Palestinian shares flourish

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The Palestinian Securities Exchange is flourishing with an increase in investor activity and share prices have increased 150 percent this year, nearly tripling from last year. Amidst surging corporate profits and hopes that the Israeli conflict will calm.

Israel, Commodity & service prices, Security brokers and dealers, Securities & Commodities Services, Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities, Industry Overview, Prices and rates, Securities industry, Company pricing policy, Industry forecasts

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Outside audit: behind the British debt magic; some overloaded U.K. consumers are shrinking credit-card bills, eroding profits of the lenders

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British consumers, who are heavily in debt, are taking advantage of debt-repayment programs, paying as little as 25% of their credit card bills. This is causing a decline in profits for the credit-card banks.

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British consumers, who are heavily in debt, are taking advantage of debt-repayment programs, paying as little as 25% of their credit card bills.

United Kingdom, Commercial Banks, Commercial Banking, Financial management, Bank Credit Cards, Consumer Behavior, Banking industry, Finance, Forecasts and trends, Market trend/market analysis, Company financing, Consumer behaviour

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