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ThinkstockIndia is supposed to be one of the great BRIC emerging market nations that offers massive growth and opportunity for investors. Some 1.2 billion people live in India, and its economic...
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thinkstockIf you are in America and were quizzed about the word “Uralkali,” you might guess it was in Russia, if you saw the word. Chances are high, though, that if you heard the word only, you...
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Emerging markets have been under fire, but the financial markets have to plan for the day when markets are stable and things are normal again. Now exchange traded fund (ETF) investors have yet...
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Being an investor in emerging markets is supposed to come with great growth opportunities as the local populations begin the purchase and consumption of more and more goods and services outside of...
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ThinkstockGreece is no longer a developed nation. It was downgraded to “emerging market” status by index firm MSCI. The oldest civilization in the Western World is among the most primitive...
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ThinkstockNews of escalating protests and violence in Turkey and the Syrian civil war conflict are both hitting at a time when emerging markets are already soft. The real risk in the eyes of...
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ThinkstockLast year, more than two-thirds of all people surveyed said they felt safe walking alone at night, according to a Gallup poll conducted in 134 countries. But in 31 countries, less than half...
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Wikimedia CommonsNokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK) has released a smartphone that costs the consumer less than $100 — the Nokia Asha 501. The cellular phone firm has made this decision for what could...
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ThinkstockIf the recession is over globally, many people have not seen the benefits. The result is that, for tens of millions of people, the recession has not ended, as far as they see it. As proof,...
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ThinkstockPeople who live in nations where most residents were thin, at least as measured against the tremendous number of obese Americans, are getting fatter. Bloomberg blames this, in part, on the...
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ThinkstockReuters points out that there are probably no short-term solutions to the huge amount of water and air pollution in China, and that the trouble will get even worse. While the central...
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courtesy of Apple Inc.By one analyst’s count, the Chinese will buy about 30% of all mobile phones shipped in 2013, or 240 million units of a total approaching 840 million worldwide shipments. While...
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ThinkstockThe latest reading from the HSBC Emerging Markets Index shows that the index rose from 53 in December to 53.9 in January, the best reading since February 2012 and within shouting distance...
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ThinkstockChinese New Year is almost upon us. The new year is the Year of the Snake. Other nations with stock markets that celebrate Chinese New Year with multiday holidays include Macau, Malaysia,...
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ThinkstockMany investors follow and track inflows and outflows of investor funds. After all, following the trends where the money is headed is nothing new. But what about not worrying about all of...
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