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Facebook Attempted to Misrepresent Itself to SEC Leading up to IPO?

Two dozen letters posted to the SEC's website a month after the company went public indicate the social media company attempted to overstate the number of users of its mobile devices and cited the wrong research in its February 1 filing with the SEC, according to Bloomberg News.


Chinese Management Triples Volume at Greek Cargo Port, Salaries and Job Protections are Trade-off

Greek's ancient Port of Piraeus is half-owned by the Chinese-owned giant Cosco, which has tripled the volume of cargo traffic there since 2010. The trade-off is in workers' salaries and employment protections.

Twitter Focuses on Growing its Advertising and User-base, Not IPO

According to a recent interview with Twitter's CEO, the microblogging site's focus is on growing its advertising and user base but speculations about an IPO are still irresistible to the media.

Australia's Ingham Chicken Enterprises Looks Tasty to Big Private Equity Firms

Reuters reported today that big private equity firms will bid for Ingham Enterprises, Australasia's largest poultry producer, according to confidential sources.


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Mitsubishi UFJ Lease is Buying U.S.-based Jackson Square Aviation from Oaktree Capital Group for approximately $130 billion.
Starbucks' customers who own smartphones (iPhones and Androids) will be able to pay with the Square Wallet mobile device starting early next month.
Ralls Corp., the Chinese-owned company that was blocked by President Obama on Friday from building four wind farms in Northern Oregon, has added President Barack Obama as a defendant in a lawsuit alleging that the government exceeded its authority, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.
Reuters reports the merger and acquisition deals of the day. (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 2000 GMT on Thursday: Two former top aides to Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said on Thursday he should approve a $15.
Reuters reported this morning that Samsung Electronics filed a new lawsuit against Apple Inc. in a U.S. court, contending that the iPhone 5 infringed on its patents.
The Wall Street Journal reported today that the Chinese-owned Ralls Corp. will face an uphill battle against the Obama administration fighting the executive order blocking its purchase of four wind farms in Northern Oregon.
(Reuters) U.S. manufacturing ended its worst quarter in three years in September as foreign demand for U.S. goods fell sharply, an industry survey showed on Monday.
For the first time in over 20 years, a US president has blocked a foreign investment, citing security concerns.
See how last-year's top 50 venture capital-backed start-ups,are faring one year later. Making The Wall Street Journal's list of top 50 venture capital-backed start-ups appears to be a good indicator of future health - at least for another year.
A Standard & Poor's Case-Shiller report released yesterday shows home prices rising for six consecutive months.
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