SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (MarketWatch) — The Worldwatch Institute is a great source of global economic information. Launched in 1974, it was the first research organization devoted to analysis of global environmental issues. And that’s why ...
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — As the big headliners for economic growth lose their appeal, the search for new stars has begun. The “New Tigers” of the world are nations that have flown below investors’ radar, but are most likely to stand out ...
When Aaron Visse looks for global infrastructure investments, he is often pairing the old world with the new. Half the assets in the Forward Global Infrastructure Fund (KGIAX) are in the U.S. or Europe, but he sees great opportunity in ...
HONG KONG (MarketWatch) — It’s hardly news that ‘made in China’ products get bad press. But now, upwardly mobile mainland Chinese are starting to turn their nose up at home-grown brands of even low-end staples.
Leaders of the Group of Eight major economies struggled to agree on next steps to calm the euro zone debt crisis, with consensus at a weekend summit coming more easily on ways to cushion the world from an Iranian oil embargo. Read the full ...
The sales force at Salesforce.com isn't selling as well lately. At first glance, the company, which specializes in sales-force automation software delivered over the Internet, reported fourth-quarter results that topped investors' ...
SYDNEY (MarketWatch) — Growth is the key to smart exposure to the Australian copper sector amid dwindling global supplies, while takeover rumbles suggest now may be the time to get a foothold in select stocks, fund managers say.
LONDON—Barclays PLC said it intends to sell its $6.1 billion stake in money manager BlackRock Inc., as the U.K. lender seeks to redeploy cash to boost its profitability and offset the effects of impending regulation.
HANGZHOU, China—Ford Motor Co. said Thursday it will build a $760 million factory in eastern China as part of a plan to double its production capacity there by 2015, which would mark the auto maker's largest industrial expansion in at least ...
BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto have signaled that harder times lie ahead for global miners but have given little indication of where the cuts, if any, will come to the billions of dollars worth of mining projects that both have in the pipeline ...
London-listed investment manger 3i Group PLC—with almost $20 billion in funds under management across private equity, infrastructure and debt management—is one of a handful of funds well-placed to facilitate private-sector investment ...
Yahoo! (YHOO: Nasdaq) By BGC Financial ($15.50, May 21, 2012) We are upgrading Yahoo to Buy from Hold and increasing our price target to $20 from $18.
LONDON—Burberry Group PLC's blistering sales growth slowed—to 19%— in its latest six-month period, leaving investors disappointed. The apparel retailer, famed for its trench coats and plaid-patterned accessories, said sales totaled £1.03 ...
HSBC Holdings PLC said Thursday it was on track to hit its 2013 profitability goals as the bank completes the first leg of its three-year quest to cut costs and boost revenues.