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John Doerr's quarter-billion dollar bet on the future of social
Michael V. Copeland 2010-10-28 10:10Kleiner Perkins thinks we're in a third wave of technology. Doerr, Zuckerberg, Bezos and Pincus are throwing a $250 million "party" in order to ride i...
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How gaming became the future of social media
Patricia Sellers and JP Mangalindan 2010-08-06 01:34FarmVille. Mafia Wars. Pet Society. With their collective userbases numbering in the hundreds of millions, social gaming is as ubiquitous and mainstre...
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Dumping the dollar: Why it's time to diversify
Nin-Hai Tseng 2010-07-17 01:55Imagine a world without the almighty greenback as the main reserve currency.It's not an easy thought. The U.S. dollar has long been the global currenc...
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Why Carly's Big Bet is Failing
CAROL J. LOOMIS 2008-02-22 07:11来源：2005年2月号《财富》杂志作者：CAROL J. LOOMISBuying Compaq hasn't paid off for Hewlett-Packard's investors. Not by a long shot. Now, nearly three years after th...
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John Thain's turnaround challenge
Katie Benner 2010-02-10 09:59By Katie BennerNot so long ago, John Thain's legacy was that of the Merrill Lynch CEO who redecorated his office for $1.2 million before selling the d...
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Buffett's longest bet looking better
Carol J. Loomis 2010-04-30 01:29Unaudited results are in for the second year of "Buffett's Big Bet" -- Warren Buffett's 2008 wager against Protégé Partners that a low-fee index fund ...
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Google's poor social score
Jessi Hempel 2010-02-12 01:39by Jessi HempelJust after Google (GOOG) co-founder Sergey Brin and his team unveiled Google Buzz, the company’s new Gmail feature that brings in Twitt...
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BP's murky deep-water future
Ken Stier 2010-05-14 09:44Not only did the virtually impossible happen -- a blowout on the Gulf of Mexico seabed a mile down -- it happened to a top-notch oil team. BP's debacl...
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China's 'death grip' on the dollar
Colin Barr 2010-12-18 12:08Will China's addiction to dollars lead the global economy into a bruising showdown with inflation?The head of Canada's central bank fears it may. Mark...
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John Paulson puts his legend to the test
Duff McDonald 2010-07-21 02:52It's tough to be the king. John Paulson, current monarch of hedge funds, is having a challenging year, according to recent press reports. Bloomberg Ne...
