Zach Braff taught crowdfunding to Woody Allen - and he liked it May 24th, 2013 - 01:40h (CET +01.00) By Greg Gilman LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Reaction to Zach Braff's use of Kickstarter to fund his next indie film has been mixed, to say the least. But according to the "Scrubs" star, Woody Allen is "riveted" by it. During a... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : zach, braff, taught, crowdfunding, woody, allen, liked, Top Keywords

More top hedge funds dropped Apple shares in first quarter May 15th, 2013 - 22:20h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - One-time hedge fund darling Apple Inc was dropped by more well-known fund managers in the first quarter, including John Griffin and Chase Coleman. Shares of Apple were down $19.50, or 4.4 percent, at $424.36 in trading on the Nasdaq on We... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : hedge, funds, dropped, apple, shares, first, quarter, Top Keywords

Nations pledge funds to rebuild Mali May 15th, 2013 - 17:50h (CET +01.00) BRUSSELS (AP) - A plan to turn Mali into a stable democracy and prevent it from becoming a terrorist haven got a boost Wednesday as European nations lined up to pledge hundreds of millions of euros in aid for the conflict-ridden West African nation. ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : nations, pledge, funds, rebuild, mali, first, quarter, Top Keywords

U.S. hedge fund calls for Sony Entertainment spin-off May 14th, 2013 - 14:10h (CET +01.00) By Chikafumi Hodo and Nathan Layne TOKYO (Reuters) - Billionaire hedge fund investor Daniel Loeb on Tuesday called on Sony Corp to spin off its lucrative entertainment arm, setting the stage for a clash between his activist Wall Street fund and manag... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : hedge, fund, calls, sony, entertainment, spinoff, quarter, Top Keywords

Goldman cuts investment fund pledges in half since Dodd-Frank-filings May 9th, 2013 - 19:40h (CET +01.00) By Lauren Tara LaCapra NEW YORK (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc has slashed its capital pledges to investment funds by nearly half since the Volcker rule was signed into law in 2010, as it prepares its principal investment business for restrictio... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : goldman, cuts, investment, fund, pledges, half, since, doddfrankfilings, Top Keywords

Somalia asks for more funds at London conference May 7th, 2013 - 16:00h (CET +01.00) LONDON (AP) - Somalia's president urged donors at an international conference Tuesday to provide "considerable investment and support" for his beleaguered government, arguing that the fate of his country and the region hangs in the bal... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : somalia, asks, funds, london, conference, half, since, doddfrankfilings, Top Keywords

Karzai: US gives funds to national security team Apr 29th, 2013 - 21:30h (CET +01.00) KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Monday that his national security team has been receiving payments from the U.S. government for the past 10 years. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : karzai, gives, funds, national, security, team, since, doddfrankfilings, Top Keywords

U.S.-based stock funds have $7.3 billion outflow - Lipper Apr 26th, 2013 - 02:30h (CET +01.00) By Sam Forgione NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors pulled $7.3 billion out of U.S.-based stock funds in the latest week, the most since July of last year even as U.S. stock markets recovered from a sharp selloff, data from Thomson Reuters' Lipper Se... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : usbased, stock, funds, have, billion, outflow, lipper, doddfrankfilings, Top Keywords

No Reluctance to release 'Fundamentalist' film Apr 24th, 2013 - 22:30h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (AP) - Instead of being concerned about the release of "The Reluctant Fundamentalist" so soon after last week's Boston Marathon bombings, the cast says the film presents an opportunity for understanding. (Source: Associated Pr... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : reluctance, release, 'fundamentalist', film, billion, outflow, lipper, doddfrankfilings, Top Keywords

Czechs to send funds to blast-hit Texas town Apr 24th, 2013 - 20:30h (CET +01.00) PRAGUE (AP) - The Czech Republic plans to donate 4 million koruna (some $200,000) to help the Texas town of West recover from a devastating fertilizer plant explosion. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : czechs, send, funds, blasthit, texas, town, lipper, doddfrankfilings, Top Keywords