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April, 2008
Hyundai set to open $790 Million factory in China
Hyundai’s stock has been slumping for years, but it appears that a turnaround might just be right around the corner as the company plans to open a new plant to produce a low cost sedan. The Electra will sell for around $15,000 US, with estimates putting total sales at about 100,000 units per year. The [...]
Tags: Chinese car market, Chinese market, Hundai market share, Hyundai
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The factors driving Chinese inflation to record highs
The developing middle class, food and metal prices – and an attempt to keep the renminbi at a modest value – has sent Chinese inflation to new highs to 8.7% from last February. This growth in consumer costs and money supply has sent Chinese markets up, still outpacing the inflation statistics. Food prices The increase [...]
Tags: chinese currency, chinese economy, RMB inflation
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Don’t Know How Many Stock Shares to Buy? Use the 25 Shares Strategy
Here’s a new investment strategy that incorporates less risk and allows you to limp into your respective stock positions. Quick Background When I buy round lots (100 shares per purchase), sometimes I would get burned by wild swings in the market, especially during key sector selloffs. If you’re terrible at controlling your emotions (like myself [...]
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Do Your Investments Suffer from Conflicts of Interests?
This week’s top forum thread was submitted by Rich. Rich’s question was: Supposed that there is a company whose executive is also a top-level employee of the company’s contractor… Would this represent a conflict of interests? From an outside investor’s point of view, would it be a problem? Thoughts? It’s obvious that conflicts of interest [...]
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