Canada to create visa to attract start-up entrepreneurs
Venture capital funds would identify people for start-ups. * Canada wants to lure high-tech and other entrepreneurs. * Sweeping changes being made to immigration system.in.reuters.com
Amazon: Barclays Ups Estimates, Target to $245 on New Kindles
By Tiernan Ray. Barclays Capital's Anthony DiClemente this afternoon raised his revenue and profit estimates for Amazon.com (AMZN) in the wake of the company's announcement last week it upgraded its Kindle line of e-book readers and Kindle Fire tablet ...blogs.barrons.com
UPS Empowers Package Recipients
Called UPS My Choice, it lets customers set up a two-hour window in which they want to receive a package. It also lets them provide unique instructions for each package they're getting--leave it by the side door, hold it at a UPS store--and change ...www.informationweek.com
FedEx, UPS Get a Toehold In China's Express Delivery
FedEx and UPS declined to comment on the potential size of China's domestic delivery market, although FedEx has forecast that the market would grow to $26.3 billion overall in 2020 from $5.1 billion in 2010.online.wsj.com
The Daily Start-Up: Russian Fund Ups US Commitment
RVC-USA, the fund-of-funds backed by the Russian government, has expanded its capital commitment in the U.S. and could now commit up to $400 million from its $1 billion fund, VentureWire has learned. In January, VentureWire reported the planned ...blogs.wsj.com
Grey Poupon Ups the Ante on Assuming an Elite Image
In the 1980s, a sign of sophistication was to use Grey Poupon mustard, just like the rich guys in their Rolls-Royces in the brand's memorable commercial of that era.www.nytimes.com
Lavazza ups stake in Green Mountain to 6.8%
Green Mountain shares rose 5.4% to $32 in recent trading, after closing Monday up 9% on heavy volume. The confidence from Lavazza and its purchase of nearly 3 million shares since Aug. 30 is likely pushing up Green Mountain's stock price lately.www.marketwatch.com
Apple iPad Mini Mock Ups Emerge
The story, as picked up here, initially reported the mockups as actual (well, alleged) photographs of the iPad Mini but later clarified that the images, instead, were likenesses.www.thevarguy.com
Prescription speed-ups leading to errors
But a rushed pharmacist may never have a chance to do much more than quickly find the drug on the pharmacy shelf, count out the number of doses to fill your prescription, print out a label and place it on the bottle, and put the bottle in a bag for ...www.philly.com
DSCC ups time buy to 320k in Connecticut
Two sources tracking the Senate air war spending say the DSCC's independent expenditure has reserved $320,000 total for a week-long flight in Connecticut starting tomorrow and running through Sept.www.politico.com
Student-Loan Online Start-Up Gets Financing
Social Finance Inc., a one-year-old Internet start-up that offers inexpensive student loans through a mechanism known as "group-to-group" lending, has raised $77.2 million to expand its service to universities nationwide.online.wsj.com
TEXT-Fitch ups Tabor Hills (IL) revs to 'BBB'; outlook stable
(The following statement was released by the rating agency). Sept 11 - Fitch Ratings has upgraded the rating on approximately $20.9 million of Illinois Finance Authority's revenue bonds, series 2006, issued on behalf of Tabor Hills to 'BBB' from 'BBB-'.in.reuters.com
Guess Where the Latest Travel Start-Up Is From?
Yamsafer is the latest entrant in the ever-changing and exciting travel space, offering price-competitive hotel booking bundled with tickets for popular local events.allthingsd.com
UPS sued in alleged harassment of Muslim
A federal civil rights agency accused UPS on Tuesday of allowing employees in South San Francisco to harass a Muslim co-worker for eight years, calling him a terrorist and "Dr.www.sfgate.com
TEXT-Fitch ups Northern Powergrid Holdings Company to 'BBB+'; outlook stable
Sept 11 - Fitch Ratings has upgraded Northern Powergrid Holdings Company's (Northern Powergrid) Long-term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to 'BBB+' from 'BBB', senior unsecured rating to 'A-' from 'BBB+' and Short-term IDR to 'F2' from 'F3'.in.reuters.com
IRS Ups Tax Fraud Fight With $104M Record Payment To Whistleblower
Bradley Birkenfeld served two-and-a-half years in prison for for his involvement in systemic tax avoidance at the Swiss banking giant, but the IRS also turned him into a weapon in its fight against overseas tax dodgers.www.ibtimes.com
Week #3 College Football Ups and Downs – Underrated/Overrated
While the college football landscape is still in its infancy and extremely unpredictable, a few teams are starting to show that they may have what it takes to be in the discussion for conference and national supremacy.victorybellrings.com
'Bunheads' ups the diversity in new episodes with two new characters
'Bunheads' ups the diversity in new episodes with two new characters. By Jean Bentley. September 11, 2012 8:57 PM ET.blog.zap2it.com
Franklin keeping Arizona State 'up all night'
"We were up here all night trying to figure that out," Graham said. Franklin is the first name Graham mentioned during his weekly press conference Monday.www.columbiatribune.com
Boston.com launches the Hive, a new innovation section
Called The Hive, the site covers start-ups, the venture community, and pioneers in sectors ranging from medicine to technology, through local reporting, video series, and a curated feed of news and ideas on innovation and entrepreneurship from around ...www.boston.com
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