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Category Archives: Stock Market
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
The last Harry Potter book, i.e. as of now, is getting launched in the US at 12.01 am i.e. in less than 9 hours. People are queuing up and you know things are serious and global when average book sellers from New Delhi are giving long TV interviews about the prospects of this and relatedContinue reading “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows”
Dow crosses 14,000 for the first time
Today the Dow crossed 14,000 for the first time . Interestingly, this has happened despite record oil prices and troubles in the housing market. Inflation fears are low, and global markets for US multinationals have picked up. The global boom and globalization has much to do with the happy news as do the big corporationsContinue reading “Dow crosses 14,000 for the first time”
Dow crosses 12,000
The Dow crossed 12,000 for the very first time on Wednesday and this was a major milestone. The stock market is not an area of expertise for me but I have been studying too many global sourcing decisions to not at least start taking some interest on the impact the stock market has on sourcingContinue reading “Dow crosses 12,000”