They are buying back shares, paying dividends to shareholders, and we would encourage investors to take solace in the fact that they can participate in mutual funds that are owning those kinds of companies.

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Mr. Weiner must decide by June 10 whether to run in the Sept. 10 primary if he wants to participate in the city's matching funds program.

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The first is changes in allocation of global funds to Asia, while the second is that investors are reluctant to participate in the markets at all.

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Apparently there are quite a few evergreen funds (students participate, but returns remain in the fund for use in future investments), but there are less than a handful of true student-run investment funds participating in full-on deals that are responsible for producing returns for the limited partners.

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In an unprecedented move, ten of the buyers refused to participate because the company raising funds was French.

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The bailout funds can also now buy bonds from the secondary market, or even participate in bond auctions, where, according to the guidelines, they would be permitted to buy as much as half of any new issue.

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There are a growing number of funds, both non-profit and for-profit, that individual investors can participate in.

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The Minister called on UNESCO to participate in the implementation of the Interim Strategy for Education and Literacy, which should allow Chad to gain access to funds from the Global Partnership for Education.

UNESCO: EDUCATION

Instead companies will have better luck getting consumers to participate in a cause-marketing program if an employee explains why the cause is important or if the company offers matching funds for donations.

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