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Posts Tagged ‘ economy ’

The Purchasing Power of Women [INFOGRAPHIC]

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February 2, 2012

When it comes time to buy, women are more often the decision makers and motivators. Recently, women have gained ground in earning, spending, and influence on household spending.   You aren't subscribed? If you enjoyed this post, you can subscribe
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Overview: Capital Market of Pakistan

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February 1, 2012
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Last week KSE-100 index has been speeding up by showing an increase of 185.54 points and reached up to the level of 11,960.22. These increasing activities in the equity market of Pakistan proved to be a wave of optimism and
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Funding the Future

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January 31, 2012
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Not so long ago sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) were viewed with a good deal of mistrust. Today, while not without challenges, they are considered potential saviors for a rattled global economy. What changed?… Better communication between fund managers, the investor
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Pzena Investment Management Q4 2011 – Is Value Investing Dead?

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January 30, 2012
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TO OUR CLIENTS: The market today is faced with the age old conundrum of whether to believe what it sees or what it fears. Corporate pro?tability has remained robust, yet the market is giving these pro?ts a below average valuation.
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Circular Debt in Pakistan

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January 30, 2012
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Circular debt is one of the major issues in Pakistan. The Oil, Gas and Power sectors of Pakistan are the main sufferers of this giant dilemma to deal and manage the circular debt in an appropriate and suitable manner. The
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Shanghai To Become Global Yuan Hub by 2015

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January 30, 2012
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China, in an ambitious plan, brought out jointly by the country’s economic planning agency and the Shanghai government, intends to make Shanghai the global center of Yuan trading, clearing and pricing by 2015. This is part of a broader plan,
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Robert Shiller on Housing Market, Economy

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January 29, 2012
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Robert Shiller, an economics professor at Yale University and co-creator of the S&P/Case-Shiller home-price index, talks about the housing market’s role in the economy and his new book "Finance and the Good Society." Shiller speaks with Tom Keene on Bloomberg
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John Mauldin: It’s Time To Make The Hard Decisions

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January 29, 2012
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Video Description: Back in the 1930′s, Irving Fisher introduced a concept called the ‘debt supercycle’. Simply put, it posits that when there is a buildup of too much debt within an economy, there reaches a point where there simply is
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Signs of a Double-Dip Emerge

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January 29, 2012
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  This was sent by one of our friends: The global recovery has taken some hard stumbles over the past few months, but hasn’t fallen. Sovereign debt crises in the US and Europe, as well as economic softness in both, contributed
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Byron Wien: US Economy to Grow 3% This Year

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January 27, 2012
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    Following a 25 year tradition that began when he was chiefU.S.investment strategist at Morgan Stanley, Byron Wien, vice chairman of Blackstone Advisory Partners, today released his list of surprises for 2012. Wien predicts that theU.S.economy will expand 3 percent
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DoD Budget Cuts are Austerity by another Name

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January 27, 2012
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By Ben Strubel of Strubel Investment Management… When you hear the word austerity you typically think of the measures being taken in Europe, the UK, and Australia. You think tax increases, layoffs of government workers, gutting the social support system,
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America’s Toy Addiction [INFOGRAPHIC]

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January 26, 2012

Of course it’s important to treat kids occasionally with the newest toy or the latest game. But as the economy sinks and money gets tighter, it seems to me these types of purchases are also some of the first to
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Dan Loeb Fed up With Obama’s Class-Warfare

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January 26, 2012
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The Wall Street Journal… has some interesting interviews with  some attendees of the Davos Economic forum. The Journal quoted many hedge fund managers who are furious at President Barack Obama. Many of the people quoted were big supporters of the
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Bowing to golden calf wasn’t always the human way: Real ‘debt slavery’ has its origins

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January 22, 2012
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Money talks, and these days it’s just about screaming at us. If the rise and fall of stock exchanges aren’t front and centre on the evening news, then it’s our overheated housing market. It seems like almost every other discussion
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Highest and Lowest Per-Capita GDP: 200 Largest Metropolitan Economies

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January 22, 2012
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A ranking list table by Brookings Institution showing the top 20 and bottom 20 metropolitan areas as measured by per-capita GDP. Source: Business Insider You aren't subscribed? If you enjoyed this post, you can subscribe by RSS or by email…
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