Mapping Company Raises Millions
Investors give Root Wireless $3 million to build out service that maps wireless phone coverage of major carriers. ... Read Blog
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Republicans Talk Turkey on Health Care
GOP senators expect to lose Saturday’s battle on health care reform, but they hope to win the war of public opinion. ... Read Blog
Your Money or Your Life for Mammogram Change?
Mammograms are an inexpensive, low-profit test that saves lives, docs say. So why recommend limiting these exams? ... Read Blog
The Era of the Renminbi Is at Hand
The Blackstone Group's new China fund is denominated in the renminbi, not the dollar, a sign that Asia's financial infrastructure is rapidly coming of age. ... Read Blog
Death by a Thousand Cuts
With cuts at AOL, Time Inc., BusinessWeek, Window Media, and the Associated Press, a terrible week for media and information works comes to an end. ... Read Blog
Health Care Deals on Steroids
A deal boom could be on the horizon as private equity firms get ready to unload $500 billion in health care assets. ... Read Column
Why Do Fools Fall in Love?
Airline mergers, like that of British Airways and Iberia, are certainly enticing. But bigger isn't provably better and promised cost savings rarely add up. ... Read Column
How Wall Street Pay
Rocked the World
As the shock of the financial crisis and the recession sinks in, new ideas about risk are taking hold. In the first installment of a new series, Portfolio.com examines why a more disciplined approach to compensation goes hand in ... Read Column
The Everyperson Approach to Business
Guest Commentary: More Americans today say an employee’s sexual orientation shouldn’t have any bearing on how they’re judged at the workplace. That’s a statistic that executives and business leaders should pay attention to. ... Read Column
Real Business, Real Results
Hostile deals can be risky and difficult to pull off, but for some, such as Kraft, the odds are worth it.
Dealmaker Robert Greenhill takes his firm out of the private equity business.
with established private air player like NetJets feeling the pain, can upstarts still take off?
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Follow the Leader
How social media and blogging changed executives from international men of mystery to the suits who friended you.
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