The Greek Contagion continues to negatively affect the world markets and the Euro.Despite a short covering rally in the Euro last week,it has not managed to hold the level and has continued its renewed slide.The Contagion Chronology of the European crisis makes for interesting reading.Asian markets which had not fallen much except for China also […]
China has been rumored for a long time to mandate a law to provide for a higher electricity rates for renewable energy production (Feed in Tariff) . First Solar the largest solar company in the world had signed an agreement with the Chinese government for setting up a gargantuan 2 GW plant in Mongolia based […]
Nokia’s faulty execution in the smartphone segment has put it in a position where I can only call it a minor player despite its leading marketshare in the overall mobile market.While other tech giants like Apple,Google,Microsoft and others are increasing their marketshare and presence in different segments of Technology, Nokia is fighting to retain its […]
The State of Management of some of the European banks would seem funny if it was not such a serious matter.According to Bloomberg ,Bank CajaSur which has almost 1% of Spain’s total bank assets was run by the Catholic Church.The new chairman whose primary job is that of a priest started his chairmanship by reading […]
Hedge Funds are generally regarded with a lot of suspicion and frequently accused by politicians of unnecessary speculation and irresponsible behaviour.But unlike politicians of many countries , Hedge Funds are faced with a “vote” every 3 months based on their performance.If they fail to perform they go out of business in the true spirit of […]
Technology companies like Apple,Google and Microsoft are fighting each other on many fronts in Hardware and Software .Google has been the dominant player in the Internet Search Market for a long time.The Company has executed almost perfectly in this Technology Segment with “Google” becoming a common verb in countries around the world in search for […]