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Lewis Hamilton Wins F1 Championship; First Black Driver in Sport's History

Steve Parker | Posted 12.03.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Renault, Lewis Hamilton, Australia, Oceania, Brad Daugherty, Honda, Robert Kubica, Abu Dhabi, Pro Stock Motorcycle, Wendell Scott, Formula 1, North America, Heikki Kovalainen, Asia, Energy, Nhra, McLaren Mercedes, Toyota, Ron Dennis, Michael Schumacher, Brazil, Nascar, Willy T. Ribbs, Sao Paulo, Top Fuel, Barack Obama, Ferrari, Force India, Formula One, Montreal, Richard Pryor, Funny Car, Bmw, Drive for Diversity, Kinetic Energy, Pro Stock, Europe, Nba, Kinetic Energy Recovery System, Interlagos, Kers, Melbourne, Cars, Sauber, Entertainment News
Steve Parker

Lewis Hamilton, 23 and the first Black driver in the history of Grand Prix racing, won the World Driving Championship on Sunday, the most coveted title in all of motorsports.

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Abu Dhabi Opens Hub For Western Media

New York Times | Tim Arango | Posted 11.13.2008 | Media

Read More: Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Media, Media News

Twenty years ago, Abu Dhabi's cultural cachet in the West was as a punch line in the cartoon "Garfield." Today, backed with petrodollars, Abu Dhabi is...

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Abu Dhabi Will Produce AMD Chips In Major Play For Technology Credibility

DealBook | Posted 11.08.2008 | Business

Read More: Uae, Atvanced Technology Investment Company, Computers, Abu Dhabi, Amd, Silicon Valley, Business News

The real surprise is the identity of those other people, The New York Times's Ashlee Vance writes. The Advanced Technology Investment Company, an org...

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Abu Dhabi To Invest $1 Billion In Film Production

New York Times | TIM ARANGO | Posted 10.03.2008 | Business

Read More: Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Media, Abu Dhabi Hollywood, Business News

Last September, Abu Dhabi Media Company, an arm of the government in the city-state capitol of the United Arab Emirates, reached a $1 billion deal to ...

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The Arabs Are Coming, the Arabs Are Coming

Zachary Karabell | Posted 07.30.2008 | Green

Read More: Green, General Electric, Abu Dhabi, Obama, Business, Middle East, Environment, Green News
Zachary Karabell

General Electric and the government of Abu Dhabi announced an $8 billion joint venture for commercial finance in the Middle East, which will grow to $40 billion in the coming years to support a carbon-neutral city in the desert.

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Abu Dhabi To Buy Chrysler Building: Report

New York Post | LOIS WEISS | Posted 06.19.2008 | Business

Read More: Abu Dhabi, Chrysler Building, Art Deco Buildings, Chrysler Building Sale, Chrysler Building for Sale, Abu Dhabi Chrysler Building, Business News

The latest Big Apple trophy being coveted by oil-rich sovereign wealth funds is the landmark Chrysler Building. Sources say the super-rich Abu Dhabi...

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Dubai's Prince Buys $2.7 Million Camel

AP | BARBARA SURK | Posted 04.16.2008 | Business

Read More: Dubai, Dubai Prince, $2 Million Camel, Abu Dhabi, Business News

MADINAT ZAYED, United Arab Emirates — Dubai's crown prince paid $2.7 million for a camel during a desert festival celebrating Bedouin traditions...

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Dubailand Lead Parade Of New International Theme Parks

Los Angeles Times | Kimi Yoshino | Posted 04.11.2008 | Business

Read More: Dubai, Universal Studios, Walt Disney, Busch Entertainment, Mideast, Abu Dhabi, Six Flags, Far East, Theme Parks, United Arab Emirates, Dreamworks, Dubailand, Business News

From the Los Angeles Times' report on the growth of theme parks abroad, particularly in the Middle East: Twenty-five years after Walt Disney Co. bega...

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Top 10 Worst Business Deals

Time | Bill Saporito | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Harman, Microsoft, Och-Ziff Capital Management, Everquest Financial IPO, John Snow, Abu Dhabi, Fortress Investment Group, Facebook, Cerberus, Blackstone Group, Goldman Sachs, DaimlerChrysler, Countrywide, Citibank, J.C. Flowers, Countrywide Financial, Mark Zuckerberg, Sallie Mae, Bear Stearns, United Rentals, KKR, Business News

#1. The Public Invests in Blackstone Group It was only a matter of time before the private equity firms let the public in on the game -- for an infla...

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OPEC's Dilemma: Raise Or Hold Oil Supply

New York Times | JAD MOUAWAD | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Ali Al-Naim, Oil Futures, Oil Prices, Oil Price News, OPEC News, OPEC Meeting, Abu Dhabi, Opec, Business News

After a year of dizzying gains for energy markets, a rapid fall in oil prices lately is posing a dilemma for OPEC, the oil-producing cartel. Should O...

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Will Abu Dhabi's Past Come Back to Haunt Us?

Fox News | David Asman | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Robert Morgenthau, Citigroup, Meredith Whitney, Abu Dhabi, Business News

Citigroup is rejoicing at its $7.5 billion capital injection from Abu Dhabi, though Meredith Whitney told Scoreboard that wouldn't be nearly enough to...

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Oil-Producing Countries On Global Shopping Spree

New York Times | Steven R. Weisman | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Chuck Prince, Prince Walid Bin Talal, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, Saudi Arabia, Oil Shopping Spree OPEC, Oil-Producing Countries, Abu Dhabi, Petrodollars, Charles Prince, Business News

Flush with petrodollars, oil-producing countries have embarked on a global shopping spree. With a bold outlay of $7.5 billion, the Abu Dhabi Investme...

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Wall Street Rebounds 220 Points On Positive Citi, Oil News

AP | Joe Bel Bruno | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Abu Dhabi, Wall Street, Citigroup, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, Business News

Wall Street rebounded Tuesday after the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority said it will invest $7.5 billion in Citigroup Inc. -- a vote of confidence for ...

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Stocks Rise After Citi Investment Announcement

AP | Joe Bel Bruno | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Citigroup, Abu Dhabi, Dow Jones, Stocks Down, Wall Street, Wall Street Down, Business News

Wall Street advanced in early trading Tuesday after the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority said it will invest $7.5 billion in Citigroup Inc. -- a vote of...

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Abu Dhabi Invests $7.5 Billion Investment In Citi

AP | Jospeh Altman | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Abu Dhabi, Citigroup, Citigroup Investment, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, Business News

Citigroup said late Monday that the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority will invest $7.5 billion in the nation's largest bank, offering needed capital to o...

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Jamie Foxx: "I'm Supporting Barack," Bush Administration Lacks "Charisma" To Pull Off War

MSNBC | Miki Turner | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Iraq War, Abu Dhabi, Jamie Foxx, Bush Administration, Iraq, The Kingdom, Entertainment News

"It's not the way America has handled the war, it's the way George Bush has handled it," Foxx said. "I think George Bush and the guys that are there, ...

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Warner Bros. Launches "Unprecedented" Multibillion-Dollar Deal With Abu Dhabi Co.

Financial Times | Joshua Chaffin | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Abu Dhabi, Time Warner, New Hollywood, Warner Bros, Aldar, Business News

Warner Brothers, Time Warner's film and TV division, has launched an "unprecedented" multibillion-dollar partnership to develop a media and entertainm...

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