Will China hit a (great) wall? Don’t bet on it – EDN.com

May 16, 2012

George Leopold, EE Times — EDN, May 16, 2012 WASHINGTON—There’s a fashionable theory making the rounds here that China’s booming manufacturing economy will soon “hit a wall” just as did the export-driven Japanese economy in the early 1990s. Relax, the hit-the-wall crowd urges, the Chinese can’t innovate much less maintain their current pace of economic […]

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Obama and Romney: Where they stand on the issues – Las Vegas Sun

May 16, 2012

The Associated Press Wednesday, May 16, 2012 | 3:26 a.m. A look at where Democratic President Barack Obama and Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney stand on a selection of issues: OBAMA: Abortion and birth control: Supports abortion rights. Health care law requires contraceptives to be available for free for women enrolled in workplace health plans, […]

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China ‘still a draw’ for many US firms – China Daily

May 16, 2012

<!–enpproperty 2012-05-16 09:40:31.0Li JiabaoChina ‘still a draw’ for many US firmsChina,US ,investments, labor ,raw material ,FDI,Chamber of Commerce,Foreign direct investment11010460Economy2@webnews/enpproperty–> China is still an attractive destination for US investments despite rising labor and raw material costs, according to the US Chamber of Commerce. “Absolutely, China is still an attractive destination for US investment, but increasingly not […]

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Will China hit a (great) wall? Don’t bet on it – EE Times

May 16, 2012

WASHINGTON – There’s a fashionable theory making the rounds here that China’s booming manufacturing economy will soon “hit a wall” just as did the export-driven Japanese economy in the early 1990s. Relax, the hit-the-wall crowd urges, the Chinese can’t innovate much less maintain their current pace of economic growth. Not only is this view […]

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Nation ‘still a draw’ for many US companies – China Daily

May 16, 2012

China is still an attractive destination for US investments despite rising labor and raw material costs, according to the US Chamber of Commerce. “Absolutely, China is still an attractive destination for US investment, but increasingly not on a wage basis, as emerging economies like Vietnam and Indonesia have lower wages,” Myron Brilliant, senior vice-president of […]

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Clorox Boosts Quarterly Dividend – Analyst Blog – NASDAQ

May 15, 2012

Amid the prevailing economic uncertainties, investors are always on the look out for the best possible return from stocks in their portfolio. In a bid to boost shareholder return, The Clorox Company ( CLX ) recently increased its quarterly dividend by 6.7% or 4 cents to 64 cents per share. Earlier, the company […]

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What Will Happen to Greece and Gold? – Gold Seek

May 15, 2012

 — Posted Tuesday, 15 May 2012 | | Source: GoldSeek.com What Greek Elections Now Mean Greece cannot form a government so expect elections within a month. We have come to the point where the bad news is out –the markets are telling us that Greece will likely leave the Eurozone and possibly the euro as […]

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China loses out as US industries go home – Investment Europe

May 15, 2012

Rising Chinese salaries and US wage stagnation are causing factory repatriation and a US ‘manufacturing renaissance’, managers and allocators say. The relationship between the US and emerging markets is of increasing interest to asset managers and allocators. The historic trend of US manufacturers moving ­production to cheaper emerging market centres shows early signs of reversing, […]

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UK manufacturing is coming home – Telegraph.co.uk

May 13, 2012

These revealing scenes are played out in The Town Taking on China, a BBC Two documentary that follows the £20m-turnover company’s attempts to deal with the problem by choosing Xiao’s latter option – the highway. Caldeira wants to bring manufacturing home to its Kirkby factory. With 2.65m people unemployed in the UK and the economy […]

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A Reshoring Initiative

May 12, 2012
The Reshoring Initiative created by Harry Moser, former U.S. CEO of AgieCharmilles, is picking up steam. The organization has increased the number of sponsors to 36. It is increasingly active throughout the country promoting its “Total Cost of Ownership …
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