Islamic finance heads down under

Ethica Institute of Islamic Finance, a Dubai-based training and certification organisation, has announced the launch of a new Islamic finance for-credit course at Australia's La Trobe University.

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Midday Glance: Finance companies

NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top finance companies are mixed at 1 p.m.: Bank of America rose $.01 or .1 percent, to .65. Citigroup rose $.17 or 3.8 percent, to .62. JPMorgan Chase fell $.23 or .6 percent, to .68.

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