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Slackening Copper Demand in China Hurts Commodities Investors

Charles Wallace — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 13:30:00 +0000

Many small investors have recently piled into commodities, especially copper, on the assumption that ever-growing demand from developing countries would keep sending prices skyward. Now they are learning a drop in demand is als...

Eurasia Group’s Ian Bremmer Maps Out the Investing Pitfalls of Political Unrest

Vishesh Kumar — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 21:45:00 +0000

Most Wall Street experts are far better equipped to analyze a corporate risk over a political threat. But today, it's political unrest in the Middle East and beyond that's driving world markets. So we asked Ian Bremmer, president of political risk consultancy The Eurasia Group, to break down the major developments and what investors should expect.

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Next Commerce Chief Will Play a Key Role in Obama’s Export Plan

Peter Cohan — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 16:30:00 +0000

This week, President Obama announced that he's nominating Commerce Secretary Gary Locke as U.S. Ambassador to China. There are several short-list contenders to replace Locke at Commerce, but the question is: Who would best be a...

As the U.S. Picks Up Steam, Emerging Markets Still Hold Promise

Vishesh Kumar — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 18:45:00 +0000

The moods that dictate underlying prices can quickly swing from one extreme to the other. Such swings often create opportunities for investors. For instance, the rush back to domestic markets is leaving opportunity on the table...

Will China’s ‘Have-Nots’ Be Next to Rebel?

Charles Hugh Smith — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 11:30:00 +0000

In most respects, China is a world away from the oil-dominated autocracies in the Mideast now seething with anti-government unrest. But it faces similar issues: high inflation and a troubling wealth gap that could fuel social u...

It May Be Time to Get Used to Costly Gas Prices

Joseph Lazzaro — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 13:00:00 +0000

And that means it may be time for owners of gas-thirsty SUVs and cars to start considering the switch so many Americans are loath to make: to a far more fuel-efficient vehicle. Looking out over the next several years, it's hard...

Cash In on Asian Gambling With Shares of Las Vegas Sands

Trefis — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 12:00:00 +0000

Singapore is expected to overtake South Korea and Australia this year to become the second-largest Asia-Pacific casino market behind reigning leader Macau. For U.S. investors looking to profit, Las Vegas Sands looks nicely posi...

Can Social Media Be Used to Foment Corporate Revolutions?

Peter Cohan — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 18:00:00 +0000

Social media played a key role in the successful revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt, and more dictatorial regimes are facing protesters who use the Internet as a weapon. But could the power of social networking create similar rev...

Uncle Sam Wants You. . .to Buy Treasury Bonds

Charles Hugh Smith — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 14:05:00 +0000

The Treasury has to find buyers for trillions of dollars in new bonds needed to fund the federal deficit. It hopes average citizens will pony up and invest in some $337 billion worth. But for a host of reasons, "safe" T-bonds m...

Baseball Makes a Mighty Pitch in China and Africa

Jonathan Berr — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 14:00:00 +0000

Major League Baseball's worldwide spread is facing slow going in China and Africa. But America's favorite pastime is working hard to find friends in both areas, starting with footholds in Taiwan and South Africa. MLB is clearly...