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  BANKING

  Miami’s City National Bank is a focus of a former Spanish banker’s problems in Spain

  Miami-based City National Bank of Florida’s sale price is at the heart of legal problems for a former Spanish banker.
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  Sun Life Stadium

  Super Bowl saga comes down to Tuesday vote

  With a tax-subsidized renovation of the Dolphins’ stadium ruled out, South Florida pins its hopes for landing Super Bowl 50 on promising the biggest party the region has ever seen.
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  Startup spotlight: clearCi

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  Home-buying frenzy: Strong demand collides with scarce inventory

  The Open House on a leafy street near South Miami featured a snack wagon with cupcakes and chilled beverages, but the real draw was the newly listed house for sale for $435,000.
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  HOUSE HUNTING

  Distressed homes lure cash investors

  Cash-wielding investors are dominating the market for distressed homes and condominiums.
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  HOUSE HUNTING

  Buyers shoot first, ask questions later

  Even with good credit, a solid down payment and an easy-to-please attitude, a young couple finds home buying a test of endurance.

• Carnival Corp. lowers 2013 earnings forecast

  The news just keeps getting worse for Carnival Corp.

• BUSINESS SERVICES

  FedEx offers faster same-day service in Miami

  FedEx is stepping up competition with couriers with faster same-day city service in the Miami area.

• INSURANCE

  Florida homeowners to receive $19.25 million in “unprecedented’’ settlement

  Wells Fargo Bank and insurer QBE will settle claims that they inflated premiums for “force-placed’’ insurance.
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  TECHNOLOGY

  Florida ahead of the curve on driverless auto testing

  In the car of the future, it may not matter if the driver is asleep at the wheel. Three states, including Florida, have authorized testing of driverless cars.

• TECHNOLOGY

  RedMas opening offices in Chile and Mexico

  RedMas, the digital advertising arm of the Cisneros Group, has opened offices in Chile and Mexico, the company announced Monday.
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  FOOD INDUSTRY

  Special K churns out products in brand evolution

  Special K has morphed from breakfast food to weight-management tool, gaining market share along the way.S
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  Yahoo looks to regain its cool with Tumblr deal

  After falling woefully out of fashion, Yahoo wants to be cool again while catering to the capitalistic demands of its shareholders. That goal led CEO Marissa Mayer to make a $1.1 billion bet on online blogging forum Tumblr in a risky acquisition that revolves around the vision and instincts of a 26-year-old entrepreneur who dropped out of high school to pursue his dream of bringing more beauty and creativity to the Internet.

• James Cassel: Seeking VC funds? Get creative

  At a cocktail party earlier this year, my friend’s daughter took the initiative to tell me about her new startup venture. Her story piqued my interest, so I did some homework and later decided to throw a little angel money into her San Francisco-based company, “FunLoop.”
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  ERBA Diagnostics: Rooted in Mumbai, growing in Miami

  An Indian businessman expands his international medical diagnostic network in Miami-Dade County.
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  DIGITAL DEBRIEF

  Jet-setter’s love of travel fueled by early Miami trip

  Now the publisher of Condé Nast Traveler, Carolyn Kremins took her first plane trip to Miami.

• Entrepreneurship tools

  Susan Amat: Using your roots to grow your business

  Here are a few ways to tap into the power of your Diaspora group.

• Startups take the stage at statewide investor conference

  With interest in early-stage investing heating up, more than 200 investors, entrepreneurs and service providers came together last week for the Florida Venture Forum’s Early-Stage Conference in the Orlando area.
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  Tech entrepreneurship datebook

  THIS WEEK

• My View: Acquisitions — cucaracha style

  They lived among the dinosaurs. They live among us now. They’re the hardiest insects on the planet, able to survive up to 45 minutes without air and a month without food. Cockroaches. Cucarachas. Most people find them disgusting. Serious investors should find them enlightening.

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