Playboy director resigns as board considers buyout
A Playboy Enterprises Inc. director has resigned, according to a securities filing, saying he no longer has time to serve on the company’s board. Russ Pillar, a managing director at the investment firm 5850 Group, told the company he was resigning on… Playboy Enterprises – Company – Business – Investing – Penthouse

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Gannett 2Q Earnings Double Amid Tax Gain; Print Ads Down
Gannett 2Q Earnings Double Amid Tax Gain; Print Ads Down

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U.S. July Consumer Sentiment Plummets
U.S. July Consumer Sentiment Plummets

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V.C. Investments Climb 53% in 2Q
A study scheduled for release Friday shows that startup investments in the April-June period climbed 53 percent from the same three months in 2009 to $6.5 billion. This is the most money invested in startups since the third quarter of 2008.

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Provisions of the financial overhaul bill
Highlights of the compromise legislation to overhaul financial rules:

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Venture-cap investments climb 53 pct in 2Q
Venture capitalists funneled more money into U.S. startups in the second quarter, indicating continuing confidence that the economy is on the mend.

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SEC Creates Units for Financial Firms, ABS
The Securities and Exchange Commission said on Friday it created three expert units to focus on big financial companies, complex securities and securities offerings.

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Tesla Forms RAV4 Parternship With Toyota
Tesla says that it and Toyota have signed an agreement to begin developing an electric version of Toyota’s RAV4.

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High-Yield Sectors Mixed Against Recent Market Rally
While dividend paying stocks have fared well against the broader market’s downside volatility, those same sectors are coming up short against the market’s most recent upswing.

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Goldman Sachs to pay out more than $550M to settle securities fraud suit
Wall Street titan Goldman Sachs agreed Thursday to fork over $550 million to settle a civil suit that charged it duped people into investing in subprime mortgages designed to fail.

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