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Brazil’s current account deficit in January widened to a record as a pick-up in economic growth drew in imports.
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Chinese equities traded in the U.S. slipped the most in two weeks on speculation the second reduction in banks’ reserve requirements in two months won’t be enough to bolster credit in the world’s second largest economy.
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Israel, under threat of war from its neighbors since being founded in 1948, produced better risk- adjusted returns than all other developed stock markets in the past decade as the technology-driven economy attracted global investors.
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Israel, under threat of war from its neighbors since being founded in 1948, produced better risk- adjusted returns than all other developed stock markets in the past decade as the technology-driven economy attracted global investors.
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China’s economy is headed for a “hard landing” this year as weaker demand overseas chokes off exports, said Gary Shilling, who correctly forecast the U.S. recession that began in December 2007.
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Stocks fell, dragging U.S. and European benchmark indexes down from almost six-month highs, as talks over Greek debt restructuring reached a stalemate. The euro and commodities recovered from earlier declines.
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U.S. stocks rose, giving the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index its best start to a year since 1987, after confidence among homebuilders topped forecasts, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. rallied and concern about Europe eased.
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Venture capitalist Arnon Kohavi arrived in Chile last year aiming to raise $40 million for technology startup investments. Six months later, the Israeli decamped to Singapore, saying the world’s largest copper producer was too addicted to its commodity wealth.
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Gold provided the best returns of all commodities in the past five years when adjusted for volatility, and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. says the rally will continue as options traders signal no change in the metal’s relatively low risk.
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Chinese stocks in the U.S. rose for the first time in four trading days amid speculation policy makers may ease lending curbs after the world’s second-largest economy expanded at the slowest pace in 10 quarters.
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