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Who are the world's most successful investors?
In every walk of life there are some people who make things look easy. While we're working hard to run a mile without passing out, the ultra marathon runners strap on their trainers and put in another marathon before breakfast. And while
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Greece signals £25bn bonds buyback
Greece will buy back 31.9 billion euro (£25.7 billion) of its bonds from private investors at a third of their nominal price, in a move to lighten its crushing debt load and meet a key condition to receive vital rescue loans. The Greek debt
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Investors warned of fraud risk
A UK-wide campaign has been launched to warn investors that they risk falling victim to thousands or even millions of pounds worth of fraud if they fail to properly check the credentials of the person they are investing with. About £1.2 billion
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Big guns snap up Facebook shares
Small investors face a struggle trying to get in on the highly-anticipated Facebook public share offering. Most people who like the idea of owning Facebook's stock will have difficulty getting it at the offer price, which is now expected
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London and NYC still top for super-rich
Look out London and New York, Beijing and Shanghai are on the way up. The latest Knight Frank/Citi Private Bank Wealth Report claims the British capital and New York City will cling onto their 'top world city' status for the next decade.
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'Merkozy' agreement to calm markets?
Greater budget stringency and penalties should national deficits over-run, plus a new treaty to ensure that all eurozone governments toe the line. In essence, that's the deal agreed by Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy. But this difficult
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Pick of the early market news
Despite the gripping Greek drama, the FTSE 100 moved north yesterday, encouraged by the European Central Bank's decision to slash interest rates by 25 basis points to 1.25%. It finished the day at 5,546, 62 points up. Stand-out performers
