Emerging stock markets – once the favorite for many investors – have been left behind in the recent global rally. But some investors say now may be the time to look for diamonds in the dust.
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Stocks rallied on word a deal on the fiscal cliff was in sight with only hours to go before the midnight deadline. But the final day of trading for 2012 wrapped up without any resolution from Congress.
Stocks snapped a five-day losing streak to end with gains across the board. For the year, the benchmark indexes were all higher, with the Nasdaq climbing 16 percent.
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Understanding all the things that went wrong during Facebook’s IPO debacle one month ago is far from complete, but should we consider the Venus effect?
Explanations and sometimes accusations run the gamut: a technical glitch at the Nasdaq, Facebook sharing information with the big banks but not average investors, too many shares offered, too high an IPO price, and on. Continue reading “Facebook IPO and the Venus Effect? | Carmen Roberts Reports”
The ancient Chinese art of Feng Shui is used in the U.S. mostly to create harmony, but in China it is often used as a weapon to outperform rivals. In the United States and other western countries the Chinese art of Feng Shui is mostly thought of as a way to put one’s life and home in harmony.
Anna Marie Vlad from Greenwich, Connecticut says she’s aware of Feng Shui, “I’m an architechtural designer,” she said. “And I do think about the way the placement of rooms, of entries, of furniture in rooms.”
But in China this ancient art can be used as a strategic tool for power.
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