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  1. Once Europe's lead preacher of budget prudence, Finland loses righteousness

    by , 05-12-2014 at 08:34 AM
    (Reuters) - Vesa Vihavainen is worried. Merivaara, his Finnish-based hospital bed-making business, is struggling - just like the economy that Finns once held up to debt-laden Greeks as a model of what national thrift can achieve.

    Weak sales mean Merivaara has had to lay off staff as Finland fails to find an exit from a two-year recession. That spiral of lost jobs and income is also wrecking the country's cherished reputation for sound public finances.

    Finland's school-masterly ...
  2. RSI Tactics For Forex Trends

    by , 05-12-2014 at 05:14 AM
    RSI Tactics For Forex Trends



    • RSI is a momentum oscillator that can help pinpoint market trends
    • RSI can stay overbought for extended periods in an uptrend
    • Indicator divergence can signal changes in momentum as well as entry signals


    RSI is a momentum oscillator that has become a staple for technicians across markets. While most traders may know how to read RSI, there are some tactics that can be employed for trending markets. Today we will continue our ...
  3. Goldman Closes Real Estate Credit Fund at $4.2 Billion

    by , 05-12-2014 at 04:20 AM
    Goldman Closes Real Estate Credit Fund at $4.2 Billion

    Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS), whichshifted its real estate focus to lending from buying propertiesafter the financial crisis, completed fundraising for its secondreal estate credit pool at $4.2 billion.
    The New York-based firm raised $1.8 billion in equitypledges from institutions and wealthy individuals, supplementedby the same amount in borrowings and $600 million of the firm’sown money, said Alan Kava, co-head of the ...
  4. Trading Video: Weighing Bigger EURUSD, GBPUSD Reversals Next Week

    by , 05-12-2014 at 02:09 AM
    Trading Video: Weighing Bigger EURUSD, GBPUSD Reversals Next Week


    • EURUSD has shown monetary policy may be more than capable for leveraging volatility and trend
    • Risk trends remain a constant concern as the claims of 'bubble' growth, but we must follow active roads
    • Data in the week ahead promises substantial rate/stimulus speculation for the Dollar, Euro and Pound


    Speculators' interest in overwrought risk trends is intensifying as talk of bubbles is even infecting ...
  5. 3 lesser-known dividend stocks for a rocky summer

    by , 05-12-2014 at 02:07 AM
    3 lesser-known dividend stocks for a rocky summer




    It’s been a choppy stock market so far in 2014, particularly for the “risk on” momentum shares that were last year’s leaders.
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