By IBTimes
Investing in Brazil's booming economy has turned another page as foreign companies, especially Japanese firms, move from putting money into the nation's financial industry to putting it into the real economy of South America's largest nation. (May 25)
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GENERAL ELECTRIC, BNP PARIBAS, MORGAN STANLEY, NYSE, RETAIL SALES, GDP
By IBTimes
Investors on Wednesday eagerly snatched up a new two-year German bond with a zero-percent coupon, meaning investors were willing to pay to loan money to Europe's strongest economy when expected inflation is factored in. The yield ended at 0.07 percent. (May 23)
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ABN AMRO, COMMERZBANK, GERMANY, EUROPEAN UNION, JAPAN, MANAGEMENT
By Reuters
China is rolling out sweeping brokerage reforms to nurture future global investment banks that officials hope could eventually compete with the likes of Goldman Sachs <GS.N> and Morgan Stanley <MS.N>, a regulatory document showed. (May 23)
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CHINA, GOLD, GOLDMAN SACHS, MORGAN STANLEY, MANAGEMENT, INVESTMENT
By Street Wise Reports
With interest rate yields so low, it's not surprising that more investors are flocking to the excellent income and relative downside stability afforded by Master Limited Partnerships and related ETFs. (May 22)
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NYSE, ADVERTISING, RETAIL, MANAGEMENT, INVESTMENT, CONGRESS
By Reuters
Oliver Chang, head of U.S. housing strategy at Morgan Stanley, who has written more about foreclosed homes as an investment opportunity than any other Wall Street analyst, is leaving his firm to start his own buy-to-rent housing fund. (May 22)
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FREDDIE MAC, FANNIE MAE, MORGAN STANLEY, MANAGEMENT, MORTGAGE, INVESTMENT
By Reuters UK
France's Francois Hollande will push a proposal for mutualising European debt at an informal summit of EU leaders in Brussels this week, increasing pressure on German Chancellor Angela Merkel to drop her opposition to the idea. (May 21)
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GOLDMAN SACHS, GERMANY, ELECTIONS, MANAGEMENT, INVESTMENT
By Reuters
European shares and the euro steadied near their lows for the year on Monday as investor fears that Greece could leave the euro were partly countered by promises from China and the Group of Eight leaders at the weekend to support growth. (May 21)
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CHINA, FTSE, EUROPEAN UNION, GDP, JAPAN, ELECTIONS
By Reuters
European shares took a breather from last week's sell-off and the single currency steadied on Monday, but investors were wary after a weekend meeting of Group of Eight leaders failed to ease concerns about the risk of Greece exiting the euro. (May 21)
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FTSE, JAPAN, INVESTMENT