Morning Agenda: Opaque ‘Unicorn’ Stakes in Mutual Funds
Date: 12 May 2015
By DEALBOOK
Dealbook
Opaque ‘Unicorn’ Stakes in Mutual Funds | Ahold and Delhaize in Early Takeover Talks | Nomura and R.B.S. Misled Investors, Judge Says | Picking a Battleground in S.E.C. Cases
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Morning Agenda: Speedy Start-Up Financing
Date: 11 May 2015
By DEALBOOK
Dealbook
Speedy Start-Up Financing | Central Bank and I.M.F. Loom Over Greece Talks | DTZ to Buy Cushman & Wakefield for $2 Billion | China Cuts Benchmark Rate
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What We’re Reading
Date: 12 May 2015
By THE NEW YORK TIMES
Get recommendations from New York Times reporters and editors, highlighting interesting stories from around the web. In this installment, great reads from Matthew Rosenberg, Noam Scheiber and others.
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King’s Absence at Meeting Signals a Saudi-U.S. Marriage Adrift
Date: 12 May 2015
By PETER BAKER and MICHAEL D. SHEAR
Peter BAKER
News Analysis; decision by Saudi Arabia's King Salman to not attend summit meeting called by Pres Obama signals shift in relations between once close allies and underscores nations' increasingly differing goals in Middle East; tensions over Iran nuclear deal, rise of Islamic State, fallout from Arab Spring and United States' lessening dependence on Saudi oil have contributed to fracturing of relationship.
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Carly Fiorina Taunts Hillary Clinton on Transparency
Date: 11 May 2015
By ALAN RAPPEPORT
Alan RAPPEPORT
Carly Fiorina is hoping that her accessibility will allow her to gain ground on her Republican rivals and offer a clear contrast with Hillary Rodham Clinton.
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Egypt: Journalist Sues Al Jazeera
Date: 12 May 2015
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Journalist Mohamed Fahmy, naturalized Canadian who gave up Egyptian citizenship and is now facing terrorism charges in Egypt, files suit in Canada claiming that he and others were endangered by skewed priorities of his employer Al Jazeera.
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Ex-C.I.A. Officer Sentenced in Leak Case Tied to Times Reporter
Date: 12 May 2015
By MATT APUZZO
Matt APUZZO
Former Central Intelligence Agency officer Jeffrey A Sterling is sentenced to three and a half years in prison for revealing secret operation to disrupt Iran's nuclear program to New York Times journalist James Risen.
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Some Schools Embrace Demands for Education Data
Date: 12 May 2015
By MOTOKO RICH
Motoko RICH
Menomonee Falls School District in Wisconsin is one of many districts across United States that have fully embraced metrics in effort to improve school operations; custodians monitor dirt in bathroom, while cafeteria supervisor tracks lunchroom food preferences among parents and students; even kindergarten students keep charts to show their successes.
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