Tag: infrastructure
Vancouver Once Again Tops List of World’s Most Liveable Cities
by David Schepp on Feb.22, 2011, under Towing
For the fifth straight year, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, bested 139 other cities worldwide in ratings of “relative comfort” to hold onto the right to call itself the World’s ‘Most Liveable’ City, according to new rankings by The Economist Intelligence Unit.
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Vancouver Once Again Tops List of World’s Most Liveable Cities originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 22 Feb 2011 09:31:00.
Filed Under: Economy, People, Real Estate
Construction: So Battered It’s Looking Forward to a Year of Flat Growth
by Matthew Scott on Feb.10, 2011, under Towing
Want to see how the construction industry will do in 2011? Look at how architects did in 2010. By that gauge, last year’s thin uptick in building design and engineering services foretells a similar small gain ahead for builders — after two years of steep declines.
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Construction: So Battered It’s Looking Forward to a Year of Flat Growth originally appeared on DailyFinance on Thu, 10 Feb 2011 15:50:00.
Filed Under: Economy, Real Estate
2011′s Stealth Tech Trend: Smartphones Go to the World’s Hinterlands
by Peter Cohan on Jan.03, 2011, under Towing
If you want to know how the rural developing world could get cheap, easy wireless Internet access, just follow the money: Remittances to those regions total tens of billions each year, and the money flow isn’t very efficient. The profits from micro-telcos taking over the business could prime the pump for an information revolution in the hinterlands.
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2011′s Stealth Tech Trend: Smartphones Go to the World’s Hinterlands originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 03 Jan 2011 15:00:00.
Filed Under: Technology, Columns
Americans See China as the World’s Strongest Economic Power
by Matthew Scott on Dec.10, 2010, under Towing
Nearly half of Americans in a recent poll believe China has surpassed America as having the strongest economy in the world, and more than half blame outsourcing and the loss of manufacturing jobs for the shift.
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Americans See China as the World’s Strongest Economic Power originally appeared on DailyFinance on Fri, 10 Dec 2010 08:28:00.
Could Japan Become the Gateway to Asia’s Emerging-Market Consumers?
by Matthew Scott on Nov.10, 2010, under Towing
Although Japan’s stock market has been weak for the last 20 years, there are signs that a shift may be under way that could transform that nation into the gateway to Asia’s emerging-market consumers. For patient investors looking for a contrarian play with huge upside potential, it’s time to re-examine Japan.
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Could Japan Become the Gateway to Asia’s Emerging-Market Consumers? originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 10 Nov 2010 12:24:00.
Filed Under: Columns, Investing, Honda Motor Co, Toyota, ETFs, Stocks in the News







