| Making Cents in Penny Stocks (The Motley Fool) |
| Some low-priced stocks can present overlooked investment opportunities. |
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| Banks act on Saudi's foreign investment shift (AP via Yahoo! Finance) |
| Major investment banks say they have begun trading under new rules by Saudi Arabia that allow foreigners their first-ever access to individual stocks listed on the kingdom's exchange, the largest in the Middle East. |
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| Banks act on Saudi's foreign investment shift (Khaleej Times) |
| DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Major investment banks said on Wednesday that they have begun trading under new rules by Saudi Arabia that allow foreigners their first-ever access to individual stocks listed on the kingdom's exchange, the largest in the Middle East. |
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| The Investment Climate: Bonds and diversification (The Adobe Press) |
| When it comes to earning money through investment, there are really only three broad categories: those based on ownership of an asset such as stocks or real estate; those based on lending money to an institution such as corporate or government bonds; and interest payments from a bank. |
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| Most Japan Stocks Fall on Bankruptcy Concern; Acom Surges (Bloomberg.com) |
| Aug. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Most Japan stocks fell on concern more real estate companies will go bankrupt and shipping lines declined on a sixth-straight drop in cargo fees for commodities. |
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| Latin American Stocks to Rally as Inflation Peaks, UBS Says (Bloomberg.com) |
| Aug. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Latin American stocks, especially Brazil, are an ``attractive'' investment opportunity because of low valuations, robust earnings and easing concern about higher interest rates, UBS AG said. |
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| Japan's Stocks Rise on U.S. Goods Orders; Canon Poised to Fall (Bloomberg.com) |
| Aug. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Japan's stocks gained after U.S. orders for durable goods unexpectedly rose last month, easing concern a slump in the world's biggest economy will linger. |
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| Australian Company Investment Rose More Than Forecast (Update2) (Bloomberg.com) |
| Aug. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Australian business investment rose more than twice as much as economists forecast in the second quarter as mining companies spent extra on machinery and equipment to meet demand from China. |
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| Stocks mixed as rising oil curbs investors' enthusiasm (USA Today) |
| Stocks turned lower in thin volume Tuesday as concerns about the path of Hurricane Gustav pushed oil prices higher and offset a better-than-expected report on consumer confidence. |
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| Australian Company Investment Rose More Than Forecast (Update1) (Bloomberg.com) |
| Aug. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Australian business investment rose more than economists forecast in the second quarter as mining companies spent extra on machinery and equipment to meet demand from China. |
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