Goldman Loves These 50 Stocks With Heavy BRIC Exposure

Where do you place your money now that every stock market has gone crazy? Goldman Sachs (GS) says to buy into the most aggressive part of the market -- the companies with the most exposure to the so-called BRICs (Brazil, Russia, India, and China). Says Goldman (via The Pragmatic Capitalist ) We favor exposure to Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRICs) over developed markets given the significantly higher GDP growth outlook. We believe investors should use this basket to identify stocks with

Transparency and the role of media in China

The following is the text of a speech given to the Xinhua World Media Summit on October 8. David Schlesinger is the Editor-in-Chief of Reuters. Ladies and Gentlemen: It is my great honour to address this gathering here today in Beijing. Reuters association with China began in the 19th century, when the agency began supplying financial and commodities information to clients here. By the 1930’s, Shanghai was our Asian headquarters. Today, our offices in Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kon

Guest Post: Is Gold A Reasonable Investment?

By George Washington of Washington’s Blog . (Rest assured that once Yves is done writing her book, and back posting, or other guest posters write more, I will post less often! ) This essay rounds up arguments for gold as a reasonable investment. China Commentators such as Ambrose Evans-Pritchard and Byron King argue that China’s hunger for gold will put a floor on gold prices. Specifically, they argue that China will “buy the dips” in gold prices, effectively putting a minim

Investing in Emerging Markets

Investing in Emerging Market Future growth opportunities Many economists and expert investors are increasingly looking at investing in emerging markets for future growth opportunities. America will be saddled with enormous debt for years and its economy will not grow nearly as fast as China, India, Brazil and other emerging markets. Much of the future job creation, too, will occur overseas as the developing world steams ahead. Europe and America can’t compete in many cases with lower labor cos

Stock market adds 2% for monthly high

Shanghai’s stock market, led by banking shares, added more than 2 percent yesterday, closing at the highest level in a month, after a high-ranking central bank official pledged stable economic development. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index rose 2.02 percent, or 60.55 points, to close at 3,060.26. Turnover climbed to 178.1 billion yuan (US$26.1 billion) from 168.3 billion yuan on Wednesday. “ China will maintain its appropriately loose monetary policy until next year,” the Beijing-based

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