In a deal that new France President Nicholas Sarkozy helped engineer, a private-equity firm controlled by the Dubai government has invested $850 million to purchase a 3.1% strategic stake in the troubled parent of European airliner-maker Airbus SAS.
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The Market that will Emerge After the Emerging Markets
The New Emerging Market; It's either the "New China" or "New India" – depending who you ask
Investing in Argentina? Avoid it Like the Plague
If you were looking for the country with the worst economic policy of the last 20 years, your search would stop with Argentina.
Global Investing: Has Wall Street Rigged the Game?
In the decades to come, the real money will be made through global investing. The fast-growing markets in Asia, Eastern Europe, Russia and parts of Latin America will emerge as key places to do business, and their companies will see their values soar.
The Sarkozy Factor: Time to Take a Chance on France?
For investors, the election of Nicolas Sarkozy makes it very clear that France can be transformed into a highly alluring profit opportunity.
Could China Trade Initiative Lead to Higher U.S. Interest Rates and Higher Stock Prices?
China is moving to tame its out-of-control trade surplus – China could end up with U.S. investors facing higher interest rates, those Fed-engineered rate increases won't necessarily send stocks into a nosedive.
Alternative Energy: How Oil's Unpredictability Is Driving Investment In Renewable Fuel Sources
Investors had feared that the Nigerian Oil Strike would be a long work outage, causing overblown oil prices instead of spiking energy prices.
International Investing: Why U.S. Investors are "Boxed Out" of Big Global Profits
It was a record stock sale, the biggest IPO the world had ever seen. Read on to find out more…
ETFs: The New Way to Profit From Global Growth
It pays to go global with exchange-traded funds (ETFs) – over the past several years, international ETFs have been one of the main stars in the investment arena.