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Sixteen percent of high-impact, high-tech firms have at least one immigrant founder, according to a study released today by the Office of Advocacy of the U.S.

Small Business Administration. Although these firms are concentrated in states with large immigrant populations, in most other respects they resemble high-impact, high-tech firms founded by native-born entrepreneurs.

Sixteen percent of high-impact, high-tech firms have at least one immigrant founder, according to a study released today by the Office of Advocacy of the U.S.

Small Business Administration. Although these firms are concentrated in states with large immigrant populations, in most other respects they resemble high-impact, high-tech firms founded by native-born entrepreneurs.

Small and medium-sized businesses work differently than larger businesses in many important respects. Small to mid-sized companies must take steps to manage risk and avoid the expense of litigation when possible.

And when litigation is necessary, it is important to marshal resources wisely.

Let out that held breath, everybody - Google had a good third quarter.  While the company didn't destroy estimates as it's done in the past, such behavior could hardly be expected at this point, and Google at least managed to improve its performance in most respects.

All of this led to some rather happy and enthusiastic behavior on the part of investors.  Google's stock has gone up 7.86 percent so far in after hours trading. 

Here are notes from the live conference call:

While that Microsoft-Yahoo business stole the show for a while, Baidu's found its way into the spotlight again.  The Chinese search engine company had an admirable second quarter, beating analysts' estimates in some important respects.

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