Read more REITs stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/4242/reits.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorSat, 26 May 2012 05:45:17 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/4147/funds-cant-find-friends-in-anti-tax-fight.htmlPeter Fearon<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=11656&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401034133' border='0' />Wall Street's hedge-fund and private-equity titans are looking for allies in their fight to prevent a tax hike on profits—but they're having trouble recruiting, today's Journal reports. As the first Senate hearings on the proposed hikes get under way, representatives from venture capital, public pension funds, and investment firms...Traders crowd the floor at the post that handles Blackstone Group LP at the New York Stock Exchange as they wait for the stock to open on the initial public offering, Friday, June 22, 2007. Blackstone Group LP, the investment firm known for making billion-dollar bets to buy huge companies and take them private, jumped almost 20 percent Friday in its debut on the NYSE. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)http://www.newser.com/story/4147/funds-cant-find-friends-in-anti-tax-fight.htmlWed, 11 Jul 2007 09:01:40 CDT