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Russian gunmaker shot down by creditor

This wouldn't have happened during the Cold War: Izhmash, the Russian creator and manufacturer of the AK-47 assault rifle, was placed into bankruptcy protection.


Magna drives into Russian feud

Canada's Magna International may have just driven into a spat between two Russian oligarchs.


Russia gets debt markets edgy

Russian firms may have asked Moscow to help them postpone payment on $400 billion in loans with European and other foreign banks.


Sorry comrade, no more bailouts from Mother Russia

In a sad day for Russian oligarchs, Moscow signals that it may stop bailing out individual companies.


Russian love of American steel may wane

Just as the American steel industry thought it found a new lover in the form of Russian investors, events in the global economy may threaten that affair. Overall, Russian investors have acquired almost 10% of U.S. steelmaking capacity over the last few years. But could that Russian appetite for American steel companies spoil with the recent drop in the price of oil? ...


Tyson Foods wants to fatten up

Tyson Foods Inc. decided it's going to take advantage of low market valuations and make some acquisitions. The company said it's going to use $1.5 billion in cash to acquire poultry farms and processing plants in Brazil, China, India and the U.S. ...


BP learns a hard Russian lesson

It seems BP plc is learning the hard way an eventuality Rupert Murdoch warned about last month. ...


Investors eye BP's Russian retreat

Investors jittery about their holdings in a rich and increasingly aggressive Russia had two pieces of news to digest on Thursday. ...


Indians interested in GM's Hummer

With Land Rover already in its garage, could Tata Motors Ltd. have room for the Hummer too? If Indian press reports have it right, the answer is yes. ...


TPG invests $800M in SIA

It's been a busy week for TPG. Hot on the heels of speculation that it will invest $5 billion in Washington Mutual Inc., the Financial Times is reporting that the buyout firm is making Russia's largest ever middle-market deal. ...


Granite Global’s China success helps Silicon Valley dealflow

Success in China is affecting the Silicon Valley venture capital hierarchy. Silicon Valley’s current obsession with China is not just affecting the top-tier firms' investment approach to companies in Asia, but how they put together their investment syndicates stateside. The top-tier firms are bringing newer rivals into some of their most promising deals in Silicon Valley in the hopes that those upstart firms can introduce the startups to corporate customers or cheap but trusted manufacturers in China. Granite Global Ventures is benefiting from this trend. Scott Bonham, managing director of the Sand Hill Road firm, explained over lunch at the...



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