Knowledge is Power: George Soros and Meltdown Edition

1.George Soros: Britain may have to seek IMF Rescue…George Soros, the man who broke the Bank, sees a global meltdown. 2. The Inter-American Development Bank could easily double its annual lending, given the global financial crisis, Luis Alberto Moreno, the bank’s president, said ahead of an expected call on Sunday on the bank’s shareholders to …

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Knowledge is Power: Wage Deflation Edition

1.Australia’s banking sector is being tipped to emerge stronger than in recent years. Runaway wreck stalling; time for the clean-up 2.  Stocks that Matter: BP Continuing our series looking at the most popular stocks in the portfolios of UK Unit Trusts and OEICs, we turn our attention to BP. 3.Wage Deflation Sets In– From MISH’S …

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China Railroad ADR: Guangshen Railway Co

Guangshen Railway Co (GSH) is the lone foreign railroad listed in the New York Stock Exchange other than the Canadian railroads. From the Wikipedia: “Guangshen Railway Company Limited operator of Guangshen Railway, the 152-kilometre railway link between Guangzhou and Shenzhen in Guangdong, China. The company is engaged in railway passenger and freight transportation businesses between …

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Five Canadian Companies From Global 100 List 2009

During the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland in January, the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations for 2009 was announced by Corporate Knights Inc., a Canadian media company and Innovest Strategic Value Advisors, a New York-based investment advisory firm. These 100 companies from 15 countries “were evaluated according to how effectively they manage environmental, social …

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Transaction Banking Award Winners 2009

The Asset magazine based in Hong Kong announced The Asset Triple A Transaction Banking Award Winners for 2009 last week. The awards were given for different categories such as cash management, trade finance, etc. The winners for this year are: Best Transaction Bank – Deutsche Bank (DB) Best Cash Management Bank – HSBC (HBC) Best …

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