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- U.S. small businesses boosted borrowing in March, signaling a renewal of confidence in growth
prospects after an unusually harsh winter crimped investment.
30 Apr 2014
- Private equity firm KKR & Co LP plans to allow investors to sell parts of their stake in buyout funds
through a new private market run by Nasdaq OMX Group Inc , the Wall Street Journal reported on
Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.
24 Apr 2014
- Tired of the same restaurants and clubs? Not sure if friends would want to venture to a new cafe or
bar? New apps show where people want to go, rather than where they have been.
- Square Inc has been in talks with several rivals for a possible sale as the mobile payments startup
looks to stem widening losses and dwindling cash, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people
familiar with the matter.
MADRID - Across Spain, the message is hard to miss in office windows showcasing offers: banks
2. want to lend to small companies again.
- The troubles at BlackBerry Ltd, which fired more than half its staff and lost more than 90 percent
of its market value as consumers shunned its smart phones, might have spelled disaster for the
company's hometown of Waterloo, Ontario. Instead, there are hot sports cars in the streets and new
companies filling the refurbished office buildings. |Â Video
SAN FRANCISCO - Airbnb, the start-up accommodation service that investors value at billions of
dollars, called on the state of New York to change a law it says is preventing it from collecting $21
million in taxes each year from its hosts.
14 Apr 2014
WASHINGTON - U.S. small businesses borrowing hit a five month low in February, in the latest
indication of slower economic growth in the first quarter after an unusually harsh winter.
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01 Apr 2014
LONDON - Lloyds Bank said it will grow its lending to small-and-medium enterprises (SMEs) by a
further 1 billion pounds this year, seeing stronger growth prospects for smaller businesses as
Britain's economic recovery takes hold.
16 Mar 2014
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