Silicon Valley Venture Capitalists Are Feeling Glum (at New York Times)
Confidence among venture capitalists in Silicon Valley weakened in the second quarter, according to a new industry report, as concerns over financing, the economy and new regulations added to an already tough working environment. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Brookfield buys Prime for $1.4B
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP has announced plans to takeover Prime Infrastructure in a deal that values the Australian company at $1.4 billion US. cbc.ca |
U.S. trade deficit rises in Q2
Americans' stronger appetites for imported goods, especially cars and computers, lifted the broadest measure of the U.S. trade deficit in the second quarter to its highest point since late 2008. cbc.ca |
Quebec Wal-Mart workers get rare union deal
Workers at a Wal-Mart store in Gatineau, Que., have won a new collective agreement, only the second at any Wal-Mart store in North America - but not everyone is celebrating. cbc.ca |
Putting your money where your heart is
Years ago I interviewed a money manager who was a Mormon. One of his biggest (and ultimately shrewdest) bets was a tobacco company. money.cnn.com |