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BANGKOK, Sept. 7 (Reuters) – From its business district to leafy suburbs, new condominiums are sprouting almost daily across Bangkok, but developers and investors alike seem little concerned about a property bubble developing.

The country's real-estate stocks have been on the boil with the index of property stocks up 28 percent in the last three months and many listed companies have raised profit forecasts, confident of capitalizing on what they say is insatiable local demand.

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KANSAS CITY, Missouri (AP) – Hallmark Cards Inc., a $4-billion empire built on a demand for printed sentimentality, enters its second century facing a weak economy and what could be an even greater challenge: A generation that has grown up posting its sentiments online.

Hallmark has thrived since Joyce Clyde Hall peddled postcards in Kansas City 100 years ago, rising to become the nation's largest greeting card company with more than $2.5 billion in annual revenue from cards, gift wrap, partyware and more.

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Two Mindanao lawmakers urged the House of Representatives yesterday to look into the status of the $600 million that the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) invested abroad.

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