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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Let's not sugarcoat the state of our economy: Unemployment is stubbornly high, real estate prices are in the dumps, our nation is up to its eyeballs in debt, and we're teetering on the cusp of recession. That's why two weeks ago Ben Bernanke and his Federal Reserve buddies promised to keep...
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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...
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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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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05-20-2011
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I don’t get it. I’m talking about spending upwards of $100,000 (or more) on a car. Sure, I dreamed about owning a Porsche or Ferrari when I was a young man, but that was when I had no money and even less brains. I will forever be the son of a frugal farmer, so a Ford or Chevy pickup will...
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You’re probably reading this column because you want to make money, and you’re probably not a millionaire ... yet. One of the best ways to become rich is to copy the most successful people in the world by becoming a student of studying success. One publication that knows the millionaire/billionaire market...
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