Standard & Poor's downgraded France's credit rating from AA+ to AA, citing President Francois Hollande's ineffective growth policies.
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Nigeria is capable of building a USD 20 billion private equity industry- Henshaw Capital Partners founder
Nigeria-based Henshaw Capital Partners Founder and Chief Executive Officer Barbara James said Nigeria could build a USD 20 billion private equity industry by 2020.
Bitcoin volume in China account for a third of world's transactions
With the allowance of Baidu for Bitcoin, China's appetite for the virtual currency grows. Nearly a third of the world's Bitcoin transactions are done in China.
All eyes on the Fed next week for tapering signs
A Reuters report said a change in the US Federal Reserve's bond-buying program might come out from its officials as several of them, including vice chair Janet Yellen, would have speaking engagements next week.
Airline cost unbundling actually raises prices via fees - report
Data from the US Department of Transportation did not indicate a true picture of airline fares. Although a US Department of Transportation said airline fares in the US had been falling, observers cautioned that this was not the case.
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A rise in the growth of independent mobile apps was seen flourishing amid stiff competition. Analytics firm Flurry released new data today indicating a growing market of independent applications.
The private equity industry played a vital role in the initial public offerings that happened in the US so far for this year, according to an International Business Times report.
olid demand for high rated corporate bonds prevented two low-beta companies from having to vie for attention in the euro market on Thursday, despite offering similar maturities and stemming from not dissimilar sectors.
An Ernst & Young Global Limited report revealed that private equity has finally made a comeback in real estate markets after a five-year hiatus.
Ernst and Young publishes its annual report on the real estate private equity sector. According to the publication Global Market Outlook: Trends in Real Estate Private Equity, the emergence from recession and its consequent effects signals the real estate private equity sector position for growth in 2014.
According to Moody's Investors Service, buyout firms would be targeting European retailers to take advantage of low funding costs.
Pimco Total Return lost its title as the biggest mutual fund to Vanguard Total Stock Market Index. Vanguard Total Stock Market Index overtook Pimco Total Return as the world's largest mutual fund by assets.
A poll taken by AP-CNBC showed that almost half of active investors think that Twitter is a bad buy.
The 2013 Investec Private Equity study takes the observations of fifteen senior private equity executives and their views on the future of the market.
