capital

Capital, in its purest definition as the root word of the economical and political system of capitalism, refers to the human produced goods that are useful in, or even enhance, the performance of specific tasks, most often related to economics. This is where the cliched catch phrase of something being a "capital idea" most likely comes from. Or, that a person, a country, or an authoritarian system is "only as good as its capital."

What capital is not, contrary to the most commonly held misconceptions, is currency or money — at least not in pure capitalist philosophy. A person or corporation's personal capital however, can and often does lead to making money. You can take that to the Bank.

By contrast, Marxist and socialist governments often view capital as money used to buy, sell, and turn a profit. Capital is also often used to define a geographical seat of power, such as state capitals or our nations capital.

You'll find bloggers flexing their own capital at sites like Naked Capitalism and Conscious Capitalism.

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• Venture Debt as Growth Capital? You Bet.

  
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  Joe Spinelli It’s easy to understand why most discussions about the state of venture capital investing paint a pessimistic view. Access to institutional equity dollars is increasingly limited for new entrepreneurs and early stage companies, and an anemic fundraising environment for VC firms is contributing to the ...
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• Nikola Tesla Goes To Silicon Valley In Search Of Venture Capital

  
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  There are many Tesla fans among disinfonauts, not to mention a contingent of technology types, all of whom I am sure will cringe at this vision of the genius inventor going to Sand Hill Road looking for money: … Read the rest The post Nikola Tesla Goes To Silicon Valley In Search Of Venture Capital appeared ...
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• Nikola Tesla Goes To Silicon Valley In Search Of Venture Capital

  
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  There are many Tesla fans among disinfonauts, not to mention a contingent of technology types, all of whom I am sure will cringe at this vision of the genius inventor going to Sand Hill Road looking for money: The post Nikola Tesla Goes To Silicon Valley In Search Of Venture Capital appeared first on disinformation.
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• San Francisco International Airport (SFO) Ten-Year Capital Improvement Plan announced by SF Mayor Lee

  
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  SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. /California Newswire/ — Today, S.F. Mayor Edwin M. Lee announced a $4.1 billion capital improvement plan for San Francisco International Airport (SFO). The long-term infrastructure plan provides funding for terminal improvements, facility enhancements, and the creation of an on-site luxury ...
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• Social Media Contact News Discovery Startup Newsle Raises $1.65 Million

  
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  Newsle  is a news discovery company that has raised $1.65 million in Series A funding. This round of funding was led by Advance Publications.  Other investors that participated in this round includes Maveron Venture Partners, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Transmedia Capital, and Launny Steffens.  Previous investor ...
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• Cohen May Close SAC To Investors To Avoid Firms Prosecution

  
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  SAC Capital Advisors founder Steven Cohen is considering a deal that would end one of the most storied runs for a hedge fund manager in history: Under a proposal that has been discussed with prosecutors, the hedge fund would enter into a deferred-prosecution agreement that would require it to return outside capital ...
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• SAC Capital May Not Be Close To Settlement After All

  
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  SAC Capital has been in hot water over insider trading allegations, and the firm is said to be in settlement talks with the Department of Justice. However, CNBC’s Kate Kelly now reports that the talks appear to have broken down. The firm had agreed to pay a record fine of $616 million in connection with ...
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• Early Tumblr Investor Saw ‘Raw Talent,’ Capital Efficiency

  
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  One of Tumblr’s biggest fans is a venture capitalist who helped steer the blogging service from its earliest days to a deal to be acquired by Yahoo for $1.1 billion in cash. Spark Capital Bijan Sabet. Bijan Sabet , a general partner at Spark Capital who is best known for leading the Boston firm’s ...
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• Tableau on the Run: IPO Underscore’s Seattle Big Data Leadership

  
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  Benjamin Romano Tableau Software continued producing visually stunning stock charts during its second day of trading, shining a favorable light on both the Seattle tech industry, and on big data companies. Shares of the company (NYSE: DATA ) were nearing $60 at one point in Monday afternoon trading on the New ...
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• Commute Nathan Dunlap’s death sentence, governor

  
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  By David A. Lane Guest Commentary At some point during the week of Aug. 18, in revenge for the murders of four innocent people, the state of Colorado will strap a now-helpless Nathan Dunlap to a gurney and inject poison into his body until he is dead. With the stroke of a pen, Gov. John Hickenlooper can put ...
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• Palico Marks One Year Anniversary with Over 1,000 Active LPs and GPs

  
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  PARIS, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- After nearly 12 months in operation, over 400 limited partner firms and more than 600 general partner firms, from 60-plus countries, actively use Palico. LPs, GPs and advisers have connected on more than 500 investment opportunities posted on...
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• Belo Cipriani, Noted Author and Accessibility Advocate Joins Angles Earl™ Team

  
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  EUGENE, Ore., May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- "Angle provides quality adaptive technology for the print disabled community at extremely affordable prices, a rarity in the field of adaptive technology.  Without having to buy additional hardware, learn complicated commands, or pay...
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• 6 U.S. IPOs Planned For The Week Of May 20

  
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  By Renaissance Capital IPO Research : The following IPOs are expected to price this week : Alcobra ( ADHD ) , an Israeli drug company developing a non-stimulant ADHD treatment, plans to raise $25 million by offering 2.3 million shares at a price range of $10.00 to $12.00. At the midpoint of the proposed ...
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• PowWowHR To Present At The 2013 IHRIM HRMS Strategies Conference

  
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  ATLANTA, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- PowWowHR, a leader in cloud-based social workforce management, announced today that it will be presenting June 3, 2013 at the 2013 IHRIM HRMS Strategies Conference in Orlando, FL. The educational session "A New Way to Work Together: Social...
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• Capital Talk – 20 May 2013

  
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  Asad Umer (PTI), Haider Abbas Rizvi (MQM) and Ansar Abbasi (Analyst) in today’s program of Capital Talk with Hamid Mir .
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• Get Ready for Capital Craft

  
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  Awesome News! Capital Craft is coming to Pretoria on Saturday the 6th of July 2013. It will be held at the Voortrekker Monument and should be one of the social highlights of the year on the Capital City’s calendar. To my knowledge it’s the first time that a Craft beer festival will be held in [...] You can also ...
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• Testimony: Man who drowned his kids confessed and then asked cops to tell their mother it was her fault

  
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  … A family photo was displayed at the boys funeral in August 2011. After Naim Rasool Muhammad confessed to police that he drowned … [ visit site to read more ]
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• S&P 1800: The Great Rotation Is Real

  
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  By Prasad Capital Management : Ive written before about how the Lipper fund flow data hbehaved over the pave ast decade ( here ). I dug further into these figures and found more support for the idea that the "Great Rotation" (money flowing out of bonds and into equities) is only beginning, despite the large recent ...
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• Judd Gregg Redefines “Revolving Door” – From US Senator, To Goldman Sachs Advisor, To Head Of SIFMA

  
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  zerohedge.com / By Tyler Durden / May 20, 2013, 08:51 -0400 Behold  the  definition of a “ revolving door ” – Judd Gregg: from  US Senator , to  Goldman Sachs  advisor, to SIFMA head, all in under two years. The SIFMA  press release  proudly announcing its new head. Oddly, zero mentions of ...
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• When it comes to the social web, these two VCs are in a league of their own

  
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  For every wave of opportunity that comes through Silicon Valley you’ll find a lot of newly minted millionaires, and even some billionaires. But for each sector there’s usually a couple of investors that so utterly own the space that they invest in that it’s like they wrote the rules of the game, and they alone ...
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