JPMorgan’s Highbridge Capital Takes Stake in Brazil Hedge Fund

Highbridge Capital Management, which is owned by J.P. Morgan Asset Management (JPM), said it will buy a majority interest in Brazilian hedge fund Gavea Investimentos.

Gavea has $6 billion under management and was founded by Arminio Fraga, former president of Brazil’s central bank, Highbridge said in a statement. Fraga is currently the fund’s chief investment officer.

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Sprint-Nextel Loss Grows to 30 Cents Per Share

Sprint-Nextel Corp (S) reported a loss of 30 cents per share for the third quarter, compared with a loss of 17 cents per share in 2009.

Revenues rose 1% to $8.2 billion, the company said in a statement.

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The increased loss was partly due to the company subsidizing customer upgrades to phones capable of working on its new network.

Sprint had “elevated subsidy levels as part of the…

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Procter & Gamble Earnings Beat Estimates

Procter & Gamble, seller of Tide laundry detergent, Gillette shaving products and Pringles chips, reported earnings declined 7% to $3.08 billion in the fiscal first quarter. Earnings from continuing operations, however, rose 2%…

IBM Developing Transistor to Reduce ‘Vampire Energy’

International Business Machines (IBM) is searching for a method that will cut devices’ power consumption by 90% and reduce so-called vampire energy – power used by machines when they are turned off.

IBM’s Zurich lab is developing a transistor to regu…

Volkswagen on Track to Overtake Toyota, CEO Says

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Volkswagen (VLKAY) CEO Martin Winterkorn said the company is on track to overtake Toyota Motor (TM) as the world’s largest automaker.

The German company beat Toyota’s full-year profit goal in the first nine months.

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“The Volkswagen group continues to have its sights firmly set on capturing pole position in the automotive industry,” Winterkorn said in an e-mailed statement, according…

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