China new Rare Earth Export Policy will help to protect reserves of medium and heavy rare earth metals
China, the world’s biggest supplier of rare earth elements, unveiled an initial cut of 27% in its quota for rare-earth exports for 2012, but said China’s full-year 2012 limits for the rare earth elements used to make everything from [...]
Gold is entering serious trouble from bad to worse
With Rising U.S. Dollar against the Euro and world’s struggling economic recovery, Gold is entering serious trouble from bad to worse. Growing fears that a deep European recession may be unavoidable, the price of gold fell nearly $100 to $1,565.70 [...]
Financial Media News Digest on 12/14/2011 – XRX, Italy, China, Germany, Euro, Coca-Cola, First Solar
Xerox Corp. (NYSE: XRX) provides a portfolio of document technology, services and software said Wednesday that its Global Imaging Systems subsidiary had acquired copier and printer distributor Merizon Group Inc., its latest acquisition of an [...]
China a critical market for smartphone companies, it overtook the United States as World’s No 1
In August, China for the first time passed the United States to become the world’s biggest personal-computer market and now China overtook the United States as the world’s biggest smartphone market by volume in the third quarter. But [...]
List of Top 10 Gold consuming countries of the world- biggest gold buyers
Gold demand in the 3rd quarter of 2011 boosted by 6% year-on-year and reached 1,053.9 tonnes, up from 991.1 tonnes in the 3rd quarter of 2010, an all-time high in value terms a record US$57.7bn up from the previous high of US$45.7bn over the [...]
List of Top 10 countries holding the most in World’s gold reserves- Nations with Largest and highest gold reserves
The one thing we have learned from the economic crisis is that you have to diversify, so Gold demand has risen strongly in recent quarters as some seek to diversify foreign exchange reserves. You can also see here, list of Top 10 Gold consuming [...]
New analysis on gold reserves indicates diversification by China in 1-5 year outlook
With the US dollar facing weakness, and the Euro in turmoil, the trend to seek alternative reserve vehicles could extend into the gold market. A shift towards acquiring more reserves in gold by large holders of US dollar and euro reserves such [...]
Exclusive Analysis releases the fifth instalment of its European and US Debt Crisis report series.
“China and the Eurozone Crisis” forecasts that China will likely focus on commercial gains and thus negotiate bilateral deals that essentially result in investment opportunities in return for bond purchases. In the ten-year outlook, [...]
How China will prevent sex-selective abortions to balance sex ratio?
China is planning to crack down on sex-selective abortion for non-medical purposes in order to balance sex ratio in a country. The Outline for the Development of Chinese Children (2011-2020) says efforts should made to “eliminate discrimination [...]
What is China real GDP and its Effect on small and medium enterprises (SME)?
GDP overstatement in China by chinese government has misallocated investments and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are hurting. Let’s assume just for the moment that GDP has been overstated by anywhere from 2 to 4 percentage points [...]
Is lower inflation a sign of weakness in China and other emerging markets?
China and India are working very hard to reduce inflation. Although a lower number can be perceived as beneficial but in emerging market lower inflation can also be a sign of weakness. Economists predict chinese inflation will be 5.4%, or up [...]
Updates- LinkedIn IPO, Oil, Yuan, HTZ, DTG, AES, TSN, BID, ATVI, SRE, PETS, RST, SYY, CLR…
It looks like, Oil prices could drop as low as $90 a barrel later this month as the global economy slows and unrest in the Middle East eventually fades. Crude oil for June delivery rose $2.91 to $100.09 a barrel. Gold for June delivery rose [...]
CEOWORLD Daily Business Roundup- China, GOOG, ZIP, BAC, MAT, HAS, GPC, KNL, SCHW, JPM, WFC…
The world’s largest electronics retailer by sales Best Buy Co. (BBY) plan to grow its online and mobile businesses while scaling back its “big box” retail space as part of a broader strategy to combat declining sales and rising [...]
Nokia Ovi Maps struck deals with Chinese ISPs Sina and Tencent
Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia Corp. (NOK) announced a deal with Chinese Internet service providers (ISPs) Sina and Tencent to let phone users upload their location to social networks together with tips on local services via Nokia’s [...]
A bite at Apple reputation- pollution, poor work and toxicity in China
Most of the Apple (AAPL) products and other top multinational electronic companies like Dell (DELL) and Sony (SNE) are made in China by sub-contractors in massive factories. Dozens of environmental groups in China have accused Apple Inc (AAPL) [...]
China is now largest net savvy population in the world
One-third of China’s online population (457 million) in 2010 were using the Internet, the China Internet Network Information Center has said. Over one-third or 34.3 per cent of China’s population were connected to the Internet [...]
