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Zacks’ Voice of the People highlights opportunities with LinkedIn, Pandora Media, Google, Microsoft and Apple

Zacks’ Voice of the People highlights opportunities with LinkedIn, Pandora Media, Google, Microsoft and Apple
Zacks highlights commentary from People and Picks Trader “inthemoneystocks”.

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Mutual funds see good returns in year’s 1st half

Mutual funds see good returns in year’s 1st half
Despite all the turmoil of the first half – the devastating tsunami in Japan, the death of Osama bin Laden, political upheaval in the Mideast and economic turmoil in Europe – investors in U.S. mutual funds fared pretty…

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Japan’s Youngest Billionaire Considers Gree Overseas Listing Amid IPO Boom

Japan’s Youngest Billionaire Considers Gree Overseas Listing Amid IPO Boom
Yoshikazu Tanaka, Japan’s youngest billionaire, is considering an overseas listing of the Gree Inc. (3632) social-networking company he founded amid the busiest year for U.S. Internet-related initial public offerings since 2000.

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Don’t buy into a company’s buyback fever

Don’t buy into a company’s buyback fever
When companies buy their own shares, they usually tout it as a benefit to shareholders.

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Jeff Reeves: 4 stocks you can ride as Japan recovers

Jeff Reeves: 4 stocks you can ride as Japan recovers
The fact is in the near term the pessimism over Japan may be overdone. The nation still has a vibrant economy, and as rebuilds in the wake of the recent disasters there are sure to be growth opportunities for savvy investors.

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Hisham declares Bersih t-shirt illegal

Hisham declares Bersih t-shirt illegal
Malaysia has declared illegal the wearing of a t-shirt related to a free and fair elections rally. “If the Bersih t-shirt is related to an illegal activity, then whatever they are wearing is illegal,” Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein was quoted as saying. He used the rationale to justify the detention of some 100 people since the weekend as Prime Minister Najib Razak stepped up a face-off with …

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U.S. Economy: Consumer Confidence Falls to Seven-Month Low

U.S. Economy: Consumer Confidence Falls to Seven-Month Low
Consumer confidence dropped to a seven-month low in June as Americans grew concerned about the outlook for jobs and wages.

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