Two of the largest countries in terms of population are in Asia. Despite the phenomenal growth in the total mobile phone subscriptions in India and China in the past few years, the cell phone to population penetration rate remains low in these two countries. Emerging markets in general offer the greatest potential for mobile phone …
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In The Intelligent Investor section of the Journal yesterday Jason Zweig had an interesting article on the performance of stocks with the word “China” added to their names. Similar to the dot com mania days, some companies are adding “China” to their names to get a big boost in their stock prices. Investors blindsided by …
Some investors are avoiding Europe due to the Greek crisis. There are many European companies that are truly multinational firms with strong presence in emerging markets. Hence despite the current crisis one can be highly selective and pick quality stocks European stocks that offer not only stable growth but also high dividends. Yesterday’s Wall Street …
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An article in the latest edition of IMF’s Finance & Development magazine offers a historical perspective on housing prices and explores the causes of boom-and-bust cycles in the housing market. From the article titled Housing Prices: More Room to Fall?: “IN 1625, Pieter Fransz built a house in Amsterdam’s new Herengracht neighborhood. As the Dutch …