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Seeking Investment in the Former USSR? Think Azerbaijan

Posted: February 7, 2012 at 1:22 pm

The prosperity of former republics of the USSR, which collapsed in December 1991, has primarily been driven by the development of energy resources in the post-Soviet era, notably around the ...
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The Nine American Cities Nearly Destroyed by the Recession

Posted: January 19, 2012 at 3:35 pm

The nation continues to be mired in an anemic, jobless recovery. And according to a report commissioned by the United States Conference of Mayors, and prepared by IHS Global Insight, ...
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Underwater Homeowners May Swim Freely

Posted: January 11, 2012 at 1:55 pm

by Lena Groeger ProPublica, Propublica, Jan. 11, 2012, 10:41 a.m. Answers to homeowners' questions about the Independent Foreclosure Review.The administration’s website for the foreclosure prevention program. Provides an FAQ, homeowner ...
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Ten States That Cannot Pay Their Bills

Posted: January 11, 2012 at 6:59 am

Balancing the budget is not just a federal problem, but a state one as well. The Great Recession resulted in some of the worst state revenues and budget shortages of ...
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Apple CEO Cook Gets $377 Million Comp Package

Posted: January 9, 2012 at 7:02 pm

Tim Cook, Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) new CEO has received a $378 million compensation package, according to the firm's proxy statement. Cook's compensation the prior year was $59 million. Cook has ...
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Flush With Cash, China’s Three Gorges Corp. Buys Into Portuguese Electrical Utility

Posted: January 9, 2012 at 9:42 am

When China’s $27.69 billion Three Gorges Dam Project began in 1993, it was lambasted by a host of critics, from engineers who thought that a hydroelectric facility of such magnitude ...
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Air Products Announces Plan to Divest Homecare Business in Continental Europe to The Linde Group

Posted: January 9, 2012 at 9:04 am

The Linde Group will buy the homecare business of Air Products. The operation is based in Europe   The total purchase price for Air Products' Continental Europe Homecare business will ...
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Retail Sales Roundup (COST, TGT, JCP, KSS, DDS, JWN, SKS, SSI, M, GPS, TJX, LTD, ROST, SMRT, WTSLA, BKE, ZUMZ, WAG)

Posted: January 5, 2012 at 12:24 pm

US retailers are reporting December same-store sales today, and here’s a wrap-up of the results as of about 10 a.m. this morning. Reports were in from Costco Wholesale Corp. (NASDAQ: ...
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China PMI: A Landing, But Soft Or Hard?

Posted: December 30, 2011 at 5:55 am

The press had two reactions to the low China PMI figures. Each was based on the experts interviewed. One school of thought is that the numbers were low, but not terribly so. ...
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What’s Important In The Financial World (12/30/2011) Google+, AMR Delisted

Posted: December 30, 2011 at 5:52 am

China's PMI, Slowing Economy The country's PMI was below 50 again in December. A PMI above 50 is considered a mark of expansion. The China Purchasing Managers’ Index for this month was 48.7. ...
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The Worst Product Flops of 2011

Posted: December 27, 2011 at 6:35 am

A number of incredible new products were launched this year. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) introduced the iPhone 4S -- a phone with voice command -- and Boeing’s (NYSE: BA) 787 Dreamliner ...
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IMF May Revise Global Growth Forecast Lower

Posted: December 25, 2011 at 11:52 am

International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde told the media that the IMF’s planned 2012 global GDP growth forecast of 4% may be to high. The official number will be released next ...
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the SEC’s Naughty list

Posted: December 21, 2011 at 10:11 am

From dumb and dumber investment decisions made to dramatic “You Can’t Handle the Truth” shout-outs roared by actor-wanna-be (Jack Nicholson’s) Colonel Nathan R Jessep-types (“A Few Good Men”), 2011 was ...
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Chinese Hackers Hit U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Posted: December 21, 2011 at 3:26 am

According to the Wall Street Journal, hackers hit the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The paper reports that: A group of hackers in China breached the computer defenses of America's top ...
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Executive Suite: No Women Allowed

Posted: December 20, 2011 at 9:52 am

Women in mid-life who have chosen to be part of corporate America continue to face unprecedented challenges, with a daunting economic environment that puts not only their opportunity for moving ...
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