Return on Equity at 10-Year High Fails to Lift Stocks

Return on Equity at 10-Year High Fails to Lift Stocks
U.S. companies, earning more from investments in plants and labor than any time in the last decade, have yet to reap the benefits in their stock valuations.
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ETF Investing: Surging prices lift cotton-futures ETN

ETF Investing: Surging prices lift cotton-futures ETN
An exchange-traded note tracking cotton futures has more than doubled over the past year, raising questions about whether the rally is overdone.
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Russia Companies Lift Debt, Stock Financing to 71%

Russia Companies Lift Debt, Stock Financing to 71%
Russian companies from Nomos Bank to OAO Mobile TeleSystems are depending more on debt and equity markets for financing than at any time since 1999 as overseas banks pare back loans to all but the safest borrowers.
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Bets on economy lift Wall Street; banks, tech lead

Bets on economy lift Wall Street; banks, tech lead
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Bank and technology shares lifted Wall Street on Wednesday on hopes a revival in business demand will boost corporate profits.
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