The Sinking of a Titan Is the Crisis Over? China banks to suffer share-issue fears Getting it together at last “Let the troubled banks fall†NZ is not Australia, but could be their lucky neighbour Spanish banks: Savings and groans Oasis of the Seas, the world’s largest cruise ship, off the Florida coast. Photograph: Joe …
Possible “bubble” indicators do nothing to dampen investor demand for selected stocks.Gold: the haves and the have-nots A suburban street in the heart of Essex and a dozen women are gearing themselves up for a night of fun. The rosé wine is flowing, the nibbles are on the table — Tesco’s Chinese chicken wings, Pringles …
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Big property bubble forming in China, warns leading developer A large bubble is forming in China’s property market as a result of Beijing’s credit-driven stimulus programme, one of the country’s most prominent real estate developers warned. With the odd exceptions here (Japan, Korea) and there (Turkey, Ireland), most country stock markets are trading at or …
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Oil demand in developed countries likely reached its all-time peak in 2005, according to a new research report by IHS Cambridge Energy Research Associates. Oil Demand Has Peaked in Developed Countries At a maritime conference in the US recently, a delegate asked Maersk chief financial officer Morten Nicolaisen how the lines could have found themselves …
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As investors return to the market, big companies in Europe are finding it easier to raise money via bonds, equities and even IPOs. The Big Thaw MSM Reporting as Propaganda (No One Minds Our New Financial Masters Edition) I’m of two minds about taking up this theme, since stating what ought to be obvious but …
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