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  • Cedar Fair on the brink?

    The largest investor in amusement park chain Cedar Fair said in a Wednesday public filing that it...  

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  • Is Corker caving on the Volker rule?

    Wall Street banks and brokerage firms hate the Volker rule, and so they weren’t terribly pleased...  

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  • StuyTown situation gets more entangled with potential sale of CW

    The already convoluted situation involving Manhattan apartment complex Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper...  

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  • Hedge fund investors don't forgive: Deutsche Bank

    Deutsche Bank’s newest survey of the hedge fund industry says the money is rolling in again -- but...  

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  • Lansdowne financials fund starts 2010 down 4.5 percent

    Lansdowne, the UK hedge fund famous for paying former prime minister Tony Blair to give speeches to...  

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Real Estate Blog

  • No place like Ohm

    When new Chelsea rental building Ohm hit the market earlier this year, it promised it would be...  

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  • FHA, Superfund and you

      As you might have heard, earlier this month the EPA designated the Gowanus Canal a Superfund...  

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  • This week's calendar, March 18 to 24

    Thursday, March 18 A Celebration of Women’s History Month Expert panelists Beverly Willis,...  

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  • This week's calendar, March 11 to 17

    Thursday, March 11 Urban Land Institute Panel This panel will address the current status of...  

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  • Brokers on the TV

      Have you ever watched “The Hills” and thought to yourself, “Gee, I really enjoy the inherent...  

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Blackstone prez to host 'private' Pelosi fundraiser

Blackstone prez to host 'private' Pelosi fundraiser

Steve Schwarzman's right-hand man is mounting a campaign to win over House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The longtime Republican is organizing a fundraiser for the Dems in an attempt to gain her support fighting a tax on private-equity...  Read Full Story

Markets

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Latest Business News

  • SEC probes TheStreet.com's finances

    TheStreet.com, the financial Web site founded by loudmouth stock picker and TV personality Jim Cramer, is being investigated by the Securities and...   1:36 AM

  • Call it Block-bust-ed

    Call it Block-bust-ed

    It looks like Blockbuster Chairman and CEO James Keyes' dinner menu last night should have featured a heaping serving of crow. Two weeks after challenging a Post report that it was holding talks with debtholders about initiating a pre-packaged...   4:29 AM

  • No Ho's in the Borgata

    No Ho's in the Borgata

    In New Jersey, it's no's before Ho's. MGM Mirage is selling its stake in the posh Atlantic City Borgata and leaving the state after the New Jersey Casino Control Commission ordered the company to give up its 50 percent stake in the casino or...   6:10 AM

  • W's editor resigns as Condé revamps mag

    W's editor resigns as Condé revamps mag

    Patrick McCarthy, chairman of Condé Nast's Fairchild Fashion Group and the editor of W magazine, is stepping down at the end of the year. His departure is part a shakeup that returns W to Condé Nast's glossy consumer magazine unit after just a...   4:29 AM

  • Tod's CEO doubles his stake in Saks

    Tod's CEO doubles his stake in Saks

    An Italian luxury tycoon has extended his shopping spree at Saks, doubling down on the retailer's shares over the past month. Diego Della Valle, CEO of Tod's, the Italian maker of pricey shoes and handbags, has raised his stake in Saks to 15...   4:29 AM

  • Ben's bid for a bigger Fed

    Ben's bid for a bigger Fed

    Ben Bernanke has a pitch for lawmakers: Supersize me. Already in a position to wrangle more clout than any other financial watchdog as Congress attempts a sweeping overhaul of the regulatory system, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said he...   4:29 AM

  • Madoff computer programmers nailed

    A grand jury handed up indictments against two former computer programmers of Ponzi King Bernie Madoff, suggesting that efforts to reach a plea deal...   4:29 AM

  • Dow peaks as inflation fears ease

    Wall Street continued its annual spring rally yesterday, with new confidence that inflation will remain tamed for a while longer. The Dow Jones...   4:29 AM

  • Google, partners talk TV

    Google is working to bring Web software to televisions through a partnership with Intel, Sony and Logitech International, according to two people who...   1:40 AM

  • Banks face Milan fraud charges

    MILAN, Italy -- Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan Chase, UBS and Hypo Real Estate Holding's Depfa Bank unit have been charged with fraud linked to the sale of...   2:05 AM

  • Business briefs

    Bidders Mesa Global, an invest ment banking firm co- founded by former CAA exec Mark Patricof, has emerged as a potential bidder for Walt Disney's...   1:27 AM

  • Judge OKs settlement in $7.7B JP Morgan claim against Lehman

    A judge Wednesday approved a deal tentatively resolving a $7.68 billion claim J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. has against Lehman Brothers Holdings stemming...  

  • Lady Gaga's instant karma with Polaroid developing

    Lady Gaga's instant karma with Polaroid developing

    There's a reason Polaroid figures nearly as prominently as Lady Gaga does in the pop singer's latest music video "Telephone": it's in her financial interest to make sure the once iconic brand gets as much camera time as she does. While Gaga and...  

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