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China isn’t just a global economic powerhouse. It’s a global military power as well. And it isn’t about to let anyone forget that, least of all its Asian neighbors whom it’s battling over the rights to the South China Sea’s natural resources. Buried deep beneath the ocean...
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Wow, the column I wrote about Facebook on May 1 generated a lot of passionate response. I guess that is to be expected when you criticize a company with 900 million customers! However, it looks like others — including Facebook’s top executives and its IPO investment-bank underwriters —...
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Whether or not you’re one of the estimated 526 million people who use Facebook on a daily basis, you simply can’t ignore the fact that it generates more than 3 billion “likes” and comments on a daily basis. Social networking is clearly ingrained in our culture. So, it would make sense to invest in this...
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Like clockwork every week, I can expect to open an e-mail or two that questions my investment enthusiasm for China. Those e-mail critiques are generally along the lines of: “You are a broken record.” “All you ever do is recommend China.” “You are oblivious to/ignorant of...
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The World Bank recently reduced its estimates for economic growth worldwide and in the euro zone, and the numbers are pretty dire, as they indicate the potential of a world recession on par with, or even worse than, the economic climate in 2008 after the collapse of Lehman Brothers. But China's economy...
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Before it was just the Obama administration, but now, just about everyone who is running in the 2012 Presidential race is jumping on the anti-China bandwagon. The U.S. Senate is proud of a recently passed bill that will impose new tariffs on imports from nations with undervalued currencies. By a vote...
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The European debt crisis is expanding and threatening to bring down the rest of the world with it. At least that is what the "experts" are warning. But they couldn't be more wrong. New research from the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, and several brokerage firms reveal a small...
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10-07-2011
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All of us have heard about the La Brea tar pits in Los Angeles. But most Americans aren't as familiar with the Canadian oil sands. Don't feel bad if you haven't, because these oil sands haven't gotten a lot of attention in the mainstream media. If you invest in oil or energy stocks, this...
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All the eager-to-get-elected politicians are railing against China for stealing our manufacturing jobs and keeping our unemployment rate painfully high. Wrong! A new study by the Federal Reserve Bank showed that only 2.7% of total consumer spending in the U.S. went to Chinese products in 2010. And of...
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We are thick in the middle of quarterly earnings season, and even though all we typically read and hear about are U.S. companies, the long arm of China is having huge impacts on many of them. I've said it many times before in this column, but you should look at every stock in your portfolio and ask...
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It is an old statistic but one that investors should never forget: Roughly 70% of the U.S. economy is comprised of consumer spending. That is the money that you and I spend at the grocery store, the shopping mall, at car dealerships, and at our favorite restaurants. The problem for the U.S. economy is...
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Tony Sagami
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07-29-2011
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I was in my early 20s when VCRs became popular, and I remember thinking that the VCR would destroy the movie theater business. I reasoned who would pay $5 a person to watch a movie that you could rent for $3? Boy, was I wrong. What I didn't realize is that people, especially teens and young adults...
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HSBC Holdings, the U.K.-based banking behemoth, said it was going to hire 2,000 employees in China and Singapore. Since over 50% of its profits come from Asia, HSBC knows a thing or two about the region. “Opportunities for growth are many in China. We forecast that the combined middle-class population...
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05-27-2011
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The U.S. economy grew by 1.8% in the first three months of this year. That is down from 3.1% in the last three months of 2010 and pretty clear evidence of that the U.S. economy is far from turning around. Plus, the second-quarter numbers should be even worse given the effects of $4 gasoline, Mississippi...
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Tony Sagami
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05-20-2011
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