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• Business not Capital Links New China to Dubai - Editor, 26 may 2008 - No Comments yet

China builds trade and business links with the Arab world by the month. That is true of other countries as well. The difference here lies in the industrious wealth of China. It can match Dubai when it comes to capital resources. China is an equal partner in the march of Sovereign Wealth Funds. Both countries vie to purchase global corporations. China, like Dubai is in pressing needs to invest piles of depreciating dollars. Private Equity from the Middle East has joined the government investing arm of China in hunting for valuable world stocks. However, this is not the mainstay of friendly trade moves between the two wealthy blocks.

• Use the Weak Dollar to Negotiate Better Trade Terms - Editor, 23 may 2008 - No Comments yet

The falling dollar spares no one. The average daily shopping list contains loads of products and services with imported content. Some of us travel abroad every year. Perhaps you have a fondness for things made in other countries. The dollar is an instrument of global trade. China and the Middle East have enormous stashes of dollars. The Fed adds to the mayhem. Crashing interest rates tempt people to borrow more. Much of this money goes into buying stocks and commodities from our adversaries. The dollar is set to keep falling, at least as long as the Bush administration stays put. What can you do?

• A Business Management Case in Strategic Stock Analysis - Editor, 23 may 2008 - No Comments yet

Are you a DVD-hire junkie? Can you imagine life without a new movie every day? Or are you a multiplex die-hard? Will you come on-board when Netflix Incorporated (NASDAQ: NFLX) offers streaming video through the Internet. Do you believe in the Recreational Activities Industry stocks at all?

• China Business Lessons from Past Masters in Global Trade - Editor, 23 may 2008 - No Comments yet

The Dutch have generations of experience in world trade. Naturally, they are at the vanguard of world efforts to do business with China. Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG) is a major global corporation from Holland. It has built a strong presence in the patient monitoring market of China. April 2008 has been a watershed month for Philips in China. It acquired all shares of a domestic competitor in China. The Philips website describes the logic for the deal. There are three relevant lessons in this historic transaction:

• Two-in-One Stock - Editor, 22 may 2008 - No Comments yet

Forget what you have heard about eggs and omelets. It is the same with having cakes you eat. The stock market lets you profit with safety. There are stocks which pay as reliably as bonds. It is like fishing. You have to be lucky or skilled. Either route lands you some incredible stock catch.

• Top Alternative Energy Stock Picks - Editor, 22 may 2008 - No Comments yet

Green, black, and red are confusing colors. You care for the environment. Can Green Business make money? What if Alternative Energy stocks land you in the red?

• The Next President and Your Stocks - Editor, 22 may 2008 - No Comments yet

Wall Street is notorious for confusing retail investors. The haze extends to politics. Visit the Federal Election Commission web site. You will find that investment bankers have hedged their bets. Individual donations show no particular bias towards any one Presidential candidate. The new administration in 2009 will certainly affect your financial planning. What can you do today to prepare for next year and beyond?

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