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Of all of the world's 100 largest economic entities in 2010, 42 (42%) are corporations. The largest, as in 2009 was Wal-Mart, whose 2010 revenues exceeded the GDPs of 171 countries making it the 25th largest economic entity in the world. The next group in terms of size is energy majors with the combined revenues of the five largest players (Royal Dutch Shell, ExxonMobil, BP, Sinopec and China National Petroleum) equivalent to 2.5% of global GDP in 2010. A key trend is the movement from West to East as global challengers from rapidly developing economies (RDEs) continue to grow their economic power - along with their countries. Among the Top 100 economic entities there are now 6 RDE companies versus just 1 in 2000, and looking at the Top 150 the number of RDE companies tripled between 2000 and 2010 to 15.

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Gold prices are trading solidly lower on December 20th, falling to their lowest level in more than three months, after data showed that the U.S. economy grew at a faster rate than initial estimated during the third quarter of 2012.

The nation has been gripped by rapid-fire economic reforms unleashed by the Congress-led UPA government. But a lot of these recent measures will lead to higher inflation in India, dimming the hope of cheaper credit and higher growth. Over the last few days, the government has announced a slew of reform measures such as foreign direct investment (FDI) in retail, aviation and broadcasting as well as diesel price hike and capping the number of LPG gas cylinders per consumer per year. However.... More Detail on: http://www.kyachadega.com/2012/10/economic-reforms-and-inflation-in-india.html

GST slab release impacted sensex today. The slab of 12% & 18% is clever move by the government to increase taxes on the services. It is expected that sensex will be under pressure till the time fine blue print don't come out as the slab rates are higher than expected.

Indian economy struggled for the last 5 years & impacted the overall project of India. Post NDA government at the center and subsequent slew of policy reform inflicted positive waves within the economy. The stringent control on black money movement and management forced many businesses to release the hoarded corps which impacted the CPI, WPI.

BMW hits new 1st-quarter sales record Best Buy CEO Resigns Amid Probe Profit Drop at U.S. Banks Imperils Rally Stocks to watch: Chevron, Mattress Firm Gold pauses after 4-day rally; investors turn cautious Barclays rallies 4% as Investec says 'buy'

Uruguay gets credit rating upgrade from Standard & Poor's Colombian bonuses to overcome US$ 3 billion Sugar cane becomes third most important commodity in Paraguay US decides to support Argentina in case of unpaid debt Brazil to reset rules for telecommunications Argentina chases Petrobras from Neuquén province

Timizzer Market News Eye 10/04/2012 by Leonardo Gottems

Asia Pacific Investment and Market News 10/04/2012 by Timizzer

Timizzer Market News Eye: Amazon, Oil Prices, Google, Facebook, Daewoo, Deutsche Bank, Shell 13/04/2012 by Leonardo Gottems

Latin America Investment and Market News Weekly 17/04/2012 by Leonardo Gottems

Estimates from the International Air Transportation Association (IATA) say that passenger traffic will grow 7.2 percent in Latin America this year. Chile and Peru are set to be the leaders with 7.8 percent growth rate. IATA also predicts that the gains for Latin American airlines will maintain on US$ 100 million in 2012. Brazil, because of its economic performance and huge population, will have an 7.5 percent increase in airport traffic and is going to be a highlight in the market. The Heathrow airport in London saw a growth of 89 percent in flights to the country

Timizzer Market News Eye: Citigroup, Retail Sales, Moody's, Manchester United, Mattel, Euro 17/04/2012 by Leonardo Gottems

Author of the books Guide to the Perfect Latin American Idiot and The Return of The Idiot, Álvaro Vargas Llosa is a well-know figure in Latin American economics and politics. An individual investor and member of The Washington Post Writers Group, Vargas Llosa is recognized by his critical view of statism and political dirigisme. At the Liberty Summit (Fórum da Liberdade), which was held in Porto Alegre, in a panel about the future of Brazil and lessons from other countries, Vargas Llosa remarked that the South American country has very good advantages compared to others...

The Fórum da Liberdade (Liberty Summit) took place at the PUC-RS in Porto Alegre on past Monday and Tuesday. The event has been happening for 25 years to talk on issues related to economic freedom, entrepreneurial ideas, and individual rights. This year's summit discussed "2037: que Brasil será o seu?" ( 2037: how your Brazil will be like). Fórum da Liberdade is held yearly by the Brazilian Institute of Business Studies (IEE).

Timizzer Market News Eye: eBay, Yahoo, Qualcomm, oil, IBM, Intel, YPF, BofA 19/04/2012 by Leonardo Gottems

Argentina was not in the best time already for international investments when Cristina Kirchner had announced the nationalization of YPF last week. The announcement scared a lot of investors fearing that the trend could widespread throughout the region. The event, however, was predictable, as told to Timizzer Argentinian business journalist Hernan Dobry. The airline company Aerolíneas Argentinas, the enegy maker Enarsa, and water distributor Aysa were also previously nationalized by the Kirchner government...

Timizzer Market News Eye: Nestle, Xerox, Wal-Mart, Kellog, Japan, UBS 24/04/2012 by Leonardo Gottems