High dividends counter a tough market
The market has been rough recently, to put it kindly. So this might be a good time to consider dividend-paying stocks. Here’s why. Dividend stocks, if chosen carefully, have two advantages over other stocks in a weak market. If the share price goes
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◆ Tokyo stock trading delayed by system error
Tokyo Stock Exchange Inc. on Tuesday delayed the beginning of trading in stocks and convertible bonds because of a system malfunction. The company made an announcement shortly before trading was to begin at 9 a.m. It is the bourse's first major system failure since Aug. 1, 1997, it said.
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China stocks close with 34 percent quarterly loss
SHANGHAI, March 31 - China's main stock index, hit by heavy new supplies of shares and slowing corporate profit growth, slid 3.00 percent on Monday to end the first quarter of this year with a loss of 34 percent, its biggest quarterly loss since 1992.
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BOC, GF and Chinese Brokers Post Record Profits in Market Rally
May 21 (Bloomberg) -- BOC International (China) Ltd. and three of China's largest brokerages reported soaring 2006 profits, boosted by fees from a record number of people buying and selling shares amid the country's stock market rally.
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