Subscribe to RSSGeneral Electric (GE) Building $550 Million Brazilian Research Center
With an eye toward expanding its presence in Brazil, General Electric (NYSE:GE) announced it will be building a $550 million research center in Brazil, focusing...
Corn Surges on Short Supply
Filed under: International Markets , China , Brazil , Market Matters , Economic Data , Commodities , Agriculture March corn futures jumped 24.25 cents a bushel...
Brazil Approves Syngenta’s (NYSE:SYT) Triple Stack Corn
Syngenta (NYSE:SYT) announced they’ve received approval from Brazil for the company’s triple stack corn. The National Biosafety Committee in Brazil told...
The Metal People are Dying For
Maybe the weak are simply being weeded from the gene pool so the strong may survive… This theory might help explain why people keep electrocuting themselves...
On South Africa’s wasted human capital
A post on Egypt’s population is coming up, I assure you all. The importance of the subject merits doing it right. For now Suffice it to say that Egypt’s...
Top Picks 2011: CPFL Energia (CPL)
Filed under: International Markets , Brazil , Newsletters , Stocks to Buy , Best Stocks for 2011 This post is one in a series in which more than 60 newsletter advisors...
[Video] CNBC – Blackrock’s Will Landers on Brazil
Excellent oversight on the Brazilian market by Blackrock’s Will Landers in this video via CNBC. One amazing note is the capital expenditure budget for Petrobras...
Roubini’s Advice: Lend, Hope, Pray
Here’s the latest from Dr. Doom. He thinks the best strategy is to lend, hope and pray… From The Telegraph by Richard Blackden entitled: Nouriel Roubini:...
General Electric to Buy Wellstream PLC for $1.3 Billion (GE)
Multinational conglomerate General Electric Company ( GE ) on Monday announced it will buy U.K.-based oil & gas producer Wellstream PLC. In pursuant to the...
Ultra-Deepwater Rigs are Back
Ben Bernanke, head of the Federal Reserve, went on 60 Minutes over the weekend and talked about a third round of quantitative easing (QE3). I’m of the opinion...
BP (NYSE:BP) Must Wait for Devon (NYSE:DVN) Oil Block Decision from Brazil
The state oil director of Brazil, ANP, told BP (NYSE:BP) they’ll have to wait until 2011 before they decide on whether or not to allow them to go ahead with...
U.S. Dollar Chart From 1980 Thru 2010
The revaluation of the SDR should be occurring around the end of 2010. As you know it is composed of a valuation basket of currencies that is adjusted every five...
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