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Knowledge is Power: BRICs, Canada’s Economy, Emerging Markets Edition

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What the BRICS need: Education, employment, equality, and soft infrastructure (OECD Insights) Why Grocers Like Tesco Find Trouble in the U.S. Market (Bloomberg) Jack Bogle warns ‘Prepare for two massive market declines in the next decade’ (Financial Post) Emerging Markets: Proceed with Caution (Charles Schwab) The rise of China’s ghost cities (News.com.au) Too thin a cushion, One expensive euro  (The Economist …

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AllianceBernstein: US Stocks Are Priced Attractively

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The U.S. equity market indices reached another record high yesterday.The S&P 500 closed at 1,569.19 crossing the high reached in October 2007 before the financial crisis. Similarly the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at another record high of 14,578.54. Click to enlarge   Source:  S&P 500 Climbs to Record Amid GDP Growth, Europe Optimism, Bloomberg Despite the ongoing crisis …

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The Top 25 Global Banks Ranked By Losses 2012

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Banks in Cyprus opened today after being closed for 12 days due to the ongoing crisis. The most anticipated event of the crisis – namely a good old-fashioned bank run – did not occur. Instead it appears that this Cyprus drama will drag for a few months. The tiny island of Cyprus was thrown in …

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