 growth of the GCC at 4.4%. The International Monetary Fund had announced the increase of its forecasted economic growth for the GCC to 4.
According to the latest US Energy Information Administration report, the US would pass production levels of Russia and Saudi Arabia for oil and natural gas.
Saudization, according to GSC Secretary General Marwan Zabidi, is a unachievable goal because of the lack of support structures for its realization.
The US shutdown and its eventual break in the deadlock has been hoped by many countries as the effect has reached other bourses.
