Say #Hello to the new Twitter billionaires

Plus: Deutsche Bank's new China ETF hottest launch since 2007
NOV 07, 2013
Meet the folks getting really rich today from Twitter's IPO. #Millionaires become #Billionaires Seven years of Twitter summed up in 10 tweets. May 2011: Helicopter hovering over Abbottabad at 1 AM Deutsche Bank's China A-Shares ETF (ASHR) launches with $108 million, the largest ETF launch since 2007. Overshadowed by Twitter mania The Blackstone Group has found a growing market for bonds backed by U.S. rental home income, illustrating an appetite for increased risk and reward. Rent checks from 3,207 properties Because it's never too early for tax planning, here are seven moves financial advisers should consider before the end of the year. Helping clients keep more of their own money Now that New York voters have approved casino expansion, what will this mean for gambling stocks? Approval for construction of seven casino properties Yoga might be all about the universal state of permanent peace, but it turns out that Lululemon Athletica's $100 yoga pants are not for all bodies. Co-founder faults “some women's bodies.” Oops

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