What a global online marketplace operator needs more is reputation management APIs and bitcoin payment modules for a broad range of e-commerce shopping cart platforms.

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Ameriprise, which was spun out of American Express in 2005 is a wealth management and mutual fund operator, but it has a significant home and life insurance business as well as an annuities business.

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In addition to property, the conglomerate includes ports management, ground services for private jets, waste management and a 26% stake in mobile operator SmarTone.

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Because he knows these sectors, he can move quickly and charge a bundle, as in the case of nursing home operator Senior Health Management, which had 30 days to purchase 40 nursing homes that Kindred Healthcare needed to unload fast.

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Because he knows these sectors, he can move quickly and charge a bundle, as in the case of nursing home operator Senior Health Management, which had 30 days to purchase 40 nursing homes that Kindred Healthcare (nasdaq: KIND - news - people ) needed to unload fast.

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"Today, you have to be a great operator to grow a network of stores, focusing on unique products or services, category management and customer loyalty, " said Headland Capital's Mr. Shen.

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The vessel's operator, the Dubai-based Pioneer Ship Management Services, reported that a cargo of petrol was loaded in Nigeria and was being moved to the US and Europe.

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