Money & Markets – Week of 09.29.13

Twitter Files for IPO, Shows $317M in Revenue
Wired | 03 October 2013
Twitter has filed to go public, saying it will sell shares under the name TWTR…

Russia Sinks $1.5 Billion Into U.S. Tech Firms
Russia Beyond the Headlines | 27 September 2013
Russia aims to boost technology-led economic growth at home by pouring money…

The Quiet “Reshoring” of Jobs
Giza Death Star | 03 October 2013
A regular reader here, Ms. M.W., shared this with me…

San Francisco’s Mayor Lee = Your Way Into $142B of Potential Revenue
Upstart Business Journals | 02 October 2013
Ever dreamt of using your product to transform the way government functions?

Monsanto Buys Climate Corp For $930 Million
Forbes | 02 October 2013
Who knew betting on the weather could make a billion dollars?

Inspecting the Banks, Then and Now – the Wall Street Bailout Five Years Later
The Guardian | 02 October 2013
The current and original special inspectors to fight financial corruption give their take on the taxpayer bailout of Wall Street…

Student-Loan Defaults Rise in U.S. as Borrowers Struggle
Bloomberg Businessweek | 30 September 2013
About one in seven borrowers defaulted on their federal student loans…

U.S., Panama in Talks on Tax Evasion Pact -Treasury
Reuters | 27 September 2013
The United States and Panama are in talks on a tax evasion agreement…

Here, an Heiress Says, Her Millions Dwindled
The Boston Globe | 27 September 2013
Open up case number 12-4630 in Suffolk Superior Court and the cast of characters streams out like an Agatha Christie mystery…

REFILE-Two Years After Bankruptcy, California City Again Mired in Pension Debt
Reuters | 01 October 2013
Less than two years after exiting bankruptcy, the city of Vallejo, California, is again facing a budget crisis…

Moody’s: Eminent Domain Plan is Credit Negative for Richmond, Calif.
Municipal Finance Today | 23 September 2013
Richmond, Calif.’s eminent domain program is a credit negative for the city…