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Wal-Mart moves into communism market
Wal-Mart, the global retailer that made its way to the top of the global retailing game by being an opportunistic capitalist, has now entered the Communist party. Well, sort of.
Wal-Mart has apparently opened a communist party branch in the Chinese ...
Cramer on BloggingStocks: Fundamental distortion
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More ETFs Get Sued
Kraft Seeking Financing for Cadbury Bid
TheStreet.com's Jim Cramer says the action that is linked to the futures markets, such as oil, is distorting rational analysis. Maybe one day we can ...
Could U.S. lose its status as the world's financial superpower?
Could the financial crisis result in the United States losing its status as the world's financial superpower? Indeed it could, Germany's Finance Minister Peter Steinbrueck told MarketWatch.com. "The United States will lose its status as the ...
Globalization is rushing ahead, but toward what?
One aspect of globalization -- basically free markets and the transfer of jobs to lower labor cost production centers -- that remains a high research priority for many economists studying markets is consumer spending. Or, more specifically, where are ...
Agriculture sector: time to chew it over?
Many of those who take an active interest in commodity markets have noted the relative attractiveness of the agriculture sector.
In particular, they cite increased demand for grains and other foodstuffs stemming from rising per capita incomes in ...
Whirlpool is rising with the global economy
Talk about advances. Institutional investor (II) sentiment on Whirlpool Corp. (NYSE: WHR) has strengthened in-sync with the strengthening global economy, and that's why I'm reiterating my Buy rating for the appliance manufacturer, first recommended ...
IEA: Global energy use to resume an upward trend
According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), global energy use is going to fall this year. That said, the group also believes that energy use will resume its upward trend, should government policies remain the same.
Looking far ahead, the IEA ...
Joy Global: Back up the truck
When the global economic expansion hits take-off stage, it will most likely be led by emerging market nations, who are building-out their infrastructure networks and using more energy on a per capita basis, yearly. And that's good news for mining ...
Geithner sees 'early signs' that global imbalances are being addressed
U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting in Singapore Thursday, told Bloomberg News he sees "early signs" that the world is addressing imbalances in spending and saving that contributed to the ...
Very solid results at Cisco
Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ: CSCO), the networking superpower, reported very solid results last night, hitting revenue and margin expectations. However, the news is not likely to drive the stock much higher than the high-tech bellwether NASDAQ index. ...
When the U.S. goes public, the economy benefits
Here's a brain teaser for investors: What enabled the United States to ascend to superpower status?
Was it the inherent genetic superiority of Americans? Perhaps it was the nation's work ethic? Was it the vast and ample nature resources, or ...
SocGen's proposed portfolio for a global economic collapse
French bank Société Générale has advised clients to be ready for a possible "global economic collapse" over the next two years, The Telegraph reports.
In a 68-page report titled "Worst-Case Debt Scenario," SocGen ...
Confidence in global economy dips on monetary easing exit strategies
Confidence in the global economy dipped in November, amid concern that central bank withdrawal of some liquidity would weaken the economic recovery, a new survey of Bloomberg Terminal users indicated, Bloomberg News reported Wednesday. The Bloomberg ...
Global chip sales jump 5% in August
We have some good news to report in the technology sector. According to the Wall Street Journal (subscription required), global chip sales jumped 5% in August from the previous month, for a six month run of higher sales.
The Semiconductor Industry ...
U.S. Steel: Poised to race ahead during the global economic expansion
Not-for-squeamish U.S. Steel (NYSE: X) is rising on schedule, despite a recent pull-back, which is why I'm reiterating my Buy rating for the company, first recommended on April 15, 2009, at a price of $27.61. If you bought X in April, you're up about ...
Twitter to make acquisitions, generate revenue in 2010
Cramer on BloggingStocks: The Fed's push for TARP payback 
Hewlett-Packard reports growth in profit and operating margin in Q4
