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Aberdeen Asset Management's head of North American equities Paul Atkinson is backing US blue chips over cyclicals to deliver dividend growth ahead of the market.

SPECIAL REPORT: GERMANY

Marina Akopian, fund manager at HEXAM Capital Partners, outlines the drivers that could aid a turnaround in fortunes for emerging markets.

Kames Capital's Phil Milburn and Melanie Mitchell are poised to add to European holdings in their High Yield Bond fund but are waiting for two specific catalysts before taking the plunge.

Former billionaire Allen Stanford, who stole $7bn from his investors in a Ponzi scheme, has been sentenced to 110 years in US courts.

Kames Capital's bond star Phil Milburn has revealed the onshore High Yield Bond fund he runs with Melanie Mitchell will be capped when it reaches £2bn.

The financial crisis and collapse in US house prices has left the average household in the States 40% less well-off, a Federal Reserve study has said.

The positive impact of China's rate cut was dampened overnight in Asian and US markets as Ben Bernanke failed to clarify the Fed's policy approach in a speech yesterday.

Investment veteran Warren Buffett has said the chances of the US slipping back into recession are very low, despite fears over the fiscal cliff facing the country at the end of the year.

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