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Toyota discounts boost sales 11 Mar 2010, 11:18 pm

DETROIT/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Unprecedented discounts after a series of damaging recalls boosted Toyota Motor Corp's U.S. sales in early March, as U.S. regulators weighed new auto safety measures.

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S&P 500 hits 17-month high as banks lift Wall Street 11 Mar 2010, 10:32 pm

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The S&P 500 hit a 17-month closing high as rising bank shares led a late rally that lifted stocks on Thursday, more than offsetting worries China may move to cool its overheating. […]

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Asia stocks head for 5th week of gains 11 Mar 2010, 10:30 pm

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asian stocks edged up on Friday, heading for a fifth straight week of rises, with energy stocks firm as oil held above $82 a barrel and financials ticking higher after U.S. talks. […]

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Examiner sees accounting gimmicks in Lehman demise 11 Mar 2010, 10:11 pm

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc used accounting gimmicks and had been insolvent for weeks before it filed for bankruptcy in September 2008, but there was not extensive wrongdoing, a. […]

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U.S. "very close" to job growth: Summers 11 Mar 2010, 9:37 pm

HOUSTON (Reuters) - White House economic adviser Larry Summers said on Thursday that the United States is "very close" to the point where job growth can begin. (Reporting by Chris Baltimore; editing b. […]

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GMAC's pay policy called into question 11 Mar 2010, 10:34 pm

A US congressional panel criticised GMAC over its pay policy for top executives and for failing clearly to outline how the home and motor lender will return to profitability

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France and UK seek hedge fund deal 11 Mar 2010, 9:47 pm

Gordon Brown and Nicolas Sarkozy are to try to hammer out a compromise deal over European Union reforms that the US and UK believe could damage the hedge fund and private equity industries

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Human element is weakest link in bank security 11 Mar 2010, 9:35 pm

How Hervé Falciani obtained details about more than 15% of the customers of HSBC's Geneva private bank may remain a secret, but the repercussions are being felt

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Lehman report faults executives 11 Mar 2010, 9:26 pm

A one-year probe into the collapse of Lehman Brothers found 'credible evidence' that top executives, including the former chief Dick Fuld, approved misleading financial statements and used an 'account. […]

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'Repo 105' accounting in focus 11 Mar 2010, 9:16 pm

By the time Lehman Brothers imploded, $25bn in capital was supporting $700bn of assets and liabilities, a leverage ratio that was regarded as extremely high

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Archive for November, 2007

Forex Funnel - Is it a Scam?

Friday, November 30th, 2007

To answer the question in the title, ‘is forex funnel a scam?’, the answer is a definite no. Forex Funnel is the newest automated Forex trading software to hit the market. If you’re thinking “what did he just say?”, then let me explain. With this software you basically turn it on and leave it on [...]

Currency Arbitrage - The Safest Profits

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007

The forex market has many profiting opportunities. Many of them are related to news, like interest rate changes or the employment report. Some of them are related to trading systems which can generate a long term income stream. Few traders can trade on their own, without any other distractions. All these methods involve risk. However, [...]

Forex Training - You Need It - But Don’t Use These Sources

Sunday, November 25th, 2007

Forex training you need it to succeed, its what prepares you for the brutal world of currency trading - lucrative but deadly only the strong survive so you need to be trained right and here are some common sources traders use and you should not…
In no particular order of importance there all best to avoid!
1. [...]

The Forex Market

Wednesday, November 21st, 2007

What is The Forex Market?
The Forex market is an acronym of The Foreign Exchange Market also called The Currency Market.
What is traded in the Forex Market?
Money, as simple as that!
Currencies are bought and sold freely. This is the simultaneous buying of one currency and the selling of another.
For instance, you have some inside information that [...]

Parents! You Must Home School Your Children

Wednesday, November 21st, 2007

No, I don’t mean you need to teach them grammar, math and geography. You can leave those subjects up to the school system and hopefully they’ll learn what they need to know with just a little help from you at homework time.
I’m talking about a subject that will have far more impact on their lives [...]

Forex Day Trading and Scalping Systems - A Great Way to Wipe Your Trading Account Quickly

Saturday, November 17th, 2007

I see day traders and forex scalpers selling trading systems online claiming profits but look at the track record closely and you will see, there not real at all - In fact they have never been traded and the profits are paper ones - they all have this disclaimer on them….
“CFTC RULE 4.41 - Hypothetical [...]

Why You Should Join A Model Railroad Club

Saturday, November 17th, 2007

More people enjoy the hobby of building their own model railroads today than they ever have before. It is no surprise considering that the model railroads that collectors in the 1960s built are really primitive in comparison with the railroads that enthusiasts can build today. They are so life like and appealing that you cannot [...]

Jobs For Stay at Home Moms - Forex Trading

Tuesday, November 13th, 2007

In the title I used the word “job” loosely; you can choose not to do any actual work or you can you know, actually do something. The choice is yours… oh here I go getting ahead of myself again. Okay let’s start over; Forex trading is a form of investing where you trade currency. Sounds [...]

Forex Training- How To Use A Mini Account For Maximum Effect

Tuesday, November 13th, 2007

For the absolute beginner, Forex training can take some years. During this time many novice traders stay with a free demo account from an online broker determined to make consistent profits in the demo account before going ‘live’ with hard earned cash.
That approach is certainly cautious and wise. At some point however, it can be [...]

What Forex Trading Is

Saturday, November 10th, 2007

Forex trading at first glance seems like a foreign term. All you may be able to discern is that it involves some kind of business with the word trading in it. But once you understand what the forex is, you will realize just how simple and yet at the same time complicated this industry is.
Forex [...]