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Let's be honest, who hasn't done it? Who hasn't texted a photo and thought later, "That wasn't so smart." In an age of selfies, selfie sticks, digital photo editors, etc., etc. one could get a little carried away. Circumstances change and, moments after texts are sent, second thoughts reign supreme. If only there were an app that made a texted photo no longer viewable. Enter, the ON/OFF PHOTO app - the latest development from Iridium Studio. Giving full control over images past and present, the app gives those who text photos a way to take back what they've sent. Finders keepers? Not so much anymore.

Benckiser Roth, an Introducing Broker handling all commodities, futures and options on futures contracts traded on all the major futures exchanges, announced today the appointment of Paul J. Ying Yiu, 45, and Stanley G. MakChing, 42, as Directors, FX and Precious Metals, based in the Seoul office.

Taking A Look at South Korea’s Economy: Strathclyde Associates - Korea is set to grow about 5% this year, faster than the Bank of Korea’s December forecast of 4.6%.

Market Performance: Fisher Capital Management - Stocks closed lower in October for the first time in seven months, as investors questioned whether the huge rally off the March lows had exceeded the economy’s ability to generate growth in output and profits.

The third quarter saw double-digit returns for the world¹s equity markets. U.S. large-cap stocks, as measured by the Russell 1000 Index, rose 16.07%, bringing that index’s year-to-date return to 21.08%. Mid-cap stocks were the best performers overall, with the Russell Mid-Cap Index gaining 20.62% for the third quarter and 32.63% for the year.

Market Overview December 2009: Fisher Capital Management - Stocks closed lower in October for the first time in seven months, as investors questioned whether the huge rally off the March lows had exceeded the economy’s ability to generate growth in output and profits.

Fisher Capital Management Report, Part 1 - Output growth exceeded what were once considered lofty expectations during the third quarter, as real GDP (inflation adjusted Gross Domestic Product) rose by a 3.5% annual pace from the previous quarter.

As mentioned previously, stocks finished a volatile month in October with a volatile final week of trading, as investors began to question whether the market¹s impressive rally had surpassed the economy¹s ability to generate growth in output and profits.

"Strathclyde Associates”: Bond Markets - The Japanese bond market has remained unchanged over the past month.

India’s economy is expected to grow 8.2% this fiscal year, and accelerate to 9% next year, powered by rising local demand, a robust rebound in manufacturing activity and investment in infrastructure.

China’s economy expanded 11.9% from a year earlier in the first quarter of 2010, a strong result highlighting both the strength of the recovery in China and the increasing risks of overheating.

“Strathclyde Associates” Taking A Look - China’s Economy: China ran its first monthly trade deficit in six years in March.

The Bank of International Settlements has recently warned “that the aftermath of the financial crisis is poised to bring the simmering fiscal problems in industrial economies to boiling-point”, and that drastic measures will be needed to head off a compound interest rate spiral.

Market Outlook June 2010: “Strathclyde Associates, Korea”: Prospects for bond markets in mainland Europe are... particularly uncertain. Not all markets elsewhere will be affected, and some may even continue to benefit from the problems in Europe. The latest evidence on the economic performance is encouraging. Retail sales rebounded sharply in March; non-farm payrolls increased at the fastest monthly pace for three years in the same month; and both manufacturing and service sector output was higher.

Market Outlook June 2010: “Strathclyde Associates, Korea”: The Greek situation remains in the eye of the storm, and has led to the decision to downgrade its debt to “junk” status despite a formal request for aid from the IMF and other member countries of the euro-zone to enable it to refinance its maturing debt and avoid a default.

Whilst the death knell for the US Dollar has been sounded often in recent years, it weakness has still not alarmed investors...yet!

Government bond markets have ended 2009 on a very disappointing note.

India is in a sweet spot. The central government budget which set the tone for reducing fiscal deficit and an unexpected increase in the policy rate to rein in inflation has convinced the markets and economists that India is on its way to having a robust economic growth.

On January 19th 2010, the first ethanol-fired power plant whirred into action in Brazil. National oil company Petrobras (NYSE: PBR) and American systems giant General Electric (NYSE: GE) pitched in resources to turn an existing 87 MW plant into a flex-fuel power station that can alternate between natural gas and ethanol (which are both considered alternative fuels, even though only one is renewable).

Plutonic Power Corporation develops environmentally friendly run-of river hydro projects in British Columbia.

Brazil provides us with an example of a rapidly developing, energy-hungry economy in the Western Hemisphere, where biofuel is a fact of life.

The dollar has declined 15% against a raft of six major currencies from the highs set in March and is down more than 37% from a peak in 2001. Analysts are of the opinion that another sharp drop in the dollar – or a spike in volatility due to bad news – could heighten foreigners concerns about US stocks, and that could create a confidence crisis that spurs calls for re-examining the currency regime.

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