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Strategist nibbles on US stocks for first time in five years
Percival Stanion, head of strategy at Baring Asset ... Stanion turned negative on the US after deciding ... Stanion's team managed £1.75bn (€2bn) in assets as ... He started to take a view on equities ... Stanion believes all the easy gains have been ... The latest survey of manager opinion by Bank...
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In year of investing dangerously, Buffett looked 'into the abyss'
Warren Buffett believes his best deals during the ... Buffett slammed the door on one opportunity after ... In a series of interviews with The Wall ... "I bought my first stock in 1942, and ... On March 28, 2008, Buffett, Berkshire's chairman, took ... That night, in his offices in Omaha, Buffett...
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Ex-Fannie head to replace Edens as Fortress chief executive
Fortress Investment Group is likely to appoint Daniel ... Mudd, who is on the company's board, would ... The surprise move comes as Fortress, which has...
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Banks use life insurance to fund bonuses
Banks are using a little-known tactic to help ... Banks took out much of this life insurance ... Bank of America has the most life insurance ... The insurance policies essentially are informal pension funds ... Though not improper, the practice is similar to ... Efforts to rein in the practice largely have...
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Comment: High time to save the world
James Bond has become the most valuable movie ... Audiences are entertained by Bond's exploits. But the ... The preference for order over chaos runs deep ... Over the last year we have moved into ... But despite more gloomy economic data, evidence that ... A good illustration is the decision of the...
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