Digital Now's Australian IPO may start a trend

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The article describes how Digital Now Inc. received a waiver form the Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering in Australia without simultaneous registration in the United States. Other U.S. companies are expected to apply for the same waiver.

Australia, Government regulation (cont), Organizational history, Photofinishing, Photofinishing laboratories, Finance, Brief Article, Photographic industry, United States. Securities and Exchange Commission, Photofinishing services, Digital Now Inc.

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Forecast puts China's economic power on par with U.S

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Former OECD economist Angus Maddison predicts China will be on the same level as the US in terms of total economic production by 2015. This forecast is included in his latest report, 'Chinese Economic Performance in the Long Run,' which is based on the controversial purchasing power parity method. Maddison's study even ranks China as the second-biggest economy on a global scale, although other economists do not agree with his results.

Financial analysis, Economic aspects, Forecasts and trends, Economic development, Gross domestic product, Maddison, Angus

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U.S. commission sees security risks in foreign borrowers

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The John M. Deutch fact-finding committee wants better intelligence reports on foreign firms intending to raise capitalization in US markets. The committee, created to study US capability in preventing the spread of nuclear, biological and chemical weapons, is making the appeal amid allegations of Chinese military espionage in the US. The committee has made reference to a finding by the Cox Committee stating that China may be using capital raised from US markets for both commercial and military applications.

China, Securities and Commodity Exchanges, Administration of General Economic Programs, International Affairs, Securities Exchanges, Other Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities, International politics, Foreign Economic & Financial Assistance, Intnl Diplomacy, Espionage Laws Enforcement, Interpretation and construction, Exchanges, International relations, Foreign economic assistance, Capital market, Capital markets, Financial markets, Law enforcement, Securities law, Diplomacy, Espionage

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