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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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When To Trade

Friday, January 23rd, 2009

Sometimes its necessary might a rapid decision whether to buy or sell a stock. Look for the following indicators to help guide you.
It is a good sign if the company is reliably increasing its overall sales. Look for consistent growth. If they are putting out new products, this could be a sign that expenditures associated [...]

Learn How to Profit Trading Forex

Tuesday, January 13th, 2009

Forex is a 1 trillion dollar market and has grown rapidly among speculation traders in the past few years. With the internet and retail brokers now available, one can open an account with a broker for as little as fifty dollars.
Understanding how the forex market works before one can profit through trading is essential. The [...]

Friday, December 19th, 2008

titleForex Auto Trader - The How, What and When/titlepForeign exchange is one of the most invested business industries ever to have occurred in human life. An investor or private individual can instantly earn thousands of dollars through exchanging foreign currencies based on the movement of the value or Forex rate. A non-stop money-making business, you [...]

Be Careful With Forex Trading

Sunday, December 14th, 2008

Forex trading is the field in which you buy one currency and sell another, field that is quickly becoming an attractive business opportunity. This market is one of the best places to invest your money if you know how.
So, can you really make money from forex trading on a part-time basis?
In order to succeed, [...]

Ordinary Income Vs Capital Gains

Sunday, December 14th, 2008

Taxation Concepts: Buying and Selling Stocks
Understanding the tax implications of stock buying and selling is crucial. A working knowledge of basic key concepts will enable the individual investor to make smart decisions with the goal of:
1. Maximizing profits
2. Minimizing Tax liability
In this article we will discuss capital gains and ordinary income as it pertains to [...]

Does Forex Make Money?

Saturday, December 13th, 2008

With a daily turnover estimated at around $1.8 trillion the answer to the question “Does the Forex make money?” is pretty obvious.
The bigger question is: “For whom?”
With the opportunity for anybody and everybody with a computer and an internet connection to participate in the Forex to make money in recent years, thousands of individuals have [...]

Forex Trading - What is a Realistic Target in Terms of Profit?

Saturday, December 13th, 2008

What is a realistic gain per annum for a new trader in forex trading? Most new traders either give you an blank expression, or quote a wild figure. Here I will give my views based upon the experience of having taught and been a broker to over 5,000 traders…
The best traders I have seen have [...]

Do Forex Indicators Really Help Professional Currency Traders Make Millions Utilizing Them?

Friday, December 12th, 2008

The financial crisis in the United States where so many mortgage lenders either failed or needed to be bailed out might have been bad for the stock markets, but the professional and private currency investors loved it. In fact, a big bank failing once a week or so would suit them just fine. Why, because [...]

Who Trades on the Forex Market

Friday, December 12th, 2008

The market of forex is all about the trade between the nations, the currencies of these countries and the synchronization of the investment in defined currencies. The market of FX trades between the counties, usually accomplished a broker or a finance company. Many people are implied in the trade forex, which is similar to the [...]

The Desktop Stock Ticker and Stock Trading

Thursday, December 11th, 2008

It is not that long ago, since getting updated information from the stock market and updated stock quotes was a difficult task. Only traders on the trading floor had the current quotes, everyone else had to work with more or less outdated information. Those days are gone now, and with the real time desktop stock [...]