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Bono: the worst investor in America

U2 frontman Bono is part of the investment team behind Elevation Partners: “the worst run institutional fund of any size in the United States” according to 24/7 Wall St, which details how the fund has lost hundreds of millions of his hard earned.

Yelp! Who says no to Google and half a billion dollars?

Yelp, a US web site that reviews local restaurants and shops, has walked away from late negotiations for a Google deal worth half a billion dollars. Has someone else — Apple? Microsoft? — offered them a better strategic deal?

Message to NSW councils: Close down illegal brothels or go to ICAC

New Brothel laws designed to close down the grubby illegal brothel industry in NSW came into force on 1 October 2007. To coincide with the introduction of the new laws I registered a new business name called “Brothel Busters” which contracts to councils and the legal brothel industry, writes Chris Seage