The Employment Effects of FDIs

by admin June 22, 2009

The mere existence of resources in a country is no guarantee they will contribute to output. Multinational enterprises (MNEs) may enable idle resources to be used. Oil production for instance, requires not only the presence of underground deposits but also the knowledge of how to find them and the capital equipment to bring the oil to the surface. Production is useless without markets and transportation facilities, which an international investor may be able to supply. Access to foreign Markets,

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Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson Considers Name Change for Office of Financial Stability

by admin June 22, 2009

Copyright (c) 2008 Les Lafave The Treasury’s newly formed Office of Financial Stability may be renamed “The Office of Financial Stability, Tee Hee Hee”. The change of name for the office made responsible for administration of the 700 billion dollar bailout fund under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, is being considered in view of market reaction to its creation. Other possibilities include, “The President’s Working Group on Fubar”, “The Wall Street Employment Opportunity Commission”,

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Dr Gloom’s Take on Commodities

by admin June 22, 2009

Mar. 16 2009
When the global recovery begins, it will propel commodity prices sharply higher, believes Marc Faber, editor & publisher of The Gloom, Boom & Doom Report. He explains his bullish outlook on resources, with CNBC’s Sri Jegarajah.

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The Dollar is Doomed and the Fed’s Days are Numbered

by admin June 22, 2009

In this very recent interview with Bloomberg Jim Rogers says Asia is the future, the dollar is a terribly flawed currency and he doesn’t want to own any, oil will certainly pass $200/barrel soon, and the (privately owned) Federal Reserve will disappear within the next decade.

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June 22, 2009

The mere existence of resources in a country is no guarantee they will contribute to output. Multinational enterprises (MNEs) may enable idle resources to be used. Oil production for instance, requires not only the presence of underground deposits but also the knowledge of how to find them and the capital equipment to bring the oil [...]

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June 22, 2009

Copyright (c) 2008 Les Lafave
The Treasury’s newly formed Office of Financial Stability may be renamed “The Office of Financial Stability, Tee Hee Hee”.
The change of name for the office made responsible for administration of the 700 billion dollar bailout fund under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, is being considered in view of market [...]

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June 18, 2009

It’s not always easy to know what to look for in a broker in any market, much less a market as complex as the FOREX. But, if you want to trade in FOREX you need a broker. While it might be tempting to simply ask the brokers what they can do for you, you can’t [...]

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June 18, 2009

There are common steps which should be followed when we start our own business. Thus, the general procedure includes choosing your business idea, learning legal requirements, finding financial resource, choosing appropriate location, launching marketing campaign and hiring employees (How to Start your Own Business 1). I believe that the most important tasks in this procedure [...]

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