The market has its attractiveness, but, like radioactive materials, it carries huge risks.

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The size and proximity of the domestic market also factors into attractiveness of international growth.

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Sluggish economic growth and elevated market volatility have enhanced the attractiveness of stocks that are anchored by generous dividend distributions.

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She fears that if Australia does too well at attracting students seeking a back door to immigration, its position in the global education market and its attractiveness to really serious students will suffer.

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To better understand the relative attractiveness of the IPO market, and how their venture backers have done so far, I thought it would be illustrative to look at the biotech IPOs that have made it public since early July in greater depth: Durata, Hyperion, Regulus, Kythera, and Intercept.

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Beyond the aforementioned attractiveness of ICON as a standalone company, we feel that the market is currently severely mispricing ICON and that this represents substantial upside potential in the near term.

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Last but not least, flat taxes were adopted in several cases as part of a wider package of reforms, in an attempt to signal a move towards free-market economics by former communist countries, with the ultimate aim of bolstering their attractiveness to foreign investors.

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Moreover, the new market entrants are largely based on streaming (not physical DVDs) due to the attractiveness of the business model.

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In short, fewer fire sale foreclosed properties on the market will narrow the price differential between those and new homes, which will increase the relative attractiveness of new homes, thus stimulating construction activity.

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