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  • July 2008

    • Tech Firms Buoyed by Demand Abroad

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Jul 18, 08 8:53 AM CDT

      Tech Firms Buoyed by Demand Abroad

      The tech sector keeps rolling even as the overall economy continues to flail, the Wall Street Journal reports. Four of tech’s giants, Microsoft, Google, IBM and Nokia, posted quarterly results yesterday, riding high on developed nations’ need for cost-saving technologies and emerging economies’ demand for infrastructure upgrades as the Internet and cell phones enjoy wider use in the developing world. More »

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      Google  • Microsoft  • stock market  • technology  • Intel  • IBM  • Nokia  • NASDAQ  • AMD  • emerging markets

  • June 2008

    • Axis of Wealth Shifting East

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Jun 25, 08 2:43 AM CDT

      Axis of Wealth Shifting East

      Nations once known for extremes of poverty—China, India and Brazil—are now producing more of the world's millionaires and super rich than ever before, according to a new study of the globe's wealthiest entrepreneurs. The US is losing ground to emerging markets when it comes to producing personal wealth, reports the Wall Street Journal . More »

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      China  • Russia  • India  • Brazil  • poverty  • emerging markets  • millionaires

  • May 2008

    • Fisher-Price Courts Far-Flung Fans

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  May 29, 08 2:30 PM CDT

      Fisher-Price Courts Far-Flung Fans

      Fisher-Price has tackled some unexpected challenges lately, from perfecting a recording of the phrase “It’s learning time!” in Mandarin to removing pig illustrations from Turkish kids’ books. In the past 5 years, Fisher-Price’s sales abroad have more than doubled while sales drop domestically—as traditional toys are replaced with high-tech gadgets—and the firm is re-prioritizing to serve its new audience, the Wall Street Journal reports. More »

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      China  • Brazil  • Poland  • toys  • emerging markets  • toddler

    • US Should Welcome New World Order

      newser  |  Newsweek  |  May 5, 08 10:00 AM CDT

      US Should Welcome New World Order

      The age of American dominance is ending, and Americans should be fine with that, writes Fareed Zakaria in his new book The Post-American World . In an excerpt in Newsweek , Zakaria argues that America’s long-preached globalization gospel has produced a prosperous “post-American” landscape. “It is the rise of the rest—the rest of the world.”   More »

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      globalization  • economic growth  • global economy  • emerging markets

  • April 2008

    • Microsoft Weighs Subscription Model for Office

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Apr 18, 08 3:10 PM CDT

      Microsoft Weighs Subscription Model for Office

      Microsoft is considering introducing a subscription-based business model for its Office suite of applications in the US, the Wall Street Journal reports. The firm said it was launching a beta testing program, “Albany,” and expected to make the subscription generally available by the end of 2008. Microsoft’s Office is facing some competition from Google and Yahoo, who offer free web software that performs similar functions. More »

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      Google  • Microsoft  • software  • Microsoft Office  • emerging markets  • subscription  • Microsoft Excel

    • IPO Fever Shows Kenya is Recovering

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Apr 15, 08 1:24 PM CDT

      IPO Fever Shows Kenya is Recovering

      When Safaricom, Kenyan’s partially state-owned cellular giant, went public, Kenyans lined up by the thousands to buy in—a generally good sign for a country recently wracked by paralyzing ethnic violence, the Wall Street Journal reports. Safaricom’s IPO itself had been delayed by post-election clashes, but now the country’s economic boom appears back on track. More »

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      Africa  • Kenya  • IPO  • Kenyan elections  • emerging markets  • Kenya's economy

  • March 2008

    • PC Makers Aim Overseas

      newser  |  USA Today  |  Mar 7, 08 12:23 PM CST

      PC Makers Aim Overseas

      PC makers are increasingly setting their sights on markets outside the US, which are making up an ever-larger share of the worldwide computer market, USA Today reports. PC sales are growing in the US, still the world’s largest market, but are rising much faster elsewhere. Last year, the US accounted for 26% of worldwide sales, compared to 35% 5 years ago. More »

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      China  • stock market  • Dell  • Hewlett Packard  • emerging markets  • personal computers  • PCs  • PC makers

  • February 2008

    • Intel Makes Smaller, Cheaper Chip

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Feb 22, 08 1:10 PM CST

      Intel Makes Smaller, Cheaper Chip

      Intel is working on a tiny, inexpensive microprocessor aimed at very low-end computers. Code-named Diamondville, the chip is for computers priced under $250, especially portable ones that Intel calls Netbooks. Manufacturers are creating such machines for emerging markets, as well as for industrialized countries, where they’re often bought as additional family computers, reports the Wall Street Journal . More »

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      Intel  • computer chip  • microprocessors  • emerging markets  • Netbooks  • low-end computers  • Silverthorne  • Diamondville

  • January 2008

    • Sun Posts Strong Profits

      newser  |  MarketWatch  |  Jan 24, 08 6:03 PM CST

      Sun Posts Strong Profits

      Sun Microsystems today reported a profit of $260 million for the quarter ending Dec. 30, MarketWatch reports. Though total revenue was $3.62 billion, Sun’s service and sales were responsible for most of the gains, growing to $1.37 billion from $1.31 billion in the same quarter last year. Hardware product sales fell slightly from $2.26 billion to $2.25 billion over the same interval. More »

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      software  • earnings reports  • Sun Microsystems  • emerging markets  • quarterly results  • computer servers

  • September 2007

    • Wall Street Hunts for Its Next Bubble

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Sep 20, 07 12:48 PM CDT

      Wall Street Hunts for Its Next Bubble

      With the Fed’s rate cut in place, Wall Street has visions of another bubble—this time in emerging markets. The Dow skyrocketed 2.5% on news of the cut, but even that was dwarfed by 4.2% gains in the Bombay Sensex and 4.3% in Brazil’s Bovespa. Fast-growing economies could benefit most, the Journal explains, from easy-flowing cash. More »

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      stock market  • Federal Reserve  • Dow Jones  • Asian markets  • markets  • emerging markets

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