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• Choosing The Ideal Number of ETFs For Your Portfolio

  08-03-2016 21:43
  
  The gravitational pull of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) has created a wave of new investors in these products over the last several years.  Many may be rotating away from traditional high fee mutual funds, while others are looking to simplify their individual stock or bond portfolios.  One question I am often asked
  
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• How to Take Advantage of a Down Market

  08-03-2016 18:59
  
  Buy low and sell high. It sounds easy, doesn’t
  
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• Bank of England warns of Brexit risks, angering eurosceptics

  08-03-2016 18:46
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Bank of England Governor Mark Carney said on Tuesday a vote by Britain to leave the European Union could hit the country's $2.9 trillion (£2.04 trillion) economy and prompt some banks to move away from London's global financial powerhouse.
  
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• Questions About Growth and Profit Margins Dent Sentiment

  08-03-2016 18:35
  
  Former Continental Airlines CEO Gordon Bethune has been nominated to the board of United Airlines ( UAL ), leading a group of 6 stockholder nominated directors from hedge fund Altimeter and PAR Capital Management, both long time United stockholders.
  
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• Sunderland Chief Executive Byrne resigns over Johnson

  08-03-2016 18:12
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Sunderland Chief Executive Margaret Byrne has resigned over her role in the decision to allow Adam Johnson to continue playing for the team despite confessing to kissing a 15-year-old schoolgirl, the English Premier League club said on Tuesday.
  
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• How Risky Is ConocoPhillips' Stock?

  08-03-2016 16:41
  
  Over the past year ConocoPhillips' stock has nearly been cut in half, which is exactly what's happened to the price of oil COP data by YChartsThat's gut wrenching volatility
  
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• Can Netflix Bounce Back From Yesterday's 6% Drop?

  08-03-2016 16:41
  
  Image sourceNetflix.The hottest S&P 500 stock of 2015and 2013 before thatjust happened to be the index's biggest loser yesterday.
  
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• Better Big Biotech Stock: Biogen vs. Celgene

  08-03-2016 16:41
  
  Photo creditPixabay via Flickr.Biogen and Celgene are both excellent companies, and I'm a proud shareholder of both. But in a battle between these two excellent growth stocks (which I
  
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• 3 Reasons Why Shake Shack Will Bounce Back in 2016

  08-03-2016 16:41
  
  Image sourceShake Shack.The market wasn't exactly impressed with Shake Shack  after posting fresh financials following Monday's trading close. The stock moved lower, even though it once again surpassed analyst
  
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• 3 Reasons Southern Company's Stock Could Rise

  08-03-2016 16:41
  
  Image SourceSouthern Company corporate websiteSouthern Company has a lot of moving parts right now, and a couple of those shifting cogs haven't been working as smoothly as planned. But
  
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• 3 Reasons Charles Schwab Stock Could Rise

  08-03-2016 16:41
  
  Shareholders in The Charles Schwab Company have been on a wild ride of late, with the stock rocketing wildly higher before promptly reversing several times just over the past year.Looking past
  
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• 3 Reasons Advanced Micro Devices Inc. Stock Could Rise

  08-03-2016 16:41
  
  I'm not exaggerating when I say that 2016 is a make or break year for Advanced Micro Devices . The struggling chip company, dragged down by a slumping PC market, inferior products compared to Intel
  
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• Why Do Bears Think Tesla Motors Will Have Trouble Competing?

  08-03-2016 16:40
  
  Model S is the No. 1 vehicle in its market segment. Image sourceTesla.There are a handful of arguments that Tesla Motors bears like to cite when predicting the upstart
  
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• Is Microsoft Corporation Actually Getting Serious About Security?

  08-03-2016 16:40
  
  SourceMicrosoft CorpFor years Microsoft Corporation 's (NASDAQMSFT) Windows operating system has battled the perception that it is not very secure, riddled with bugs and security holes
  
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• Here's Why Zynga, Inc. Stock Dropped 14.2% in February

  08-03-2016 16:40
  
  Zynga entered February a struggling company in search of direction.The games brand, which had built itself with titles embedded in social media, has yet to successfully make a transition to the mobile world.
  
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• Everything You Need to Know About Amazon.com's New Smart-Home Devices

  08-03-2016 16:40
  
  Call Amazon 's a sort of stealth play by the online retailer to take over your living room.When it first launched, the device was offered by invitation only for Prime members. The company
  
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• What Jobs Numbers Tell Us about Further Rate Increases

  08-03-2016 16:35
  
  The labor markets finished strong in 2015, but the growth is bound to be difficult to sustain for two key reasons First, it's getting harder for employers to find qualified applicants, and second, economic conditions in the U.S.
  
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• TSX Snaps 8 Day Winning Streak, Down Nearly 50 Points on Mixed Sectors; Miners, Energy Post Biggest Losses

  08-03-2016 16:35
  
  The TSX is down nearly 50 points this morning following European and Asian bourses, after another batch of weak China data reinforced concerns about a global economic slowdown. China's February trade performance showed exports tumbling the most in over
  
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• 5 Most Popular S&P 500 Stocks

  08-03-2016 16:35
  
  The following were five of the most popular Standard & Poor's 500 stocks among the gurus during the fourth quarter, according to results from GuruFocus' All in One Screener . Apple ( AAPL ) Twenty one gurus bought new
  
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• Thomas Cook extends Sharm el Sheikh holiday cancellations to October

  08-03-2016 16:23
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Holiday company Thomas Cook extended its cancellation of holidays to the Egyptian resort of Sharm el Sheikh until Oct. 31, meaning the destination will have been closed to British arrivals for almost a year.
  
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• TSX May Open Higher As Oil Holds Above US$40

  08-03-2016 15:52
  
  Canada's benchmark index may kick off the Tuesday session with gains as Brent maintains its strength, although weak economic data out of China could limit the climb. Stock futures for the March quarter on the S&P TSX index were
  
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• PIMCO Income Strategy Fund (PFL) Ex-Dividend Date Scheduled for March 09, 2016

  08-03-2016 15:22
  
  PIMCO Income Strategy Fund ( PFL ) will begin trading ex dividend on March 09, 2016. A cash dividend payment of $0.09 per share is scheduled to be paid on April 01, 2016. Shareholders who purchased PFL prior to
  
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• First BoE hike delayed until 2017, third move in two months - Reuters poll

  08-03-2016 14:31
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England won't raise rates until early 2017, economists polled by Reuters said, pushing back expectations for the third time this year, which would mean eight years of record-low borrowing costs.
  
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• World champion Willis loses Rio slot due to after cancer treatment

  08-03-2016 14:22
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Double world champion yachtsman Elliot Willis has lost his slot in Britain's Rio Olympic sailing squad due to ongoing treatment for bowel cancer, TeamGB said in a statement on Tuesday.
  
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• Jailed Libor trader Hayes denied Supreme Court appeal

  08-03-2016 14:09
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Tom Hayes, a former UBS and Citigroup trader serving an 11-year jail sentence for conspiring to rig Libor global interest rates, was on Tuesday blocked from appealing to the UK's Supreme Court against his conviction.
  
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• VIDEO: Debt or deficit?

  08-03-2016 11:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Economics correspondent Andy Verity explains the difference between debt and deficit.
  
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• VIDEO: Can Iran boost post-sanction oil exports?

  08-03-2016 10:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Iran has delivered its first consignment of oil to Europe since sanctions were lifted in January 2016.
  
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• VIDEO: Taiwan's tea firms brew fresh approach

  08-03-2016 03:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The tea industry in Taiwan is trying to regain popularity and fight the rise of coffee and soft drinks.
  
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• Japan's economy not as weak as thought

  08-03-2016 02:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Japan's economy shrank less than previously thought in the last three months of 2015, surprising analysts.
  
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• How tech is forcing firms to be better global citizens

  08-03-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How tech is helping firms give something back
  
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• Hidden cash in the wardrobe

  08-03-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How impulse shopping led to a multi-million pound business
  
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• VIDEO: Ex-BCC boss defiant over EU comments

  08-03-2016 00:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The former head of the British Chambers of Commerce, John Longworth, says he does not regret the comments he made about Europe, which led to his resignation.
  
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