Baidu, the Chinese-based Internet search engine, is on the sidelines of Google's dispute with Beijing, enjoying a rapid rise in its stock. Analyst Aaron Kessler of Kaufman Bros. assesses the company's prospects. Interview with MarketWatch's Rex Crum.
David M. Rubenstein, managing director of The Carlyle Group, talks with Deputy Editor Alan Murray about how pension funds are increasing their stake in private equity, as part of the latest ViewPoints breakfast series.
With just weeks before Apple releases the iPad, the tech giant is racing to secure content for the tablet. Plus, Toyota calls on ABC to retract and apologize for what it says was a fabricated news report by the network; and the price tag for an overhauled health plan is in at $940 billion over a decade, paving the way for a climactic vote as soon as Sunday.
Deal-making activity is picking up in the retail sector. Private equity firms flush with cash are hungry for growth and strategic buyers with newly repaired balance sheets are looking to diversify, says Michael O'Hara, CEO of Consensus Advisors.
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On October 9 2009. The week ahead: Silvio Berlusconi's legal trouble, a deal between Turkey and Armenia, The EU's progress report on enlargement and elections in Botswana. This video is from The Economist. The Week Ahead - On October 9The Economist |
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