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* Aza Raskin: The untold story of how my dad helped design the first Mac
* Morning Call: U.S. futures point higher, London opens flat, European shares climb and the Nikkei keeps rising.
* The perils of buying hedge fund stakes
* Mohamed El-Erian: Resetting Egypt’s economy
* Alex Taussig: Placing your company in historical context
* Rebound: Emerging markets private equity grew by 30% in 2010
* Wake me when it passes: Obama budget includes carried interest tax hike
* Speaking of Obama’s budget, it looks like the SEC is a big winner
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* Gerard Tellis: What does it now mean to “out innovate” the world?
* Oh, that makes more sense: NFL exec involves in Super Bowl ticket snafu used to work at Goldman Sachs
* Emergency Medical Services (EMS) shares fall after buyout agreement with CD&R fails to meet expectations. If this price is considered too low, you’ve got to wonder what losing bidder Bain Capital offered…