Billion dollar brains behind the Net
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Venture capital firms are attracting very strong interest from potential backers of Internet-related companies. Such companies have until recently struggled to raise funds, but venture capital firms are now able to choose between potential backers. Venture capital funds invested $1.84 billion in Silicon Valley in the first quarter of 1999, more than triple the $501 million invested in the year-earlier period. Some observers predict that investment in Internet-related companies will eventually slump, but others anticipate a 5% rise in investment in 2000 and every year for the next five-10 years.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1999
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HIV is rising at an alarming rate. Is it because a new generation is turning its back on safe sex?
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There has been a significant rise in the rate of HIV infection across the US, partly as a result of young gay men rejecting the concept of safe sex. Aids experts anticipate that around 2.2% of the uninfected gay population will contract HIV in 2001, from 1.04% in 1997.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 2001
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In office, he was rarely out of trouble. Now he's out, and Slick Willie's right back in it
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The scandals surrounding former President Bill Clinton's departure from the White House are discussed. It is suggested that he may find these scandals harder to shake off than earlier ones.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 2001
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