Oil Prices: Iran's Real Weapons
Daniel Fisher, Forbes Staff
Daniel Fisher, Forbes Staff
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see photosForbes ImagesClick for full photo gallery: What Makes Emerging Markets Great Investments? Perhaps it was my surroundings, but I had emerging markets on my mind that morning. I wrote this article from, of all places, Paijan, Peru, where I spent the New Year holiday with my inlaws [...] read »
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What makes emerging markets so great? They're mostly resource rich, have low or manageable government debt when compared to the developed world, and are fast becoming the drivers of world GDP. A slideshow look at what makes emerging markets -- and their biggest companies -- better long term investment strategies than the US.
While large defense budget cuts appear in the offing, contractors like Lockheed Martin , Raytheon and Boeing could benefit from escalating tensions with Iran. read »
Jean Claude Biver, one of the top names in the Swiss watch industry, is stepping down as CEO of Hublot, a company he is credited with turning into one of the world’s most successful Swiss luxury watch brands. read »
As the regulatory environment becomes more stringent in the West, Philip Morris International is aiming to diversify its strategy based on the region it operates in. read »
Zynga, the world's largest social gaming company, began trading on December 16, 2011. It was a rather disappointing public debut, with the stock shedding nearly 5% of its stock price on the first day of trading, and down another 6.2% over the following three weeks. read »
The IRS views all citizens in the same way regardless of where they live. Think of it as a kind of Ellis Island mentality. Once you're American, you're in, until you leave. See Expatriating and Its U.S. Tax Impact. But there's been a mismatch in perception when it comes to tax return filing issues, even if immigration status might be unassailable. read »
Myanmar (Burma) is seeing a constant flow of VIPs keen to monitor the changes unfolding there. Hillary Clinton dropped by in December, to great fanfare. Last week it was fund manager George Soros, a tireless funder of civil society activism. This week it was the turn of William Hague, foreign secretary of Britain, the former colonial power and a hardliner within European circles on maintaining Myanmar sanctions. Hague met government officials, made encouraging noises on the pace of reforms, and enjoyed[...] read »
