A strong IPO market is good news for private equity, and the new issues market will remain strong into next year, the president and chief operating officer of Blackstone Group (BX) believes.“We

In April 2006, Stephen Colbert was invited to speak at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner in Washington, DC before former President Bush and elite members of his cabinet. The outgoing

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Insider trading is back, big time. On Friday, federal prosecutors and the SEC charged Raj Rajaratnam, the founder of New York hedge fund the Galleon Group, with insider trading in the stocks of sever

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Gourmands, harried fiancées, and dentist office waiting rooms were struck a blow on Monday when publishing giant Condé Nast announced the closure of four of its popular magazines after

Comcast (CMCSA) is reportedly in talks with General Electric (GE) to acquire a stake in NBC Universal. Comcast denies that it’s reached an agreement to acquire the owner of the NBC network, but