Topic: The Blackstone Group LP
Blackstone's Wien sees strong 2010 U.S. GDP, profits
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. economic growth as measured by real gross domestic product will top 5 percent in 2010 and the unemployment rate fall below 9 percent, said longtime Wall Street strategist Byron Wien. Wien, who correctly called the commodities rally and rebound in China in 2009, said in ...
Swiss watchdog to examine Orange/Sunrise deal
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ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland's competition watchdog will examine closely the planned merger between France Telecom's <FTE.PA> Orange and Danish-owned Sunrise to ensure the grouping does not dominate the Swiss mobile market. Along with Swisscom <SCMN.VX>, Sunrise and Orange are the main players in ...
HEDGE YOUR BETS LIKE THE BIG BOYS
BusinessWeek
HEDGE YOUR BETS LIKE THE BIG BOYS
Institutional investors have long used private equity and hedge funds to achieve overall returns far higher than those eked out by individuals. In the 10 years ended Dec. 31, 2008, Hedge Fund Research's Fund Weighted Composite Index gained 7% per year, on ...
How to Play It: Omaha on the Hudson
BusinessWeek
How to Play It: Omaha on the Hudson
Kohlberg Kravis & Roberts' long-awaited debut as a publicly traded firm is reviving the debate over whether private equity can please two masters. Pension funds, endowments, and wealthy families made KKR's founders and their buyout brethren billionaires by pouring $1.2 ...
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