Brazil
In relation to our ongoing coverage of the rise of the BRIC economies, we're grateful to present the following contribution on Brazil from Georges D. Landau, a professor of international relations from S. Paulo. One month before…Read
Measuring comparative equity performance between countries requires conversion to a common currency. For USD investors, USD ought be the common currency so that the equity markets with the best unhedged returns can be…Read
By James Kwak Probably the most important and intractable economic problem we face is not restarting the economy after the financial crisis, but the decades-old problem of stagnant wages for the lower and middle classes and the…Read
We may not have long to wait for the collapse in the exchange-traded fund bubble. The ETF industry ran out of control long ago, but regulators can no longer ignore the retail money faddishly pouring into these funds, and how it…Read
In an environment where the 10-year Treasury yield is less than 3 percent, dividend stocks with long track records of consistent, growing payouts to shareholders are becoming quite attractive. However, the dividend payments of…Read
The essence of traditional international trade theory is that poorer countries produce goods and services with resources that they have in abundance, mainly low skilled labor and sometimes natural resources. They export these…Read
The following stocks made a new 52 week high on Friday. These are stocks I want look at buying because they are breaking out. More on Stocks hitting a new 52 week high. Stocks Hitting New 52 Week Highs Advance Auto Parts…Read
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By guest author Tony Scott An International Workforce in China Tony: Since you were a product company at one point in the past, have you thought about marrying the trading product technology you have created along with the…Read
This week we look at some particularly strong second quarter GDP numbers out from emerging markets Brazil and India, as well as one lucky developed market, Australia. Then we review the PMI results from the two biggest…Read
A prominent figure in the exchange traded fund world describes a RAFI fundamental index evolution, which will help achieve greater returns at lower risks. However, there is a caveat. ETF traders will have to see this slow…Read
By Marie DaghlianSanofi-Aventis (SNY) made a formal offer to acquire Genzyme (GENZ) for $69 per share, an offer that was unanimously rejected by Genzymes board of directors as unrealistic and opportunistic.…Read
by Cathy CarlsonAs the summer winds down, apparently so too does the impressive pace of expansion in the ETF space. Although August launches were a big drop off from the previous month, the industry still saw the introduction…Read
Well, it is official now. In addition to the Great Wall, the Great Traffic Jam started on Aug. 14 -- 60 miles and ten-days long on an expressway into Beijing from Inner Mongolia (see map) -- has earned the capital of China…Read