Gartmore is looking to benefit from the fallout of the “Volcker rule” by hiring proprietary traders to help propel its hedge fund business, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Gartmore May Gain Business After Volcker Rule – DealBook Blog …
Gartmore is looking to benefit from the fallout of the “Volcker rule” by hiring proprietary traders to help propel its hedge fund business, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Republicans Block Bill to Aid Small Business – DealBook Blog …
Senate Republicans on Thursday rejected a bill to aid small businesses with expanded loan programs and tax breaks, in a procedural blockade that underscored how fiercely determined the party’s leaders are to deny Democrats any further …
Parties Fight to Champion Small Business – DealBook Blog – NYTimes.com
At the core of some of the major policy fights in Washington these days is a ferocious competition between Republicans and Democrats over which party is the champion of America’s small businesses – a mantle that each side views.
Goldman Plans to Stay in Private Equity Business – DealBook Blog …
David A. Viniar, the chief financial officer of Goldman Sachs, said the firm had no plans to spin off its private equity business following passage of new financial regulations that would restrict the bank holding company in allocating …
Altman: Obama's Business Plan – DealBook Blog – NYTimes.com
This poisonous dynamic between Washington and business must be fixed — and while both sides should make adjustments, the business community especially needs to make efforts to mend this relationship, Roger C. Altman writes The New York …
Ambiq Micro Wins Another Business Competition – DealBook Blog …
Last week at the 2010 DFJ-Cisco Global Business Plan Competition, Ambiq Micro, a microchip technology start-up, won a $250000 investment from Draper Fisher Jurvetson, the venture capital firm, and Cisco.
Nokia to Exit Wireless Modem Business – DealBook Blog – NYTimes.com
Nokia said Tuesday it would sell its wireless modem business, which has been hurt by Chinese competition, to Renesas Electronics of Japan for $200 million, The New York Times’s Kevin J. O’Brien reports.
Senate Takes Up Small-Business Jobs Bill – DealBook Blog – NYTimes.com
Senate Democratic leaders introduced their long-awaited small-business jobs bill on Tuesday – and in an indication of how urgently legislators viewed the matter, the Senate voted to begin debating the measure even before its details …
Tax Bill Would Benefit and Burden Small Business – DealBook Blog …
The Senate this week takes up a tax extenders bill with provisions that are sure to please small businesses. But at least some small businesses may suffer at the loophole-closing provisions.