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You know you can easily look to the Nasdaq or the NYSE to find today’s tech leaders. But as for the companies’ physical locations, don’t be surprised to find out that some of the biggest players have their roots in Asia. In fact, today’s top two chip-makers are located in Taiwan...
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The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, may have brought the U.S. into war against the Japanese, but Japan had been waging war against much of Asia for a decade before that. In fact, there was one battle in particular that took place shortly after Pearl Harbor that provided one of history’s...
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ExxonMobil is no longer the largest energy company in the world in terms of production. It’s been dethroned by another company that has lower labor costs, lower regulatory costs and huge expansion plans. That company is also based in China. Today I’ll tell you all about this Beijing-based...
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Despite a sluggish global economy, the top 1% are still doing very well, especially in China. Today I'll share with you three stocks that should keep benefiting as these millionaires continue to add these luxury brands to their lives. Best wishes, Tony
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The White House recently rolled out the red carpet for the next president of China, Xi (pronounced “shee”) Jinping, in what many called a “critical” visit for the United States to build relations with the man expected to assume China’s presidency in March 2013. President...
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No question, lately the European debt crisis is driving the financial news. Meanwhile, another financial train wreck, the United States, is on the same path of destructive overspending and fast approaching a similar day of financial reckoning. The global economy desperately needs any engine of growth...
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You can make a mountain of money by investing in the world's No. 1 travel destination over the next two decades. Today I'll show you exactly where this travel boom is taking place, and which stocks will expose you to the incredible upside that's in store. Best wishes, Tony P.S. In my Asia...
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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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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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07-29-2011
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I use public transportation, usually subways and trains, all the time when I am in Asia. Not to save money but to save time because the roads in most large Asian cites are packed like sardines and move slower than a snail. And while I was happy to hear the U.S. Department of Transportation announce a...
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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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On March 2, I wrote about the uncomfortably rapid increase in food prices and how you could profit from the forthcoming food inflation boom. I said: “Over the last year, global food prices have increased by 29% partially due to weather shocks such as the Russian drought and floods in China. The real...
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03-18-2011
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All of us have enduring childhood summer memories. I remember the sweet taste of fat, wild blackberries we picked by the Puyallup River, the neighborhood pickup game of baseball in the cow pasture, family picnics at Surprise Lake, clam digging in Hood Canal, and the summertime stink of rotting cow blood...
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02-18-2011
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