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Dow record doesn’t impress Wall Street workers

There were no signs of a celebration on Wall Street after the Dow Jones industrial average closed at an all-time high Tuesday. Maybe the memories of the financial meltdown are too fresh, or outlook for the economy is too uncertain.

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JONES: Lessons for the 2013 IPO market from Facebook

With the Dow Jones industrial average and the Standard & Poor’s 500 index hovering at or near all-time highs, one would think the stock markets would be highly receptive to initial public offerings in 2013, even if the economy disappoints.

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Allos Ventures raises $40 million for early-stage tech firms

Allos Ventures has raised $40 million from local tech industry luminaries and others to invest in early-stage tech companies in the Midwest, a segment that has seen funding dry up. The fund, Allos II, aims to invest $3 million to $7 million each in about a dozen early-stage companies—not upstarts but those already generating solid revenue streams.

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