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24th September 2009
The Battle for the Corporate Conscience
In today’s scandal-ridden business environment, investor relations practitioners and their counterparts in public relations and corporate communications have a vital role to play. Their voices must be heard ... Read >
Author: Kevin Waddel18th August 2009
Economic RecessionAn economic recession is ugly. Consumers lose their jobs, lose their homes, file for bankruptcy and tighten spending. Businesses shed jobs, cut wages, lay-off employees and collapse. Lending institutions have trouble collecting from debt... Read >
Author: Brad Buchanan08th August 2009
As a tool for creating dependable passive income, the dividend has stood the test of time. Studies have shown that, from 1926 to 2004, dividends accounted for 35% of shareholder returns. However, after adding in the effects of reinvesting the dividends a... Read >
Author: Robert hauver03rd August 2009
Everybody is aware of downturn and recession that has affected the whole world. Times are tough but savvy investors are always thinking of safeguarding and increasing the value their investments. Even now, many people are interested in investing Puerto Va... Read >
Author: Tom Budniak23rd July 2009
A share of stock signifies a part of the equity capital of a publicly held company. Or quite simply, stock is like possession in a company, so the stock market today reveals stock investor investor assurance in the future prospects of all companies. As we... Read >
Author: manish.bryan27th June 2009
There are many reasons why Forex is the number one investment choice in this troubled times and this article will list them to you. First and foremost, seeing the decline of the market and how easily economies can turn on each other, you need to have spee... Read >
Author: Christopher M Lee22nd June 2009
Sarbanes-Oxley Act is categorized as ‘Corporate and Auditing Accountability, Responsibility, and Transparency Act' or 'CAARTA' Act passed by the United States Senate’s Banking Committee with the Active support of President Bush. This law was enacted... Read >
Author: Robert Bell17th June 2009
As Dubai is coming out of the hovering clouds of recession, the investor confidence in Dubai properties business is witnessing steady but calculated growth. Though the wounds of recession are yet to be healed but due to Dubai real estate unprecedented gr... Read >
Author: daniel McCain29th May 2009
Basically what has happened to our economy, the means of exchange has decreased significantly.
The Committee For Economic Reform and a Better Economic Future has developed an Alternative Economic Stimulus plan to restart our economy. It does not requir... Read >
Author: Leonard C Tekaat12th May 2009
Approximately 30 trillion US dollars in global wealth evaporated during 2008. GCC investors were not excluded from the fray. The prevailing sentiment of the past decade was that the region’s oil resources would keep the GCC economies on an unperturbed e... Read >
Author: Nawaz15th April 2009
The solution to preventing future bubbles in the residential real estate market lies in the market for collateralized debt obligations and conforming loans insured by the government sponsored entities (GSEs). The GSEs created the secondary mortgage market... Read >
Author: Robert Bell10th March 2009
Entrepreneurs hoping to see the Indian economy pick up in the first half of this year may have to wait longer. In spite of the government initiatives and stimulus packages, the economy is still struggling and indications from all quarters reflect that it ... Read >
Author: David Parks10th March 2009
Considering stock investing in these troubled times is much like plunging your hand into a vat of killer sharks and hoping for the best and I say this because the market is seeing some really tough times of late due to the economic recession. Sure, we hav... Read >
Author: John H. Anderson06th March 2009
If you wish to obtain cheap travel deals, then you have to look at a few critical components that are involved in any traveling. They are flight or cruise charges, hotel or other accommodation costs and car or van arrangement for going around in the place... Read >
Author: Dianner05th March 2009
Investor confidence in the market for CDOs and all mortgages was shaken during the decline of the Great Housing Bubble, and rightly so. Investors were losing huge sums, and nobody clearly understood why. There was a widespread belief these losses were cau... Read >
Author: Robert Bell22nd January 2009
Have you heard of Warren Buffett, the richest man in the world? In 1965, he took control of a small textile firm. Forty-three years later it has become the most famous investment partnership of all time. But can you name the second richest man in the wor... Read >
Author: Premier421st January 2009
This article will lay down the 3 things you need to know before you think about embarking on Foreign Exchange Trading. The market is ruled by many variable factors. This includes economic and political factors, all which have weight and currency on consum... Read >
Author: Christopher M Lee09th January 2009
Yesterday Steve Jobs floated a description of his personal health problems into the public; calling them “a hormone imbalance that has been ‘robbing’ me of the proteins my body needs to be healthy. Sophisticated blood tests have confirmed this diagn... Read >
Author: Byron J. Richards09th January 2009
In its attempt to stabilize the housing market by increasing investor confidence, Fannie Mae has tightened up a bit on its requirements for loans that it will buy. Since most lenders sell the loans they generate, and since Fannie Mae buys the majority of... Read >
Author: Rich Johnson07th January 2009
Location, location and location. In Singapore, when you are conducting a business, people look at only one thing, location and credibility. Funnily enough, these two things tie in quite closely together in the overall economic equation of gaining either c... Read >
Author: Alvin Jay05th January 2009
The desire for risk exposure is currently at historic lows. According to State Streets global investor confidence index that was published recently and which is measured using changes in actual allocations to equities, institutional confidence declined sh... Read >
Author: Randy Shepperd05th January 2009
The desire for risk exposure is currently at historic lows. According to State Streets global investor confidence index that was published recently and which is measured using changes in actual allocations to equities, institutional confidence declined sh... Read >
Author: Randy Shepperd05th January 2009
Dubai, U.A.E. –If there is one thing that Dubai is wary of then it is negative trends- be it in finance or in the indigenous culture. Fortuitously though, the recently introduced Dubai property real estate laws are proving to be enormously helpful in di... Read >
Author: MEREC Research Team 15th December 2008
Dubai Property Investments Are Looking Up Thanks To New Rules and Regulations Introduced For Investors in the U.A.E. Property Market
Dubai, U.A.E. –If there is one thing that Dubai is wary of then it is negative trends- be it in finance or in the indig... Read >
Author: MEREC Research Team 08th December 2008
The dismal state of world markets, slumping demand and terrorist attacks in Mumbai have lead to the investor confidence dipping to new lows but not for gold prices in India. Given the widespread belief that the recession could be more prolonged than antic... Read >
Author: Divya04th December 2008
The stock market crash of 2008 is the worst that the world has ever seen in terms of the number of points erased from the major indices. At its lowest point to date, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has lost a historical 6749 points! To put this into pers... Read >
Author: Jason Ng02nd October 2008
With the global financial crisis battering major markets across the world, investors have been packing their suitcases and moving to new regions seeking refuge in potential financial havens.
However, doubts as to whether there are really such havens ha... Read >
Author: Glen Dimaandal03rd September 2008
From the bustling bazaars of Marrakech to a brand new ski resort in the Atlas Mountains, second-homers and property investors are well and truly smitten.
Casting its spell on countless generations, Westerners have always had a certain fascination for ... Read >
Author: Marc Da-Silva29th July 2008
Let's get right to the point. The recent collapse and bailout of the GSE's, failure of IndyMac Bank, and the sharp rise in the CPI make it more imperative than ever, for you to protect your wealth with gold. I'm going to take a look back at those three fi... Read >
Author: Christina Goldman22nd July 2008
Fannie Mae is a “Government-Sponsored Enterprise,” but even so, it is a private corporation whose shares are widely owned, principally by financial institutions. In recent months, the value of those shares has plummeted from a high of $70.57 in A... Read >
Author: candleman05th June 2008
Each month, a raft of facts and figures emerge relating to property, whether it is a house price index, investor confidence report or details on who is buying where. This data is then analyzed and absorbed by first-time buyers, existing homeowners and buy... Read >
Author: Assetz UK02nd April 2008
This year's US mortgage slump has done significant damage, not just to investor confidence, but on the psyche of the individual homeowener and potential home buyer as well. However, as the housing inventory throughout Florida's Marion County increases, it... Read >
Author: Vanessa Doctor02nd April 2008
As the sub-prime mortgage scandal continues to play out badly for many US companies, more and more questions have been raised as to whether the impact of a slowdown in one area will translate into a nationwide, or even global, recession. Growth prospects ... Read >
Author: Ki Gray13th February 2008
As we entered into 2008 with the worst start to a trading year in history, traders still remained conflicted as to whether or not we were entering into a bear market. Last week, the numbers of our economic situation became clear, as we experienced a secon... Read >
Author: Leroy Rushing24th January 2008
This year's US mortgage slump has done significant damage, not just to investor confidence, but on the psyche of the individual homeowener and potential home buyer as well. However, as the housing inventory throughout Florida's Marion County increases, it... Read >
Author: Vanessa Doctor21st October 2007
Wherever there's golf and sun there is also money in property. Perhaps that's why Larnaca in Cyprus is causing a stir amongst property speculators and holiday home investors alike. A new golf resort in the Larnaca area of Cyprus has been extensively talke... Read >
Author: kevinor02nd May 2007
Turkish Economy
Turkey's dynamic economy is a complex mix of modern industry and commerce, along with a traditional agriculture sector that still accounts for more than 35 per cent of employment. It has a strong and rapidly growing private sector, yet ... Read >
Author: Aston Lloyd & Partners30th April 2007
In anticipation of the start of EU entry negotiations, British buyers flocked into the Turkish market eager to benefit from rising property values as the country moved towards accession. Encouraged by the affordability of Turkish property, with prices far... Read >
Author: dominic whiting30th November 2006
The European Commission's Eighth Directive legislation (the EU's effort to increase investor confidence, like the US Sarbox) , which allows cross-country ownerships in accountancy firms had its first impact today. KPMG becomes the first to take advantage ... Read >
Author: Neil More18th November 2006
When Enron and WorldCom collapsed under the weight of questionable accounting practices, shareholders, investors and employees spent many a sleepless night wondering if they’d ever see their money again. It is these same shareholders, investors and empl... Read >
Author: Richard Hall07th November 2006
New research from a leading British property investment firm suggests that property price increases in Bulgaria have slowed. The report by Assetz shows annual price rises dropped from a nationwide average of 36% in 2005 to 17.8% for the same period this y... Read >
Author: dominic whiting31st August 2006
Sarbanes Oxley Act falls under 'Corporate and Auditing Accountability, Responsibility, and Transparency Act' or 'CAARTA' act which was passed by the US Senate Banking Committee with the support of President Bush. This act was passed to strengthen corporat... Read >
Author: Earl Powers24th May 2006
Copyright 2006 Jim Edwards
In a bold move, online advertising and search giant Google.com announced it will start selling online video ads this week to distribute across its partner network.
Curiously, Google will reportedly not display the ads on t... Read >
Author: Jim Edwards
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