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There is little mystery behind oil prices today. An anticipated limited supply growth in conjunction with skyrocketing demand from countries such as China combine to create the perfect pricing storm. As things stand, the oil market is already tight; supplies have been disrupted and Iran is making everyone nervous. Those invested are looking toward Saudi…
Are Indian firms really going to take over the world? Only time will tell, but India’s overnight shift toward the globalization of its firms is undoubtedly impressive. However, suspicions remain that a number of these firms may not be structurally capable of handling any further large international deals. Not only this, but Indian acquisitions have…
Cheap China is no more. Manufacturers are realizing that inexpensive labor is becoming increasingly rare in the manufacturing haven. How will this impact China, and subsequently, the rest of the world? While companies are not about to shut down their China-based factories and bustle off to somewhere cheaper, China is being presented with a challenge:…
While we may have come to feel a sense of empowerment when armed with our smartphone or other smart devices, what we may be experiencing in reality, is in fact, denial. Skeptics are arguing that what was once the slave has since become the master, and that smartphones are no longer serving us as much…
Few will be surprised to hear that China pollution is escalating and that this is predicted to have a number of negative effects. However, new research is highlighting these concerns in an urgent manner. “PM2.5” refers to the smallest solid particles in the atmosphere; particles that are able to find their way into the depths…
Biased polling has provided the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) with a “grassroots justification” powerful enough to effectively push through a doubling in the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) figure that motor manufacturers must soon achieve or face stiff penalties. This new proposal requires the fleet-average for new…
