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  • Madoff helps catch New Zealand’s biggest fraudster

    Ponzi King Bernard Madoff may be in jail, but his worldwide notoriety is helping catch thieves...  

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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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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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YouTube founders e-mails focus on money, not copyright

YouTube founders e-mails focus on money, not copyright

The three guys who founded online video giant YouTube had more than an inkling they might be breaking copyright laws by posting clips of popular TV shows on their Web site -- but did it anyway in their quest to grow and eventually cash out...  Read Full Story

Markets

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Latest Business News

  • 'Tube dudes got big payday

    If YouTube co-founder Chad Hurley is found liable for violating copyright laws by posting Viacom-owned content, it might be because he had 334 million...   9:16 AM

  • Kirk's ally York, dead

    Jerome York, the West Point-trained engineer who helped billionaire Kirk Kerkorian build major stakes at Detroit's three automakers, died suddenly...   10:47 AM

  • Filene's CEO is tossed in Syms vendor bender

    Syms is cleaning out Filene's Basement -- but some apparel suppliers are still complaining about the mess. Off-price clothing retailer Syms, which...   10:47 AM

  • Alan's gloomy vision

    Alan's gloomy vision

    Former Federal Reserve Chief Alan Greenspan has some wisdom to offer lawmakers attempting a sweeping financial regulation overhaul: Good luck with that. In a report that he's expected to present today at the Brookings Institution, a Washington...   10:47 AM

  • Big banks swat 'Fly'

    Theflyonthewall.com got smacked. A federal judge ruled yesterday that the financial Web site was infringing on the copyrights of several banks,...   10:36 AM

  • Powers split on Greece debt

    Europe's wounded pride flared up again as leaders in the eurozone remained split on whether to bail out Greece's debt crisis themselves or let the...   10:47 AM

  • B&N taps Web head as its CEO

    Barnes & Noble named the president of its Web site as its new CEO -- a surprise move that signals a new focus on digital media for the book retailer....   10:47 AM

  • Google may shut China biz in April

    Google may pull out of China on April 10, China Business News reported today, citing an unidentified Chinese sales agent for the company. The...   10:47 AM

  • Nexus fight brews

    HTC, the Taiwan-based maker of Google's Nexus One cellphone, says it plans to mount an aggressive defense against a patent-infringement suit brought by...   10:47 AM

  • TW mull$ MGM bid

    Time Warner is considering a bid of $1.2 billion to $1.5 billion for the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film studio, according to two people with knowledge of the...   10:47 AM

  • Apple seeks iPad content

    Apple is still working to secure content for the iPad with just weeks ahead of the the tablet computer's April 3 release, said people familiar with the...   10:47 AM

  • Business briefs

    Palm plunge Palm reported its 11th straight quarterly loss yesterday, as the com pany's smartphones failed to match the pop ularity of rival models...   12:25 AM

  • 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 earnings now...  

  • 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...  

  • 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...  

  • 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...  

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Today in Pictures
  • Jesse James' 'other woman'
    Jesse James' 'other woman'
  • Sandra Bullock & Jesse James during happier times
    Sandra Bullock & Jesse James during happier times
  • Villanova tops Robert Morris 73-70 in OT
    Villanova tops Robert Morris 73-70 in OT
  • Alicia Keys at Madison Square Garden
    Alicia Keys at Madison Square Garden
  • Day In Photos: March 18, 2010
    Day In Photos: March 18, 2010

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