Trading Stock Indices Using CFDs

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Stock indices are a statistical indicator measuring the combined value of a number of stock prices, and they are usually formed with a certain number of leading stocks from a given market. For example, the FTSE 100 represents the top 100 stocks in the UK. Other indices include the ASX 200, China H-Shares, FTSE 250, France 40, Germany 30, Hong Kong HS42, Singapore Blue Chip, Japan All-Share, Wall Street, US SPX 500 and US Tech 100.

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These Are The 3 Hedge Fund Heroes That Helped Make Gay Marriage Legal In New York


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Late Friday night, the New York State Senate made history by voting to legalize gay marriage in New York.

Michael Barbargo at NYT has a great piece on how it all came together -- how the Senate was able to reverse its 2009 vote opposing the measure, and how Cuomo and gay rights allies were able to peel away enough support from Republicans to see the bill go through.

Right at the top of the story is anecdote about Cuomo secretly meeting with some big time GOP donors on the issue:

But the donors in the room — the billionaire Paul Singer, whose son is gay, joined by the hedge fund managers Cliff Asness and Dan Loeb — had the influence and the money to insulate nervous senators from conservative backlash if they supported the marriage measure. And they were inclined to see the issue as one of personal freedom, consistent with their more libertarian views.

Singer, Asness, and Loeb... all three are mega names, and today are heroes of the cause, having made out six-figure donations totaling $1 million.

This is also a reminder that the libertarian streak among hedge funders is a real thing that extends beyond just a hatred of taxes and regulations. On the social issues -- the other half of the equation -- they step up, and it's perhaps one reason why Obama (who really has done nothing on social or civil rights issues, including a failure to come out in favor of gay marriage himself, doesn't have that many friends anymore in this scene).

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The Death of the Cheque

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In today's modern world, fast-moving technology is affecting every aspect of our lives, including the way we pay for goods and services. The demise of the cheque has been predicted for a number of years now, but is it really on its way out?

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Retirement Income - Which Are The Most Popular Ones?

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In the U.S., a person's major source of revenue is their job or jobs. However, when he or she retires, their source of income tends to come from different and multiple sources. This would include payments by the Social Security administration, part-time jobs or savings accounts that were designated as retirement accounts. The question is - Which are the most popular ones? The below list is arranged from least to most popular.

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The Financial Landscape: It's All Business at the Supreme Court; EU Firms Up on Greece

A roundup of news from around the world of finance:

Cutting Big Pharma Some Slack:
The Supreme Court continues to rule in favor of corporations over the rights of individuals -- on Thursday, it was drug companies' turn, with a cameo by data-mining firms. First, in Pliva v. Mensing, the Court ruled 5-4 that generic drugmakers "may not be sued under state law for failing to warn customers about the risks associated with their products." Three-quarters of all prescriptions are filled with generics. Two years ago, the court reached the opposite conclusion with respect to brand-name drugs; the companies that manufacture generics, however, have less control over the printing of their own labels, leading the court to exempt them from responsibility.

A second case, Sorrell v. IMS Health, turned on a Vermont law that banned a practice called "detailing," whereby drug companies use prescription information obtained from data-mining companies to market medicines to particular doctors. Vermont had sought to outlaw detailing while allowing other uses of prescription data by law enforcement, insurance companies and journalists. In a 6-3 ruling, the majority "said the case presented fundamental First Amendment issues because it restricted the use of truthful information in private hands based on the identity of the speaker and the content of its speech." The dissenters pointed out the difference between private and commercial speech, to no avail.

Google Under the Gun:
Speaking of the vaunted halls of justice, Google (GOOG) finds itself dragged there by an antitrust investigation. In a blog post published Friday morning, the company confirmed a Federal Trade Commission probe into possible anticompetitive practices. Google did not go into specifics -- claiming "it's still unclear exactly what the FTC's concerns are" -- but portrayed itself as concerned above all else with the user experience, and touted its success in creating economic opportunity. The AP reports that "the inquiry is expected to focus in large part on whether Google abuses its dominance of Internet search to extend its influence into other lucrative online markets, such as mapping, comparison shopping and travel." Competitors contend that Google's algorithms are designed to direct users "to its own sites and services" and to "bury links to competitors." There seems to be a hint of Google's defense strategy in the blog post, which declares, "Using Google is a choice -- and there are lots of other choices available to you for getting information." Whether that argument will wash with the FTC -- or the European Commission, or the attorneys general of the states of New York, California, Texas, Ohio, and Oklahoma, all of whom are said to be considering investigations of their own -- remains to be seen.


Eurozone Unites Behind Greece:
As though responding to U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner's call for greater solidarity in their ranks, European Union leaders pledged to prevent a Greek debt default provided the country's Parliament passes austerity measures next week. The perceived lack of resolution among eurozone members has been cited as a threat to the world economy by officials in the U.S. and China. Now, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, leader of Europe's chief economic powerhouse, has committed the continent to doing "everything to stabilize the euro overall." European bankers also considered ways of getting around ratings agencies' stated intention to treat any rollover of Greek debt as a default.

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Source: http://www.dailyfinance.com/2011/06/24/the-financial-landscape-its-all-business-at-the-supreme-court/

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Adobe Gets Smashed But Stock Should Hit $35 Again Soon

Adobe?s business depends heavily on the success of its creative software, which is a suite of applications consisting of popular products like Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Flash Professional and InDesign. Creative software accounts for more than 50% of our $35 price estimate for Adobe stock.

Source: http://blogs.forbes.com/greatspeculations/2011/06/24/adobe-gets-smashed-but-stock-should-hit-35-again-soon/

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Trading Stock Indices Using CFDs

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Stock indices are a statistical indicator measuring the combined value of a number of stock prices, and they are usually formed with a certain number of leading stocks from a given market. For example, the FTSE 100 represents the top 100 stocks in the UK. Other indices include the ASX 200, China H-Shares, FTSE 250, France 40, Germany 30, Hong Kong HS42, Singapore Blue Chip, Japan All-Share, Wall Street, US SPX 500 and US Tech 100.

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