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SCIENCE News, Studies, Research, Technology, Jun 02, 2011

WHO Connects Cellphones With Cancer Risk
TechNewsWorld
Reducing the intensity of radiation waves is simple as well, according to the Physicians and Scientists for Responsible Application of Science and Technology (PSRAST). They suggest avoiding phone calls if the signal is weak or taking calls in confined ...
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Year-End Roundup | Science, Health, Technology and Math
New York Times (blog)
Below are the lesson plans we ran this year in science, health, technology and math. Check back on Thursday for language arts, literature, journalism and fine arts and see Tuesday's post for socialstudies, American history and civics, global history, ...
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Natural Gas Drilling, Threats to Biodiversity Highlight New Studies
Newswise (press release)
Researchers will how school gardens work as learning tools in terms of science, technology, engineering and math. They will examine learning outcomes, diet, physical activity and connection to nature – with a plan to organize a workshop of experts ...
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End of Supporting Story Content
CBC.ca
Most people don't think twice about talking, texting or emailing on the go — sending waves of radiation into the environment and their bodies as they stay connected through mobile technology. The bulk of research into cellphones and their base towers ...
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Goverment Pledges $1.6 Million for Queen's Student Training
Kingston Herald
This was announced by the Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State (Scienceand Technology), during a speech at Queen's University. The Minister affirmed that the government is focussed on what matters to Canadians — the economy and jobs....
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Kingston Herald

Park Se-pill (Park Hyun-koo/The Korea Herald)
The Korea Herald
The global stem cell market is projected to expand at an annual rate of 24.5 percent to $32.4 billion next year from $6.9 billion, according to the Ministry of Education, Science & Technology. Adult stem cells would take up more than half with $18 ...
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Research and Markets: Obesity Prevention: The Role of Brain and Society on ...
Gamut News
1, 2011 (Business Wire) — Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/a33ea3/obesity_prevention) has announced the addition of Elsevier Science and Technology's new report “Obesity Prevention. The Role of Brain and Society on ...
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UH Mānoa, Auckland University of Technology sign collaborative agreement
UH System Current News
In addition to student exchanges, AUT's work in indigenous studies through Te Ara Poutama (Māori Development) will provide unique research opportunities for UH Mānoa faculty and students of Political Science, Linguistics, the Kawaihuelani Center for ...
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DFG to establish 21 new collaborative research centers
PhysOrg.com (press release)
The findings gained from this research could lead to a paradigm shift in semiconductor electronics and to new defect-based components. (Host university: Aachen University of Technology, spokesperson: Professor Dr. Matthias Wuttig - also participating: ...
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Kidney cancer discovery could expand treatment options
EurekAlert (press release)
With the latest treatments, technologies, hundreds of research studies and approximately 400 clinical trials, the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute is the only National Cancer Institute-designated Cancer Center between Sacramento and Seattle - an honor ...
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Climate Change Is Analyzed From The Perspective Of The Social Sciences
RedOrbit
This multidisciplinary group of researchers seeks to do an in-depth study of a society based onscience and technology, which finds itself on a fast-moving evolutionary path that causes some degree of uncertainty. In this context, they are examining ...
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AB SCIEX to Unveil New Technology and Showcase Groundbreaking Customer Success ...
Business Wire (press release)
These scientific presentations will range from disease studies, food safety, clinical research and drug discovery to new data generated on the AB SCIEX TripleTOF 5600 System to push the limits of mass spectrometry beyond what was previously achievable. ...
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Canadians on educational tour to Ludhiana
Times of India
LUDHIANA: Indian international computer science students from Thompson Rivers University, Canada visited educational institutes, Gujranwala Guru Nanak Institute of vocational studies ( GGNIVS) and Gujranawala Guru Nanak Institute of management and ...
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Automated Scoring Technologies Instrumental to Development of Next-Generation...
DigitalJournal.com (press release)
Written text can be scored for language arts and content domains, such as science, social studiesand history. In addition to scoring writing for declarative knowledge, Knowledge Technologiesassesses writing for language skills as reflected in ...
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Science camp aspires to attract young talents towards basic sciences
KanglaOnline
The Internship Science Camp was organized by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India under its unique programme `Innovation in Science pursuit for InspiredResearch or in short `Inspire` for the first time in Manipur for ...
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2011 Hurricane Season University of South Carolina Faculty Experts List
Newswise (press release)
His research is funded by the National Science Foundation and NOAA. Dr. Douglas Woodward, director of the Division of Research and professor of economics at the Darla Moore School of Business, can discuss the economic impact of a hurricane on South ...
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Biomedical facility shows best of modern lab design
R & D Magazine
A further goal was to create a new hub on the Health Sciences Campus for projects spanning basic research through translational medicine through clinical studies. Ample interaction space was envisioned, as was a high degree of sustainability. ...
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R & D Magazine

American Energy Freedom: The Basis for Economic Recovery
Right Side News
Any regulations promulgated by the results of such studies shall be justified by pertinent, ascertainable, and peer-reviewed science. Any scientific documentation, statistics, reports, orresearch must be made available to the public through the ...
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Geospiza, SAIC-Frederick collaborate to accelerate cancer research with PacBio RS
pharmabiz.com
Geospiza and Maryland-based SAIC-Frederick Inc. are collaborating to adapt Geospiza's software platform to a new generation of rapid, high-resolution gene sequencing technology to potentially accelerate cancer research and help develop new treatments. ...
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Learning Center command changes
Florida Times-Union
Swan pioneered learning center and fleet-focused science and technology reviews of learning opportunities, by establishing an aggressive plan which aligns the Naval Undersea Warfare Center and the Office of Naval Research to conduct a series of studies ...
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Kids Nag Parents To Save Energy At Home
EarthTechling
(But if some students wind up inspired to pursue studies in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, so much the better.) Part of the initiative is the Home Energy Challenge this fall, in which participating school teams in grades 3-8 will be ...
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EarthTechling

Upgrade your knowledge
Hindustan Times
It has teamed up with the National Institute of Rural Development for rural-based courses, the National Academy of Agricultural Research Management for agricultural technology management and with BSNL, Hyderabad, for telecommunication. ...
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Whiz Kid: Trevor Leach
Patch.com
Whiz Kid's Key to Awesomeness: Trevor Leach's favorite classes in school are social studies andscience. His love for science led him to apply to the US Navy STEM summer camp program, which is held June 6-11 at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD. ...
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Under Armour Performance Mouthwear
Golf International Magazine
Bite Tech has conducted years of independent studies at some of the United State's top universities and research centers, including The Citadel and IMG Academies, which have proven the sciencebehind UA Performance Mouthwear. ...
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Foreign Relations of India: BRICS and India, BRICS in Africa
RIA Novosti
(11)Dr. Manmohan Singh called for closer co-operation in the fields of energy and food security, as well as tapping into the potential of other sectors such as trade and investment, science andtechnology, and infrastructure. ...
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A Review of The 2011 Post-Approval Summit
Life Science Leader Magazine
By Sara Gambrill, contributing editor There is an enormous amount of data generated by post-approval research, but one of the nagging questions is: how can researchers get even more, better data and refine it into information that plays a role in ...
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Life Science Leader Magazine

Forensic science woos topper
Times of India
Anjali said an excellent academic environment in Indira Gandhi Balika High School in Hazaribag, where she studied, helped her concentrate on studies and fetch good marks. Hailing from a traders' family in Daltonganj, Anjali got 96 in science, ...
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International Agency For Cancer Research Classification Of Radiofrequency ...
Medical News Today (press release)
The HPA carries out research and continually reviews research on the health effects of radio waves. The IARC classification is consistent with previous reviews of the science and advice from HPA regarding the use of mobile phones. ...
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New Republic: An Old Approach to Health Reform
NPR
S. Jay Olshansky, a leading figure in longevity studies, has for some years expressed skepticism about the prospect of an indefinite increase in life expectancy. He calls his position a "realist" one, particularly in contending that it will be ...
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Population Growth Catalyst for Major Changes in Danbury Schools.
Patch.com
Right now, STEM, which stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, is currently an intra district magnet school taking place at Roger's Park. In place for the last three years, there are currently 175 students from both Roger's Park and ...
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Students are learning science of gardening
News Transcript
Students are responsible for the design of the machine and for calculating trajectories of water balloons. Niemierowski said the technology teachers seek to make things fun for the students while incorporating lessons in math and science.
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Governor Daniels Names 'Mr. Math'
Inside INdiana Business (press release)
In addition to his studies at Park Tudor, Shen is enrolled in mathematics courses at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. Shen is a 2010 Research Science Institute Scholar, a three-time participant in the USA Math Olympics and a 2011 ...
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A new golden age for fossil fuels? Huh?
Salon
If you accept the science of climate change, then the fact that we are pumping record amounts of greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere is not a good thing. Which brings us to the main thrust of Lind's piece, his celebration of how hydraulic ...
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Salon

Next-Gen Classrooms: Aces of Space
Campus Technology
Here, CT profiles four schools that are using technology, new design concepts, and flexible classroom furniture to reinvent their teaching spaces. The School of Leadership Studies at Kansas State University reaches about a quarter of KSU's freshmen ...
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FAMU and Tennessee State Join HBCUsOnline Roster
Diverse: Issues in Higher Educatio
... to help working adults complete their degrees including a Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies and a Bachelor of Science in Professional Studies, which has a concentration in Organizational Leadership of Information Technology. ...
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Diverse: Issues in Higher Educatio

Evaluating The Efficacy Of The Department Of Defense's 30-Year Shipbuilding ...
Heritage.org
Congress should mandate the development of long-range technology road maps, including ascience and technology plan and a research and development plan for the Department of the Navy and Air Force. These plans should broadly outline future investments, ...
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Girls hostel at Deshbandhu by year end
Times of India
We have also set up a web access centre for the students and faculty so that they can use information technology in their studies and teaching,'' said Raste. Two more girls hostels with a capacity of 500 students each are coming up at Delhi University. ...
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Pivotal Therapeutics Inc. Announces Management Team & Board of Directors
Marketwire (press release)
In building the organizational structure for Pivotal Therapeutics, focus was given to ensure efficient operational management and strong scientific research and development, while strategically creating and responding to growth opportunities. ...
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New principals named at four St. Mary's schools
So Md News
STEM is the school system's curriculum and elementary, middle and high school academies that focus on science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Jake Heibel is currently an assistant principal at Leonardtown High School, and will be returning ...
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Chevron Gives $2 Million to South Bay Schools
TMC Net
According to a release, the grants represent a significant increase in funding for local Science,Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM)-related education programs through Chevron's Energy for Learning program. The $2 million investment is a ...
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Making complex fluids look simple
EurekAlert (press release)
This makes experimental and theoretical studies difficult and, so far, has impeded understanding of the properties of these systems and the targeted development of new materials with improved properties. A method developed and tested by physicists at ...
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FIU hurricane experts 2011 - News@FIU
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Keqi Zhang has been using laser mapping technology to develop better flood and evacuation zone maps. Current maps have a margin of error of at least three feet , which makes the designation of flood zones extremely inaccurate. ... Stephen Leatherman oversees the broad field of hurricane impact forecasting and mitigation research, which is conducted through the IHRC's Laboratories for Coastal Research, Social Science Research, Wind Engineering Research, and Insurance ...
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University World News: EGYPT: Ministers approve creation of ...
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The journal Science has asked the authors of a research paper, which linked ... Science's editor in chief, Bruce Alberts, said at least 10 studies had since ...
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LIBYA, Egypt, Syria, Bahrain, Yemen News, Jun 02, 2011

Round-up: Bahrain, Egypt, Libya, Syria and Yemen
Businessandleadership.com
In Libya, Muammar Gaddafi's oil chief Shokri Ghanem has defected and
travelled to Italy. The head of Libya's National Oil Corp said today he was
ready to leave the regime but was not quite prepared to join the rebels
yet. He said the “unbearable” ...
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The secret life of Arabia
Asia Times Online
Tyrants - but not systems - are down in Tunisia and Egypt. The Libyan
"revolution" is a sham: North Atlantic Treaty Organization air war plus
Western spooks/special forces helping dodgy defectors/exiles on the ground.
Bahrain, Yemen and Syria have been ...
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Harper And The G8
Echo Weekly
Barely a mention of places like Yemen and Bahrain, while a threat (likely
to ring hollow) to Syria was made in order to try to push them along into a
democratic transition. And of course, Saudi Arabia, that oil-slicked
elephant in the room, ...
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From the Arab Spring to a Freedom Summer: A Pan-Democratic Movement and
Civic ...
Huffington Post (blog)
Even in the most promising revolutions (Tunisia and Egypt) let alone in
those societies still held by stubborn tyrants (Syria and Libya but also
Yemen and Bahrain not to speak of Saudi Arabia), the path to democracy is
anything but clear. ...
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Syrian 'Shabeeha' Thugs Are Assad's Tool in Protest Crackdown, Groups Say
Bloomberg
The dissent unseated the longstanding rulers of Tunisia and Egypt and
threatens the leaders of Libya and Yemen. “It is not unique to Syria, it
is a widespread practice within the Middle East in the current wave of
demonstrations,” Maha Abu Shama, ...
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Hopes fade for peaceful Arab transition to democracy
CNN International
The leaders of two key US allies, Bahrain and Yemen, are struggling to
maintain control despite slowly mounting international pressure. On
Wednesday, Bahrain lifted state of emergency laws in place since March that
had allowed the silencing of ...
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Round-up: Today in Bahrain, Egypt, Libya, Syria and Yemen ...
Round-up: Today in Bahrain, Egypt Libya, Syria and Yemen ... Oil production
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Syria, Yemen, Libya and Middle East unrest - One News Page [UK] World
Round up Today in Bahrain Egypt Libya Syria (news article) ... Yemen Syria
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History of Syria: Latest News, Videos, Photos | Times of India
After his Cairo speech and his support of the recent democracy movement in
the Mid East, in places like Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Syria, Bahrain and
Yemen, ...
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HEALTH News, Jun 02, 2011

LePage, lawmakers find health compromise
Kennebec Journal Wed, 01 Jun 2011 21:35 PM PDT
AUGUSTA -- Gov. Paul LePage and the Legislature's Republican leaders may have found a way to avoid an embarrassing intraparty squabble over the governor's veto last week of a health insurance bill that had won unanimous approval from the Legislature.

Thompson, Marino support improved health care access for military
The Williamsport Sun-Gazette Wed, 01 Jun 2011 21:34 PM PDT
U.S. Rep. Glenn "GT" Thompson, R-Howard, sponsored an amendment to the recently passed National Defense Authorization Act, allowing military members to better access health care.

Trinity Homes Evacuated, Trinity Health undergoes preparedness planning
Minot Daily News Wed, 01 Jun 2011 21:34 PM PDT
Trinity Health began evacuating residents of Trinity Homes, North Dakota's largest long term care facility, on Tuesday. Evacuations continued into Wednesday for the 231 residents.

Malaysia issues warning over E. coli outbreak
AsiaOne Wed, 01 Jun 2011 21:31 PM PDT
PETALING JAYA: Visitors to Europe from May 1 who are down with bloody diarrhoea have been advised to undergo medical examination at nearby health centres.

Taiwan fruit and energy drinks being tested for carcinogens
AsiaOne Wed, 01 Jun 2011 21:31 PM PDT
PETALING JAYA: Three brands of a Taiwanese food product are being removed from the shelves here for containing carcinogens, while theHealth Ministry is testing various other brands from the country.

Deadly E. Coli Outbreak Cause Elusive
WITN 7 North Carolina Wed, 01 Jun 2011 21:30 PM PDT
European health officials tracking one of the worst E. coli outbreaks on record might never know where it came from. It's a sad fact of life in food poisoning cases: There often is no smoking gun.

Tainted food, drinks from Taiwan prohibited
Sin Chew Jit Poh Wed, 01 Jun 2011 21:27 PM PDT
KUALA LUMPUR, June 1 (Bernama) -- Food and drink products fromTaiwan tainted with toxic chemicals di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) and di-isononyl phthalate (DINP) are prohibited in Malaysia, said HealthMinister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai.

Senate votes to overhaul UConn Health Center
New Haven Register Wed, 01 Jun 2011 21:25 PM PDT
HARTFORD â The state Senate has voted to overhaul the University of Connecticut Health Center and turn the Farmington facility into a bioscience research hub.

Medicaid drug notification bill still not on Connecticut legislature's calendar
New Haven Register Wed, 01 Jun 2011 21:23 PM PDT
HARTFORD â Every year, as the legislative session draws to a close, many bills fall through the cracks, but health advocates hope one they say will save money and keep patients on necessary medications will get a vote before next weekâs adjournment.

Tonko backs illness probe
Albany Times Union Wed, 01 Jun 2011 21:23 PM PDT
A bill introduced by Rep. Paul Tonko, D-Amsterdam, would have the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs investigate the health of soldiers who trained at Fort McClellan in Alabama to see if they were made ill by toxic substances at and around the former Army base. The proposed law would require the VA to create a database of tens of thousands of veterans who served at Fort McClellan between 1935 ...

Hundreds Flock to Petworth, Howard University Health Day
Washington Informer
It was just a small part of the Petworth Health Wellness Day in and outside ... fitness obstacle course and raffle walked away with fitness equipment and ...

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FINANCIAL News, Money, Banks, Stock, Economic and Financial Crisis, Jun 02, 2011

The Global Economy is a Very Sick Patient
Daily Reckoning - American Edition
Southeast Asian banks came out unscathed in the global financial crisis but, if property prices in Singapore, Hong Kong and China keep going up, mark my words, there will be a banking crisis. Just because Asian banks withstood the last crisis doesn't ...
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Risk asset correlation strikes again
Financial Times
The “risk-on, risk-off” pattern of market price moves following the 2008 crisis reflects the impact of near-zero official US interest rates and the pumping of liquidity into the global financial system by the Federal Reserve and other central banks. ...
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Goldman Sachs: Too big to prosecute
Salon
By Andrew Leonard The Manhattan district attorney's office has subpoenaed Goldman Sachs, reports the New York Times, seeking information relating to the investment bank's role in the financial crisis. My initial response: Today is a good day to be Matt...
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Salon

For-your-information from Lebanon and around the Middle East
Executive
At the same time, the company said it was confident that low trading activity is only a temporary symptom of the global financial crisis and will improve in light of the sound fundamentals of the UAE economy, citing improvements in April 2011 as a ...
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Global equities: expanding your horizons
Money Management
Although international equities are back in favour, it is far from 'game on' and a return to the booming pre-global financial crisis (GFC) years. Challenges remain, despite cash flows supporting markets and valuations being pretty reasonable, ...
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Hike in benchmark interest rate lures investors to fixed income securities
BusinessDay
This is supported by a base case possibility of reduced demand from Deposit Money Banks – the largest provider of liquidity in the secondary bond market.” Taking a general look at the market in the remaining quarters, analysts at FSDH said that looking ...
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BusinessDay

May ETF Roundup: Launches, Filings and Closures
Seeking Alpha
Perhaps the biggest news of the month was the re-emergence of the European debt crisis. WithGreece in yet another dire situation, many investors are concerned about the overall stability of the euro. Aside from global affairs, the ETF industry made ...
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allAfrica.com: Kenya: Global Crisis Cost Billions in Offshore Savings
Financial depression experienced in the European and American markets saw ... for 86.2 per cent of the total stock of FDI abroad in 2008," the report says. Asset and fund managers usually invest their clients' money in offshore ... Common investments include bond funds that are denominated in emerging market ...
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EUROZONE Debt Crisis News, Jun 02, 2011

ECB's Trichet: more EU economic powers next step in crisis
Reuters
AACHEN, Germany - (Reuters) - Europe should consider strengthening central control of economic policy if efforts to deal with its debt crisis do not deliver results, European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet said on Thursday. ...
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