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A Look Back At Forex Trading - 3/23/06 Posted By : Eddie Yakubovich

Although hindsight is 20/20, there's still a lot to be learned by looking back at Forex trading.



Is FOREX Trading the Greatest Business Opportunity...EVER? Posted By : Eddie Yakubovich

The Foreign Exchange (FOREX) offers unique opportunities, never before seen by individual investors.


5 Simple Steps to Turn You Into an Elite Forex Trader Posted By : Eddie Yakubovich

These 5 simple steps will help turn you into a confident, disciplined Forex trader. By using the steps outlined below you can be in the top 10% of all Forex traders. That would be the few that actually make money.


BA execs to be named in price fixing probe: report

LONDON (Reuters) - British Airways executives are expected to be named in a price fixing probe this month as the U.S. Department of Justice reveals those not covered by a plea deal which it announced with the airline last week, The Sunday Telegraph newspaper reported.


U.S. House shifts $16 bln toward renewable energy

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Saturday passed a Democratic rewrite of U.S. energy policy that strips $16 billion in tax incentives away from Big Oil and puts it toward renewable energy sources like wind and solar power.


Dubai matches Fast Retailing's $900 mln Barneys bid

DUBAI (Reuters) - Dubai-based private equity firm Istithmar raised its offer to acquire Barneys New York Inc. from Jones Apparel Group Inc. to $900 million on Sunday, matching a bid by Japan's Fast Retailing Co. Ltd.


Barclays' ABN offer period set

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Barclays' offer period for Dutch bank ABN AMRO will run until October 4 and the British bank's bid will be declared unconditional if at least 80 percent of ABN shares have been tendered, a filing showed.


Qatar bank's $6.1 Ahli United takeover bid stalls

DUBAI (Reuters) - International Bank of Qatar said on Sunday talks to buy a stake in Bahrain's Ahli United Bank had stalled, spelling a possible end to what would be the biggest cross border takeover of a Gulf Arab firm.


HK financier Francis Leung joins CVC as adviser

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Private equity firm CVC said on Sunday that Hong Kong financier Francis Leung has joined the company as senior adviser focusing on developing investment opportunities in Greater China.


Edison to invest "well above" 4.5 bln euros by 2013

MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's Edison plans to invest more than 4.5 billion euros ($6.17 billion) by 2013 mostly in gas, foreign activities and renewable energies, the utility's Chief Executive told a newspaper on Sunday.


China says food safety needs global cooperation

BEIJING (Reuters) - Global cooperation is the only way to improve food safety, Chinese official media said on Sunday after yet another week of global anxiety about the quality of goods from China.


Exxon, Chevron, Conoco may bid in India auction: paper

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil, ConocoPhillips and Chevron Corp. will likely participate in India's seventh round of auctions under the New Exploration Licensing Policy (NELP), the Business Standard said on Sunday.