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- Rock-paper-scissors players are natural copycats Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:29PM( University College London ) Players of the game rock paper scissors subconsciously copy each other's hand shapes, significantly increasing the chance of the game ending in a draw, according to new research.
- Platinum Underwriters Holdings, Ltd. Reports Second Quarter 2011 Financial Results Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:00PMPlatinum Underwriters Holdings, Ltd. today reported a net loss of $20.4 million and a loss per common share of $0.55 for the quarter ended June 30, 2011.
- Investors break their bonds to ratings agencies Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:15AMLONDON -- Some of the worlds largest asset managers are cutting ties to credit rating agencies, potentially signalling the beginning of the end of their grip on global financial markets.
- Novartis new drugs help fight generics threat Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:55AMZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss drugmaker Novartis expects to withstand competition from cheaper copies of its drugs after it posted forecast-beating second-quarter sales helped by its newest products.
- Rwanda: With the New Development Shift, Local Leaders Will Be More Critical Than Ever Before Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:26AMRwanda's GDP per capita increased from a paltry US$200 in the year 2000 to about $560 today. And the Government remains strongly convinced that the $900 per capita target for 2020 is achievable.
- Dusting off old column ideas Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:16AMIt’s mid-summer and time to recycle the crushed pop cans of ideas and sweep the dusty sentences out of the column garage. Question authority Is it just me or do half the posts on Facebook seem passive-aggressive? Ever notice an icing cookie tastes better if you eat it upside-down? Not you upside-down, of course, but the cookie? Calls [...]
- Microsemi Acquires the Technology and Related Assets From Brijot Imaging Systems, Inc. Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:00AMIRVINE, Calif. -- Microsemi Corporation , a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, today announced it has acquired the millimeterwave technology and related assets of privately-held Brijot Imaging Systems, Inc.
- How passive smoking can harm hearing: Tests show it takes toll on teens Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:32AMThe findings add to the catalogue of health problems already attributed to second-hand smoke, including increased risks of asthma, heart disease and lung cancer.
- Mary Jeanne Vincent: Applying for a job vs. finding work Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:48AMApplying for jobs and finding work are two entirely different things. I would venture to say that people in the job market today, particularly those who have been looking for more than a couple of months, are pretty adept at applying for jobs.
- CT REIA Announces July 2011 Meeting Of Connecticut's Womens Real Estate Investors Association Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 11:44AMThe Connecticut Real Estate Investors Association, or CT REIA, in association with the Women Real Estate Investors Association, or WREIA, is announcing a new meeting and dinner on July 26, 2011. This meeting will take place from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm at Violis Restaurant, 688 Westfield Road, Meriden, CT. The cost of this event is 25 for WREIA and CT REIA members, and 30 for not-yet-members. The ...
- Exchange Traded Concepts Introduces the First ETF Platform Dedicated Solely to Private Label Funds Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 11:39AMOKLAHOMA CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Exchange Traded Concepts (ETC) has launched its new platform, designed to be the fastest and least expensive method for interested parties to bring an ETF to market.
- Investors break with ratings agencies Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 10:37AMSome of the world's largest asset managers are cutting ties to credit rating agencies, potentially signalling the beginning of the end of their grip on global financial markets.
- LED industry to grow 5-10% in 3Q11 Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:29AMDemand in the LED industry has not been reviving as expected. Order visibility continues to be low in July, according to industry sources. The quarterly growth is likely to be around 5-10% as prices decrease around 10-15%, the sourced added.
- Event encourages young people to exercise, enjoy outdoors Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 11:00PMTwelve students from two schools in Pittsburgh will bike almost 300 miles in six days to encourage minority participation in outdoor activities.
- New Iraq facing cruel media campaign - Talabani Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 1:57AMNew Iraq facing cruel media campaign - Talabani
- Business calendar Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 12:42AMInternational Association of Administrative Professionals: Medical Center Chapter dinner meeting. 5:15-7:15 p.m., Holiday Inn, 6800 Main. Speaker: Martha Cortes. Topic: Stress ... a Silent Killer. Cost: $26.50. Members and nonmembers are welcome.
- The Law of gravity Singapore’s property market looks set for a crash that will affect every one: The question: Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 9:35PMChallenging... ‘When and how serious? ’ By Seah Chiang Nee July 18, 2011 THIS property-crazed city of five million seems hell-bent on disproving the old theory that what goes up must come down.
- Community discussion on HST starts Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 10:04AMNanaimo resident hoping to start community discussion groups on HST issue
- What goes up stays up – for now Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 7:40PMRocketing house prices have moved private property ownership out of reach of most fresh graduates setting out in life, and are an obstacle to young couples getting married or raising children.
- Why Did ISS Recently Advise Yahoo! Shareholders to Re-Elect the Board? Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 8:46AMHow do proxy firms decide how to recommend to investors how to vote? An inside look at the recent Ya
- T. Rowe Price among Top 3 Investors in Invesco - cbl Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:15PMBy Brian Wolak BALTIMORE -- Earlier this week, citybizlist reported that Invesco Ltd. (NYSE:IVZ) dis...
- Editor's Eye on Atlanta: Invesco Has Institutional Backing Despite AUM Slip Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:13PMBy Brian Wolak Earlier this week, citybizlist reported that Invesco Ltd. (NYSE:IVZ) disclosed prelim...
- Wellington Management among Top 3 Investors in Invesco - cbl Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:13PMBy Brian Wolak BOSTON -- Earlier this week, citybizlist reported that Invesco Ltd. (NYSE:IVZ) disclo...
- Legg Mason's June AUM Falls Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 2:10PMBaltimore-based Legg Mason Inc. experienced a decline in its assets under management in June on a sequential basis. This was preceded by a drop in both May and April AUM.
- A Shining Example of Why Our Tax Code Must be Simplified Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:43AMSeasoned professionals, even the IRS itself, can become confused about tax law. There are more than 80,000 pages of code, riddled with exceptions, obscure rules and verbiage
- Business Today: Cashing in, Cashing Out Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 10:46AMTo say that the Egyptian Exchange has been on a roller-coaster ride over the past few months would be an understatement.
- Answer to Failed Job Hunt? Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 9:32AMThere are over 81 million young people unemployed worldwide. Not to mention tens — if not hundreds — of millions more that are underemployed.
- How Obama's Presidency Has Widened The Gap Between Rich And Poor Black Americans Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 11:15AMThe election of the first African-American president was widely hailed as a giant step forward for American racial politics.
- A Different Kind of Muni Bond ETF: Van Eck Debuts XMPT Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 10:47AMMichael Johnston submits: Van Eck has introduced the Market Vectors CEF Municipal Income ETF , giving investors another option for accessing a corner of the U.S. bond market that has been the subject of heated debate in recent weeks. The new ETF will seek to replicate the S-Network Municipal Bond Closed End Fund Index , a benchmark that includes U.S. CEFs that are designed to produce federally ...
- Van Eck Introduces Market Vectors® CEF Municipal Income ETF (XMPT) Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 9:14AMNEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--New York-based asset manager Van Eck Global announced today that it has launched Market Vectors CEF Municipal Income ETF (NYSE Arca: XMPT), the first exchange-traded fund (ETF) to specifically focus on closed-end municipal bond funds, which make up the largest component of the closed-end fund (CEF) universe. XMPT is intended to track, before fees and expenses, the ...
- Standout Short-Term Bond Funds in a Low-Yielding World Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 6:21AMFor yield-starved investors, these offerings are worthy considerations.
- State treasurer supports foreign investments Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 1:14AMHe says overseas markets would stabilize Colo. investments. We’d like to be able to invest in America and invest in this country. However, I think it is important that we have a tool set so that if there is a problem on the federal level that our state ship doesn’t sink along with the federal ship.
- Future Fund tie opens new doors for Peet Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 6:26PMBrendan Gore is nothing if not persistent.
- Invesco Announces $652.8B Assets Under Management Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 6:17PMATLANTA ---- June 30, 2011 Assets Under Management-- Second Quarter 2011 Results Conference Call Dat...
- Invesco Ltd. Announces: Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 3:01PM-
- Altegris Advisors Launches Macro Strategy Fund Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 7:38AMAltegris Advisors is pleased to announce the launch of the Altegris Macro Strategy Fund . The Fund offers simple, convenient access for individual and professional investors to participate in the global macro approach to investing through an actively managed mutual fund.
- Tips for making the right investment decisions Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 1:49PMTips for making the right investment decisions Published Jul 11, 2011 12:42PM MDT Daniel Goldie, co-author of “The Investment Answer, Learn to Manage Your Money & Protect Your Financial Future,” says the right key decisions can help stack investment odds in your favor. Should people invest on their own or seek help from a professional? As individuals, we face a number of challenges when it comes ...
- We Need To Change The War On Drugs Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 12:00PMAmerican drug policy may be on the verge of big changes, but the results won’t be the Stoner Utopia drug activists dream of — and the changes may not do very much for the inner city.
- Parmenion adds risk rated portfolios to platform Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 8:18AMParmenion has added a range of seven investment portfolios incorporating a core holding of Frontier Investment Management multi-asset funds to its platform.
- Home equity loan interest tax-deductible Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 6:21AMQ: I have carried credit card balances of up to $30,000 over the past year and I don't see any ...
- Building Blocks to Financial Wealth Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 3:25PMMANILA, Philippines — Millionaires don’t always earn their money overnight; they often get there through hard work and shrewd investment. Many of us don’t mind doing the former, but it’s the latter that stymies most people and sends them to a mentor to know where they can start.
- Got Growth or Digging Value? Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 6:06AMReaders weigh in on why their investment strategies fall into the growth or value camp (or in between).
- Gov. Scott's net worth cut more than half Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 6:05AMFlorida's wealthiest governor is a lot less rich these days. Gov. Rick Scott's net worth, revealed in financial disclosure forms filed last week, dropped more than half between end of 2009 and end of 2010.
- Getting Grants for Yourself Not a Valid Exempt Purpose Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 11:41AM Americans of all ages, all conditions, and all dispositions, constantly form associations. They have not only commercial and manufacturing companies, in which all take part, but associations of a thousand other kinds—religious, moral, serious, futile, extensive, or restricted, enormous or diminutive. The Americans make associations to give entertainments, to found establishments for education ...
- Legg Mason Gets Cut to ‘Sell’ Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 3:26PMStandard & Poors has darkened its take on Legg Mason Inc. even further.
- 'Rich gain most' from no capital tax Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 12:07PMRich people benefit disproportionately from not having to pay a capital gains tax, Green co-leader Russel Norman says.
- Enquirer Makes More Cuts, ABC Pays Sources Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 2:54PMThe latest Enquirer purge — ordered across scores of papers by owner Gannett — took good people. So did earlier rounds. Because of her speciality, one victim stands out in last month’s dismissals: Peggy O’Farrell. Management’s decision that readers don’t want or need informed, local medical news leaves me wondering if undiagnosed dementia afflicts Enquirer executives.
- Callan Survey: Managers Shift Thinking on Target Date Fund Management Approach Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 10:07AMSAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In Callan’s 2011 Target Date Fund Survey: The Evolving Target Date Fund, it is clear that target date funds (TDFs) continue to evolve as managers evaluate their glidepaths and the use of underlying funds. In March 2011, Callan surveyed 26 target date fund managers representing $375 billion and 35 unique target date series to get their take on management approaches ...
- Spring Cleaning: Albertsons moves to eliminate plastic, paper bags Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 10:01AMStarting on April 27, the grocery store will no longer be bagging groceries in plastic or paper bags, instead using only the reusable bags customers bring in or can purchase at the store.
- The coming legal clash between The Contributor, the ACLU and Brentwood tests the limits of free speech in Middle ... Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 7:03AMFreedom for Sale by Stephen George Along with the stamina it takes to stand for hours on corners in 95-degree heat, there is a different kind of training that prospective vendors… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]