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SDRs: The currency nobody uses
Globe and Mail, Canada That totals about $1.50 (US) at current exchange rates. Yesterday you noted that Nortel shares are still trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange, despite its filing for CCAA protection. What would cause the TSX to stop trading the shares? … |
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Australia Shares End Near Flat Despite Weaker US Futures
Wall Street Journal SYDNEY (Dow Jones)– The Australian share market was surprisingly resilient Wednesday in the face of steep falls in US stock index futures. Strength in banks, energy producers and property trusts offset weakness in Telstra, infrastructure, … |
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Vienna Stock Exchange Widens Index Range For Russia
GlobalCustodian.com (subscription), UK With the launch of these four indices, the Vienna Stock Exchange has widened its range of products for the CIS region to 11 indices thereby responding to the catching-up potential attributed to this region. If you have any comments you would like to … |
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S Korea Shares End Higher Led By Gains In Fincl, Auto Stocks
Wall Street Journal News of the country's record-high trade surplus in March helped the Korean won to strengthen further against the US dollar, lending support to stocks, said analysts. Foreigners and domestic institutions picked up a net KRW81.8 billion and KRW103.5 … |
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In for a Penny, In for $2.98 Trillion
Truthdig, United States A shudder must have run through the former Wall Street buddies of Bernie Madoff—once the highly respected chairman of the Nasdaq stock exchange—when Inspector General Neil Barofsky warned on Tuesday that “we are looking at the potential exposure of … |
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