This book released Nov. 23, 2009 contains insights, lessons and surprising personal details from some of the pioneers of the private equity and venture capital worlds.

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BY KATIE ROGERS – MEDILL NEWS SERVICE

When we asked you to grade President Obama’s fiscal strategy so far, an overwhelming number — nearly two-thirds — voted for a grade of “F.” A sample of 39 people isn’t a lot to draw conclusive answers from, but with [...]

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BY KATIE ROGERS– MEDILL NEWS SERVICE

By attracting weary, worried customers with dirt-cheap food options, there’s no doubt that McDonald’s Corp. became a corporate anomaly amid the severe recession.

But after such a rapid period of growth in the first quarter, some analysts think the fast food giant might not have anywhere [...]

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BY JORDAN MELNICK — MEDILL NEWS SERVICE

The flow of immigrants from Mexico into the United States has “declined sharply” in the last few years, according to a report released Wednesday by the Pew Hispanic Center. The trend has big implications for Chicago, of course, with its large Mexican population.

The number [...]

Major cities in Africa– such as Dakar, Senegal (pictured above) and Nairobi, Kenya — are becoming bigger hubs for businesses. (Kate Shellnutt/MEDILL)

BY KATE SHELLNUTT- MEDILL NEWS SERVICE

Africa was called “the dark continent” by 19th century explorers unfamiliar with the vast region, nearly three times the size their European homeland. [...]

(China has to strengthen its social safety net so that people will become more willing to spend, not save./Xinmin Weekly)

BY MING ZHUANG – MEDILL NEWS SERVICE

With its contribution to global economic output pegged at over 10 percent in 2008, no one could deny that China is a key part [...]

BY HANNAH KOKJOHN – MEDILL NEWS SERVICE

On Thursday, the Central Bank of Iceland released the country’s most recent economic indicators. Most of the indicators are still bleak, but some show small signs of optimism.

These economic indicators show the carnage of how the hottest market in the world became one of the biggest [...]

Earlier this week, India unveiled its recent election results which were overwhelmingly in favor of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Singh (center) has worked to allow the country’s leading entrepreneurs to build businesses with little interference from government, with the end goal of creating a free market. (http://newkerala.com)

BY KIRAN SOOD –

Companies that deploy 60 percent or more of their R&D outside their home countries tend to outperform their less-global peers, according to a new report by Booz and Co. (bizresearch.com)

BY KIRAN SOOD – MEDILL NEWS SERVICE

In today’s ever increasing global world, on any given day you [...]

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 By Bridget Macdonald - MEDILL NEWS SERVICE

The Union of Concerned Scientists published a report Wednesday questioning the link between agricultural biotechnology and crop yields in the United States. In addition to ruffling a few feathers, the report demonstrated that even in the data-driven world of science, semantics matter.

Pick the [...]