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At the start of the year emerging markets were favored by many professional advisers. The recent sharp dollar rally has turned the sentiment more negative. Investors have been ignoring the overseas markets but does this create an opportunity in global ETFs?

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OPEC will meet later this week to consider increasing oil production amidst rising oil prices and forecasts of growing demand. Here are 3 possible outcomes.

As a result, OPEC and its partners (OPEC+) are considering increasing oil production. The meeting promises to be controversial as some members want to keep prices high and production low, while others are pushing for significant increases in production to meet rising global demand. OPEC+ has three realistic options. It could (1) decide to leave production unchanged, (2) keep the overall production ceiling unchanged while allowing some members with spare capacity to exceed their country-specific numbers or (3) officially increase oil production allocations.

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Here are 4 big bank stocks active globally -- all selling below book value and paying decent dividends.

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The latest episode of the Forbes Asia Biz Briefing comes from Deutsche Bank's chief economist and head of research for APAC, Michael Spencer. He tells us what's caught his eye this week, and what he'll be watching for next week.

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"We're not trying to duplicate the stock market. We're trying to make money for people," said Tom Plumb, manager of the Plumb Balanced Fund. The fund is the top fund in its Morningstar category for the 1-year, 3-year, 5-year periods. It also beat the S&P 500 last year and year-to-date.

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Amazon’s move into pharmacy sales will kill the business model of traditional pharmacy retailers like CVS and Walgreen, the way it killed the business model of Borders Group in the past.

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The latest episode of the Forbes Asia Biz Briefing comes from BlackRock's head of China equities, Helen Zhu. She tells us what's caught her eye in the economic sector, and also what she's watching going forward.

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China is turning Sri Lanka into a modern day “semi-colony.”

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Blockchain-based cryptocurrencies have the power to completely reshape and disrupt the current financial system, but have so far failed to achieve mass adoption. One company is ready to fill the gap and boldly wants to attract the next 100 million people into the crypto space. Can they pull it off?

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The World Cup is in full swing in Russia with soccer fanatics having waited for the last four years. But it's not just fans and players who have been patiently awaiting the big event, many companies expect to get a slice of the sporting frenzy too. So, here are stocks that could merit an investment.

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