<?xml version="1.0"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><channel><title>DailyFinance.com</title><link>http://www.dailyfinance.com</link><description>DailyFinance.com</description><image><url>http://o.aolcdn.com/os/df/2013/img/2-dailyfinance_logo_m.png</url><title>DailyFinance.com</title><link>http://www.dailyfinance.com</link></image><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only.</copyright><generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title>Fortune's Fastest-Growing Companies</title><link>http://www.dailyfinance.com/2012/09/06/fortunes-fastest-growing-companies/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.dailyfinance.com/2012/09/06/fortunes-fastest-growing-companies/</guid><comments>http://www.dailyfinance.com/2012/09/06/fortunes-fastest-growing-companies/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.dailyfinance.com/category/company-news/" rel="tag">Company News</a>, <a href="http://www.dailyfinance.com/category/apple/" rel="tag">Apple</a>, <a href="http://www.dailyfinance.com/category/china/" rel="tag">China</a></p><img alt="Baidu" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.dailyfinance.com/media/2012/09/baidu-b-435cs090512.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px; float: right;" />If you're looking for investment opportunities, check out the twenty companies profiled below. There are a few familiar names on the list -- like Apple, the world's most valuable company -- but many more you may never have heard of (like IPG Photonics, manufacturer of high-powered lasers, or 51job, China's largest worker-recruitment website). Click through the slides and let us know what you think in the comments below.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.dailyfinance.com/photos/fortunes-fastest-growing-companies/">Countdown: Fortune's Top 20 Fastest-Growing Companies</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.dailyfinance.com/photos/fortunes-fastest-growing-companies/5264403/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.dailyfinance.com/media/2012/09/51job--1040cs090512_thumbnail.jpg" alt="20. 51job" title="20. 51job" /></a><a href="http://www.dailyfinance.com/photos/fortunes-fastest-growing-companies/5264405/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.dailyfinance.com/media/2012/09/epoch-holding--1040cs090512_thumbnail.jpg" alt="19. Epoch Holding" title="19. Epoch Holding" /></a><a href="http://www.dailyfinance.com/photos/fortunes-fastest-growing-companies/5264408/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.dailyfinance.com/media/2012/09/american-equity--1040cs090512_thumbnail.jpg" alt="18. American Equity Investment Life" title="18. American Equity Investment Life" /></a><a href="http://www.dailyfinance.com/photos/fortunes-fastest-growing-companies/5264409/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.dailyfinance.com/media/2012/09/alexion-1040cs090512_thumbnail.jpg" alt="17. Alexion Pharmaceuticals" title="17. Alexion Pharmaceuticals" /></a><a href="http://www.dailyfinance.com/photos/fortunes-fastest-growing-companies/5264411/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.dailyfinance.com/media/2012/09/bridgepoint-education-1040cs090512_thumbnail.jpg" alt="16. Bridgepoint Education" title="16. Bridgepoint Education" /></a></div><br />
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