investment

Its current designation - we won't call it a name - lacks imagination, to say the least.  But Google.org, the Soros Economic Development Fund, and Omidyar Network have created an entity that should be of great help to small- to medium-sized Indian businesses.

Chris Liddell, who serves as Microsoft’s chief financial officer, has defended the idea of spending $240 million on a 1.6 percent stake in Facebook.  His comments aren’t likely to reverse critics’ stances, however.

When it comes to financial matters, I like to play it safe.  Bubble Boy-safe.  So the concept of a wiki for investors makes me a little nervous.  But Wikinvest apparently inspired enough confidence in some onlookers to win $2.5 million in funding.

In-text ad company Kontera received another infusion of venture capital from its backers to build upon an earlier investment in the company's ContentLink product.

Many of the wealthiest people in the world owe their fortunes to different types of residual income - from stocks and bonds to investment trusts, real estate, commodities and more.

Getting a good investment portfolio is something that everyone needs who does any kind of investing.

Like so many others, I'm working hard to make my financial future as bright as possible. I save when ever possible, and invest smart when I have the money to do so.

An obscure little fun fact about Google has been making the rounds; last month, Google filed paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission requesting that it not be treated like a mutual fund.