Barry Richards, of Paradigm Capital, said the settlement removes the biggest legal risk to the company's business.

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The stakes lock up a company's capital and it is hard to claim they spread risk.

ECONOMIST: Japanese business

Before that, the colonising of America and the gradual takeover of India by the East India Company were chiefly commercial projects that were dependent on private capital and private risk.

ECONOMIST: The British empire

OmniVision shares are trading sharply lower this morning after FBR Capital analyst Craig Berger asserted in a research note that the chip company could be at risk of losing its status as the dominant provider of image sensors for the Apple iPhone.

FORBES: Connect

Capital transaction, Comverge believes it would be unable to raise the necessary capital to fund continuing operations, which would place existing stockholder investment in the company at significant risk.

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