May 30, 2012
in G20, G8, economy, education, emerging markets, energy, environment, financial planning, food, forecasts, frontier markets, future, government, health, healthcare, indicators, inflation, infrastructure, international economy, investing, market timing, market trends, precious metals, predictions, preparedness, resources, sectors, technology, trends, world order, world reserve currency
In some sense, economics itself is about predicting the future. It makes forecasts based on past performance and behaviours. Statistics, quarterly reports and other numerical data facilitate this process. In order to plan your own life out another 5 years or more, in order to achieve goals you’ve set, you adopt budgets and you might [...]
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May 30, 2012
in 2012, IPOs, NASDAQ, earnings, forecasts, investing, market reports, market timing, media, news and updates, predictions, prices, risk, social media
Today, Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) shares plunged below $30 for the first time. Speculators are now running wild with “I-told-you-so” arguments (and I told you so, too) and dismal proclamations about Facebook’s future (or “faceplant”) from here.
The question now that Facebook has broke through a new floor is how low Facebook shares can sink from here? [...]
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May 26, 2012
in 2012, IPOs, NASDAQ, bubble, executive compensation, forecasts, investing, market reports, media, social media, stocks
It’s been a week. By many measures, Facebook (NASDAQ: FB)’s IPO was a disappointment, closing at only 23 cents above the offering price. Now it is down another 1% from yesterday, closing the week at a saggy floor price of $31.91 – well below the $38 it opened at (a 16% drop).
Some commentators think it [...]
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May 16, 2012
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… Or at least to wait a good six months before taking any position.
The possible upside to Facebook’s IPO is so obvious that everyone’s neighbor and dog are also lining up to get some of the shares. That alone – the fact that this is the most anticipated IPO in history (likely) – should be [...]
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May 15, 2012
in 2012, IPOs, NASDAQ, forecasts, investing, market reports, market timing, media, news and updates, social media, stock picks
Facebook’s initial public offering is set for this Thursday. Demand and hype for the Facebook IPO are purportedly the largest in history, especially for an internet company – topping more than 10 times Google’s IPO in 2004 (imagine that – Google’s IPO was just 8 years ago). Yet most investors won’t be [...]
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December 11, 2011
in 2012, Africa, China, GDP, economy, emerging markets, exports, forecasts, foreign investment, frontier markets, international economy, investing, world order
The global balance of the world’s big spenders and buyers is shifting. The total share of world imports is moving away from the developed economies and towards the emerging markets. You knew this. But it’s happening sooner than you think.
Based on forecasts from the WTO and The Economist, here are ten key facts about the [...]
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June 7, 2011
in BRIC, CAD, Canadian, China, ETF(s), India, Middle East, emerging markets, foreign investment, frontier markets, international stock market, investing
When it comes to investing in emerging markets, that’s one area in which you really should play it safe. Not only are you not familiar with any (or most) of the companies, but precisely because some of them may be operating in more politically and geographically unpredictable regions, risk is a higher factor.
With the added [...]
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