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By Tony SagamiApplied Materials. Boeing. Coach. Ford. Intel. McDonald’s. Nike. Pfizer.What do those household name companies have in common? Not much, other than that a huge part of the sales come from outside the US.Really, really huge.Collectively, the 500 companies in the S&P 500 get 46{04524d497bea0ade6defd1388b5c9b25998d95475e2938b4fa9d615e63ad1540} of their … Read entire story.
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Housekeeping note: there will be no article this upcoming Monday (11/27), as I’ll be taking a few days off for Thanksgiving. I hope you all enjoy the holiday. Based on my email inbox as well as discussions at last month’s Bogleheads Conference, Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) are the hottest investment topic right now. There’s something […]
Comedian Bill Maher discussed the Israel-Hamas conflict on Friday, suggesting that Palestinians get used to the fact that Israel isn’t going anywhere, and there’s no way for Israel to negotiate with Palestine in good faith when the other side’s position is “you all die and disappear.” “Things change. Countries, boundaries, empires,” said Maher, citing various historical […]
UK Only Article: standard article Issue: The new nuclear age Fly Title: Global banks Rubric: Badly managed and unrewarding, global banks need a rethink BANKS are yet again in trouble—not pure investment banks such as Lehman Brothers, or mortgage specialists such as Northern Rock; but a handful of huge global …