tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54817331930823316322011-04-21T17:33:31.984-07:00It is all about investment in today's business world.Annie bimalanoreply@blogger.comBlogger601100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5481733193082331632.post-17613860367001432572009-03-09T07:30:00.000-07:002009-03-09T07:33:17.119-07:00<!-- google_ad_section_start --><!-- br--><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.gulfnews.com/business/Industry/10293038.html&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=15kpqbOZu_o&amp;usg=AFQjCNGxLWwJfQe7rJ4F9XHZMywRvfiEjA" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Manufacturing Saudi Arabia leads in manufacturing sector<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investments</b></a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">GulfNews - Dubai,United Arab Emirates</span><br />This information was contained in the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>report published by the Doha-based Gulf Industrial<b>Investments</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Organization. Saudi Arabia's<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investments</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>in the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.gulfnews.com/business/Industry/10293038.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></span></td></tr><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5igtzWTNTMOjioIaoaLRP2PAV2oEQD96Q1EOG0&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=15kpqbOZu_o&amp;usg=AFQjCNF1NGSjjp5IwpZkS6a5YZ41ySYBkg" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Outside buyers drawn to Detroit's foreclosed homes</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">The Associated Press</span><br />Outside buyers are the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>in a long line of landlords taking over the deteriorating housing stock of a city that because of its once mighty auto<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5igtzWTNTMOjioIaoaLRP2PAV2oEQD96Q1EOG0" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/privateequity/4958030/Private-equity-feels-the-pain-as-investment-values-fade.html&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=fULIrctf948&amp;usg=AFQjCNFTxEw7jyAeCWGk097_tJvsBv7KoA" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Private equity feels the pain as<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>values fade</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;"><a href="http://telegraph.co.uk/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Telegraph.co.uk</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>- United Kingdom</span><br />According to the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>2009 Preqin Global Private Equity Review, cash is available. While previously strong fundraising dropped off in 2008, "eight of the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="im" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/privateequity/4958030/Private-equity-feels-the-pain-as-investment-values-fade.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news%3Fpid%3D20601085%26sid%3DarmDsG5k8HLs%26refer%3Deurope&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=6XvcLlGvMqA&amp;usg=AFQjCNFypDile0OCugyUa0ZAhR9FQ9HFSQ" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Atlantis Seeks Approval to Close China Fortune, Create New Fund</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Bloomberg - USA</span><br />By Bei Hu and Bernard Lo March 9 (Bloomberg) -- Atlantis<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Management Ltd., a London-based firm that oversees $1.8 billion, is seeking unitholders’<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="im" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news%3Fpid%3D20601085%26sid%3DarmDsG5k8HLs%26refer%3Deurope" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.business24-7.ae/Articles/2009/3/Pages/03092009_bd4d0e723f2c4e629e8f4d38deba912a.aspx&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=K3adYHq4mjA&amp;usg=AFQjCNHYOdAtgLl2dEoCFgEcgmV-2TmQsQ" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Time for Britain to take full control of bad banks</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Emirates Business 24/7 - Dubai,Dubai,United Arab Emirates</span><br />I was reminded of this last week while watching a senior British politician on the TV news, railing against the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>"fat cat" banker who is alleged to<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="im" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.business24-7.ae/Articles/2009/3/Pages/03092009_bd4d0e723f2c4e629e8f4d38deba912a.aspx" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news%3Fpid%3D20601103%26sid%3Da72q7hFPu5Cs%26refer%3Dus&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=K3adYHq4mjA&amp;usg=AFQjCNEJmEFrsAUuccLmw-dJL8mpPJgzcQ" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">AIG Told US Failure Would Cripple World’s Banks, Money Funds</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Bloomberg - USA</span><br />AIG’s presentation said that without more US help,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>losses would mean “AIG will not be able to repay its obligations” and that cash previously<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="im" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news%3Fpid%3D20601103%26sid%3Da72q7hFPu5Cs%26refer%3Dus" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://atwonline.com/news/other.html%3FissueDate%3D3%252F9%252F2009&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=K3adYHq4mjA&amp;usg=AFQjCNF34HlqPeo3y9wbDU3dAx5uhnPLSw" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">ATW Daily News</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">ATWOnline - Silver Spring,MD,USA</span><br />Greek government selected domestic holding company Marfin<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Group to purchase Olympic Airlines. "The government's legal and financial advisers<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="im" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://atwonline.com/news/other.html%3FissueDate%3D3%252F9%252F2009" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/08/AR2009030801389.html&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=TJRj6Mm-tPg&amp;usg=AFQjCNGEstxKDU9hkOcGNwAzGWi0YwXI0g" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">A Toe in the Water</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Washington Post - United States</span><br />That was only logical, given the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>tirade of Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who called Israel "a cancerous tumor," rejected Mideast<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="im" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/08/AR2009030801389.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/200903090351DOWJONESDJONLINE000086_FORTUNE5.htm&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=72MjZqKINoc&amp;usg=AFQjCNHMSAv8tDTcJdtLum1dKPeYh-whtg" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Swiss Re Chairman Forstmoser Steps Down; Kielholz Promoted</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">CNNMoney.com - USA</span><br />VX) said Monday chairman Peter Forstmoser will step down, the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>casualty of spiraling<b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>losses at the Zurich -based reinsurer.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="im" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/200903090351DOWJONESDJONLINE000086_FORTUNE5.htm" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.reuters.com/article/ousiv/idUSTRE5281C720090309&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=72MjZqKINoc&amp;usg=AFQjCNHmng1LR_06TzVguCHUQq1mI91T9w" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">AIG warned of global turmoil before rescue: report</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Reuters - USA</span><br />N) had warned of turmoil around the globe if the government allowed the insurer to fail when it appealed to US regulators for its<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>rescue,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="im" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.reuters.com/article/ousiv/idUSTRE5281C720090309" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/2009/03/09/20090309gaylord0309.html&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=72MjZqKINoc&amp;usg=AFQjCNGYiGmhWcMLQvIrueKa8mcGu0CJtQ" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Gaylord resort vision for Mesa in voters' hands</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Arizona Republic - Phoenix,AZ,USA</span><br />Along with the second resort and other amenities, the initial private<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>is estimated at about $1 billion. If voters say yes, and the vision pans<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="im" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/2009/03/09/20090309gaylord0309.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><table style="margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;" width="80" align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;" align="center"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://business.asiaone.com/Business/My%252BMoney/Building%252BYour%252BNest%252BEgg/Investments%252BAnd%252BSavings/Story/A1Story20090309-127208.html&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=72MjZqKINoc&amp;usg=AFQjCNGj8zVDaymslf-anIgRHUVm3cQUPw" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><img src="http://nt2.ggpht.com/news?imgefp=Cu-flV5wW7IJ&amp;imgurl=business.asiaone.com/A1MEDIA/business/03Mar09/images/20090309.152018_faith.jpg" alt="" width="80" border="0" height="40" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="margin: 0px; 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padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.prweb.com/releases/ni-car-insurance/hughes-insurance/prweb2215524.htm&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=72MjZqKINoc&amp;usg=AFQjCNFAO9n2vmYBKUGb-7IhItd9soqbPw" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Hughes Insurance Nets Online Return</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">PR Web (press release) - Ferndale,WA,USA</span><br />This<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>complements the recent network expansion throughout Northern Ireland which included the opening of new branches in Newry, Coleraine,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="im" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.prweb.com/releases/ni-car-insurance/hughes-insurance/prweb2215524.htm" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.forbes.com/afxnewslimited/feeds/afx/2009/03/09/afx6140885.html&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=XO9JBsaoX8Q&amp;usg=AFQjCNF43HWD-Ft2RrpZwxzAn7YdzFuFOA" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Qatar govt to buy<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>shares from banks</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Forbes - NY,USA</span><br />Qatar bank shares leapt around 10 percent, the daily limit allowed by the Doha bourse, in reaction to the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>news. 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The<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>estimates of economic<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="im" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://allafrica.com/stories/200903090913.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.boston.com/sports/other_sports/articles/2009/03/09/hi_tech&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=FswaF1NKEgI&amp;usg=AFQjCNG3MvFw19L6_8jjLEUlZA1r_FuaVA" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Gadgets are being introduced that will bring the games even closer</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Boston Globe - United States</span><br />It is the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>in video conferencing; you talk league gossip and lineup changes, knee injuries, and new players. Welcome to the fan experience of the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="im" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.boston.com/sports/other_sports/articles/2009/03/09/hi_tech" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/Capital-One-cuts-dividend-87/story.aspx%3Fguid%3D%257B55A8D5C6-BB18-4CF4-BBFF-2EBC4FEBFE93%257D&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=tenJzCpE-P8&amp;usg=AFQjCNH0x0XeTgrrlnhGhKbPZZlAgd9eKQ" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Capital One slashes dividend 87%</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">MarketWatch - USA</span><br />By MarketWatch BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- Capital One Financial Corp. on Monday became the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b>financial-services firm to dramatically cut its dividend to<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="im" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/Capital-One-cuts-dividend-87/story.aspx%3Fguid%3D%257B55A8D5C6-BB18-4CF4-BBFF-2EBC4FEBFE93%257D" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span><br /><br /><!-- google_ad_section_end --><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5481733193082331632-1761386036700143257?l=globalinvestmenttips.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Annie bimalanoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5481733193082331632.post-54752439495803947012009-03-08T08:14:00.000-07:002009-03-08T08:22:35.450-07:00<!-- google_ad_section_start --><!-- br--><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;font-family:-webkit-sans-serif;font-size:13;" ><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="600"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/markets/industries/industrials/boeings-wichita-engineers-decide-strike/&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=RZl-uS7cctw&amp;usg=AFQjCNHfENO0APp0226Nz7iOAepLFADPaw" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Boeing's Wichita Engineers Decide Against a Strike</a><br /><span style=""><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">FOXBusiness - USA</span><br />s Wichita, Kan., facility rejected the company's<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>labor contract, but decided not to strike because of the fledgling economy.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="im" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/markets/industries/industrials/boeings-wichita-engineers-decide-strike/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;font-family:-webkit-sans-serif;font-size:13;" ><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="600"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/07/AR2009030700171.html&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=kr8MontZ-Ow&amp;usg=AFQjCNH5ov482UyvrhrGDUf4KOIg65rVYA" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">MARKET BUZZ Don't Let Crisis Leave You Cross-Eyed</a><br /><span style=""><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Washington Post - United States</span><br /><b>...</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>they set in their<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>plans. 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Menino) to blast the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="im" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/03/campus_insider_3.html%3Fp1%3DWell_MostPop_Emailed2" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/mar/08/1b8dean215448-bear-market-full-growl-and-end-isnt-/&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=RrhkPMn2l9E&amp;usg=AFQjCNF_LYUdZSpusPVvyWB7rBQ9lpNRfA" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Bear market in full growl, and the end isn't in sight</a><br /><span style=""><div class="im" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">San Diego Union Tribune - San Diego,CA,USA</span><br /></div>We are, after all, dealing with the after-effects of a series of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>bubbles that have been percolating and popping over the past 20 years,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="im" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/mar/08/1b8dean215448-bear-market-full-growl-and-end-isnt-/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;font-family:-webkit-sans-serif;font-size:13;" ><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="600"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/yourmoney/chi-ym-marksjarvis-0308mar08,0,7973853.column&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=zgmiNkYmDI8&amp;usg=AFQjCNEuDaP7BKdqKyAFQp7Vsnb0S4WAeg" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">inancial advisers find training falls short in this stock market<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b></a><br /><span style=""><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Chicago Tribune - United States</span><br />"Please find me an<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>adviser who will stop losing my money," pleaded Earl Braunlin, a Ft. 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Sumner Redstone and his daughter Shari, were subpoenaed for<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="im" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://ve3d.ign.com/articles/news/45291/The-Latest-Scoops-On-Midway-Purchase" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;font-family:-webkit-sans-serif;font-size:13;" ><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="600"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,25147704-5013512,00.html&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=-GE27pca9F8&amp;usg=AFQjCNFkvb64go9rwR0kTi66Lm_aRm6Gog" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">ine wine a tasty<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b></a><br /><span style=""><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Courier Mail - Australia</span><br />"Good vintages sell out in a few days and we've been able to secure an allocation of the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>release with investors clamouring to get their hands on them<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="im" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,25147704-5013512,00.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;font-family:-webkit-sans-serif;font-size:13;" ><br /></span><br /><!-- google_ad_section_end --><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5481733193082331632-5475243949580394701?l=globalinvestmenttips.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Annie bimalanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5481733193082331632.post-24578196833881088202009-03-07T03:46:00.000-08:002009-03-07T03:52:28.706-08:00<!-- google_ad_section_start --><!-- br--><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123631234477949701.html%3Fmod%3Dgooglenews_wsj&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=UD-8YkdXpak&amp;usg=AFQjCNFH3Vf0qnl379OYlsD2rqyxz8-0iA" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">CLSA Asia-Pacific Markets Lays Off Around 90 Employees</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Wall Street Journal - USA</span><br />By AMY OR and NISHA GOPALAN HONG KONG -- CLSA Asia-Pacific Markets has laid off about 6% of its employees world-wide, becoming the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>bank in<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="im" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123631234477949701.html%3Fmod%3Dgooglenews_wsj" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/mar/06/1m6hedge234619-chief-investment-officer-pension-fu/&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=UD-8YkdXpak&amp;usg=AFQjCNFD5AA0dh885zPJ2cBOZ4qP4lTpjQ" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Chief<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>officer for pension fund resigns</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">San Diego Union Tribune - San Diego,CA,USA</span><br />The<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>hedge fund debacle erupted last week when two principals with Connecticut-based WG Trading were arrested on suspicion of fraud.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="im" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/mar/06/1m6hedge234619-chief-investment-officer-pension-fu/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.investmentnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article%3FAID%3D/20090305/FREE/903059979/1025/ETF&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=T8lSeLy1tVA&amp;usg=AFQjCNEJUEZw9a-R_zf4uEVY146JEQ-j2w" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">ETFs bust the mutual fund manager myth</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">InvestmentNews - New York,NY,USA</span><br />How have ETFs gone from virtually non-existent to challenging mutual funds as the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>tool of choice in less than 20 years?<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="im" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.investmentnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article%3FAID%3D/20090305/FREE/903059979/1025/ETF" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/stories/2009/03/02/daily65.html&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=m8IZlUSxW6U&amp;usg=AFQjCNHInC3EOZb8TR6H0rOqo_CXpcesow" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">CtW<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Group calls on BofA to remove Lewis</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA</span><br />The bank has $15.25 billion in deposits with 158 offices in Tampa Bay, and its 20 percent market share ranks No. 1 in the region, according to the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="im" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/stories/2009/03/02/daily65.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/nonfarm-payrolls-wells-fargo-coca-cola/story.aspx%3Fguid%3D%257BEE40F2FB-5BAD-4F8F-A744-DEFCCF730D86%257D%26dist%3Dmsr_10&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=utihTQTJYMg&amp;usg=AFQjCNHzyGUV-ax8MHXXHOw6LqCfb8WvZQ" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">BEFORE THE BELL Nonfarm payrolls, Wells Fargo, Coca-Cola in the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b></a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">MarketWatch - USA</span><br />By Simon Kennedy, MarketWatch Stock futures recovered their losses to trade broadly flat Friday after the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Labor Department report showed nonfarm<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="im" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/nonfarm-payrolls-wells-fargo-coca-cola/story.aspx%3Fguid%3D%257BEE40F2FB-5BAD-4F8F-A744-DEFCCF730D86%257D%26dist%3Dmsr_10" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/stories/2009/03/02/daily70.html&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=-5dLBjjZY_c&amp;usg=AFQjCNEI3utplY7j0nA151is3ePvLctGXA" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Florida HMO income drops, Aetna 2008 Tampa Bay market leader</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><div class="im" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><span style="color:#666666;">Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA</span><br /></div>The<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>report shows Medicare HMOs in Florida have been especially profitable, reporting $344.6 million before taxes or<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>income from their<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="im" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/stories/2009/03/02/daily70.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/mariner-distressed-debt-fund-raises-gate/story.aspx%3Fguid%3D%257B64CC8B12-4CBF-4C6B-B6EA-705C73A6DC57%257D%26dist%3Dmsr_7&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=CFtR2ZshcBs&amp;usg=AFQjCNGA3VjGnoXeQ6dG7wnXdpI_a_DhEg" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Mariner raises 'gate' on distressed debt fund</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">MarketWatch - USA</span><br />More than 75 hedge fund firms, including giants like Farallon Capital Management, DE Shaw and Fortress<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Group, have already tried to hold back<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="im" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/mariner-distressed-debt-fund-raises-gate/story.aspx%3Fguid%3D%257B64CC8B12-4CBF-4C6B-B6EA-705C73A6DC57%257D%26dist%3Dmsr_7" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/200903061529DOWJONESDJONLINE000859_FORTUNE5.htm&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=50Ws4lbAo3o&amp;usg=AFQjCNFjBN5jOI1ke9I0RWnHiXSu4ao0DA" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">With Trading Gaffe, BofA's Lewis Contends With New Black Eye</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">CNNMoney.com - USA</span><br />The disclosure is the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>black eye for Lewis since he agreed to buy Merrill Lynch as the credit crisis flared last year. The agreement rescued the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="im" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/200903061529DOWJONESDJONLINE000859_FORTUNE5.htm" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php%3FstoryId%3D101561645&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=GJUnXIx2FPI&amp;usg=AFQjCNE1bpHPoAvJo-XYvMyvkY0-UZpPoA" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Obama Astounded By<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Jobs Data</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">NPR - USA</span><br />Hugh Johnson, the chairman and chief<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>adviser of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>firm Johnson Illington Advisors, said Friday that leading indicators point to more job<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="im" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php%3FstoryId%3D101561645" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news%3Fpid%3D20601086%26sid%3DaO7h9eob7dVE%26refer%3Dlatin_america&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=GJUnXIx2FPI&amp;usg=AFQjCNGnxWrFKgxTE3Z1PqVYY1GM8EtLjw" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Cemex Said to Delay $500 Million Bond Sale After Rout</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Bloomberg - USA</span><br />“There was a window; they just didn’t move fast enough,” said Carlos Legaspy, president of San Diego-based Precise<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Management and owner of about<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="im" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news%3Fpid%3D20601086%26sid%3DaO7h9eob7dVE%26refer%3Dlatin_america" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.reuters.com/article/ousiv/idUSTRE5256CH20090306&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=2ZW0hyyz7qQ&amp;usg=AFQjCNHt0MRS4MCcIWr3lvjxOUMURsg7Gw" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Equities outlook shifts as bear market deepens</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Reuters - USA</span><br />SPX traded at 10.9 as of Thursday, below a historical price-to-earnings range of 12 to 15, according to the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Thomson Reuters report.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="im" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.reuters.com/article/ousiv/idUSTRE5256CH20090306" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/markets/industries/industrials/boeings-wichita-engineers-decide-strike/&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=RZl-uS7cctw&amp;usg=AFQjCNHfENO0APp0226Nz7iOAepLFADPaw" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Boeing's Wichita Engineers Decide Against a Strike</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">FOXBusiness - USA</span><br />s Wichita, Kan., facility rejected the company's<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>labor contract, but decided not to strike because of the fledgling economy.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="im" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/markets/industries/industrials/boeings-wichita-engineers-decide-strike/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></span></div></span></span><br /><br /><!-- google_ad_section_end --><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5481733193082331632-2457819683388108820?l=globalinvestmenttips.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Annie bimalanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5481733193082331632.post-61978642638264317402009-03-04T14:06:00.000-08:002009-03-04T14:12:32.126-08:00<!-- google_ad_section_start --><!-- br--><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.businessgreen.com/business-green/news/2237703/fisker-plugs-3m-funding-karma&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=qPyF7VBp9Lo&amp;usg=AFQjCNGSkiNkZoM8GXhO-XaL7qh6LXByqQ" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Fisker plugs into $3m of extra funding for Karma launch</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Business Green - London,England,UK</span><br />The<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>comes as Fisker waits on a response from the Department of Energy to several applications for low-interest federal loans that it plans<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...<br /><br /></b><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.businessgreen.com/business-green/news/2237703/fisker-plugs-3m-funding-karma" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/-global-lng-tanker-industry-2013-investment-opportunities-analysis-/2009/03/04/4029536.htm&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=hylUeoWnFgY&amp;usg=AFQjCNHONSv6NUbDPqCWQ5uuM57INcUNsA" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Global LNG Tanker Industry To 2013:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Opportunities<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b></a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">TMCnet - USA</span><br />The report also provides detailed information about six leading LNG tanker operators along with related deals and<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>developments in this industry.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="im" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/-global-lng-tanker-industry-2013-investment-opportunities-analysis-/2009/03/04/4029536.htm" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUSKLR42361420090304&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=4RK1vIAU0YE&amp;usg=AFQjCNEzXyF3VgyCYq9yuYFBWgrpxnghjQ" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Flextronics layoffs<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>blow to Malaysia</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Reuters - USA</span><br />said Maybank<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>economist Suhaimi Ilias. (Additional Reporting by Varsha Tickoo; Writing by David Chance; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman)<div class="im" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUSKLR42361420090304" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://uk.reuters.com/article/marketsNewsUS/idUKHKG4366220090304&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=5_NU3bWqwiQ&amp;usg=AFQjCNGxM_bOtRoJihjqxr0JdVocxaJdIg" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">BofA names new heads of Asia-Pac corp &amp; inv bank</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Reuters - USA</span><br /><b>...</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>accountable for Asia Pacific corporate and<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>banking, in the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>high-level appointments after its acquisition of Merrill Lynch &amp; Co MER.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="im" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://uk.reuters.com/article/marketsNewsUS/idUKHKG4366220090304" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.businesswire.com/news/google/20090304005207/en&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=AP-9eSDtuHk&amp;usg=AFQjCNEEqZX4175QagBBQyRlsB_18KTp1w" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Medium and Large Businesses Believe Information Technology<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b></a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA</span><br /><b>...</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>and large businesses believe that continued<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>in information technology (IT) is an important priority according to the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>CDW IT Monitor.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="im" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.businesswire.com/news/google/20090304005207/en" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29498197/&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=Jpm2TQCWMqY&amp;usg=AFQjCNF9NtvzaZbnOzQcEgOFWbcGJWKBBA" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><b>Latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>money video</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">MSNBC - USA</span><br />My question to you is, what do you think about that type of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>for retirement, and do you think it’sa good<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>at all for additional savings?<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="im" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29498197/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/us-bancorp-joins-ranks-banks/story.aspx%3Fguid%3D%257B7FDA36BE-BD7F-4886-B658-CD532EAB626B%257D%26dist%3Dmsr_12&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=Jpm2TQCWMqY&amp;usg=AFQjCNGi0OPuxrydPqTu6GIVwUQTggyzRw" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">US Bancorp becomes<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>to slash dividend</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">MarketWatch - USA</span><br />He further added that the firm has no intent to convert any of the TARP<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b>, which consists of preferred shares, into common equity.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="im" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/us-bancorp-joins-ranks-banks/story.aspx%3Fguid%3D%257B7FDA36BE-BD7F-4886-B658-CD532EAB626B%257D%26dist%3Dmsr_12" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://blogs.wsj.com/marketbeat/2009/03/04/no-more-ostrichology-for-ubs/&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=JaE_N3DzZ9k&amp;usg=AFQjCNGvmiL-_S-WsRfB7YJcuygVymjq1w" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">No More ‘Ostrichology’ for UBS</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Wall Street Journal Blogs - New York,NY,USA</span><br /><b>...</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>however several sources close to the bank talk of deep-seated unhappiness at the way the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b>bonus round was handled, as most of the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>bank<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="im" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://blogs.wsj.com/marketbeat/2009/03/04/no-more-ostrichology-for-ubs/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.ad-hoc-news.de/nortel-brings-unified-communications-to-life-at-unified--/de/Marktberichte/20085350&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=AVcgMgroBL0&amp;usg=AFQjCNFI1pJn7D42uWEo4k-07b6K3gMbwQ" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Nortel Brings Unified Communications to Life at Unified<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b></a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Ad-Hoc-News (Pressemitteilung) - Germany</span><br />With Intrinsic, Nortel will exhibit the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>UC solutions from it's alliances with Microsoft and IBM, including its<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>examples of OCS and Sametime<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="im" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.ad-hoc-news.de/nortel-brings-unified-communications-to-life-at-unified--/de/Marktberichte/20085350" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></span><br /><!-- google_ad_section_end --><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5481733193082331632-6197864263826431740?l=globalinvestmenttips.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Annie bimalanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5481733193082331632.post-65270628336674101872009-03-02T08:11:00.000-08:002009-03-02T08:48:08.674-08:00<!-- google_ad_section_start --><!-- br--><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;font-family:-webkit-sans-serif;font-size:13;" ><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%252BNews/Money/Story/STIStory_344518.html&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=rhg5S1UHsrM&amp;usg=AFQjCNFFjSt4Pp2cIOjt5knk08C1atJvJg" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">3rd rescue not the last?</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Straits Times - Singapore</span><br />The Government of Singapore<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Corporation (GIC) agreed to convert all its US$6.88 billion of preferred stock to common shares for an 11 per cent<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...<br /><br /></b><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%252BNews/Money/Story/STIStory_344518.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;font-family:-webkit-sans-serif;font-size:13;" ><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123589399651003021.html%3Fmod%3Dgooglenews_wsj&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=ebKZy7r_pCw&amp;usg=AFQjCNFDdHiU9jsGxKwjEOcoAoddO7XkYw" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Rating Agencies Endorse Revised AIG Bailout</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Wall Street Journal - USA</span><br />By MATTHEW KARNITSCHNIG and LIAM PLEVEN Major credit rating agencies have signed off on the<b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>revamp of American International Group Inc.'s $150<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123589399651003021.html%3Fmod%3Dgooglenews_wsj" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;font-family:-webkit-sans-serif;font-size:13;" ><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE52012320090301&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=skegwH85jtk&amp;usg=AFQjCNHaukTko3ZpPDnHwMSxb6VFJEb7cg" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Abu Dhabi reviewing its Citigroup<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b>: sources</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Reuters - USA</span><br />"But it is carefully assessing its options due to the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>events -- although no decision is taken yet," he said declining to be named due to<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE52012320090301" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;font-family:arial;font-size:13;" ><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/Tel-Aviv-shares-fall-Retalix/story.aspx%3Fguid%3D%257B4AC30C93-50F1-4235-AA7D-13D6427D9621%257D&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=I22ajsJJ2wk&amp;usg=AFQjCNFYgGSKXxifEmMCzn32qtxhgVIAvw" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Israel stocks slump, but Retalix gets more interest</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">MarketWatch - USA</span><br />By Robert Daniel, MarketWatch TEL AVIV (MarketWatch) -- Israel stocks slumped Sunday, as Discount Bank became the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>of the country's financial firms to<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/Tel-Aviv-shares-fall-Retalix/story.aspx%3Fguid%3D%257B4AC30C93-50F1-4235-AA7D-13D6427D9621%257D" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;font-family:-webkit-sans-serif;font-size:13;" ><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29453718/&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=8OK0M1wDi_w&amp;usg=AFQjCNE-RcVrz_F2y67hl6Sqtj5A5_1inw" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Banks’ ‘stress test’ is partly take-home exam</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">MSNBC - USA</span><br />It's just the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>example of a government program that's aimed at resolving the banking crisis but is more likely to come up short.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29453718/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;font-family:-webkit-sans-serif;font-size:13;" ><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news%3Fpid%3D20601087%26sid%3Da9tDCRpMNHkI%26refer%3Dhome&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=owUJghVqyAo&amp;usg=AFQjCNHK_Qf6UhOwA8UJ7Q8oIkLVY_htsQ" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">AIG May Get $30 Billion in Additional US Capital</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Bloomberg - USA</span><br />Rating agencies have signed off on the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>rescue, the Wall Street Journal reported today, citing unidentified people. AIG may give up stakes in American<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news%3Fpid%3D20601087%26sid%3Da9tDCRpMNHkI%26refer%3Dhome" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.rgemonitor.com/roubini-monitor/255799/the_l_curve_-_latest_roubini_op-ed_in_the_new_york_times&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=owUJghVqyAo&amp;usg=AFQjCNEctsZsujT8B6NbxGIhVLFxvcMqEg" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">The L Curve -<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Roubini Op-ed In the New York Times</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">RGE Monitor - New York,NY,USA</span><br />On Friday, the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development, the European<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Bank and the World Bank said they will jointly provide euro24.5<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.rgemonitor.com/roubini-monitor/255799/the_l_curve_-_latest_roubini_op-ed_in_the_new_york_times" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;font-family:-webkit-sans-serif;font-size:13;" ><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://news.muckety.com/2009/03/01/investors-provide-personal-piggy-bank-money-managers/12341&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=_Nn6WPrQzyo&amp;usg=AFQjCNGMrRa8ldKCEY_9tVwUpO85vvnyHQ" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Money managers used<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investments</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>as ‘personal piggy bank’</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Muckety - New York,NY,USA</span><br />Please go here to check for the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>version of Java. Greenwood allegedly pocketed $293 million of that money for his own purposes.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://news.muckety.com/2009/03/01/investors-provide-personal-piggy-bank-money-managers/12341" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://caps.fool.com/blogs/viewpost.aspx%3Fbpid%3D154085%26t%3D01001099994698083105&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=_Nn6WPrQzyo&amp;usg=AFQjCNHXX_J5QkaDVfoMu2AFg1eMGmGdbQ" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Could China be the Reason the Banks aren't Nationalized yet?</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Motley Fool - USA</span><br />The securities unit at Citic (the i-bank formerly known as China International Trust and<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Investment</b>Company) bet $1 billion on Bear Stearns, while sovereign<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://caps.fool.com/blogs/viewpost.aspx%3Fbpid%3D154085%26t%3D01001099994698083105" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;font-family:-webkit-sans-serif;font-size:13;" ><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/banking/2009-03-01-citigroup-questions-answers_N.htm&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=xh4tAIZYTjw&amp;usg=AFQjCNE2zyT06Ok5qxZouGLyQs-4I0EfDA" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">How will Citigroup changes affect you and the economy?</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">USA Today - USA</span><br />By Kathy Chu, USA TODAY In the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>effort to bolster the credit markets, the government dramatically expanded its stake in Citigroup (C) last week.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/banking/2009-03-01-citigroup-questions-answers_N.htm" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;font-family:-webkit-sans-serif;font-size:13;" ><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news%3Fpid%3D20601039%26refer%3Dcolumnist_reilly%26sid%3DaYF1tDEt12Ww&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=6LaieIFEd1g&amp;usg=AFQjCNG6QKdbZiR28x4kIg8wrJkqlUXImQ" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Citi Rescue Gives Prince, Singapore Sweeter Terms</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Bloomberg - USA</span><br />And it’s good to be an<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>company backed by the government of Singapore, or a former Citigroup chief executive. For that you get favored treatment<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news%3Fpid%3D20601039%26refer%3Dcolumnist_reilly%26sid%3DaYF1tDEt12Ww" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;font-family:-webkit-sans-serif;font-size:13;" ><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news%3Fpid%3D20601039%26refer%3Dcolumnist_dorfman%26sid%3DaE4LVBzCS.Aw&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=0nWlZ8whoXw&amp;usg=AFQjCNGWPCCZKUigwY4W5MDR44agmO-V1w" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Bank Stocks Are Hated, So Here Are Four I Like: John Dorfman</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Bloomberg - USA</span><br />Last week I looked at those 17 banks to select a handful that I think are good<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>candidates now. The ones I like are not household names,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news%3Fpid%3D20601039%26refer%3Dcolumnist_dorfman%26sid%3DaE4LVBzCS.Aw" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;font-family:-webkit-sans-serif;font-size:13;" ><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/marketwire/0478213.htm&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=rectG4kRhK0&amp;usg=AFQjCNGjTHCULI1D9ZOscXXqOobrAh9RpA" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">VeriSign Celebrates the Two Year Anniversary of Extended<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b></a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">CNNMoney.com - USA</span><br />The popularity of EV SSL received a boost in 2008 when the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b>, most secure versions of Web browsers achieved dominant market share worldwide.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/marketwire/0478213.htm" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.fwbusinesspress.com/display.php%3Fid%3D9644&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=rectG4kRhK0&amp;usg=AFQjCNG0gkRFt0rdQVgLUDEoteUj2d6aGg" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Local bankers answer<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>economic questions</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Fort Worth Business Press - Fort Worth,TX,USA</span><br />Randall Canedy We’re seeing anything from a 65 to 75 percent loan to cost for<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b>-type real estate and 75 to 80 percent for owner-occupied;<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.fwbusinesspress.com/display.php%3Fid%3D9644" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;font-family:-webkit-sans-serif;font-size:13;" ><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/200903020703DOWJONESDJONLINE000234_FORTUNE5.htm&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=tRaAx-cLi4U&amp;usg=AFQjCNEy5wqFBcku0-9kSjVH5mRekKtRiQ" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">AIG Reaches New Deal With US Government, Posts Record 4Q Loss</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">CNNMoney.com - USA</span><br />The US government is boosting its<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>in the embattled insurer through an additional $30 billion in capital. In addition to providing up to $30<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/200903020703DOWJONESDJONLINE000234_FORTUNE5.htm" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://seekingalpha.com/article/123494-ken-shubin-stein-s-stocks&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=tRaAx-cLi4U&amp;usg=AFQjCNEWq3Q02JQgH1FDWTUF409cBYGn0w" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Ken Shubin Stein's Stocks</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Seeking Alpha - New York,NY,USA</span><br />Dr. Shubin Stein is the founder of Spencer Capital, a deep value-oriented<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>management firm. 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News just out of Reuters that Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund, which just happens<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://seekingalpha.com/article/123458-encroaching-equitization-of-citi-s-capital-structure" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;font-family:-webkit-sans-serif;font-size:13;" ><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.fiercefinance.com/story/stanford-cfo-arrested/2009-03-01&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=fimwEvMtjF0&amp;usg=AFQjCNFRh7pa2tWkbnBwa02-1jiCeSOL6A" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Stanford CFO arrested</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">FierceFinance - Washington,DC,USA</span><br />The<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b>: It has arrested Chief<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Officer Laura Pendergest-Holt on federal obstruction charges. The Justice Department alleges that<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.fiercefinance.com/story/stanford-cfo-arrested/2009-03-01" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;font-family:-webkit-sans-serif;font-size:13;" ><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Stock%2520News/2202115/&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=x7Vlv55UOiI&amp;usg=AFQjCNFA3_Uw0vDPBoxu-a7CiLsUYAsGEw" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">State Street Launches<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Vision Report on Derivatives<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b></a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Trading Markets (press release) - Los Angeles,CA,USA</span><br />All of these features require a significant<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>in infrastructure, technology and human capital. Given the key role of third-party custodians and<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Stock%2520News/2202115/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://caps.fool.com/blogs/viewpost.aspx%3Fbpid%3D154326%26t%3D01003105993701572320&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=x7Vlv55UOiI&amp;usg=AFQjCNFhLf3pQIbVRNHxXvZu8mxBBDmwHA" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Jim Kunstler's<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Latest</b>: "What Next"</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Motley Fool - USA</span><br /><b>...</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>collateralized debt obligations (CDOs), structured<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>vehicles (SIVs), and, of course, the basic filler, mortgage backed securities.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://caps.fool.com/blogs/viewpost.aspx%3Fbpid%3D154326%26t%3D01003105993701572320" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></span></div></span></span><br /><br /><!-- google_ad_section_end --><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5481733193082331632-6527062833667410187?l=globalinvestmenttips.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Annie bimalanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5481733193082331632.post-28515647796072696172009-02-26T17:02:00.000-08:002009-02-26T17:07:58.855-08:00<!-- google_ad_section_start --><!-- br--><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; 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color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.thestreet.com/story/10466148/1/fbi-fraud-probe-aims-at-westgate-reports.html%3Fcm_ven%3DGOOGLEFI&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=WJoVFq8Bgc4&amp;usg=AFQjCNFs8KVBPKzdp5t1VD8TrKTORQ68PA" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">FBI Fraud Probe Aims at Westgate: Reports</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">TheStreet.com - USA</span><br /><b>...</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>following their arrests on charges of securities fraud in the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>shake-out of alleged<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b>schemes stemming from the financial crisis.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.thestreet.com/story/10466148/1/fbi-fraud-probe-aims-at-westgate-reports.html%3Fcm_ven%3DGOOGLEFI" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2009/02/23/daily40.html&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=1AHJlLPjMQA&amp;usg=AFQjCNFh1EXj4obTXCpUZLrCeB00XFPTJQ" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Fifth Third shares bounce on analyst comment</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA</span><br />Citi<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Research analyst Keith Horowitz told the Associated Press that Fifth Third (NASDAQ: FITB) in fact might be one of the biggest benefactors of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2009/02/23/daily40.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Business/story%3Fid%3D6945577%26page%3D1&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=Hg9b-21ewBA&amp;usg=AFQjCNGFXq8xs9mKCkraRq3eIMEtJ8gW9w" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Obama Claim: Done More in 30 Days Than Other Presidents</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">ABC News - USA</span><br />The provisions in the bill promoting energy independence, the official said, constitute "the largest energy independence<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>policy ever in the US,"<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Business/story%3Fid%3D6945577%26page%3D1" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/25/AR2009022502463.html&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=2zo0YqxaElQ&amp;usg=AFQjCNEdZyp-Z-aT2GKzDuy8luGRw-f0uQ" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Treasury Releases Details of 'Stress Tests' for Bailed-Out Banks</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Washington Post - United States</span><br />The focus is on the largest banks, including retail giants such as Bank of America,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>banks such as Morgan Stanley and specialty banks such as<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/25/AR2009022502463.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://news.goldseek.com/GoldSeek/1235571840.php&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=YMIXuHyBb8Y&amp;usg=AFQjCNGgb6wwBolKKs_Kv9LHDargr42_ug" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">The Politics of Stimulus Spending and Bank Bailouts</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Gold Seek - USA</span><br />Back in November Henry Paulson, then Secretary of the Treasury and former CEO of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>bank Goldman Sachs, along with the active assistance of Tim<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://news.goldseek.com/GoldSeek/1235571840.php" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/26/business/26scam.html%3Fref%3Dbusiness&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=Ltr0Mt11kHs&amp;usg=AFQjCNE514U9oYSa1zG_TnEMVCvyLCsQ6Q" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">2 Money Managers Held in New Wall St. Fraud Case</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">New York Times - United States</span><br />By ZACHERY KOUWE Their supposed<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>prowess lured hundreds of millions of dollars from public pension funds and universities and earned the two<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/26/business/26scam.html%3Fref%3Dbusiness" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://newsblaze.com/story/20090225164436ross.nb/topstory.html&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=Ltr0Mt11kHs&amp;usg=AFQjCNHI_qm5pRs9TsWWw_wNjeNBtNZYXg" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Obama's Speech: More Spending But Status Quo to Remain</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">NewsBlaze - Folsom,CA,USA</span><br />Although having been a victim of this<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>economic tsunami myself, I do feel a great deal of concern for this next generation and those that do not have<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://newsblaze.com/story/20090225164436ross.nb/topstory.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/PubArticleNLJ.jsp%3Fid%3D1202428600665&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=Ltr0Mt11kHs&amp;usg=AFQjCNGNm_gtqyAqJU1vkF-91_l1SzFzTQ" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Feds Win Detention for Disbarred Lawyer in Alleged<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Scam</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">The National Law Journal - USA</span><br />The Bail Reform Act is getting a real workout during the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>spat of white-collar criminal prosecutions in the Southern District of New York.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/PubArticleNLJ.jsp%3Fid%3D1202428600665" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/markets/industries/technology/rimes-announces-availability-barra-performance-rimes-new-performance/&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=Ltr0Mt11kHs&amp;usg=AFQjCNFtBA2cga4tz7R3AEATWYd5ZyL8Jg" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">RIMES Announces the Availability of 'Barra Performance on RIMES<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b></a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">FOXBusiness - USA</span><br />For more information and the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>news, visit<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.rimes.com/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">www.rimes.com</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>MSCI Barra is a leading provider of<b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>decision support tools to<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/markets/industries/technology/rimes-announces-availability-barra-performance-rimes-new-performance/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.sacbee.com/content/news/story/1653389.html&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=9yDipSj-Aio&amp;usg=AFQjCNE5LcjRcsqmGNsKoFo6fRSRqrgyGQ" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Sacramento County trying to get back $52 million lost in alleged<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b></a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Sacramento Bee - CA, USA</span><br />The FBI on Wednesday arrested two New York men -- Paul Greenwood, 61, and Stephen Walsh, 64 -- in a suspected fraudlent<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>scheme involving<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.sacbee.com/content/news/story/1653389.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.metromodemedia.com/innovationnews/arboretumfventuresannarbor0105.aspx&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=f0DxVhGyXSI&amp;usg=AFQjCNEIFqJCg4Lysl2BXP2CdMKsXhhACw" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Arboretum Ventures raises $73 million for<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>fund</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Metromode Media - metro detroit,MI,USA</span><br />The Ann Arbor-based firm recently closed out its<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>fund worth $73 million. This fund is triple the size of Arboretum's first,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.metromodemedia.com/innovationnews/arboretumfventuresannarbor0105.aspx" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table style="margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;" width="80" align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;" align="center"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-lionsgate26-2009feb26,0,4364457.story&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=ugvGQq4icLw&amp;usg=AFQjCNEdj_gUx6CZ1MyHO8QW-L3A1T8Oug" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><img src="http://nt0.ggpht.com/news?imgefp=iFE75aR-f78J&amp;imgurl=www.latimes.com/media/photo/2009-02/45269947.jpg" alt="" width="80" border="0" height="53" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="margin: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;" align="center"><span style="font-size:-2;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-lionsgate26-2009feb26,0,4364457.story&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=ugvGQq4icLw&amp;usg=AFQjCNEdj_gUx6CZ1MyHO8QW-L3A1T8Oug" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Los Angeles Times</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-lionsgate26-2009feb26,0,4364457.story&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=ugvGQq4icLw&amp;usg=AFQjCNEdj_gUx6CZ1MyHO8QW-L3A1T8Oug" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Carl Icahn steps up battle for control of Lions Gate</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Los Angeles Times - CA,USA</span><br />Brett Icahn works with his father at Icahn Partners and has been the point person between the New York<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>firm and Lions Gate ever since Carl Icahn<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-lionsgate26-2009feb26,0,4364457.story" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/business-in-china/100058078-1-vc-investment-hits-record-high.html&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=Jq7zVoANVAE&amp;usg=AFQjCNG7GfrSpdftN0BAAMrfubMLL_CUow" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">VC<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>hits record high in 2008</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Alibaba News Channel - New York,NEW YORK,USA</span><br /><b>...</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>(VC)<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>surge 33.3% year on year to US$7.31 billion and reach a record high last year, despite the economic downturn, according to the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/business-in-china/100058078-1-vc-investment-hits-record-high.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.charlotteobserver.com/business/story/561596.html&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=AF2Wn3VU3IM&amp;usg=AFQjCNHnIeMUCQFPILgIM5hQHSqVjnOrsA" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Stocks without dividends not such a hot<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b></a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">CharlotteObserver.com - Charlotte,NC,USA</span><br />Wednesday, USA Today owner Gannett Co. became the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>newspaper publisher to slash its quarterly dividend – by 90 percent to 4 cents a share – in an<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.charlotteobserver.com/business/story/561596.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.localnews8.com/Global/story.asp%3FS%3D6505817%26nav%3Dmenu554_5_1&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=JlDPuTk33gY&amp;usg=AFQjCNFkZDLvkrX_E7xnZJEwpgYtxRgJtA" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">News Minute: Here is the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Wyoming news from The Associated Press</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">LocalNews8.com - Idaho Falls,ID,USA</span><br />(AP) - A bill to create a multimillion dollar<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>fund to foster small business growth failed in the Wyoming Senate. House Bill 291 would have<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.localnews8.com/Global/story.asp%3FS%3D6505817%26nav%3Dmenu554_5_1" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/200902260936DOWJONESDJONLINE000839_FORTUNE5.htm&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=IwwHRFJF8tQ&amp;usg=AFQjCNGvS4l6j9DePahaZ0GIPGCkTnxisQ" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Sears Chairman: Co Well Positioned To Operate Through Tough Econ</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">CNNMoney.com - USA</span><br />The<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>estimate of analysts polled by Thomson Reuters was for earnings of $2.68 a share on revenue of $13.99 billion . Sears' efforts to manage expenses<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/200902260936DOWJONESDJONLINE000839_FORTUNE5.htm" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.stockhouse.com/News/USReleasesDetail.aspx%3Fn%3D7227030&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=8t4YQ2lAj_0&amp;usg=AFQjCNEN2XGApy-VxXdCz5YuUrRGZlqCmA" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">AT&amp;T Outlines Plan for Delaware Wireless Network<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Investments</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>in 2009</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Stockhouse - Vancouver,BC,Canada</span><br />By continuing to expand its 3G wireless footprint in Delaware, AT&amp;T is offering more consumers and businesses broadband-like speed and access to the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.stockhouse.com/News/USReleasesDetail.aspx%3Fn%3D7227030" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/stories/2009/02/23/daily44.html&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=tk3RX_JCpMA&amp;usg=AFQjCNHpNMAfPwzxWOfMfPDp5OLQRiFOXw" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Cogdell posts higher funds from operations</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><span style="color:#666666;">Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA</span><br /></div>The Charlotte-based real estate<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>trust (NYSE:CSA) lost $1 million, or 6 cents per diluted share, in the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>quarter. The company had a net loss<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/stories/2009/02/23/daily44.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://uk.reuters.com/article/americasRegulatoryNes/idUKN2640662920090226&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=c9xMlixwItY&amp;usg=AFQjCNGyQi5LSAf7c3AIYmlobkWATT2XLA" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Pension, college funds mull damage from WG Trading fraud</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Reuters - USA</span><br /><b>...</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>arrests of two highflying fund managers for allegedly stealing up to $550 million from clients, the<b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>big fraud case to rock the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>world.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://uk.reuters.com/article/americasRegulatoryNes/idUKN2640662920090226" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span><br /></div></span><br /></div></span></span><br /><br /><!-- google_ad_section_end --><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5481733193082331632-2851564779607269617?l=globalinvestmenttips.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Annie bimalanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5481733193082331632.post-87383884361593015292009-02-25T13:22:00.000-08:002009-02-25T13:29:17.760-08:00<!-- google_ad_section_start --><!-- br--><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi%3Ff%3D/c/a/2009/02/22/EDBM15VO30.DTL&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=VuJMxdztNP4&amp;usg=AFQjCNH8GKCghaLEfQv-1vWZIdJDNQh3Mg" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">A flawed bank rescue</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA</span><br />If anything, we can see increased<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>in our communities as a much-needed morale boost. DANIEL LUNA San Francisco It is easy to blame the politicians<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi%3Ff%3D/c/a/2009/02/22/EDBM15VO30.DTL" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.northjersey.com/news/njpolitics/40205412.html&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=VuJMxdztNP4&amp;usg=AFQjCNENEZcKw8JHtTLINGPLH472_olEBw" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">First stimulus payout coming this week</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">NorthJersey.com - Hackensack,NJ,USA</span><br />For example, she said the state spent $50 million on outside<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>managers for the pension fund, work was previously done by state workers in the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.northjersey.com/news/njpolitics/40205412.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2009/02/24/despite_us_assurances_nationalization_fears_loom&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=uLcP7U0q9O4&amp;usg=AFQjCNFikEC701WDHvRGkG-GpyfuHxBxKw" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Despite US assurances, nationalization fears loom</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Boston Globe - United States</span><br />But bank stocks had been getting pummeled ever since Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner announced the government's<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>plan to help banks and the stress<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2009/02/24/despite_us_assurances_nationalization_fears_loom" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.transworldnews.com/NewsStory.aspx%3Fid%3D77520%26cat%3D8&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=uLcP7U0q9O4&amp;usg=AFQjCNHE5zH3Z9PNZomZfCI7FE1D7-y9Gg" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">MIRA LED Lighting Is Emerging As An<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Opportunity</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">TransWorldNews (press release) - Monroe,GA,USA</span><br />Sign up today and stay informed allow<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://wallstreetstockreview.com/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">wallstreetstockreview.com</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>to provide you with the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>research reports on pennystocks.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.transworldnews.com/NewsStory.aspx%3Fid%3D77520%26cat%3D8" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; 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color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.live-pr.com/en/research-and-markets-latest-investment-opportunities-r1048261556.htm&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=DcJ5mwlqxUM&amp;usg=AFQjCNHjjMmlMhMgbvA2WwLhrpmSks963A" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Research and Markets:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Latest Investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Opportunities, Analysis<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b></a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><span style="color:#666666;">Live-PR.com (Pressemitteilung) - Wein,Austria</span><br /></div>has announced the addition of GlobalData 's new report "North America Underground Gas Storage Industry to 2012<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Opportunities, Analysis and<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.live-pr.com/en/research-and-markets-latest-investment-opportunities-r1048261556.htm" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; 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padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://seekingalpha.com/article/122169-china-s-latest-hunting-trip&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=EESp-jHg-cM&amp;usg=AFQjCNEc01HEmYXxngh6hyQTwd_34ANhng" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">China's<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Hunting Trip</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><span style="color:#666666;">Seeking Alpha - New York,NY,USA</span><br /></div>In February US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton traveled to China to beg for<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>while the top Chinese brass boarded planes as fast as possible to<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://seekingalpha.com/article/122169-china-s-latest-hunting-trip" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.pitchengine.com/aicc/30-companies-to-attend-first-us--israel-telehealth-business-exchange-showcasing-latest-advances-in-healthcare-technology/5145/&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=e9S-8AjiHTw&amp;usg=AFQjCNHcyB_zsf7fSfYMuUX6mIZBH-wSow" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">30+ Companies to Attend First US - Israel TeleHealth Business<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b></a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">PitchEngine (press release) - Riverton,WY,USA</span><br />The goal is to foster joint venture R&amp;D,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>and marketing alliances. The event will be held at BCBS headquarters in Atlanta (3350 Peachtree Rd.,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.pitchengine.com/aicc/30-companies-to-attend-first-us--israel-telehealth-business-exchange-showcasing-latest-advances-in-healthcare-technology/5145/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/200902241033DOWJONESDJONLINE000420_FORTUNE5.htm&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=5Gpu-nBq_d0&amp;usg=AFQjCNFKb2k-QOY9G1q_P_8PFoabCF0x-Q" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Medtronic Acquisitions Bring Big Payday:Venture Capital Firms</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">CNNMoney.com - USA</span><br /><b>...</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>with Medtronic Inc.'s (MDT)<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>two acquisitions, which total more than $1 billion . "It's the largest single proceed for any of our<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investments</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>in<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/200902241033DOWJONESDJONLINE000420_FORTUNE5.htm" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2009/02/24/ap6089649.html&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=uyJpPh_Q7WI&amp;usg=AFQjCNHXzcWJEIU3tAYch8zP9vgI7sKTNg" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Vornado 4Q FFO falls to loss</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Forbes - NY,USA</span><br />The<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>quarter's results were hurt by charges including a $100.7 million writedown in the value of Vornado's<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>in Lexington Realty Trust (nyse:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2009/02/24/ap6089649.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/200902241640DOWJONESDJONLINE000620_FORTUNE5.htm&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=ZENzp-IbOkk&amp;usg=AFQjCNH0tUSaTN4mLtvHLMHIfot2YSnFww" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Allstate Halves Quarterly Dividend To 20 Cents To Save $450<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b></a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">CNNMoney.com - USA</span><br />(ALL) halved its quarterly dividend, becoming the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>finaicial firm to take the step in efforts to preserve capital. 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color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2009/02/asbrus_latest_w.html&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=TEkDz-3rB2o&amp;usg=AFQjCNFdfv4zJv6lGYxboLuFKh77AYwMxg" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Asbru's<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Web CMS Delivers Impressive Features, Value</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">InformationWeek - Manhasset,NY,USA</span><br />For a small to medium-sized organization looking to make an<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>in a value-minded but feature-rich content management system, Asbru's<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>release<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2009/02/asbrus_latest_w.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></div></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123553469005467485.html%3Fmod%3Dgooglenews_wsj&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=QNy9YGEUV2k&amp;usg=AFQjCNFAXVs8quDSb_SAkyV8OZAGoq4U-Q" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Citigroup Chafes Under US Overseers</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Wall Street Journal - USA</span><br />Besides the Citigroup move, the government's<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>to-do list includes an overhaul of its $150 billion bailout of American International Group Inc.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123553469005467485.html%3Fmod%3Dgooglenews_wsj" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/6279679.html&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=QHixEgaNwZw&amp;usg=AFQjCNHW1cchI7XCuJU2ZNlytGhRRd3RnQ" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Steffy: Innocent bystanders suffer in Stanford case</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Houston Chronicle - United States</span><br />The Houston resident had used Stanford as an<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>adviser for about five years, but he didn’t have any money invested with Stanford’s Antigua-based<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/6279679.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news%3Fpid%3D20601103%26sid%3Da85Xk5Zss2AM%26refer%3Dus&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=QHixEgaNwZw&amp;usg=AFQjCNGmEPFRwrWjhEcGkuh7m3nQXgM8Zg" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Apple Investor Riding Tenfold Gain ‘Slighted’ by Disclosures</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Bloomberg - USA</span><br />25 (Bloomberg) -- Scott Grannis has owned Apple Inc. products for two decades, from his first Mac in 1987 to the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>iPhone. He bought his first Apple<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news%3Fpid%3D20601103%26sid%3Da85Xk5Zss2AM%26refer%3Dus" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2009/02/25/ap6094168.html&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=G0nc88K6Ls0&amp;usg=AFQjCNGFXOeW5ZJoYaGwfZPryXzQxd1p9Q" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Eaton Vance fiscal 1Q profit falls 57 percent</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Forbes - NY,USA</span><br /><b>Investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>losses, including impairment losses, reduced earnings a penny per share in the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b>quarter. The performance narrowly beat the consensus<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2009/02/25/ap6094168.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.smartbrief.com/news/pli/storyDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D17CBFF39-E312-4A0E-968D-10D56171C63B%26copyid%3DED88A7D8-84F0-45ED-9401-132D83A0ECE8&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=G0nc88K6Ls0&amp;usg=AFQjCNE6CIf69PynQ_49Oo4ODEq9aywLpQ" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">US tries to ease investors' concerns with<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>bank-aid plan:</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">SmartBrief - Washington,DC,USA</span><br />Banks will be allowed to convert the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>into common shares, the kind of capital taken seriously by investors. Washington Post, The (02/25)<div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.smartbrief.com/news/pli/storyDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D17CBFF39-E312-4A0E-968D-10D56171C63B%26copyid%3DED88A7D8-84F0-45ED-9401-132D83A0ECE8" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123558316135873921.html%3Fmod%3Dgooglenews_wsj&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=l2uxYVy48rU&amp;usg=AFQjCNFdYh3d9qaRjPm-L8BbNCYR-7xZAQ" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Hartford Financial President to Retire</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Wall Street Journal - USA</span><br />In early October, Hartford announced the appointment of a new chief<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>officer on the same day that the company announced a $2.5 billion capital<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123558316135873921.html%3Fmod%3Dgooglenews_wsj" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.ogj.com/display_article/354426/7/ONART/none/GenIn/1/Obama-to-Congress:-Energy-vital-to-nation%27s-economic-future/&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=l2uxYVy48rU&amp;usg=AFQjCNEqNr2ClZ7AL9tubf5MQCBGmStC_A" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Obama to Congress: Energy vital to nation's economic future</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Oil &amp; Gas Journal - Houston,TX,USA</span><br />"We have also made the largest<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>in basic research funding in American history, an<b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>that will spur not only new discoveries in energy,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.ogj.com/display_article/354426/7/ONART/none/GenIn/1/Obama-to-Congress:-Energy-vital-to-nation%27s-economic-future/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span><br /><br /><!-- google_ad_section_end --><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5481733193082331632-8738388436159301529?l=globalinvestmenttips.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Annie bimalanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5481733193082331632.post-36021285395095668452009-02-22T06:48:00.000-08:002009-02-22T06:57:51.101-08:00<!-- google_ad_section_start --><!-- br--><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;font-family:-webkit-sans-serif;font-size:13;" ><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><table style="margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;" width="80" align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px;font-family:arial,sans-serif;" align="center"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/400984_wallstreet21.html&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=JFyRQc1cci0&amp;usg=AFQjCNHy1IJycM-EIj5o41yKaw0yAbe_wQ" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><img src="http://nt0.ggpht.com/news?imgefp=ZIty67lU9kIJ&amp;imgurl=seattlepi.nwsource.com/dayart/20090221/226Wall_Street_NYHA103_02-21-2009_093CCNC.jpg" alt="" width="76" border="0" height="80" /></a></td></tr><tr><td face="arial,sans-serif" style="margin: 0px;" align="center"><span style=""><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/400984_wallstreet21.html&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=JFyRQc1cci0&amp;usg=AFQjCNHy1IJycM-EIj5o41yKaw0yAbe_wQ" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Seattle Post Intelligencer</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/400984_wallstreet21.html&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=JFyRQc1cci0&amp;usg=AFQjCNHy1IJycM-EIj5o41yKaw0yAbe_wQ" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Hope<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>victim of economy</a><br /><span style=""><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA</span><br />It's what keeps us alive," said Lawrence Creatura, a portfolio manager at Federated Clover<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Advisors. He said the talk of nationalizing banks only<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/400984_wallstreet21.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/21/business/worldbusiness/21auto.html&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=JFyRQc1cci0&amp;usg=AFQjCNFBMTLqIL_AL8fRw38z3ViRway_aw" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Saab in Bankruptcy Filing; GM Seeks More Aid</a><br /><span style=""><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">New York Times - United States</span><br /></div>It was the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>example of auto companies asking governments in different countries — including the United States and Canada — to step in with aid,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/21/business/worldbusiness/21auto.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;font-family:-webkit-sans-serif;font-size:13;" ><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/boeingaerospace/2008768548_virginamerica21.html&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=qBj6YpqhC2I&amp;usg=AFQjCNFJrskWuVh3afBCa2MyY20wukdABQ" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Virgin America: US investors still in control</a><br /><span style=""><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Seattle Times - United States</span><br />Alaska's filing was the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>clash between Virgin America and US competitors. Virgin America said federal regulators addressed each of Alaska's concerns<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/boeingaerospace/2008768548_virginamerica21.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;font-family:-webkit-sans-serif;font-size:13;" ><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-biz-morningstar-shares-sink-feb20,0,793719.story&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=8KCsX5yHSLw&amp;usg=AFQjCNFWHu21xfChO_HQfhhYFTh05cqH7Q" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Morningstar shares drop 14%</a><br /><span style=""><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Chicago Tribune - United States</span><br />Despite the help a much-lower income-tax rate, Morningstar's net income in the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>quarter was $19.3 million, or 39 cents a diluted share, down from the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-biz-morningstar-shares-sink-feb20,0,793719.story" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;font-family:-webkit-sans-serif;font-size:13;" ><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.courant.com/news/nationworld/chi-russia-planes3_rodrfeb22,0,7086383.story&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=Q-l8JSPoIKA&amp;usg=AFQjCNF4DsUkhw_eeEwBPxJJBuikORoSIg" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Defiant passengers demand crew change in<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>incident</a><br /><span style=""><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Hartford Courant - United States</span><br />"I was shocked by this," says Kushner, 31, a Moscow<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>banker. "You're flying to New York with all these stringent controls that have to be adhered<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.courant.com/news/nationworld/chi-russia-planes3_rodrfeb22,0,7086383.story" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;font-family:-webkit-sans-serif;font-size:13;" ><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/6273823.html&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=JnhJlDHcq1M&amp;usg=AFQjCNEulH8SrafJGxPVn_0BfDiaGI3eRQ" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Past probes sought to tie Stanford to drugs</a><br /><span style=""><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Houston Chronicle - United States</span><br />Stanford, a once high-flying businessman whose<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>firm’s affiliates stretch from Bogota, Colombia, to Quito, Ecuador, has denied having ties to<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/6273823.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a><br /><br /></div></span></td></tr><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.kbsradio.ca/news/16/880223&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=JnhJlDHcq1M&amp;usg=AFQjCNH6A8idsOYqihazQXtpw16hxlJTWg" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Ontario’s Green Energy Act: Backgrounder</a><br /><span style=""><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">KBS Radio - Trail,BC,Canada</span><br />This is an opportunity to modernize our electrical system and incorporate the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>and most efficient green technology solutions, while creating jobs in<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.kbsradio.ca/news/16/880223" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;font-family:-webkit-sans-serif;font-size:13;" ><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/02/21/expedia-misses-expectations-on-its-latest-earnings-trip/&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=vv2WMSSKbdI&amp;usg=AFQjCNGL6iv0eauCc8yRsv1qg6nfXLXk0g" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Expedia misses expectations on its<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>earnings trip</a><br /><span style=""><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">BloggingStocks - USA</span><br />Simply put, this is not a good time to be considering Expedia as an<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>idea. Even though adjusted earnings were positive, I think a $9.60 accounting<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/02/21/expedia-misses-expectations-on-its-latest-earnings-trip/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a><br /><br /></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;font-family:-webkit-sans-serif;font-size:13;" ><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/22/us/politics/22budget.html%3Fhp&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=Bn5A7zrHKH4&amp;usg=AFQjCNELNUOzi1pwAK1HZPlTzBF80Nw8Zw" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Obama Has Plan to Slash Deficit, Despite Stimulus Bill</a><br /><span style=""><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">New York Times - United States</span><br /></div>The president will propose to tax the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>income of hedge fund and private equity partners at ordinary income tax rates, which are now as high as 35<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/22/us/politics/22budget.html%3Fhp" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;font-family:-webkit-sans-serif;font-size:13;" ><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/22/sports/baseball/22yankees.html&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=iNMdRbeMBDA&amp;usg=AFQjCNHEshzxiBZYifXgPfsdAzSyQRuMLA" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Undergoing Some Shuffling on and Off the Field</a><br /><span style=""><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">New York Times - United States</span><br /></div>He has<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>properties and a spec house that are languishing on the market. “People just can’t get loans,” Damon said.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/22/sports/baseball/22yankees.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a><br /></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;font-family:-webkit-sans-serif;font-size:13;" ><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.abc.net.au/insidebusiness/content/2007/s2498029.htm&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=WMjYxW54Iy8&amp;usg=AFQjCNHpooGcpuAvZmwG1Sw5RZ5dfibrsw" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">The<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>in market news</a><br /><span style=""><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">ABC Online - Australia</span><br />We heard last week of course about Chinalco trying to make a $19.5 billion<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>in Rio. This week we saw China Min Metals pluck Oz Minerals from the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.abc.net.au/insidebusiness/content/2007/s2498029.htm" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;font-family:-webkit-sans-serif;font-size:13;" ><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/22/nyregion/22towns.html&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=qsWIKWJHrIo&amp;usg=AFQjCNGlvtWrO1rFbqxBrF_0J_OFtztL-Q" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Xanadu, Perhaps a Folly for Our Times</a><br /><span style=""><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">New York Times - United States</span><br /></div>The<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Xanadu, sprouting off the New Jersey Turnpike, looking like the world’s biggest air vent, built with mismatched tiles, will never be called<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/22/nyregion/22towns.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi%3Ff%3D/c/a/2009/02/21/MNNA161178.DTL%26type%3Dpolitics%26tsp%3D1&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=qsWIKWJHrIo&amp;usg=AFQjCNF3BbE5XfZJzrO0K_niK004hfnoZw" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Mortgage meltdown has gone global</a><br /><span style=""><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA</span><br />"The global economy is now literally in free fall as the contraction of consumption, capital spending, residential<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b>, production, employment,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi%3Ff%3D/c/a/2009/02/21/MNNA161178.DTL%26type%3Dpolitics%26tsp%3D1" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/cityregion/s_612890.html&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=qsWIKWJHrIo&amp;usg=AFQjCNEvTJ2TsDec0FAU_Qzw34BxCb5tig" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Pitt, CMU sue to recover $114M in<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investments</b></a><br /><span style=""><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Pittsburgh,PA,USA</span><br />The local universities are among the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>investors with assets caught up in alleged fraud investigations, exemplified by wide-reaching billion-dollar<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/cityregion/s_612890.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;font-family:-webkit-sans-serif;font-size:13;" ><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gJZwal-FyDCKN574I85oUhWCwIxg&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=GRQylOjFwNY&amp;usg=AFQjCNHVqOmUzIxh-eIIki9lSnMxHD60FQ" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Clinton wraps Asia trip by asking China to buy US debt</a><br /><span style=""><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">AFP</span><br />Clinton added: "The US needs the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>in Treasury bonds to shore up its economy to continue to buy Chinese products." The US secretary of state had<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gJZwal-FyDCKN574I85oUhWCwIxg" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;font-family:-webkit-sans-serif;font-size:13;" ><br /><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><table style="margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;" width="80" align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;" align="center"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/180/story/409558.html&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=usOIG_aQHgQ&amp;usg=AFQjCNGn56vuSL-bBy9EtKazPyGN_qS2rQ" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><img src="http://nt2.ggpht.com/news?imgefp=wpmlQxefF9AJ&amp;imgurl=media.pressofatlanticcity.com/smedia/2009/02/20/17/993-CasinoSkyline.standalone.prod_affiliate.101.jpg" alt="" width="80" border="0" height="45" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="margin: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;" align="center"><span style=""><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/180/story/409558.html&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=usOIG_aQHgQ&amp;usg=AFQjCNGn56vuSL-bBy9EtKazPyGN_qS2rQ" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Press of Atlantic City</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/180/story/409558.html&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=usOIG_aQHgQ&amp;usg=AFQjCNGn56vuSL-bBy9EtKazPyGN_qS2rQ" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Recession could claim three Atlantic City casinos, analysts say</a><br /><span style=""><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Press of Atlantic City - Atlantic City,NJ,USA</span><br />Resorts and the Atlantic City Hilton Casino Resort are both owned by affiliates of Colony Capital LLC, a private real estate<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>firm based in Los<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/180/story/409558.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/feedarticle/8369658&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=ztU1_JldU_I&amp;usg=AFQjCNFVJBgQKDgXOYEalGKPIePR9i9XHg" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">*Oil price drop threatens economic collapse</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;"><a href="http://guardian.co.uk/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">guardian.co.uk</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>- UK</span><br />By Aseel Kami and Michael Christie BAGHDAD, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Iraq must curb its dependence on oil revenue and promote<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>in agriculture and<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...<br /><br /></b><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/feedarticle/8369658" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a><br /><br /></span></td></tr><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/news/columnists/article.html%3Fin_article_id%3D477770%26in_page_id%3D19%26in_author_id%3D3%26position%3Dmoretopstories&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=ztU1_JldU_I&amp;usg=AFQjCNHoxgpz4u2h8amTVUvRM-morKyRcQ" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">It's absolutely crucial these funds deliver</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">This is Money - UK</span><br />Gartmore is the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>house to launch an absolute return fund in answer to investor appetite for low-risk<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investments</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>where the emphasis - in<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...<br /><br /></b><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/news/columnists/article.html%3Fin_article_id%3D477770%26in_page_id%3D19%26in_author_id%3D3%26position%3Dmoretopstories" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;font-family:-webkit-sans-serif;font-size:13;" ><br /></span><br /><!-- google_ad_section_end --><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5481733193082331632-3602128539509566845?l=globalinvestmenttips.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Annie bimalanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5481733193082331632.post-63320304581731474112009-02-16T06:33:00.001-08:002009-02-16T06:35:42.444-08:00<!-- google_ad_section_start --><!-- br--><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><table style="margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;" width="80" align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;" align="center"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.reuters.com/article/gc04/idUSTRE51E12S20090215&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=PAtNJTSEjBY&amp;usg=AFQjCNHxxXKWlGSmtDa1Myd-F6EqxrHz6Q" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><img src="http://nt1.ggpht.com/news?imgefp=Oez18jT9yDgJ&amp;imgurl=www.reuters.com/resources/r/%3Fm%3D02%26d%3D20090215%26t%3D2%26i%3D8267042%26w%3D192%26r%3D2009-02-15T151034Z_01_BTRE51E166100_RTROPTP_0_GERMANY" alt="" width="80" border="0" height="45" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="margin: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;" align="center"><span style="font-size:-2;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.reuters.com/article/gc04/idUSTRE51E12S20090215&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=PAtNJTSEjBY&amp;usg=AFQjCNHxxXKWlGSmtDa1Myd-F6EqxrHz6Q" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Reuters</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.reuters.com/article/gc04/idUSTRE51E12S20090215&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=PAtNJTSEjBY&amp;usg=AFQjCNHxxXKWlGSmtDa1Myd-F6EqxrHz6Q" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">German economy may recover by fall</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Reuters - USA</span><br />The economy shrank at record pace in the last quarter of 2008, as a manufacturing downturn hit exports and dented<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>in Europe's biggest economy.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.reuters.com/article/gc04/idUSTRE51E12S20090215" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/opinion/editorial/general/money-test-for-uschina-ties/1434337.aspx&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=c0v8u5pfozo&amp;usg=AFQjCNE4-T1FurFRdqYIxYt41iWD8XezdA" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Money test for US-China ties</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">The Canberra Times - Canberra,Australian Capital Territory,Australia</span><br /><b>...</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>when he described continuing Chinese<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>in Treasury bonds as ''a very sensitive issue''. In April, the Treasury is due to issue the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/opinion/editorial/general/money-test-for-uschina-ties/1434337.aspx" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.livenews.com.au/Articles/2009/02/15/RioAMPOz_Minerals&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=pnE2yv6QdZM&amp;usg=AFQjCNEPbk6K_NQy12wgPOeejcZnO4eufg" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Rio Tinto's concerns with Chinalco</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;"><a href="http://livenews.com.au/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">LIVENEWS.com.au</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>- Sydney,NSW,Australia</span><br />The Telegraph also said that The Scottish Widows<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Partnership, which owns 1.3% of Rio's shares, has also expressed disappointment in the deal.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.livenews.com.au/Articles/2009/02/15/RioAMPOz_Minerals" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/16/world/europe/16germany.html%3Fref%3Dworld&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=Z5NZ9iUrQLM&amp;usg=AFQjCNGfuUx7nOYa87FHgoycfhHUb_WF3g" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Winslet and Cruise Star in a German Studio’s<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Act</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">New York Times - United States</span><br />Vivendi, then the owner, sold the studio in 2004 to Filmbetriebe Berlin Brandenburg, an<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b>company run by Mr. Woebcken and Christoph Fisser,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/16/world/europe/16germany.html%3Fref%3Dworld" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Features/Investors_Guide/What_you_hide_may_be_tiny_than_what_you_can_reap/articleshow/4134136.cms&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=Z5NZ9iUrQLM&amp;usg=AFQjCNF5nfDJU8tQbOfH0VSuCG32y7bOOQ" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">What you hide may be tiny than what you can reap</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Economic Times - Gurgaon,Haryana,India</span><br />While it is difficult to ascertain the impact of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investments</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>out of such income in the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>bull-run , stiffer guidelines by market watchdog Sebi has<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Features/Investors_Guide/What_you_hide_may_be_tiny_than_what_you_can_reap/articleshow/4134136.cms" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news%3Fpid%3D20601087%26sid%3Da7DpldiMhKIA%26refer%3Dhome&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=gn4paaWaXxs&amp;usg=AFQjCNGJXXxpZZd8fuRlZYyzYa_iL608fw" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Toyota Will Cut Japan Output 54% in Current Quarter</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Bloomberg - USA</span><br />“This kind of drop is unprecedented, probably since the end of World War II,” said Edwin Merner, president of Atlantis<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Research Corp. in Tokyo,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news%3Fpid%3D20601087%26sid%3Da7DpldiMhKIA%26refer%3Dhome" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/02/16/0216privateinvest.html&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=gn4paaWaXxs&amp;usg=AFQjCNEHVXidNp6XhZ5Z6BULzpmoMP4iEQ" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Outsourcing lifts management costs of UT endowment</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Austin American-Statesman - Austin,TX,USA</span><br /><b>...</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>it has been the most expensive to manage, according to the Legislative Budget Board's<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>study comparing public<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>funds.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/02/16/0216privateinvest.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><table style="margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;" width="80" align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;" align="center"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-hiltzik16-2009feb16,0,1601533.column&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=JLQM3hQctGo&amp;usg=AFQjCNGZ6G-9Gbyh80cvozLyzqe5pSXizg" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><img src="http://nt0.ggpht.com/news?imgefp=mPDT84gIc2kJ&amp;imgurl=www.latimes.com/media/photo/2009-02/45081909.jpg" alt="" width="80" border="0" height="55" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="margin: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;" align="center"><span style="font-size:-2;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-hiltzik16-2009feb16,0,1601533.column&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=JLQM3hQctGo&amp;usg=AFQjCNGZ6G-9Gbyh80cvozLyzqe5pSXizg" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Los Angeles Times</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-hiltzik16-2009feb16,0,1601533.column&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=JLQM3hQctGo&amp;usg=AFQjCNGZ6G-9Gbyh80cvozLyzqe5pSXizg" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">She ran EBay, can she run California?</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Los Angeles Times - CA,USA</span><br />(Before EBay, she held executive positions at Hasbro, FTD and the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b>consultancy Bain &amp; Co.) "I balanced the budget throughout my entire career.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-hiltzik16-2009feb16,0,1601533.column" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://online.barrons.com/article/SB123456980028286219.html%3Fmod%3Dgooglenews_barrons&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=JLQM3hQctGo&amp;usg=AFQjCNEsJ7AelF-PvJMuD6uJhy554R-rtA" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Kudos to You</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Barron's - USA</span><br />Comparing the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>results with those of prior surveys, it is clear that the taint of financial crisis and the inability of large companies to provide<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://online.barrons.com/article/SB123456980028286219.html%3Fmod%3Dgooglenews_barrons" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.reuters.com/article/ousiv/idUSTRE51F0YV20090216&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=Hy139eMeRhc&amp;usg=AFQjCNGQ61H1V3ISytNRzqmPLN0vW7GLnQ" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Asia looks to turn<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>crisis into opportunity</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Reuters - USA</span><br /><b>...</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>the loosening up of the service sector, from Internet sales to domestic helpers," David Mahon of Mahon China<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Management Ltd said in a report.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.reuters.com/article/ousiv/idUSTRE51F0YV20090216" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jmfkCQFvxtt6IXRmfAjmFGTya2yAD96CJD1O0&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=bRAQjIhQq-s&amp;usg=AFQjCNHlkHWvpDErqE9L3qdB4Ya0VWo6VA" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Japan economy shrinks at fastest rate in 35 years</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">The Associated Press</span><br />Capital expenditure — business<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>in factories and equipment — fell 5.3 percent from the previous quarter, while consumer spending slipped 0.4<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jmfkCQFvxtt6IXRmfAjmFGTya2yAD96CJD1O0" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><table style="margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;" width="80" align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;" align="center"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/new-york-fashion-week/4638288/New-York-Fashion-Week-Victoria-Beckhams-latest-collection.html&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=bRAQjIhQq-s&amp;usg=AFQjCNEFf5wt-T1X8MRlmBr8MEwtWOTbFg" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><img src="http://nt1.ggpht.com/news?imgefp=nU_lsQ8-EQgJ&amp;imgurl=www.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/01296/victoria-beckham_1296592c.jpg" alt="" width="80" border="0" height="50" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="margin: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;" align="center"><span style="font-size:-2;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/new-york-fashion-week/4638288/New-York-Fashion-Week-Victoria-Beckhams-latest-collection.html&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=bRAQjIhQq-s&amp;usg=AFQjCNEFf5wt-T1X8MRlmBr8MEwtWOTbFg" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Telegraph.co.uk</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/new-york-fashion-week/4638288/New-York-Fashion-Week-Victoria-Beckhams-latest-collection.html&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=bRAQjIhQq-s&amp;usg=AFQjCNEFf5wt-T1X8MRlmBr8MEwtWOTbFg" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">New York Fashion Week: Victoria Beckham's<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>collection</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;"><a href="http://telegraph.co.uk/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Telegraph.co.uk</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>- United Kingdom</span><br />“I see these are<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>buys. They’re designed to be worn from year to year, not season to season.” "I'm the Queen of the cross-your-heart-bra.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/new-york-fashion-week/4638288/New-York-Fashion-Week-Victoria-Beckhams-latest-collection.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.forbes.com/intelligentinvesting/2009/02/13/john-calamos-bio-intelligent-investing_0216_calamos.html&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=bRAQjIhQq-s&amp;usg=AFQjCNFue1eoCXOwgIyb0-bEdqEHpWNVvQ" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">John P. Calamos Sr.</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Forbes - NY,USA</span><br />John P. Calamos Sr., is chairman, chief executive officer and co-chief<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>officer of the Calamos<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Investments</b>, which he founded in 1977 and took<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.forbes.com/intelligentinvesting/2009/02/13/john-calamos-bio-intelligent-investing_0216_calamos.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></span><br /><!-- google_ad_section_end --><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5481733193082331632-6332030458173147411?l=globalinvestmenttips.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Annie bimalanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5481733193082331632.post-32807469505461258442009-02-15T06:29:00.000-08:002009-02-15T06:33:19.208-08:00<!-- google_ad_section_start --><!-- br--><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table style="width: 600px; height: 107px;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/banks-stepinvestment-lending-slows-down/00/12/349059/&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=oDifPwRiNqE&amp;usg=AFQjCNFBilrFArxs5E3mlfdPitSVDNsuvw" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Banks step up<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b>, lending slows down</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Business Standard - Mumbai,Maharashtra,India</span><br />While banks are wary of lending, they have stepped up<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investments</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>in government securities and instruments issued by mutual funds. According to the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...<br /><br /></b><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/banks-stepinvestment-lending-slows-down/00/12/349059/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/02/14/is-romance-the-latest-recession-victim/&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=gxPVuzm-XxU&amp;usg=AFQjCNHDcdQ2nqiJwmCPLMAYT279PUB1Ag" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Is romance the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>recession victim?</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">BloggingStocks - USA</span><br /><b>...</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>George and Ringo (again), all you need is love! Beth Gaston Moon works for WeSeed.com. The above comments are not intended as trading or<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>advice.<div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/02/14/is-romance-the-latest-recession-victim/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/3003e01e-fa0d-11dd-9daa-000077b07658.html&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=diu6rbrT7Sc&amp;usg=AFQjCNGHrW5JlgnkpwuEMyjsS277sGlRrA" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Berkshire Hathaway lends Tiffany $250m</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Financial Times - London,England,UK</span><br />For Mr Buffett, the deal marks the billionaire’s<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>in a corporate icon. He has sought to capitalise on the downturn to buy stock or debt in<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/3003e01e-fa0d-11dd-9daa-000077b07658.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.abc.net.au/insidebusiness/content/2007/s2491802.htm&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=FjEgaeukp7A&amp;usg=AFQjCNElQPVLwlMuQpiMWdh1G_vR4NKQrQ" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">The<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>in market news</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">ABC Online - Australia</span><br />ALAN KOHLER, PRESENTER: But first with the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>business and market news here's Kate Tozer. KATE TOZER, REPORTER: Thanks Alan. America's bank rescue plan<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.abc.net.au/insidebusiness/content/2007/s2491802.htm" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/006200902151151.htm&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=SfymxO_XEak&amp;usg=AFQjCNH0RKWZBS0hQXvIanSR_juzXh4Q4Q" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">IRDA may resolve<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>ceiling issue with LIC</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Hindu - Chennai,India</span><br /><b>...</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>ceiling issue, arising from the over 10 per cent equity or debt the country's largest life insurer has in companies contrary to the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/006200902151151.htm" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://businessmirror.com.ph/index.php%3Foption%3Dcom_content%26view%3Darticle%26id%3D6109:what-is-the-best-investment-for-me%26catid%3D28:opinion%26Itemid%3D64&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=3HN6kgXDScs&amp;usg=AFQjCNEAafVkNHF2104Ur_shYKhPvK8wVw" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">What is the best<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>for me?</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Business Mirror - Philippines</span><br />If you talk to a bank branch manager, he would probably give you their<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>time-deposit rates or maybe introduce you to their unit<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>trust funds<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://businessmirror.com.ph/index.php%3Foption%3Dcom_content%26view%3Darticle%26id%3D6109:what-is-the-best-investment-for-me%26catid%3D28:opinion%26Itemid%3D64" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.huntingtonnews.net/events/090215-staff-eventsinvestmentclub.html&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=L4ulokxsTcM&amp;usg=AFQjCNEmjP1lJvIL6G41lHYNiNt8o5KG3g" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Tri-State Capital<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Club Luncheon Slated for Tuesday</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">HNN Huntingtonnews.net - WV, USA</span><br />Ashland, KY (HNN) – Entrepreneurs and investors of Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia are invited to attend the Tri-State Capital<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Club Luncheon on<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.huntingtonnews.net/events/090215-staff-eventsinvestmentclub.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></span><br /><!-- google_ad_section_end --><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5481733193082331632-3280746950546125844?l=globalinvestmenttips.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Annie bimalanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5481733193082331632.post-37642043961370465672009-02-14T06:17:00.000-08:002009-02-14T07:35:01.882-08:00<!-- google_ad_section_start --><!-- br--><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news%3Fpid%3D20601103%26sid%3DalgF8VvjQFQA%26refer%3Dus&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=DSsIKDEP5oE&amp;usg=AFQjCNGHLuOYzVdOH_xQUeHBMtMIrCWfGQ" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Diller Role in Live Nation-Ticketmaster Deal Draws Investor Ire</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Bloomberg - USA</span><br />The<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>firm owns a 15 percent stake in Live Nation, according to Bloomberg data. Diller is chairman of Ticketmaster and would hold that title at the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news%3Fpid%3D20601103%26sid%3DalgF8VvjQFQA%26refer%3Dus" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/200902131241DOWJONESDJONLINE000774_FORTUNE5.htm&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=wvNWJHiKiwQ&amp;usg=AFQjCNF7i1bgK5OLrmHkUmNl5Q7w2IxQyQ" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Fidelity<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Investments</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Names Ryan Head Of Asset Management, Product Devt</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">CNNMoney.com - USA</span><br />The appointment is the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>personnel move for Fidelity<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Investments</b>, which recently removed several portfolio managers whose funds stumbled badly in 2008.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/200902131241DOWJONESDJONLINE000774_FORTUNE5.htm" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://sentinelsource.com/articles/2009/02/13/news/state/free/id_343562.txt&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=kwFPCM_e2is&amp;usg=AFQjCNGshdiAxn-7Od6dtOJdg0etuG12ew" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">The<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>gambling bill in Concord is full of sweeteners</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">The Keene Sentinel - Keene,NH,USA</span><br />In turn, the plans include not only a $300 million<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>for Greenmeadow Golf Club Inc. but would also legally permit horse and dog racetracks to share<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://sentinelsource.com/articles/2009/02/13/news/state/free/id_343562.txt" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.canada.com/Pharmaceuticals%2Bprescription%2Brecessionary%2Btimes/1287167/story.html&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=WPwqX5fwkJg&amp;usg=AFQjCNH8zANw5RtM55pf4UlyQksPIe859w" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Pharmaceuticals a prescription for recessionary times</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Canada.com - Don Mills,Ontario,Canada</span><br />A $1000<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>in the sector on Jan. 1, 2004, would today be worth $422. As Canadians we can pride ourselves on having one of the world's best health-<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.canada.com/Pharmaceuticals%2Bprescription%2Brecessionary%2Btimes/1287167/story.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.energycurrent.com/index.php%3Fid%3D2%26storyid%3D16049&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=Sv76jVNu9Rg&amp;usg=AFQjCNErczIZav5NXjr-NEVDKOL7vSFXIQ" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Global financial crisis puts UK oil<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>at risk</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">EnergyCurrent - Houston,TX,USA</span><br />However, if<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>falls, that decline will again accelerate." Oil &amp; Gas UK's<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>estimate is that capital<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>in new and existing fields fell<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.energycurrent.com/index.php%3Fid%3D2%26storyid%3D16049" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://uk.reuters.com/article/marketsNewsUS/idUKN1354772920090213&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=PTy4okS_6Co&amp;usg=AFQjCNGm-3FCTNgFcVfGmLB386gQj7c88Q" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway buys Tiffany bonds</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Reuters - USA</span><br />N: Quote, Profile, Research), the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>in a string of high-yielding<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investments</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>by the billionaire investor. New York-based Tiffany said it sold Berkshire<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://uk.reuters.com/article/marketsNewsUS/idUKN1354772920090213" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/twitter-raises-35-million-venture/story.aspx%3Fguid%3D%257B76D31BF1-106D-4884-9700-7718A510AF7B%257D%26dist%3Dmsr_1&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=3JJzGrZMGTA&amp;usg=AFQjCNGC6vG5Of7oCLmqNBsZzukQiNL1Wg" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Twitter raises $35 million from venture investors</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">MarketWatch - USA</span><br />Published reports at Web sites including Valleywag.com and Siliconalleyinsider.com put the valuation of Twitter following the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>round at<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/twitter-raises-35-million-venture/story.aspx%3Fguid%3D%257B76D31BF1-106D-4884-9700-7718A510AF7B%257D%26dist%3Dmsr_1" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span><br /><!-- google_ad_section_end --><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5481733193082331632-3764204396137046567?l=globalinvestmenttips.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Annie bimalanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5481733193082331632.post-45397503520218805572009-02-07T04:46:00.000-08:002009-02-07T04:50:43.195-08:00<!-- google_ad_section_start --><!-- br--><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse;" width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2009/02/06/ap6020980.html&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=B8eJ1Gy8tRM&amp;usg=AFQjCNFvDWP7kYKeIPQbSyVc1JJWdQ7bQA" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Impact of proposed Ohio tax credits could take yrs</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Forbes - NY,USA</span><br />But he described himself as "cautiously concerned" that the delay could encourage businesses to delay their<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b>, which undermines the state's<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...<br /><br /></b><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2009/02/06/ap6020980.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse;" width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/07/business/07markets.html%3Fref%3Dbusiness&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=V2nFwVUd570&amp;usg=AFQjCNGjIoCDlJeTmuTWqNrqzC3XKBJGaA" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Markets Up Sharply Despite Report</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">New York Times - United States</span><br />“It’s clear investors want to see something bold, something dramatic and something that is viable,” said Quincy Krosby, chief<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>strategist at The<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/07/business/07markets.html%3Fref%3Dbusiness" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse;" width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.latimes.com/business/careers/work/la-fi-jobs7-2009feb07,0,2869945.story&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=w_UaCc08z0U&amp;usg=AFQjCNGcRb3iKUDZ9PGHIXwOtk2lDLTPRw" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">598000 workers lose their jobs in January</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Los Angeles Times - CA,USA</span><br />"It's essential to have this happen [but] the devil is in the details," said AC Moore, chief<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b>strategist for Dunvegan Associates Inc. in Santa<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.latimes.com/business/careers/work/la-fi-jobs7-2009feb07,0,2869945.story" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span><br /><br /><!-- google_ad_section_end --><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5481733193082331632-4539750352021880557?l=globalinvestmenttips.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Annie bimalanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5481733193082331632.post-28877310256903785592009-02-06T15:43:00.000-08:002009-02-06T15:46:29.221-08:00<!-- google_ad_section_start --><!-- br--><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse;" width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/story%3Fid%3D54650&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=SwHbzltMhLg&amp;usg=AFQjCNE0epNfLYV2tx5-GCU2wQ2z98lUEw" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Renewable Energy Project Finance: Cause for Optimism Amidst Turmoil</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">RenewableEnergyWorld.com - Peterborough,NH,USA</span><br />Moreover, the bursting of this<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>speculative<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>bubble is imposing a healthy dose of<b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>and fiscal discipline that was probably lacking<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/story%3Fid%3D54650" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse;" width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/200902051818DOWJONESDJONLINE000773_FORTUNE5.htm&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=bPxNk-e-534&amp;usg=AFQjCNEpXjIC0PWbb5oDr_f9Npgm2uK3-Q" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Hartford Financial Plans To Cut Dividend 84%, Swings To 4Q Loss</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">CNNMoney.com - USA</span><br />Profit fell 8% in the property-and-casualty segment on a decline in<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>performance. Total written premiums for the property-and-casualty insurance<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/200902051818DOWJONESDJONLINE000773_FORTUNE5.htm" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse;" width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2009/0205/breaking39.htm&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=DR9WIwY8xXk&amp;usg=AFQjCNFyIR0KBAIOcRRk7tayv26rCQdK7w" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Buffett invests €2 billion in Swiss Re</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Irish Times - Dublin,Ireland</span><br />Mr Buffett's move through Berkshire Hathaway is the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>in a series of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investments</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>he has made in crisis-hit companies, including General Electric and<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2009/0205/breaking39.htm" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse;" width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news%3Fpid%3D20601087%26sid%3Dadv2taNHwfTc%26refer%3Dhome&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=QAxXg5LGHHo&amp;usg=AFQjCNF5WFY842PZgRm1Y6yyaWGdTrTG6A" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">ABN’s China Chairman Qiu Zhizhong Said to Quit After 3 Years</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Bloomberg - USA</span><br />Qiu is the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>top executive to quit after the firm cut about 70<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b>-banking jobs in Asia in December, the people said, declining to be identified<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news%3Fpid%3D20601087%26sid%3Dadv2taNHwfTc%26refer%3Dhome" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse;" width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news%3Fpid%3D20601101%26sid%3Da6uOmZ8dhlRg%26refer%3Djapan&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=EQZMxGidDMI&amp;usg=AFQjCNHnrmAkr9v31JiVGU7YUsqV78BIOg" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Olympus Forecasts Net Loss on Yen, Camera Price Drop</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Bloomberg - USA</span><br />Olympus said it expects to spend 58 billion yen on<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>in equipment and facilities in the full-year period, up 16 percent from the previous year.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news%3Fpid%3D20601101%26sid%3Da6uOmZ8dhlRg%26refer%3Djapan" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse;" width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/200902060715DOWJONESDJONLINE000385_FORTUNE5.htm&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=yX18T79T_zA&amp;usg=AFQjCNGGneov9sVGZln6_mH9nGpv_ZutXg" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Aon 4Q Net Drops 96% On $116 Million Expected Loss For Sale of Unit</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">CNNMoney.com - USA</span><br />The segment's profit slid 21% amid a 14% decline in<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>income. Organic revenue in the consulting business rose 3%, while earnings slid 8.3%,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/200902060715DOWJONESDJONLINE000385_FORTUNE5.htm" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse;" width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.easybourse.com/bourse-actualite/marches/apartment-investment-cuts-00-jobs-dividend-by-58prc--611664&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=7kZay8fjjrg&amp;usg=AFQjCNHtKBf0ncVdaLUbYwr_JE78HT31TA" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Apartment<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Cuts 300 Jobs, Dividend By 58%; View Weak</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">EasyBourse.com - Paris,France</span><br />The<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>round will take place in a number of areas as Apartment<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>expect to save $70 million this year. More job cuts aren't out of the question<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.easybourse.com/bourse-actualite/marches/apartment-investment-cuts-00-jobs-dividend-by-58prc--611664" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a><br /><br /></div></span></td></tr><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/updates-advisories-surprises/story.aspx%3Fguid%3D%257B97213985-E58C-4745-BE68-9D206DB2C659%257D%26dist%3Dmsr_7&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=7kZay8fjjrg&amp;usg=AFQjCNGXG9PnbNsytYNj8vWAwTZJ3V3GNw" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">EARNINGS WATCH Updates, advisories and surprises</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">MarketWatch - USA</span><br />For the first quarter Apartment<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>sees a loss of 54 cents to 61 cents a share and for 2009 it sees a loss in the range of $1.67 to $1.97. Aon Corp.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/updates-advisories-surprises/story.aspx%3Fguid%3D%257B97213985-E58C-4745-BE68-9D206DB2C659%257D%26dist%3Dmsr_7" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse;" width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><table style="margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; border-collapse: collapse;" width="80" align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;" align="center"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://blogs.wsj.com/wallet/2009/02/06/loose-change-2609/%3Fmod%3Dgooglenews_wsj&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=QNYs_PEInyM&amp;usg=AFQjCNGE1cMa23DZctj5uKUG_DxqFgOq8w" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><img src="http://nt2.ggpht.com/news?imgefp=OtnTyIS72AcJ&amp;imgurl=s.wsj.net/media/duff2_CV_20090206094544.jpg" alt="" width="53" border="0" height="80" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;" align="center"><span style="font-size:-2;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://blogs.wsj.com/wallet/2009/02/06/loose-change-2609/%3Fmod%3Dgooglenews_wsj&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=QNYs_PEInyM&amp;usg=AFQjCNGE1cMa23DZctj5uKUG_DxqFgOq8w" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Wall Street Journal Blogs</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://blogs.wsj.com/wallet/2009/02/06/loose-change-2609/%3Fmod%3Dgooglenews_wsj&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=QNYs_PEInyM&amp;usg=AFQjCNGE1cMa23DZctj5uKUG_DxqFgOq8w" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">The Wallet covers the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>personal finance and investing news<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b></a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Wall Street Journal Blogs - New York,NY,USA</span><br />That is, the gap between<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>return and investor return. We buy high, sell low. As a result, we stink at investing. [BehaviorGap via GetRichSlowly]<div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://blogs.wsj.com/wallet/2009/02/06/loose-change-2609/%3Fmod%3Dgooglenews_wsj" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/gold-rises-us-jobless-rate/story.aspx%3Fguid%3D%257B5EFA98A6-E3DA-431B-A648-CF81A34538FA%257D%26dist%3Dmsr_1&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=QNYs_PEInyM&amp;usg=AFQjCNH3HDohnJK2DX-TAwDrgDIrifq4Sg" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Gold rises as US jobless rate jumps to 7.6%</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">MarketWatch - USA</span><br />Gold's appeal as an<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>alternative increases at times when the greenback comes under selling pressure. In early North American trading,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/gold-rises-us-jobless-rate/story.aspx%3Fguid%3D%257B5EFA98A6-E3DA-431B-A648-CF81A34538FA%257D%26dist%3Dmsr_1" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse;" width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.rttnews.com/Content/BreakingNews.aspx%3FNode%3DB1%26Id%3D847348%2520%26Category%3DBreaking%2520News&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=2mOr-VCAsvE&amp;usg=AFQjCNFocW5nC4nrQ7h0DLHAAqUcgbfD-w" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Apartment<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>&amp; Management turns to profit in Q4; Guides Q1<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b></a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">RTT News - Williamsville,NY,USA</span><br />The<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>quarter results included income from discontinued operations of $143.92 million or $1.25 per share, compared to last year's income of $3.80<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.rttnews.com/Content/BreakingNews.aspx%3FNode%3DB1%26Id%3D847348%2520%26Category%3DBreaking%2520News" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse;" width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.thestreet.com/story/10462504/1/income-plummets-at-cincinnati-financial.html%3Fcm_ven%3DGOOGLEFI&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=VbAbmA1O6oU&amp;usg=AFQjCNFC2p2H03bOU0qd97J7zct6JVTEYg" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Income Plummets at Cincinnati Financial</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">TheStreet.com - USA</span><br />Excluding net realized<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>gains and catastrophe losses, operating income dropped to $82.00 million or $0.51 per share. The<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>quarterly results<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.thestreet.com/story/10462504/1/income-plummets-at-cincinnati-financial.html%3Fcm_ven%3DGOOGLEFI" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse;" width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-cna-surety-earnings-feb06,0,3018439.story&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=MMU2rK0SEJE&amp;usg=AFQjCNFnmzNRWiGFrjbCjgYb4glAo4hcug" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">CNA Surety clears earnings forecasts with room to spare</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Chicago Tribune - United States</span><br />Unlike many insurance concerns, CNA Surety's<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>income, or revenue from dividends on its bondholdings and the like, stayed solid in the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-cna-surety-earnings-feb06,0,3018439.story" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse;" width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/stories/2009/02/02/daily68.html&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=FuKe5suFJks&amp;usg=AFQjCNFazgxHVdCebVSDtAmzA3v0wF4pyg" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Harvard Management cuts 50 jobs</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA</span><br />About 50 jobs will be trimmed from the HMC payroll, the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>university-endowment manager that has taken it on the chin in recent months amid a severe<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/stories/2009/02/02/daily68.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.fleetstreetinvest.co.uk/shares/market-outlook/russia-central-asia-political-influence-65432.html&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=HNKY6j_Brq0&amp;usg=AFQjCNHugsd9SlHiDed5AVObxAR0Z4FBUA" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Here's How You Could Profit From Vladimir Putin's<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Power Play</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Independent Financial &amp; Investment Advice - London,London,UK</span><br />That’s not just my view, it is the prescription of Benjamin Graham in his 1934<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>classic “Security Analysis”. Time to buy?<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.fleetstreetinvest.co.uk/shares/market-outlook/russia-central-asia-political-influence-65432.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></span><br /><!-- google_ad_section_end --><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5481733193082331632-2887731025690378559?l=globalinvestmenttips.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Annie bimalanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5481733193082331632.post-15872865135856932222009-02-04T13:01:00.000-08:002009-02-04T13:05:33.872-08:00<!-- google_ad_section_start --><!-- br--><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse;" width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><table style="margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; border-collapse: collapse;" width="80" align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;" align="center"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7868456.stm&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=Xb7v7WAJaMI&amp;usg=AFQjCNHytR5f_w3YmVYzXHaVCk3G3IZimQ" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><img src="http://nt2.ggpht.com/news?imgefp=SmPoSWZB0ckJ&amp;imgurl=newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/45406000/jpg/_45406786_003931722-1.jpg" alt="" width="80" border="0" height="60" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;" align="center"><span style="font-size:-2;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7868456.stm&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=Xb7v7WAJaMI&amp;usg=AFQjCNHytR5f_w3YmVYzXHaVCk3G3IZimQ" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">BBC News</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7868456.stm&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=Xb7v7WAJaMI&amp;usg=AFQjCNHytR5f_w3YmVYzXHaVCk3G3IZimQ" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Harley-Davidson gains $600m boost</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">BBC News - UK</span><br />Mr Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway company and DSA will be paid an annual interest of 15% for their<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b>. It is just the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>big<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>made by Mr<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...<br /><br /></b><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7868456.stm" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse;" width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.businessweek.com/investing/wall_street_news_blog/archives/2009/02/cramdowns_for_e.html&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=q8GKFa94RwY&amp;usg=AFQjCNF7B-Wc98H63SVkYIgqEl4J1PfB-g" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Cramdowns for All</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">BusinessWeek - USA</span><br />Bill Gross, the legendary bond trader, wrote in his<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>outlook: “To PIMCO, the remedy…is simple and almost axiomatic: stop the decline in<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.businessweek.com/investing/wall_street_news_blog/archives/2009/02/cramdowns_for_e.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse;" width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news%3Fpid%3D20601087%26sid%3Da9N0Ha4bBcEA%26refer%3Dhome&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=eE41TY7DGME&amp;usg=AFQjCNHAeanTB6vNo4_u4XHuuUc74HbZBA" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Daschle’s Demise Linked to Hindery’s Private-Equity Lifestyle</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Bloomberg - USA</span><br />InterMedia told potential investors when it was pitching its<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>fund in 2006 that it had delivered average annual returns of about 32 percent on the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news%3Fpid%3D20601087%26sid%3Da9N0Ha4bBcEA%26refer%3Dhome" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse;" width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.reuters.com/article/bondsNews/idUSBNG23411120090203&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=c_wWBrpgdOs&amp;usg=AFQjCNHems5KCAYI4JhVrwOj7DgHPf2GJA" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Gladstone Capital says may not meet debt covenants</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Reuters - USA</span><br />Feb 3 (Reuters) -<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>company Gladstone Capital Corp GLAD.O reported first-quarter earnings that missed analysts' estimates and said it may not be<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.reuters.com/article/bondsNews/idUSBNG23411120090203" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a><br /><br /></div></span></td></tr><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/us-stocks-industrials-bofa-off/story.aspx%3Fguid%3D%257BA54FC709-31E9-4C1A-837C-5B84E708F047%257D%26dist%3Dmsr_1&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=c_wWBrpgdOs&amp;usg=AFQjCNEZcAfHSnubepo0SjC6rte5hAKVPg" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">US Stocks: Industrials, BofA Off; Tech Bounces</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">MarketWatch - USA</span><br />The health-care administrator said fourth-quarter profit fell, hurt by<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>losses. Revenue rose 18% to $7.49 billion, however, and exceeded the Wall<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/us-stocks-industrials-bofa-off/story.aspx%3Fguid%3D%257BA54FC709-31E9-4C1A-837C-5B84E708F047%257D%26dist%3Dmsr_1" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse;" width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/liverpool-news/liverpool-business-news/2009/02/04/millions-in-funding-for-hi-tech-firms-96026-22849619/&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=WWR3oguW_iQ&amp;usg=AFQjCNHoZl-uiK99la-agcvneM_lGKyWSQ" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Millions in funding for hi-tech firms</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">LDPBusiness - Liverpool,England,UK</span><br />EV worked with both companies to help them secure their<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest investment</b>. Acal, based at The Heath in Runcorn, was founded in 2004 with a £50000<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/liverpool-news/liverpool-business-news/2009/02/04/millions-in-funding-for-hi-tech-firms-96026-22849619/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/biz/6245731.html&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=KLwtidAY6Lo&amp;usg=AFQjCNFMFkL1rt4Ex52Cy4Mdtbp2kHZgCw" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Houston tech startups offer ways for people to connect</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Houston Chronicle - United States</span><br />The company raised $175000 from angel investors in 2008 and is planning to close its<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>round of $1 million in the next couple months.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/biz/6245731.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse;" width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/marketwire/0471380.htm&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=_8wPchVMjGc&amp;usg=AFQjCNFTCJ5r2x2NawLEwkAExxRcvHPuqg" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Nortel Unified Communications Solution Sparks Rapid Customer Uptake</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">CNNMoney.com - USA</span><br />Ronald Blue &amp; Co. is a financial and<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>consulting firm serving 5000 clients from 16 offices across the United States. For them, BCM450 represents a<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/marketwire/0471380.htm" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse;" width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.businesswire.com/news/google/20090204005035/en&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=XVY8pPVsNnU&amp;usg=AFQjCNFKCyvy5_Gkq_PpKqu9mIACX2cTdQ" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Viewpoint Construction Software™ Strengthens Its Construction<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b></a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA</span><br /><b>...</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>number two provider of integrated Construction Enterprise Software solutions to commercial contractors according to the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>CFMA industry survey 1 .<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.businesswire.com/news/google/20090204005035/en" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse;" width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/02/04/business/chip.1-422612.php&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=YCJiF6l4bNk&amp;usg=AFQjCNETh1GDzcohfvDAWM5l12Mz0esZ2A" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Elpida Memory may ask Japan for<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>aid</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">International Herald Tribune - France</span><br />The company has enough cash for daily operations but needs funds for future<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b>, having been required last year to redeem most of a convertible bond<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/02/04/business/chip.1-422612.php" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse;" width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/marketwire/0471243.htm&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=7mbdnf0mbPA&amp;usg=AFQjCNEOzGRaQ4SDhdYCcMAiRLF_rFSrsQ" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Kenexa Unveils<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Version of Kenexa Recruiter(R) BrassRing</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">CNNMoney.com - USA</span><br />Kenexa® (NASDAQ: KNXA), a global provider of talent acquisition and retention solutions, today unveiled details of the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>version of Kenexa Recruiter®<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/marketwire/0471243.htm" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse;" width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/wednesdays-biggest-gaining-declining-stocks/story.aspx%3Fguid%3D%257B699E5D87-1DBD-4E76-AC23-E6E4FDD7E732%257D%26dist%3Dmsr_6&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=rSPWYcxMicI&amp;usg=AFQjCNFvcsh5guSD8riNmy-yD5qYrgsfEw" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Delayed quote data</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">MarketWatch - USA</span><br />Operating profit, which excludes net realized<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>gains and losses, was $1.87 a share in the<b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>quarter. Ace was expected to make $1.85 a share,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/wednesdays-biggest-gaining-declining-stocks/story.aspx%3Fguid%3D%257B699E5D87-1DBD-4E76-AC23-E6E4FDD7E732%257D%26dist%3Dmsr_6" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse;" width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/marketwire/0471493.htm&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=-UMLLLQvveY&amp;usg=AFQjCNEj552nNZ7fq11tfF178DhYvw_cvQ" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">HearUSA to Present at the ROTH Capital Partners 21st Annual Growth<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b></a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">CNNMoney.com - USA</span><br />Offering a wide array of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>banking services including: initial public offerings, follow-ons, PIPEs, private placements, mergers and acquisitions,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/marketwire/0471493.htm" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse;" width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/04/us/politics/04text-compensation.html&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=PGIbgboziYM&amp;usg=AFQjCNH2ocDXt8gzNC38vTsXoWhn0q3sBg" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Treasury Announces New Restrictions on Executive Compensation</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">New York Times - United States</span><br />Examples include AIG, and the Bank of America and Citi transactions under the Targeted<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Investment</b>Program. As part of President Obama's efforts to promote<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/04/us/politics/04text-compensation.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></span></div></span></span><br /><br /><!-- google_ad_section_end --><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5481733193082331632-1587286513585693222?l=globalinvestmenttips.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Annie bimalanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5481733193082331632.post-68928488478182619462009-02-02T06:41:00.000-08:002009-02-02T06:44:45.009-08:00<!-- google_ad_section_start --><!-- br--><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse;" width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://boston.dbusinessnews.com/shownews.php%3Fnewsid%3D175730%26type_news%3Dlatest&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=KmXfrSOt604&amp;usg=AFQjCNF7yZprBsfuiXgEXbk-T8XhQG3YdA" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">AT&amp;T Mobility Outlines Plan for Massachusetts Wireless Network<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b></a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">dBusinessNews Boston (press release) - Boston,MA,USA</span><br />This year's plan builds on the company's 2008<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b>, which added 3G service to more than 200 cell sites across the state, bringing wireless broadband<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...<br /><br /></b><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://boston.dbusinessnews.com/shownews.php%3Fnewsid%3D175730%26type_news%3Dlatest" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse;" width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-sun-bud-super-bowl-ads-feb01,0,5040739.story&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=1UPBvhTdnQw&amp;usg=AFQjCNGfgceM-_dXQjE9W6zQUl3BbNXjJw" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Budweiser still big on Super Bowl ads—at least for now</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Chicago Tribune - United States</span><br />But Anheuser-Busch figures the Super Bowl is worth the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b>: Spots premiered at the game will run for months, even years in the case of some ads<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-sun-bud-super-bowl-ads-feb01,0,5040739.story" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse;" width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://newsstore.smh.com.au/apps/previewDocument.ac%3FdocID%3DGCA00923903ARG&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=koxeSQ67Mwo&amp;usg=AFQjCNHYBgXtpr1SF4qUzdqhl7WCtKxBpw" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Half Yearly Report to 31/12/08</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia</span><br />Argo's principal equity<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investments</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>as at the end of the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>first half period were headed by BHP Billiton Ltd, ...<div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://newsstore.smh.com.au/apps/previewDocument.ac%3FdocID%3DGCA00923903ARG" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse;" width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hKcJEw8d1rCegiLNxA85ewoJyqBgD9633R3G0&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=hER_i-mH01s&amp;usg=AFQjCNFm-zAJ7sJ93CGH0nki2_T9VQ5FQA" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Daschle earned $220000 from health care industry</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">The Associated Press</span><br />Daschle also earned more than $2 million in consulting fees from InterMedia Advisors LLC of New York, an<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>firm specializing in buyouts and<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hKcJEw8d1rCegiLNxA85ewoJyqBgD9633R3G0" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse;" width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-02/02/content_10750401.htm&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=jp6psSKXJYw&amp;usg=AFQjCNH9MENKF2V7xfc_rBsB2-8pc7xugw" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Crisis should make US do some soul-searching</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Xinhua - China</span><br />China's foreign reserve growth has been mainly pushed by its trade surplus and<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>from other countries, including that from the US.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-02/02/content_10750401.htm" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse;" width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/02/us/politics/02daschle.html%3Fhp&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=s8gU5ld26aw&amp;usg=AFQjCNGXIGZCDT1MGtzVEGw_QaJlTD_84w" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">In Daschle’s Tax Woes, a Peek Into Washington</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">New York Times - United States</span><br />Mr. Daschle agreed to become the founding chairman of “a world-class executive advisory board” of “industry and regulatory experts” for a new<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/02/us/politics/02daschle.html%3Fhp" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse;" width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123351377581636947.html%3Fmod%3Dgooglenews_wsj&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=6eG23grg9ms&amp;usg=AFQjCNEb4P8T-EUetKe-_8j8wL5NMUbuVA" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Financial Protectionism Is<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Threat to Global Recovery</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Wall Street Journal - USA</span><br /><b>Investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>of private capital to emerging markets this year is expected to be 82% lower than it was in 2007. The Institute of International Finance,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123351377581636947.html%3Fmod%3Dgooglenews_wsj" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a><br /><br /></div></span></td></tr><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123308926481321055.html%3Fmod%3Dgooglenews_wsj&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=6eG23grg9ms&amp;usg=AFQjCNGwfbRNRDszaXNqc1jMKgW1G1AicA" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Small Stocks Seen Leading a Rebound</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Wall Street Journal - USA</span><br />In his column "Return on<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Investment</b>," Brett Arends of WSJ.com dissects how the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>news can yield bargains for investors. Investors who are ready to<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123308926481321055.html%3Fmod%3Dgooglenews_wsj" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a><br /><br /></div></span></td></tr><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://online.barrons.com/article/SB123336723072535621.html%3Fmod%3Dgooglenews_barrons&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=6eG23grg9ms&amp;usg=AFQjCNFVr5fkKVq1dWgpZVZVvZtYzfylbA" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">The Hartford: Hedged Against Disaster</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Barron's - USA</span><br />Executives of the Hartford argue that the company's conservative approach to<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>write-downs and charge-offs has kept its portfolios on a firm<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://online.barrons.com/article/SB123336723072535621.html%3Fmod%3Dgooglenews_barrons" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse;" width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www2.highlandstoday.com/content/2009/feb/02/la-harder-hall-developer-seeks-inspection-extensio/&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=6if2ykws9i0&amp;usg=AFQjCNHuXrmIhXK36jyvU3dq0lVf-VMICA" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Harder Hall Developer Seeks Inspection Extension</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Tampa Tribune - Tampa,FL,USA</span><br />By JOE SEELIG SEBRING - The Calibre<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Group, LLC, will seek a 60-day extension on its inspection period on its project to develop the site of the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www2.highlandstoday.com/content/2009/feb/02/la-harder-hall-developer-seeks-inspection-extensio/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse;" width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://uk.reuters.com/article/hotStocksNews/idUKL24534420090202&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=TnRykbCFRS4&amp;usg=AFQjCNGy5LN7e8WnSDgC0YnFmyaOVOw16w" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-Swiss Re down on<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>uncertainties</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Reuters - USA</span><br />The<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>worries about Swiss Re's<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investments</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>follow a Credit Suisse study that suggested Swiss Re could place some toxic assets in a Swiss National Bank<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://uk.reuters.com/article/hotStocksNews/idUKL24534420090202" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse;" width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/weill-stop-flying-citi-jets/story.aspx%3Fguid%3D%257B35D8CB83-5B81-4740-BC76-BEC60DF6FF0B%257D%26dist%3Dmsr_1&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=Dx-xEEpuohM&amp;usg=AFQjCNFD3TPj0513b6I1mD1Kbh_pTvFbFg" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Weill to stop flying Citi jets in<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>benefit giveback</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">MarketWatch - USA</span><br />Citigroup has received $45 billion of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investments</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>from the federal government, which also agreed to insure $301 billion of assets against unlimited future<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/weill-stop-flying-citi-jets/story.aspx%3Fguid%3D%257B35D8CB83-5B81-4740-BC76-BEC60DF6FF0B%257D%26dist%3Dmsr_1" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a><br /><br /></div></span></td></tr><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/Humana-stands-2009-target-fourth/story.aspx%3Fguid%3D%257B9E3D6AB4-7CC5-4739-969D-E064D81B8794%257D&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=Dx-xEEpuohM&amp;usg=AFQjCNEXE0lQWUxlzNJy9JM12zlbgKF0Ug" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Humana's net falls 28% on higher claim expense</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">MarketWatch - USA</span><br />The lower quarterly profit primarily reflected higher stand-alone prescription-drug plan claim expenses and lower net<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>income, including an<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/Humana-stands-2009-target-fourth/story.aspx%3Fguid%3D%257B9E3D6AB4-7CC5-4739-969D-E064D81B8794%257D" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a><br /><br /></div></span></td></tr><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Stock%2520News/2153358/&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=Dx-xEEpuohM&amp;usg=AFQjCNFSK-xfO7pKkOUOVy2IJDj0E1R9CQ" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">AT&amp;T announces Massachusetts wireless network<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>plan for 2009</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Trading Markets (press release) - Los Angeles,CA,USA</span><br /><b>...</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>to ensure that customers have the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>in wireless technology available. This year's plan reportedly builds on the company's 2008<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b>,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Stock%2520News/2153358/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse;" width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/200902020829DOWJONESDJONLINE000283_FORTUNE5.htm&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=TMzpt7xjMAw&amp;usg=AFQjCNGkWsR70N-BpmxuU1TE-nmAJCdEZQ" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Humana Stands By 2009 Target As Fourth-Quarter Net Drops 28%</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">CNNMoney.com - USA</span><br />NEW YORK (Dow Jones) - Humana Inc. on Monday said fourth-quarter net income fell 28% on higher claim expenses and lower<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>income, but the health-<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/200902020829DOWJONESDJONLINE000283_FORTUNE5.htm" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a><br /><br /></div></span></td></tr><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.forbes.com/afxnewslimited/feeds/afx/2009/02/01/afx5992574.html&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=TMzpt7xjMAw&amp;usg=AFQjCNFk_wynxDFV9maGac07oCgLCAj23Q" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">DEALTALK-Buyout firms in survival mode as leverage dries up</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Forbes - NY,USA</span><br />Thomas H. Lee wrote down $524 million of its<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investments</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>in Univision, Nielsen and Hawkeye in its<b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>fund at the end of September, while Bain Capital<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.forbes.com/afxnewslimited/feeds/afx/2009/02/01/afx5992574.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span><br /><!-- google_ad_section_end --><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5481733193082331632-6892848847818261946?l=globalinvestmenttips.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Annie bimalanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5481733193082331632.post-88375468512929302022009-02-01T06:33:00.000-08:002009-02-01T06:49:32.530-08:00<!-- google_ad_section_start --><!-- br--><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse;" width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/hale-stewart/why-the-stimulus-is-neede_b_162771.html&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=jN-tRlptx-Q&amp;usg=AFQjCNEpCSfjgM92oHwuDjdesbUOIKNeWg" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Why the Stimulus is Needed</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Huffington Post - New York,NY,USA</span><br />And considering the mammoth drops in<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>and consumer spending in the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>report (-12.3% and -3.5%, respectively) neither of these numbers appears<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...<br /><br /></b><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/hale-stewart/why-the-stimulus-is-neede_b_162771.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse;" width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.cattlenetwork.com/Content.asp%3FContentID%3D287436&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=7XTPnKcRZlY&amp;usg=AFQjCNHcAaxkL_s9QvMQ-dY6_5eFD6k0Hw" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Barron's Fund Of Information: The Best Families In A Bruising Year</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">CattleNetwork.com - Overland Park,KS,USA</span><br />Investors noticed: an astounding $235 billion flowed out of stock and mixed-equity funds through November, as calculated by the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Company Institute<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.cattlenetwork.com/Content.asp%3FContentID%3D287436" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse;" width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/economics/article5627461.ece&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=E4jokbi6L1c&amp;usg=AFQjCNE0o5_3t3RfIlr7Ld8gHXkrgls6Nw" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Stern recipe for change</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Times Online - UK</span><br />Areas like construction, transport and power are going to change particularly fast – and that is going to need huge<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>as well as creating many<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/economics/article5627461.ece" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse;" width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.albawaba.com/en/countries/Kuwait/239932&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=bjKTZV7_bFA&amp;usg=AFQjCNFmoYQfkG4sY_G8DuvOHAhDN8s0ZQ" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Global<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>House – Kuwait – UAE Real Estate Sector- For the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b></a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Al-Bawaba - Amman,Jordan</span><br />The<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>published figures revealed that real estate mortgage loans stood at AED87.5bn in June 2008 growing by 49% compared to AED58.8bn at the end of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.albawaba.com/en/countries/Kuwait/239932" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse;" width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://blogs.wsj.com/deals/2009/01/&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=KNrdI02BRaE&amp;usg=AFQjCNHTcj_UFPahEjXGdIbU7FcABJYQDg" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Monthly Archive - January 2009</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Wall Street Journal Blogs - New York,NY,USA</span><br />The Swiss bank plans to pay senior US<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b>-banking executives no cash bonuses for 2008. Even President Barack Obama weighed in, calling the bonuses<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://blogs.wsj.com/deals/2009/01/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse;" width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-sun-bud-super-bowl-ads-feb01,0,3631246.story&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=daxu9snA6iM&amp;usg=AFQjCNELvv4KDBtwCUp0E8GNR0NOML1Aew" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Budweiser still big on Super Bowl ads—at least for now</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Chicago Tribune - United States</span><br />As usual, Anheuser-Busch will be a huge advertiser for the big game Sunday, trotting out commercials featuring the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>adventures of its venerable<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-sun-bud-super-bowl-ads-feb01,0,3631246.story" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse;" width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.hedgeweek.com/events/detail.jsp%3Fcontent_id%3D268583&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=VnNeUiv4GBA&amp;usg=AFQjCNG2-HF9VMMhYNy9-g82Q8eyyKyi9g" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Real Estate<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>World Brazil</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">HedgeWeek - London,UK</span><br />Real Estate<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>World Brasil will cover the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>and development opportunities in the Brazilian real estate market.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.hedgeweek.com/events/detail.jsp%3Fcontent_id%3D268583" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse;" width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://lakeconews.com/content/view/7200/764/&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=sld_Vtg5kbk&amp;usg=AFQjCNE8254a7tIH2udHl5Dq9uUTlCVTnw" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Lucerne Town Hall covers<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>projects, budget concerns</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Lake County News - Lakeport,CA,USA</span><br />Business and infrastructure appear to have less activity, while law enforcement response, civil liberties and community<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>are the same.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://lakeconews.com/content/view/7200/764/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse;" width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/feedarticle/8337223&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=9OgEqny555s&amp;usg=AFQjCNG4d8_rAexGm1myf2jhokXBvKfhGw" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Bad bank fix wins support -- at a cost</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;"><a href="http://guardian.co.uk/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">guardian.co.uk</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>- UK</span><br /><b>...</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>a return in banking of the so-called "home bias" in<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>that predominated before the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b>wave of globalisation over the past two decades.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/feedarticle/8337223" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse;" width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://news.ninemsn.com.au/business/736380/investment-to-fall-sharply-access&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=vaO3QvSyBzs&amp;usg=AFQjCNEA2j_w0TGM3PTvzxghx54RvHAfCQ" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><b>Investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>to fall sharply: Access</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Ninemsn - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia</span><br /><b>...</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>relative to output had moved to an unusually high level," Access director David Rumbens said in the forecaster's<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest Investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Monitor report.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://news.ninemsn.com.au/business/736380/investment-to-fall-sharply-access" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span><br /><!-- google_ad_section_end --><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5481733193082331632-8837546851292930202?l=globalinvestmenttips.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Annie bimalanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5481733193082331632.post-55930581511546809742009-01-31T06:13:00.000-08:002009-01-31T06:18:05.050-08:00<!-- google_ad_section_start --><!-- br--><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse;" width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/31/business/worldbusiness/31honda.html%3Fref%3Dbusiness&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=X7v6CrGP2ok&amp;usg=AFQjCNFfplwCx0mWbpdrG5wG67PwLLT8ow" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Japan’s<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Woes Include Layoffs at NEC</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">New York Times - United States</span><br /><b>...</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>quickly sifted through to the real economy — after the collapse in September of the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>firm Lehman Brothers led many banks to curtail lending.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...<br /><br /></b><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/31/business/worldbusiness/31honda.html%3Fref%3Dbusiness" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse;" width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/30/senate-looks-to-stimulate-verizon/&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=BuG95Jihqgo&amp;usg=AFQjCNGsuyeDQsqq6Sfrpk03SPm-EXGwWQ" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Senate Wants to Stimulate Verizon</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><span style="color:#666666;">New York Times - United States</span><br /></div>The<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Senate bill increases those grants to $9 billion. Most significantly, the bill before the Senate also includes tax credits for<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>in<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/30/senate-looks-to-stimulate-verizon/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse;" width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/invesco-fourth-quarter-profit-down-82/story.aspx%3Fguid%3D%257BE2B5D3BC-F913-4607-8F8B-C7E58254A936%257D%26dist%3Dmsr_11&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=QFG5IRlRLIQ&amp;usg=AFQjCNH7QjEFfkEDxjE6fDhRAqSBgKKQtw" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Invesco fourth-quarter profit down 82%</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">MarketWatch - USA</span><br />Under Flanagan's stewardship, Invesco has put in place reforms to improve<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>returns and streamline operations. The results of the reforms have led<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/invesco-fourth-quarter-profit-down-82/story.aspx%3Fguid%3D%257BE2B5D3BC-F913-4607-8F8B-C7E58254A936%257D%26dist%3Dmsr_11" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse;" width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/The_Market_s_Latest_Victim___Buy-And-Hold__Strategy.html&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=h8Q8BLdaQ2k&amp;usg=AFQjCNFjqe2xqB-sXY0kzTqdTSCWznujIw" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">The Market's<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Victim: 'Buy-And-Hold' Strategy</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">NBC Chicago - Chicago,IL,USA</span><br /><b>...</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>that comes at great peril over the next year or two," says Lee Schultheis, founder and chief<b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>strategist at AIP Funds in Harrison,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/The_Market_s_Latest_Victim___Buy-And-Hold__Strategy.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse;" width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/feedarticle/8335682&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=AOAhYhvoR40&amp;usg=AFQjCNH8b2ueqYZEEDXg5qYyU_-iIhrA5A" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Gold rises 2 pct on strong<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>flow</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;"><a href="http://guardian.co.uk/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">guardian.co.uk</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>- UK</span><br /><b>...</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>allocating more of their portfolio money into gold instead of other asset classes such as stocks, and the move fueled the yellow metal's<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>rally.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/feedarticle/8335682" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse;" width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/federal-eye/2009/01/tarp_creating_staffing_issues.html%3Fhpid%3Dtopnews&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=_Pq9fYAjCaQ&amp;usg=AFQjCNGSC3t9ZsFKHDZgF2ZF6zg2yBvXYA" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">TARP Creates Staffing Headaches for Treasury</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Washington Post - United States</span><br />The Government Accountability Office has released its<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>progress report on the Troubled Asset Relief Program and the Treasury Department's new Office<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/federal-eye/2009/01/tarp_creating_staffing_issues.html%3Fhpid%3Dtopnews" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse;" width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-sat-hurricanesjan31,0,234773.story&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=6221w3u__Gw&amp;usg=AFQjCNE9_FLeQqPzwIlCDVjh8ErcVpItcw" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">CME Group sees hurricane contracts surge as season approaches</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Chicago Tribune - United States</span><br />For example, Citadel<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Group in Chicago is closing its division after its two largest hedge funds suffered losses of more than 50 percent last year<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-sat-hurricanesjan31,0,234773.story" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span><br /><br /><!-- google_ad_section_end --><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5481733193082331632-5593058151154680974?l=globalinvestmenttips.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Annie bimalanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5481733193082331632.post-37833261522192214532009-01-26T07:24:00.000-08:002009-01-26T07:28:41.795-08:00<!-- google_ad_section_start --><!-- br--><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse;" width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008667559_moneyfunds25.html&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=hlhiXZ1Si9k&amp;usg=AFQjCNE7A9JMf4bOwlAS19FnMPZ_uaz_0A" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Assets drop in money funds</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Seattle Times - United States</span><br />Total money-market mutual-fund assets fell by $28.95 billion to $3.893 trillion in the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>week, the<b>Investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Company Institute said.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008667559_moneyfunds25.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a><br /><br /></div></span></td></tr><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.stockhouse.com/columnists/2009/jan-1/22/just-how-much-money-is-out-there-&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=hlhiXZ1Si9k&amp;usg=AFQjCNHjOq57lsNzNydodaAThnX3KtEg4Q" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Just how much money is out there?</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Stockhouse - Vancouver,BC,Canada</span><br />According to the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>data from the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Company Institute, cash invested in Money Market mutual funds recently overtook that invested in stock<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.stockhouse.com/columnists/2009/jan-1/22/just-how-much-money-is-out-there-" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse;" width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/a144501/zsa-zsa-latest-victim-in-madoff-scandal.html&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=3LI0kgL7dWY&amp;usg=AFQjCNHrBDyL3AgJJZVdBu_bzl4ePRfF9w" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Zsa Zsa<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>victim in Madoff scandal</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Digital Spy - UK</span><br />The 91-year-old is one of a growing list of Hollywood figures reported to have suffered loses because of an<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>connected to the money manager,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/a144501/zsa-zsa-latest-victim-in-madoff-scandal.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse;" width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://uk.reuters.com/article/reviewsNews/idUKTRE50O1QF20090125&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=nUSoLZpIczk&amp;usg=AFQjCNEnGqzzx49R_mexZLE4ulNeeifuFw" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Soderbergh's "Girlfriend" an emotionally cool puzzle</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Reuters - USA</span><br />So consider this a review in progress, a sneak peek at the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>film experiment by one of cinema's more fertile imaginations. Indeed, his films now seem<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://uk.reuters.com/article/reviewsNews/idUKTRE50O1QF20090125" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse;" width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/26/business/worldbusiness/26opec.html%3Fref%3Dbusiness&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=cAEQ9XOoBGk&amp;usg=AFQjCNFT1Nzfj1rW_ZohrtacsbmqDVoG6g" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Oil Cartel Keeps Cuts on Track</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">New York Times - United States</span><br />ConocoPhillips, for example, last week trimmed its<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>program by 18 percent, or $2.8 billion, for this year. Suncor Energy, which produces oil from<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/26/business/worldbusiness/26opec.html%3Fref%3Dbusiness" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse;" width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20090125/BUSINESS/90125015/1003/BUSINESS&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=OdgqO6IaO5g&amp;usg=AFQjCNEEjilCr9Zz6L0_lmuyf8wEbrm0qw" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Fed weighs riskier moves to lower rates</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">The News Journal - Wilmington,DE,USA</span><br />Yields on<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b>-grade corporate bonds, in contrast, stood at 8.24 percent on Jan. 22, the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b>date for which information is available, compared with<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20090125/BUSINESS/90125015/1003/BUSINESS" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse;" width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/2980369&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=JdhC62SABSQ&amp;usg=AFQjCNFfC1nQ8FQ_lT61PRKkFn4h8mjB2w" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">January 26, 2009: Income Funds - The Audacity of Hope</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">istockAnalyst.com (press release) - Salem,OR,USA</span><br />ETF investing - born of common sense, anchored in the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>research and applied across the broad market. Using a patent-pending<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>methodology,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/2980369" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse;" width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123292111110713567.html%3Fmod%3Dgooglenews_wsj&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=SRn39rQFKs8&amp;usg=AFQjCNEfDnE5mihJv8T_WCtDyVcUYuZ5pQ" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Downturn Batters Chemical Firms</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Wall Street Journal - USA</span><br />"It is more than a perfect storm," said Jonathan Tyler, director of the chemical-industry practice at<b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>bank Houlihan Lokey.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123292111110713567.html%3Fmod%3Dgooglenews_wsj" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a><br /><br /></div></span></td></tr><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://online.barrons.com/article/SB123276579876112571.html%3Fmod%3Dgooglenews_barrons&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=SRn39rQFKs8&amp;usg=AFQjCNEFh8hOFHidwGmnsNhPncTb2oGEMg" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Warren's Unhappy New Year</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Barron's - USA</span><br />30, likely fell to $13 billion after the Goldman (GS) and GE (GE) deals, as well as a $6.5 billion<b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>in junk bonds and preferred stock of Wrigley,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://online.barrons.com/article/SB123276579876112571.html%3Fmod%3Dgooglenews_barrons" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse;" width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.finalternatives.com/node/6722&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=4H70qa97HRY&amp;usg=AFQjCNGEaFvZMY3Sc8J-QJeryFGn6h2GVg" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Apollo Raises $14.8 Billion For Fund VII</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">FINalternatives - New York,NY,USA</span><br />Leon Black, the founder of the New York alternative<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investments</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>giant, said Friday that the firm raised $14.8 billion for its<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>private equity fund.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.finalternatives.com/node/6722" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a><br /><br /></div></span></td></tr><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.m-travel.com/news/2009/01/tripwolf-confirms-its-latest-round-of-funding.html&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=4H70qa97HRY&amp;usg=AFQjCNHuSUZ_k1-II0Hy60DPpVcX_BcnVw" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Tripwolf confirms its<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>round of funding</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">m-Travel.com - USA</span><br />With its<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>in tripwolf, the MairDumont group aims to play a leading role in the digital market as well. "Travel and mobility online are part of our<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.m-travel.com/news/2009/01/tripwolf-confirms-its-latest-round-of-funding.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse;" width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123295152762014907.html%3Fmod%3Dgooglenews_wsj&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=RXDzNx22Pas&amp;usg=AFQjCNFZam3E1HIwwhGL-BZTi7czmT8N4g" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">BNP Paribas Sees Quarterly Loss, Seeks Government Capital</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Wall Street Journal - USA</span><br />In a surprise statement, Paris-based BNP Paribas said it posted heavy fourth-quarter losses, mainly due to its corporate and<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>bank business.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123295152762014907.html%3Fmod%3Dgooglenews_wsj" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse;" width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/Barclays-shares-rebound-after-reassuring/story.aspx%3Fguid%3D%257BB07BBEDB-0DE5-4EC1-B743-AE1F08AF56E9%257D&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=yIKU-t2_FXE&amp;usg=AFQjCNGELUvw-Tn2uaj_KkeV_yZYoOO21Q" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">BNP Paribas taps government; ING chief quits after heavy loss</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">MarketWatch - USA</span><br />The group said its corporate and<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>banking arm was hit by pretax losses of 2 billion euros in the final quarter and it also took a 400 million euro<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/Barclays-shares-rebound-after-reassuring/story.aspx%3Fguid%3D%257BB07BBEDB-0DE5-4EC1-B743-AE1F08AF56E9%257D" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a><br /><br /></div></span></td></tr><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/23/news/companies/bank_of_america/%3Fpostversion%3D2009012604&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=yIKU-t2_FXE&amp;usg=AFQjCNFcugUfDscPmz9YP-MHfJBXVO73GA" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">BofA's Ken Lewis in the hot seat</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">CNN - USA</span><br />What worries some analysts, including Soifer, is the fate of Bank of America's<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>banking business. With Thain's departure, Bank of America may have<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/23/news/companies/bank_of_america/%3Fpostversion%3D2009012604" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse;" width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news%3Fpid%3D20601087%26sid%3Da2Af56vh3OVs%26refer%3Dhome&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=jyRt1ETsDAM&amp;usg=AFQjCNEf4jkr6DQgJwvrbJJfiwr3Rq-xeg" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Barclays Surges After Saying It Won’t Need Capital From UK</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Bloomberg - USA</span><br />Barclays’s<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>bank and the Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. assets acquired last year are driving profit and “record revenue,” cushioning the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news%3Fpid%3D20601087%26sid%3Da2Af56vh3OVs%26refer%3Dhome" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse;" width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.smartbrief.com/news/fsi/storyDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D2B0CE1CC-04BB-4AE5-A507-0A0E2420B3CF%26copyid%3DA3E1D251-7F97-444C-8A5F-1E17B602601C&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=eqZEnH7gfeI&amp;usg=AFQjCNHVO0HxGNC_K8UyAFYxtGk2IylNFg" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Bush<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b>-advice rule may be delayed, changed</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">SmartBrief - Washington,DC,USA</span><br />It provides the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>news to help you stay on top of the industry and better advise your clients. Learn more.<div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.smartbrief.com/news/fsi/storyDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D2B0CE1CC-04BB-4AE5-A507-0A0E2420B3CF%26copyid%3DA3E1D251-7F97-444C-8A5F-1E17B602601C" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></span><!-- google_ad_section_end --><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5481733193082331632-3783326152219221453?l=globalinvestmenttips.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Annie bimalanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5481733193082331632.post-38090963832986738192009-01-25T06:35:00.000-08:002009-01-25T06:38:58.780-08:00<!-- google_ad_section_start --><!-- br--><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;font-family:-webkit-sans-serif;font-size:13;" ><table style="border-collapse: collapse;" width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hEx3tiPJhZQLVqjNmHR_oP6FZMuwD95TNU9O5&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=obzC5pafzpU&amp;usg=AFQjCNHhJDoV9Y4szt28s5mTR7549rMPKg" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Obama touts aid plan's impact on average Americans</a><br /><span style=""><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">The Associated Press</span><br />"We let families, entrepreneurs, small businesses, and the self-employed keep more of what they earn to encourage<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>and create millions of new<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...<br /><br /></b><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hEx3tiPJhZQLVqjNmHR_oP6FZMuwD95TNU9O5" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a><br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;font-family:-webkit-sans-serif;font-size:13;" ><table style="border-collapse: collapse;" width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/25/us/politics/25regulate.html%3Fref%3Dus&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=KqX6_FzuqLE&amp;usg=AFQjCNE7WtbFjrk2VdA2Gbcn0_CgYDiQZA" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Obama Plans Fast Action to Tighten Financial Rules</a><br /><span style=""><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">New York Times - United States</span><br />Officials said they want rules to eliminate conflicts of interest at credit rating agencies that gave top<b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>grades to the exotic and ultimately<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/25/us/politics/25regulate.html%3Fref%3Dus" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;font-family:-webkit-sans-serif;font-size:13;" ><table style="border-collapse: collapse;" width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/biz/content/business/2009/01/24/biz_Liberman0125.html&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=2UF_Qv_Pho0&amp;usg=AFQjCNGBJnmPq0tpFgEBkjKOyNeYOhDkgw" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Despite scandals, munis are strong long-term pick</a><br /><span style=""><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Palm Beach Daily News - Palm Beach,FL,USA</span><br />As with any higher-yielding<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b>, though, it's important not to put all your eggs in one basket. If you own a municipal bond and its issuer is<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/biz/content/business/2009/01/24/biz_Liberman0125.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;font-family:-webkit-sans-serif;font-size:13;" ><table style="border-collapse: collapse;" width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><table style="margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; border-collapse: collapse;" width="80" align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;font-family:arial,sans-serif;" align="center"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.charlotteobserver.com/business/story/492942.html&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=jxd0tH91RKQ&amp;usg=AFQjCNGoD17tPl8pm0xLF_sSpBxcJLytTA" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><img src="http://nt2.ggpht.com/news?imgefp=KqVFoIMYrucJ&amp;imgurl=media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2009/01/23/21/283-bossread0125_GQ29T4QO.1%2Bnolimits.embedded.prod_affiliate.138.jpg" alt="" width="53" border="0" height="80" /></a></td></tr><tr><td face="arial,sans-serif" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" align="center"><span style=""><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.charlotteobserver.com/business/story/492942.html&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=jxd0tH91RKQ&amp;usg=AFQjCNGoD17tPl8pm0xLF_sSpBxcJLytTA" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">CharlotteObserver.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.charlotteobserver.com/business/story/492942.html&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=jxd0tH91RKQ&amp;usg=AFQjCNGoD17tPl8pm0xLF_sSpBxcJLytTA" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Bissell's<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>reads about Buffett, Turner</a><br /><span style=""><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">CharlotteObserver.com - Charlotte,NC,USA</span><br />Recent personal choices were Alice Schroeder's “The Snowball,” about<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b>star Warren Buffett, and media mogul Ted Turner's “Call Me Ted.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.charlotteobserver.com/business/story/492942.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr><tr><td style="margin: 0px; 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color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;font-family:-webkit-sans-serif;font-size:13;" ><table style="border-collapse: collapse;" width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_11532259&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=XcxGk1xL-iM&amp;usg=AFQjCNFci85ZiVfwdEJNMU_oY8pOIJyMCA" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">OneSeason: 'Like baseball cards without the piece of cardboard'</a><br /><span style=""><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA</span><br />"They're giving people this opportunity to translate an emotional<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>into a financial<b>investment</b>. It sort of splits the difference between investing<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_11532259" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;font-family:-webkit-sans-serif;font-size:13;" ><table style="border-collapse: collapse;" width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20090125/NEWS/901240246/1004/SPORTS%3FTitle%3DAlabama_s_12_most_influential_people&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=aQFpIMaB1oc&amp;usg=AFQjCNFcmB_bGG3h1loBxaJ9QaxZGRTYnA" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Alabama’s 12 most influential people</a><br /><span style=""><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Tuscaloosa News (subscription) - Tuscaloosa,AL,USA</span><br />Bronner, 64, determines<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>policies for the Retirement Systems of Alabama, which controls the financial future of thousands of state and local<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20090125/NEWS/901240246/1004/SPORTS%3FTitle%3DAlabama_s_12_most_influential_people" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;font-family:-webkit-sans-serif;font-size:13;" ><table style="border-collapse: collapse;" width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.investmentnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article%3FAID%3D/20090125/REG/301259969&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=DSUbZ7HDS8s&amp;usg=AFQjCNEoidHOL_NH4Un8eGMGPHt7oOAqlQ" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Reps paid to stay as BofA regroups</a><br /><span style=""><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">InvestmentNews - New York,NY,USA</span><br /><b>...</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>as president of global banking, and global wealth and<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>management. Mr. Thain is the<b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>senior Merrill executive to leave Bank of America.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.investmentnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article%3FAID%3D/20090125/REG/301259969" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a><br /><br /></div></span></td></tr><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.investmentnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article%3FAID%3D/20090125/REG/301259995/1028/BROKERDEALERS&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=DSUbZ7HDS8s&amp;usg=AFQjCNFxqW92OY-hKjBb4IDVRvV9nNyZ3w" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Ultrawealthy use business acumen to buy into indie B-Ds</a><br /><span style=""><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">InvestmentNews - New York,NY,USA</span><br />By Bruce Kelly That's the thinking of investor John Sykes, who put his personal financial adviser, Gordon Loetz, in charge of his<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest investment</b>,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.investmentnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article%3FAID%3D/20090125/REG/301259995/1028/BROKERDEALERS" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;font-family:-webkit-sans-serif;font-size:13;" ><table style="border-collapse: collapse;" width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.russiatoday.com/news/news/36361&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=0V5iyakg2Jg&amp;usg=AFQjCNF-rkQqpwWfOvQFCG6Myn4UVRypYQ" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Obama proposes way out of ‘unprecedented crisis’</a><br /><span style=""><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">RT - Moscow,Russia</span><br />US President Obama has unveiled a recovery and re-<b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>pledge in his first weekly address since taking the office on Tuesday. It was the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>appeal<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.russiatoday.com/news/news/36361" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;font-family:-webkit-sans-serif;font-size:13;" ><br /></span><br /><!-- google_ad_section_end --><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5481733193082331632-3809096383298673819?l=globalinvestmenttips.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Annie bimalanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5481733193082331632.post-17203035783237435902009-01-24T07:13:00.000-08:002009-01-24T07:23:05.756-08:00<!-- google_ad_section_start --><!-- br--><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse;" width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.nuwireinvestor.com/blogs/investorcentric/2009/01/reviewing-latest-quarterly-gold-report.html&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=X-YlacrdmoA&amp;usg=AFQjCNF6jLZBVtXuVOp07K3l2ZUeMUMDwQ" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Reviewing The<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Quarterly Gold Report</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">NuWire Investor - Bellevue,WA,USA</span><br />The World Gold Council released their quarterly Gold<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Digest yesterday and it contained a number of very good charts including the one below that<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...<br /><br /></b><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.nuwireinvestor.com/blogs/investorcentric/2009/01/reviewing-latest-quarterly-gold-report.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse;" width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gHs5OM3gFG_DytQQZFbWfgPT08MAD95T2NLG0&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=JEy-6Ho8wFw&amp;usg=AFQjCNH5TQrrsvglUIikTFxQyTboTQtkLA" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Wall Street off earlier lows on tech, financials</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">The Associated Press</span><br />Jim Herrell, chief<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>office at Partnervest Financial Group, said the market also drew some support from Aflac Inc.'s affirmation of its financial<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gHs5OM3gFG_DytQQZFbWfgPT08MAD95T2NLG0" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse;" width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2009/01/24/fireman_adviser_looted_25m&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=yjdsOQRDgi4&amp;usg=AFQjCNEdTiT8dKC1e5v68hx7omwSaPr_UA" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Fireman: Adviser looted $25m</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Boston Globe - United States</span><br />By Beth Healy Paul Fireman, the former chief executive of Reebok International Ltd., says his longtime<b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>manager looted more than $25 million from<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2009/01/24/fireman_adviser_looted_25m" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse;" width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.financialmirror.com/News/Business_and_Finance/13686&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=LgvzEAfuJuo&amp;usg=AFQjCNHwx9TOyaJamzyaIzKkLbCDy3RO1w" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Cyprus<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>companies lost EUR 328 mln in ’08</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Financial Mirror - Cyprus</span><br />Athena Cyprus Pcl (ATH) was the second largest<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>company in Cyprus with total assets of EUR 48 mln. Based on the stock’s<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>closing price,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.financialmirror.com/News/Business_and_Finance/13686" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse;" width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/25/us/politics/25obama.html%3Fref%3Dbusiness&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=P5NTR2uF-ik&amp;usg=AFQjCNFIkyZN13fzUfAEZbCESIFXixFbug" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">In Address, Obama Seeks Broad Appeal for Stimulus</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">New York Times - United States</span><br />The<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>on President Obama, the new administration and other news from Washington and around the nation. Join the discussion. In his weekly video address<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...<br /><br /></b><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/25/us/politics/25obama.html%3Fref%3Dbusiness" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span><br /><!-- google_ad_section_end --><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5481733193082331632-1720303578323743590?l=globalinvestmenttips.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Annie bimalanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5481733193082331632.post-69054008693791966972009-01-22T05:32:00.000-08:002009-01-22T05:35:51.553-08:00<!-- google_ad_section_start --><!-- br--><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse;" width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20090121-709693.html&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=vZhAZ79XBh8&amp;usg=AFQjCNEguTNRNtWO1YG2Mx70qp9LRUNA3A" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Financial Stocks Higher, Paring Some Of Tuesday's Declines</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Wall Street Journal - USA</span><br />Bank of New York's results - along with the PNC announcement, Northern Trust's report earlier Wednesday that its net income doubled in the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>quarter<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...<br /><br /></b><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20090121-709693.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; 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color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse;" width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20090121-711118.html&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=sZfpLIm9au8&amp;usg=AFQjCNFosDDUmG0ECDlyHu9kc7sNRgcung" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Wall Street Banks Face Slimmer,Tougher Fixed Income Business</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Wall Street Journal - USA</span><br />While most big banks will continue to feel the pain and some may drop out of the business, some smaller<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>banks see an opportunity and are taking<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20090121-711118.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse;" width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://news.briefing.com/GeneralContent/Investor/Active/ArticlePopup/ArticlePopup.aspx%3FArticleId%3DSI2009012108013501&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=XR_QNwUuJZU&amp;usg=AFQjCNFcKMdTSro0OqHRwmTq6OXr51leOA" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Stock Market Update</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Briefing.com - Burlingame,CA,USA</span><br /><b>Investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>services outfit BlackRock (BLK) posted earnings of $0.68 per share, which was $0.31 short of the consensus estimate of $$0.99 per share.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://news.briefing.com/GeneralContent/Investor/Active/ArticlePopup/ArticlePopup.aspx%3FArticleId%3DSI2009012108013501" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse;" width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/01/21/microsoft_comcast_investment/&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=bc0FQIMlttY&amp;usg=AFQjCNEO7F5NOtgQT6VeppSAbBjkgBrQSA" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Microsoft trades TV dreams for priorities with Comcast share dump</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Register - London,England,UK</span><br />Comment Microsoft decision to kill its flagship $1bn<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>in US cable-TV giant Comcast is a sign of strategic prioritization and financial necessity.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/01/21/microsoft_comcast_investment/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a><br /><br /></div></span></td></tr><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/US-Stocks-Up-Financials-Rally/story.aspx%3Fguid%3D%257BB9F022BB-415C-4054-ADDC-364B9881398F%257D&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=bc0FQIMlttY&amp;usg=AFQjCNFY7ab-QPrHo1LUx9AgJdmFULQU6w" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">US Stocks Up; Financials Rally; IBM Buoys Tech Mood</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">MarketWatch - USA</span><br />"I don't see the tangible value in these financial institutions," said David Klaskin, chief<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b>officer for Oak Ridge<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Investments</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>in Chicago.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/US-Stocks-Up-Financials-Rally/story.aspx%3Fguid%3D%257BB9F022BB-415C-4054-ADDC-364B9881398F%257D" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; 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padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;" align="center"><span style="font-size:-2;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://news.cnet.com/8301-13506_3-10146849-17.html&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=4tRwvqjVLXs&amp;usg=AFQjCNGy5SP6hwIYfEYfk0E5w0DUOoAKCQ" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">CNET News</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://news.cnet.com/8301-13506_3-10146849-17.html&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=4tRwvqjVLXs&amp;usg=AFQjCNGy5SP6hwIYfEYfk0E5w0DUOoAKCQ" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Does the Xbox 360's 'lack of longevity' matter?</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">CNET News - San Francisco,CA,USA</span><br />Kaz Hirai, Sony Computer Entertainment America President and CEO, told Official PlayStation Magazine in its<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>issue that the Xbox 360 "lacks longevity.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://news.cnet.com/8301-13506_3-10146849-17.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse;" width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123257859323204085.html&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=GtrKrAnMuiY&amp;usg=AFQjCNHarELzjBrb0GV6N5c0DfglR-jpKw" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Nationalization Fears Grow as UK Banks Sink</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Wall Street Journal - USA</span><br />A central piece of the government's<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>package is a plan to provide insurance that would limit bank's losses on loans and<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investments</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>that go bad.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123257859323204085.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse;" width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.foxnews.com/politics/first100days/2009/01/21/obama-ideals/&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=X4KV_Sah9Ug&amp;usg=AFQjCNF3VHNOOft_M27iE7uweGkI0Z7nPw" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Can Obama Strike Balance Between Safety and Ideals?</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">FOXNews - USA</span><br />Allan Lichtman, political history professor at American University, said such symbolic gestures as the<b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>executive orders will slow in a matter of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b><div class="Ih2E3d" style="color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.foxnews.com/politics/first100days/2009/01/21/obama-ideals/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span><br /><br /><!-- google_ad_section_end --><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5481733193082331632-6905400869379196697?l=globalinvestmenttips.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Annie bimalanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5481733193082331632.post-25399529619592414712009-01-21T08:16:00.000-08:002009-01-21T08:21:36.803-08:00<!-- google_ad_section_start --><!-- br--><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse;" width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2009/01/20/ap5941876.html&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=AjvfyruQTxw&amp;usg=AFQjCNGj51qqmA4DvE21hGFJlTxjv-IktA" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">MGIC posts smaller 4Q loss, sees no profit in 2009</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Forbes - NY,USA</span><br />AP , 01.20.09, 10:47 AM EST MGIC<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Corp. posted a narrower fourth-quarter loss, but the mortgage insurer's loss was wider than Wall Street had<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...<br /><br /></b><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2009/01/20/ap5941876.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a><br /><br /></span></td></tr><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2009/01/19/daily14-Atlas-part-of-latest-funding-for-Zooplacouk.html&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=AjvfyruQTxw&amp;usg=AFQjCNHKSVSarwwLWYYVcdZUloBdAoUouA" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Atlas part of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>funding for Zoopla.co.uk</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">Mass High Tech - MA, USA</span><br />The early-stage<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>firm focuses on technology companies in the US and Europe. Founded in 1980, Atlas Venture, which manages more than $2.5 billion<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...<br /><br /></b><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2009/01/19/daily14-Atlas-part-of-latest-funding-for-Zooplacouk.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a><br /><br /></span></td></tr><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/markets/industries/finance/stock-preacher-issues-technical-trade-alerts-key-nok-met-tm-amd-1583463777/&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=AjvfyruQTxw&amp;usg=AFQjCNF-BVUi4Qc6gv6Y5iA2HASNOpgc6Q" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">Stock Preacher Issues Technical Trade Alerts on: KEY, NOK, MET, TM<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...</b></a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">FOXBusiness - USA</span><br />For more information on Stock Preacher, please visit:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://stockpreacher.com/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">http://StockPreacher.com</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>CRD# 1603068 StockPreacher.com is not a registered<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>investment</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>advisor and<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>...<br /><br /></b><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&amp;ncl=http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/markets/industries/finance/stock-preacher-issues-technical-trade-alerts-key-nok-met-tm-amd-1583463777/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse;" width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&amp;q=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/21/business/21street.html%3Fref%3Dbusiness&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=kRrNUhMuSb8&amp;usg=AFQjCNEtm650_M7aJG1Ih0ao5cJNQo5R0w" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(42, 93, 176);">State Street Shares Fall on 2009 Outlook</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;"><span style="color:#666666;">New York Times - United States</span><br /><b>...</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>became the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>latest</b><span class="Apple-