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Nations With Lowest GDP Growth Rates for 2012

December 5, 2011

in 2012, France, GDP, Germany, Greece, Spain, UK, europe, forecasts, foreign investment

Economically speaking, 2012 is looking good for central Asian, African and South Asian markets.  The developed world, however, is still struggling with debt overload and market saturation.
The United States is looking at about 1.3% projected GDP growth – nothing exciting, but also nothing to sneeze at when you see some of the other disappointing figures [...]

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Costs of BP Oil Spill Compared With Exxon Valdez

May 30, 2010 · 4 comments

in ADRs, BP, CEO pay, FTSE, SRI, UK, bailout, commodities, credit, economy, energy, environment, international stock market, market reports, oil, stimulus, stock picks

As if it wasn’t bad enough that BP is probably going to suspend its dividend if it can’t plug the leak, there will be all kinds of charges and damages awarded to BP, but possibly also to Halliburton or TransOcean once this disaster comes full sweep.
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As BP Share Prices Sink, Are Your Investments Safe? Or Will BP Cut Its Dividend?

May 30, 2010

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The Deepwater Horizon oil catastrophe may soon start to effects of the oil leak spilling over onto the world economy.  Before this happens, though, BP share prices are going to continue to decline and the valuations of most Brits’ pension funds are going to drop, since BP comprises a majority holding in most UK indexes.
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UK Pound Sterling Near 24 Year Low Against Canadian Dollar

October 24, 2009 · 2 comments

in CAD, UK, central banks, currencies, international economy, pound

Just last week, the UK pound sterling (GBP) hit a 24-year low against the Canadian Dollar when it also hit five-year lows in UK inflation.  The pound is currently weakening again as a result of the latest Bank of England reports on lower than expected Q3 GDP growth, which actually contracted 0.4%.
Ashraf Laidi, CMC Markets [...]

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UK Stimulus Fails, Sees Sixth Quarter of Recession

October 24, 2009 · 5 comments

in UK, central banks, foreign investment, international economy, news and updates, recession, stimulus

The Bank of England surprised all economic estimates today when it revealed that the UK GDP continued to contract in the third quarter.  Most analysts were expecting modest growth, and the Bank of England itself had been jawboning the notion that there would be growth.  Instead, GDP contracted by 0.4%, which raises questions about other [...]

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