Nov 11 2010

At HCA, Debt Markets Yield Big Payday

The New York Times So long as investors are throwing money into the bond markets, private equity firms are taking advantage by cashing out of their investments in a hurry. The latest buyout firms to take advantage of the red-hot debt markets are the owners of HCA, the hospital giant that on Tuesday announced plans [...]


Aug 17 2010

Shirley Sherrod Reflects, Vows Not to ‘Yield’ in NAACP Letter

A month after losing her federal job over a selectively edited video that showed her making racial remarks that were misinterpreted, Shirley Sherrod says she’ll continue to work with the NAACP even though the group initially condemned her. In a letter posted Tuesday on the website of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored [...]