The U.S. economy added no jobs in August according to the BLS report released on Friday. Based on official figures currently 14.0 million Americans are unemployed and the unemployment rate stands at 9.1%. Unofficial figures are much higher since the BLS data does not include the unemployed that stopped looking for work. Since the US …
The table below lists the World’s Safest Banks 2011 in the Middle East as ranked by Global Finance magazine in a recent report: [TABLE=1039] Source: Global Finance
Most European equities are in the negative territory year-to-date. This presents a good opportunity for investors with a long-term horizon of five years or more. High-quality companies are now selling at a deep discount and there are plenty of them across the continent to choose from. Ten companies from a few sectors are listed below …
The table below lists the World’s Safest Banks 2011 in Central and Eastern Europe as ranked by Global Finance magazine in a recent report: [TABLE=1038] Source: Global Finance
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