Investing In Brazil 101
In a world full of undiscovered prospects, it is never too late to try something new. Investors now looking for alpha and beta can think about adding a little bit of samba to their portfolio.

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UMC Reports 2010 First Quarter Results
TAIPEI, Taiwan, April 28 /PRNewswire-Asia/ — First Quarter 2010 Overview(1): — Revenue decreased 3.7% QoQ to NT$26.72 billion (US$842 million) — Gross margin of 24.6%, operating margin of 12.7% — Utilization rate was 88% — Net income of NT$3.48 billion (US$110 million) — Earnings per share of NT$0.28, earnings per ADS of US$0.044 (1) Unless otherwise stated, all financial figures discussed …

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Crown Castle International Reports First Quarter 2010 Results; Raises 2010 Outlook
HOUSTON — Crown Castle International Corp. today reported results for the quarter ended March 31, 2010.

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U.S. Auto Parts Network, Inc. Reports First Quarter Results
CARSON, Calif. , April 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — U.S. Auto Parts Network, Inc. (Nasdaq: PRTS – News ), one of the largest online providers of automotive aftermarket parts and accessories, today reported record net sales for the first quarter ended April 3, 2010 of  $56.3 million, an increase of $16.6 million or 41.8% over Q1 2009 net sales of $39.7 million .  Q1 2010 net income was $1.5 …

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Venture capital firms think small to help startups
Venture capital firms and angel investors around the country are trying a new investment model. Rather than target a small number of high-potential entrepreneurial companies with very large investments, there is a growing trend of investing smaller amounts of seed capital, called microfunds, with several entrepreneurs all of whom have promising ideas.

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IndexIQ’s IQ Hedge Multi-Strategy Tracker ETF (QAI) Named Most Innovative ETF by Capital Link
RYE BROOK, N.Y.—-IndexIQ’s IQ Hedge Multi-Strategy Tracker ETF has been named the Most Innovative ETF by Capital Link, it was announced today. The IQ Hedge Multi-Strategy Index, the index underlying QAI, also was recognized by Capital Link as the Most Innovative Index, marking the first time a single firm has been awarded this distinction in both the ETF and Index categories.

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Buy and hold doesn’t work anymore
For the past two weeks I have devoted this column to the strange way the American stock market developed in the last 15 years. Namely, from a staid, mature market (from 1980 to 1995), it turned oddly volatile and skittish while at the same time returning less to investors.

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Investing: Start young, start small — just start
Five steps can help young investors get on the right path to managing their money According to a recent Scottrade survey, 35 percent of respondents age 18 to 26 (the survey’s definition of Generation Y) consider managing investments “a fun and interesting activity,” up from 27 percent in 2008. And 17 percent of Gen X respondents — ages 27 to 42 — feel the same way.

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Senate probe: Goldman planned to profit from bust
WASHINGTON — Goldman Sachs developed a strategy to profit from the housing meltdown and reaped billions at the expense of clients, a Senate investigation has found.

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