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China, India, and Brazil represent the strongest market opportunities for smartphone makers for the period form 2012 through 2016. International Data Corp. (IDC) says that China, which has overtaken...
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The growth engines of the world are called the BRIC nations for Brazil, Russia, China, and India. What happens when growth rates are just not as robust as they are supposed to be. Monday was...
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Jon OggDividend investors have two new vehicles to go out and earn monthly or quarterly income from equities. There is also an Asia/Pacific angle and emerging market angle to these. ...
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Fitch has joined in on the European sovereign credit rating downgrades. First it was S&P, but we might argue that this should have mostly been factored in already. Is it a secret that the...
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Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) is getting clocked today after earnings. Some of the news should have been anticipated that Thai floods affected its supply chain in Asia because the company already...
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India could finally be starting to turn itself around. Now that the nation is no longer so ultra-concerned about inflation tearing apart its population, the country is aiming for some stimulus...
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Germany’s economy has grown, despite trouble among its neighbors. China’s GDP is expected to grow 8% this year, which is impressive even if it is a slowdown from recent years. Most economists...
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Peru was recently listed as one of the few nations which could actually face a ratings upgrade in 2012. Not all nations are being downgraded. Recent news of a new trade pact with Russia may be...
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It seems that all of the nations around the world are facing sovereign credit ratings downgrades or warnings of downgrades. After the United States lost its prized “AAA” rating, the threat of...
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If there is one of several regions which can erupt rapidly, it is around the Korean Peninsula. The death of Kim Jong-il (that photo is a tribute photo for him) after a heart attack has caused...
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If the news reports are accurate out of Cairo, things are going from bad all over again to far worse all over again in Egypt. It turns out that the interim government hasn’t been quite as kind...
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Central banks are contributing to world gold demand. The latest data from the World Gold Council indicate even more changes among the nations holding the most in gold reserves. Those are also some...
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Reports that Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) is set to invest up to $2 billion in India over the next five-year period brings up an interesting question regarding its arch-rival Pepsico Inc. (NYSE:...
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The economy remains in a climate with a very weak recovery. There is still some good news though. All of the recent calls for a “double dip recession” grew too loud and are now being...
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India’s Infosys Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: INFY) reported second-quarter earnings today, and EPS came in more than 10% higher than in the same period a year ago. The company also lowered its...
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