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Glamorous Celebrity Deaths and Minimal Taxes in 2010 :: Women on.

Women on Business

As we read year-end and best-of 2010 articles and watch the tribute shows, take a moment to try to add up the cumulative wealth of those being remembered. In the years leading up to 2010, estate planners believed that an estate tax-free 2010 would never happen, but Congress never got its act together long enough to change the law.

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Arab Entrepreneurs Spread the "Power of Yalla"

Harvard Business Review

In 2003, after two years in Texas, Moe Ghashim moved back to his hometown of Aleppo, Syria. Moe''s success against all odds — in extreme conditions where cash, human resources, and clients are hard to find, and political stability is often non-existent — that''s what I call the "Power of Yalla.".

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An Insider’s Account of the Yahoo-Alibaba Deal

Harvard Business Review

In November 2003, after due diligence, we announced our agreement to purchase 3721 for $120 million. Only legal, finance, and human resources still reported back to headquarters. A 2010 Harvard Business School case by Julie M. search engine company Inktomi in 2002. Those issues slowed us down on the product side as well.