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The People’s Bank of China (PBOC), the country’s central bank, announced a surprise cut to its benchmark interest rates today. This is the second cut in a month, and underscores just how...
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Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) is still the great America car company, but the growth markets are not going to deliver for it in 2012. in fact, the company noted in an SEC Filing that CFO Bob Shanks...
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The European Central Bank looks to be getting closer and closer to finally admitting that it cannot stick its head in the sand and make silly comments about worrying over inflation and looking for...
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Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) has confirmed that it is targeting an additional $3 billion worth of capital investment to support long-term and sustainable growth in India. This may not sound massive...
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Petroleo Brasileiro SAPetroleo Brasileiro SA (NYSE: PBR), or Petrobras, may be raising its prices for fuel but the feeling is that the move might just not be enough to move the needle. Price hikes,...
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CIA World FactbookThe trend of ratings agencies and sovereign debt ratings has been one of downgrade after downgrade. So when you see a sovereign rating upgraded right now amidst the global...
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The World Bank is not alone in making growth projections for the global growth situation. News out now maintains a stance of global growth in 2012, but not in Europe as the old continent is set to...
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As if you had not guessed that China’s weekend releases of economic data were going to be weak after that surprise rate cut late in the week, the tally is out and it is weak on all fronts. The...
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China, India, Brazil… all part of the BRIC nations along with Russia. The growth of those three nations has been slowing and the concern is growing that these nations and much of Latin America...
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The single most important word in world markets for base metals and steel is “China.” With the slow-motion economic recovery in the global economy, the expected 8% or so growth in Chinese GDP...
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McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE: MCD) is supposed to be the king of defensive stocks. It pays a dividend of close to 3%, it was the best performing DJIA component in 2011, and after all everyone has...
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Among the more developed countries of Asia — China, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan — the top global brand is Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) in three and trails only a local brand in South Korea. In...
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Solazyme, Inc. (NASDAQ: SZYM) is surging on news this morning that the renewable oil and bioproducts outfit has formed a joint venture with a unit of Bunge Limited (NYSE: BG) to build, own and...
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RadioShack Corporation (NYSE: RSH) is putting its hope that international growth will drive a long overdue and hoped-for turnaround. The company has announced a very large franchise growth pact...
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Randgold Resources Limited (NASDAQ: GOLD) is paying a price for where it does business. The political situation in the African nation Mali is in a coup. The gold mining outfit has extensive...
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