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China’s Highway System Growth Paves the Way to a Stronger Economy

{ Posted on Apr 01 2011 by Kerri Shannon }
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Categories : All, CCCC, China, chinese capital, CYD, electricity demand, F, fitz gerald, Global Markets, GM, Money, Money Morning, PSTL, Uncategorized, VLKAY
What some have called "the worst traffic jam in human history" happened on the Beijing-Tibet Highway in August 2010. It trapped some drivers for more than 20 days and stretched more than 60 miles (97 kilometers). The mess ...Read More »

Disasters Driving Japan Auto Parts Makers to China

{ Posted on Mar 24 2011 by David Zeiler }
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Categories : All, Asia Investments, F, GM, Money, Money Morning, Top News, Uncategorized
Disruptions caused by Japan's March 11 earthquake and tsunami could further encourage Japanese auto parts makers to relocate factories to China - an eventuality already being driven by explosive growth in the Chinese auto market. Japan's ...Read More »

Gridlock No Threat to Profitable Growth of China’s Auto Market

{ Posted on Feb 04 2011 by Kerri Shannon }
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Categories : All, China, F, GM, Mailbag Items, Money, Money Morning, Uncategorized, VLKAY
China's auto market last year continued the sales surge that helped it oust the U.S. auto market from its top spot in 2009. Sales of passenger cars, buses and trucks in China rose 46% in 2009 to 13.6 million, ...Read More »

Continued U.S. GDP Growth Will Require Strong Consumer Spending

{ Posted on Jan 30 2011 by Kerri Shannon }
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Categories : All, COH, F, GDP, JPM, Money, Money Morning, TIF, Top News, U.S. Economy, Uncategorized
The U.S. economy grew at a 3.2% rate last quarter, reaching a pace economists expect to be maintained through the year - but only if consumer spending remains strong. The U.S. Commerce Department's advance estimate of gross ...Read More »

Consumer Spending Will Be the Key to Continued U.S. GDP Growth

{ Posted on Jan 28 2011 by Kerri Shannon }
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Categories : All, COH, F, GDP, JPM, Money, Money Morning, TIF, Top News, Uncategorized
The U.S. economy grew at a 3.2% rate last quarter, reaching a pace economists expect to be maintained through the year - but only if consumer spending remains strong. The U.S. Commerce Department's advance estimate of gross ...Read More »

Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) $450 Million Investment Fuels Facebook IPO Speculation

{ Posted on Jan 04 2011 by Kerri Shannon }
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Categories : All, AMD, ebay, F, GOOG, GS, INTC, Investment News Briefs, JPM, Money, Money Morning, MSFT, RL, TWX, YHOO
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) invested $450 million in Facebook, valuing the popular social networking site at $50 billion and heightening speculation on whether or not Facebook will go public this year. The deal, announced in a ...Read More »
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