Both Westlaw and LexisNexis still index cases according to preset legal topics, lumping them into categories in much the same way as Blackstone did.

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In many cases, a traditional index fund may be a better solution to your investment needs.

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In the tourist areas, where foreign buyers dominate the market, prices halved in some cases, according to the index.

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In these cases, the ETF becomes riskier than the index it tracks and a lack of commission may not be enough to justify the additional risk over buying a mutual fund that tracks the same index.

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Roped in together through the various trade channels, the worlds industrial base is now, even in the best of cases, barely ekeing out growth, as can be seen in the fact that the JP Morgan global index registered a mere 50.6 in May, only marginally above the 50 no change level.

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