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    FINANCIAL BANKING CRISIS DIFFERING RESULTS
    April 22, 2009 - United States

    Morgan Stanley has reported a net loss for the first quarter of 2009 of $177 million, or $0.57 per diluted share, compared with their net income of $1,413 million, or $1.26 per diluted share, the previous year. Net revenues were $3.0 billion, 62% below 2008's first quarter. Non-interest expenses of $3.9 billion have decreased 33% from that year. Compensation expenses of $2.1 billion have decreased to 46%, and non-compensation expenses decreased 9%, reflecting the lower levels of business activity and firm-wide initiatives to reduce costs. The results for the current quarter have been compared with the results of the first quarter of 2008. Wells Fargo has confirmed that it has made a record profit of $3.05 billion in the first quarter of 2009. The bank had announced that it would be making $3 billion because of the better-than-expected results at newly-acquired lender Wachovia. Revenue for the period has totalled $21 billion. These profits have reflected the business momentum that came from the newly combined Wells Fargo-Wachovia.

    BAY OF PIGS
    April 22, 1961 - Cuba

    President Fidel Castro of Cuba will make his first public announcements since the insurgent forces invasion on the bay of Pigs last week on TV and Radio nationwide, also the Russian leader Khrushchev has denounced the invasion and has stated publicly that he holds the United States directly responsible for this gangsterism against Cuba.

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Choosing a wedding ring :

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While you are purchasing a wedding ring the texture, color and shapes of the rigs are the important factors which you have to take care of. If you consider all these matters you are sure to be gainer.

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If we say a "wedding ring" then it sounds very simple. It is a thing that the bride and groom exchange on their wedding day. But if we think deeply then we can understand that it is something that binds the husband and the wife throughout their lifetime. If we think thus, it becomes a matter of great importance. It becomes obvious that everyone must be conscious while choosing the wedding ring for their loved ones. It will be with them forever as the sweet memory of their wedding day.

There are certain aspects of a wedding ring that should be paid attention to. Wedding rings differ from each other in color, texture, shape and size. These facts may create problems for you when you go to market for buying a wedding ring. So it is better for you that you make your mind up and then visit any store. This article will hopefully help you in this matter.

At first the wedding rings are different from each other in their base metal. Some are made of yellow gold or white gold or silver; some are made of platinum or titanium or tungsten. These metals vary in their cost.

The color of the rings differs according to the color of the metal. If it is normal gold, then the color will be yellowish. Now-a-days white gold is available in the market. White gold is developed when palladium and silver are alloyed with gold. Platinum and titanium are also white metals. Titanium is cheaper than platinum. For this titanium wedding rings are becoming popular day by day.

The wedding rings are found in the market in various shapes. It depends on you to choose the perfect one. You should at first visit any jewelry store or simply visit the online stores staying at home. This inspection will help you to have a clear idea about the thousands of models. To do this through internet is the best way. If you visit any online store, the online merchants are able to show a huge number of models throughout the whole world.

In the market many types of designs are available. There are solid rings as well as rings of intricate designs with subtle finishing. Some wedding rings are decorated with diamond or other precious stones. You may like white stones as diamond or you may also like the colorful stones. There are many colorful stones like ruby, sapphire, emerald etc.

These are all the types of wedding rings. When you are purchasing the ring you should keep in knowledge all these information. But the most important thing that you should not forget is the personality of your partner, and his or her choice.

You must choose the metal of the wedding ring with great care. Some of the metals are not at all suitable for the sensitive kind of skin. They can be the cause of skin rashes or skin allergy. The wedding ring is worn by everybody till their last breath. So this is a vital factor to be taken care of.

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