It may be that broad trends, such as the triumph of notions of progress, the decline of the Ottoman empire, the advance of mechanisation and the emergence of international capital markets, made the construction of the canal inevitable.

ECONOMIST: The Suez Canal

In this Bloomberg story last year, backer Brian Jacobs of Emergence Capital Partners said Donuts and Demand are separate companies.

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The letter (an example of which is attached, as is the list of recipients) was prompted by the recent emergence in Western capital markets of Shariah-Compliant Finance (also marketed as "Islamic finance") and by a lawsuit now before the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: The perils of Shariah-compliant finance

Over the summer, venture capital firm Emergence Capital looked at the post-IPO performance of business-to-business technology stocks versus those of business-to-consumer companies.

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