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Bridging East & West: NYSE Liffe China
Feb 22 2012 | 11:57 AM | Posted by: Cecelia Zhong
China's Financial Liberalization

Internationalizing China's financial institutions and a fully convertible renminbi by 2015 are on the agenda.

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Asia Pacific Markets
Feb 21 2012 | 12:14 PM | Posted by: Marc H. Iyeki
Investing in Sustainable Development

Companies that develop sustainable products and services will boost their brand image and competitive positioning.

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End of Day Report
Feb 22 2012 | 7:16 PM
Markets Lower, Closing News 2/22/12

Markets spent most of the day in negative territory over renewed concerns about the economic strength of the euro zone.  Data released showed the services sector contracted along with manufacturing in the region’s most powerful countries, Germany and France.  This report did not encourage investors as trouble still lingers in struggling debtor states, such as Spain where unemployment is at 23%, and Greece where concern for the country’s financial stability remain and continuous cuts have provoked riots.


The Markit Eurozone Composite Flash PMI, a good leading indicator of overall economic growth, fell to 49.7 in February from 50.4 last month, below expectations for a rise to 50.6 and under the 50 line that divides growth from contraction.


Fitch cut its rating for Greek sovereign debt citing a high possibility for default in the near term.


That weakness was echoed in China, whose PMI showed export orders falling, for the fourth...

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Posted by: Courtney Raio
Managing Director
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NYSE Liffe U.S.
Feb 22 2012 | 7:03 PM
Options on Mini Gold and Mini Silver Futures

Now Trading on NYSE Liffe U.S.: Options on Mini Gold and Mini Silver Futures

NYSE Liffe US offers the most liquid mini gold and mini silver US based futures. To provide clients enhanced opportunities to manage risk and capture volatility in the gold and silver market, we are pleased to announce the launch of options on 33.2 oz. mini gold (OYG) and 1,000 oz. mini silver (OYI) futures contracts. Options are highly versatile trading tools through which our clients can tap into multiple trading strategies. Options trading will have the additional benefit of increasing depth and liquidity in the underlying mini gold (YG) and mini silver (YI) futures market.

So remember, if you’re looking for options, look to NYSE Liffe U.S.!

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Posted by: Jennifer M. Ropiak
Vice President, Precious Metals Business Development, NYSE Liffe US
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The Bell
Feb 22 2012 | 3:00 PM
Make-A-Wish® Child Nachiketa Bhatnagar at the NYSE

The wish of Nachiketa Bhatnagar comes true as he visits the New York Stock Exchange and rings The Closing BellSM.

About the Make-A-Wish Foundation®

The Make-A-Wish Foundation grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy. Based in Phoenix, the Foundation is one of the world’s leading children’s charities, serving children in every community in the United States and its territories. With the help of generous donors and more than 25,000 volunteers, the Make-A-Wish Foundation grants a wish every 38 minutes. It has granted more than 212,000 wishes in the United States since its inception in 1980. Visit the Make-A-Wish Foundation at wish.org and discover how you can share the power of a wish® .

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Posted by: New York Stock Exchange
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Inside the Beltway
Feb 22 2012 | 12:33 PM
Jack Welch Versus Warren Buffett
taxes

taxes (Photo credit: 401K)

This morning, former General Electric CEO Jack Welch weighed in against the “Buffet Rule,” saying he doesn’t “feel undertaxed in any way at all.” While Welch had few kind words for the Obama Administration’s proposal to raise taxes on the wealthy, he did praise the president’s call to lower corporate income taxes to make U.S. businesses more competitive.

The White House will formally unveil its tax reform blueprint today, including a plan...

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Posted by: Clarke Camper
Senior VP, Government Affairs
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The Bell
Feb 22 2012 | 12:32 PM
Master Finance, Control and Risks closes the European trading day in Paris

The joint French-Russian master program "Master of International Business "Corporate Finance, Control and Risks"is offered by the Paris-Dauphine University and the St. Petersburg State Unversity of Economics and Finance (FINEC).

This program is unique in providing to students’ integration capabilities between Control, Finance and Risks, assessment, analysis and management. The curriculum provides a special qualification in human,environmental, technological, risk assessment and analysis in accordance with the International and European legislations.The Master is based on a distinctive competence of the faculty and of instructors in student and executive education, in the three fields. Besides courses, the Master offers a study trip to Paris and the opportunity to visit companies, to meet specialists and professionals and to participate to...

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Posted by: NYSE Euronext Paris
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