Quantcast

Posts related to ‘Emerging Markets’

Apple May Be Looking to Get a Foot in the Door of India

Posted: October 1, 2012 at 8:26 am

The Economic Times reported today that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) may be evaluating opening its own stores in India. The iPhone and iPad maker currently supplies its products to Indian ...
Read Full Story »

Countries Where Climate Change Kills the Most People

Posted: October 1, 2012 at 6:38 am

Global climate change and pollution from the use of fossil fuels killed nearly 5 million people around the world in 2010, according to a report released last week by climate ...
Read Full Story »

India’s Economic Gloom Continues

Posted: August 31, 2012 at 5:32 am

In the three months that ended in June, the GDP growth of India languished around its lowest level in three years. The economy grew 5.5% in the quarter, government data ...
Read Full Story »

Bridgewater Goes Deeper into Emerging Markets (EEM, EWZ, VWO)

Posted: August 10, 2012 at 4:30 pm

Bridgewater Associates, LP is in the lead of the top hedge funds in America by size. We have just gotten a look at its equity holdings via a 13F filing with ...
Read Full Story »

IMF Forecasts More Weakness in Global Economy

Posted: July 16, 2012 at 10:49 am

In one of the periodic updates to its 2012 World Economic Outlook, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said today that global economic growth in 2013 will decline from a previous ...
Read Full Story »

Petrobras Shares Rise Following Diesel Fuel Price Hike

Posted: July 13, 2012 at 11:30 am

Shares of Petroleo Brasileiros SA (NYSE: PBR), known as Petrobras, are up more than 5% this morning following a wholesale price hike on diesel fuel in Brazil. The state-controlled company ...
Read Full Story »

Anheuser-Busch Financing Grupo Modelo Purchase For Almost Free

Posted: July 11, 2012 at 11:36 am

Anheuser-Busch InBev (NYSE: BUD) may get to finance this purchase of the remaining interest in Grupo Modelo of $20.1 billion for somewhere close to free.  Of course this will not be entirely free, ...
Read Full Story »

No Surprises from ECB Rate Cuts

Posted: July 5, 2012 at 9:22 am

The European Central Bank (ECB) today lowered its main policy rate to 0.75% in a move that was widely anticipated by the market. The rate cut sets the bank’s lending ...
Read Full Story »

China Steps on the Economic Accelerator

Posted: July 5, 2012 at 8:37 am

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 ...
Read Full Story »

Ford Warns of 2012 Being Dragged Down By S. America, Europe, and Asia

Posted: June 28, 2012 at 4:47 pm

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 ...
Read Full Story »

Rising Chance For ECB Rate Cut

Posted: June 27, 2012 at 12:02 pm

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 ...
Read Full Story »

Coke-Pepsi War Heats Up In India

Posted: June 26, 2012 at 10:58 am

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 ...
Read Full Story »

Price Hike Too Weak For Petrobras, Shareholder Loss Still Exceeds BP Losses

Posted: June 25, 2012 at 9:02 am

Petroleo 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.  ...
Read Full Story »

A Sovereign Credit Rating Upgrade For Turkey (TUR, TKF, TKC)

Posted: June 20, 2012 at 7:58 am

The 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 turmoil, ...
Read Full Story »

World Bank Still Sees 2012 Global Growth, Maybe

Posted: June 12, 2012 at 2:12 pm

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 ...
Read Full Story »