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US: Recovery Slow Despite GDP Revisions

MILESTONES By Gordon Platt Rewriting economic history going back to 1929, the Commerce department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) increased the size of the US economy by $560 billion. That is the equivalent of the output of the ...

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World’s 50 Safest Banks 2013

Global Finance Names the World’s 50 Safest Banks 2013 New York, August 26, 2013 – Bank ratings are not yet...

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World’s Safest Banks in North America 2013

Global Finance Names TD Bank Group of Canada the World’s Safest Bank 2013 in North America New York, August 26,...

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World’s Top Central Bankers 2013

Global Finance Magazine Grades the World’s Top Central Bankers 2013 New York, August 22, 2013 – Global Finance magazine has...

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Global Corporate Cash Survey 2013

Global Finance to Publish First-Ever Global Corporate Cash Survey Companies Ranked by Cash on Balance Sheet, Global Finance Cash 25...

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World’s Best Corporate/Institutional Internet Banks in North America 2013

Global Finance names the 2013 World’s Best Corporate/Institutional Internet Banks in North America NEW YORK, July 23, 2013 Global Finance...

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World’s Best Consumer Internet Banks in North America 2013

Global Finance names the 2013 World’s Best Consumer Internet Banks in North America NEW YORK, July 18, 2013 Global Finance...

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Editor’s Letter: Tapering Expectations

The quantitative easing launched in recent years by the central banks of the United States, the eurozone and Japan is entering a new phase...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Emerging Markets Roundup: China

CHINESE SOLAR-PANEL MAKERS FACE TRADE TARIFFS IN EUROPE By Thomas Clouse Chinese companies face trade friction in Europe now that the European Commission has imposed tariffs on Chinese solar panels. The EU charges that Chinese companies are ...

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M&A: US, China M&A Activity Heating Up

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS: MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS By Gordon Platt Shanghui International, China’s biggest pork producer, agreed to pay $4.7 billion to acquire Virginia-based Smithfield Foods, the world’s largest pork producer. If the deal succeeds, it should be the biggest ...

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Milestones: Free Trade Agreement Deemed A Success After First Year

MILESTONES: US-COLOMBIA By Forrest Jones The free-trade agreement between Colombia and the United States spent years stalled in the US Congress, but it just celebrated its one-year anniversary in May, and both sides are hailing the deal as ...

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Risk Management: Reinsurance

ON AN EVEN KEEL By Al Modugno Despite historic catastrophic events over the past two years, reinsurance rates have remained relatively steady, saving primary insurance providers—and thus corporate buyers—from higher costs. With even a hint of any potential ...