Archive for the 'Russia' Category
Looking for a way to play China? Check out Potash
While investors still starvation to capitalize on the double-digit growth in China, as well as strong growth in emerging markets like India, Russia, and other Eastern European countries, many have turned somewhat gun-shy when it comes to investing directly in those countries firms. With many spe…
Best Stocks for 2008: Income expert votes for Templeton Emerging (EMF)
For 25 years, Steven Halpern, editor of TheStockAdvisors.com, has surveyed the main financial newsletter advisors asking for their favorite stocks for the coming year. that essay is one of 100+ ideas in the Best Stocks for 2008 report.
“My favorite conservative concept for 2008 is Templeton E…
Time’s Person of the Year Putin and his market
Almost in concert with Time Magazine naming Vladimir Putin Person of the Year, the FT has an insightful article on investing in Russia.
Why, amidst the re-emergence of Cold War tensions and the grinding down of individual liberties in Russia, was Putin named as Person of the Year? Read the write-…
Wheat tops $10 per bushel — could cereal become too expensive?
Wheat prices pushed above $10 per bushel Monday, as dry weather threatened crops in Argentina, adding to concerns regarding a potential wheat shortage, Bloomberg News reported Monday.
The bullish move in wheat sent other grains and oilseeds higher. Argentina, now experiencing summer, is a key…
Money Winners of 2007: Gulzhan Moldazhanova tops the corporate ladder
Though Gulzhan Moldazhanova is the top female executive in Russia, she is little known external the former Soviet Union. I hadn’t heard of her, and a quick trip to my frequent first stop on the research trail, Wikipedia, surprisingly had nothing on her when I looked.
Digging a little deeper (…
General Motors gets beat in Russia
By most accounts Russia will be the largest car market in Europe sometime within the next five years. General Motors (NYSE: GM) sells about 250,000 vehicles in the market, but is anxious to get a stronger foothold. Things have not worked out.
Several companies have been competing to get a pie…
Nokia (NOK) higher on deal with Russian telecom carrier
Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK) shares are trading higher nowadays after the company announced that dawn that the Russian mobile operator MegaFon will offer a mobile e-mail service based on the Nokia Intellisync Wireless Email solution. The hosted service, which will be called MegaSync, will supply mobi…
