Toyota, now the leading auto manufacturer worldwide, is shutting an assembly operation in California…California loss is Ontario’s gain: Toyota Germany’s Federal Bank President Axel Weber, in an interview with a German newspaper, said that while the German economy may have bottomed out, it remains too early to declare an end to the financial crisis.German federal …
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THE FLIP SIDE OF GOLD –The illusion of gold mining profits. Like rabbits in strong headlights, equity investors with a gold bent continue to chase increasingly challenging cash margin compression. A group of leading financial analysts quiz Britain’s top regulator on what went wrong and how to sort it out.How to tame global finance The …
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Not to be flippant about a new stock-market plunge that’s doubtless causing heartburn in many offices and households, but is this really such a huge surprise? And just as important, is it really such a bad thing?.U.S. consumer weakness painful but needed In the aftermath of Iceland’s financial collapse, many citizens are planning to leave …
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Sensex and Shanghai index show high positive correlation. The movements of Sensex and the Shanghai Composite Index show a high positive correlation at 0.9 in 2008 and 2009. This linear relationship appears to have strengthened in the decline since January 2008.Chinese curse on Indian shares Shares in five Nigerian banks, which were bailed out by …
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Retirement (Special report): 10 stocks for the long term.They aren’t sexy. But for a retirement nest egg, they’re keepers. Half of Europe’s festive products are made in or traded through the city of Yiwu, but business this year is at a record low.Chinese exporters hit by global recession The UK is at risk of bankruptcy …
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