Microsoft+HTML: The antidote to iOS and Android - Register

Open...and Shut For a comparatively brief period of time, hardware companies like Nokia and telco operators like AT&T ruled the mobile roost. But as they're now learning – and not doubt stewing over – software is increasingly king in mobile, just like it is on the desktop. The winning strategy in this software-centric world is one that puts software developers first.

Small wonder, then, that Google's open-source Android is on the rise while every other platform, including Apple's iOS, takes a back seat. Over time, the platforms that win will be those that cater to developers, both in terms of making development easy and in terms of making it profitable. Despite Apple's lead, Google looks strong in this area, and the mobile web is not far behind, according to new survey data released as part of the 2011 Developer Economics mobile app developer survey from VisionMobile (warning: PDF).

Among other findings:

Of the top-three mobile platforms, only Android (67 per cent) and iOS (59 per cent) beat out the mobile web as a target development platformWindows, despite its paltry market share, claims second place behind Android in the platforms where developers expect to invest. Windows Phone 7 is "not dead yet," not by any stretchSymbian and Java, however, are dead, with 40 per cent of Symbian developers and 35 per cent of Java developers planning to dump these platformsWhile iOS claimed early loyalty, today's developers play the field, with an average of 3.2 platforms used by developers in the surveyApple trumpets the money its developers are making, and surveyed developers confirm that they make 3.3 times more money per iOS app than Symbian developers do. But this isn't the developers' top wish. Instead, more than 50 per cent say they're looking for platforms where they can find the most users, and only 25 per cent cited the ability to make money on a platform as their key motivation. This is one key reason Android is finding such an enthusiastic audience.

Google long ago realized this would the case. "This is going to sound really cynical, but the only thing that really matters is how many of these we ship - how many Android phones," Google open source guru Chris DiBona said early last year. "There is a linear relationship between the number of phones you ship and the number of developers."

This may also reflect the fact that many app developers aren't yet making much money at all. Roughly 33 per cent of surveyed developers make less than $1,000 per application.

In this first phase of mobile app development, app developers seem to be seeking ways to extend their existing brands to mobile, and to kick the tires on new modes of engagement with users. This is why they can afford to put off dreams of riches.

Devs want popular platforms, but not necessarily to make a killing

It's also perhaps why app stores, which come built-in with as much as a 30-per cent margin hit and are pretty poor for helping apps get discovered, are the primary way app developers hope to make money. A significant percentage (45 per cent) sees app stores as their primary go-to-market strategy, and more than 50 per cent think app stores will lead them to more users than other means.

Such is the early euphoria around app stores. Get in the app store, make millions.

It doesn't tend to work that way, however, since outside the top 10 to 25 apps in any given category, visibility within an app store is hard to come by. On the "normal" web, we had Google to facilitate site/app discovery. On the mobile web, the best we have at present is app stores.

One major media brand with whom I spoke recently indicated that it has built hundreds of apps, with very little to show for it, in terms of downloads or money. Its mobile website gets the vast bulk of its traffic, but its one big app gets the bulk of user engagement.

Apparently, it's difficult to get both engagement and discovery in the same place.

And so mobile app developers experiment. But one thing is making life easier for them: Android. According to the VisionMobile survey, only Android among the mobile operating systems has traction across all major markets. This is partly due to Google's freebie approach to Android licensing, which makes its price right for a wide variety of developers, but also because of the investment Google has made in mobile development tools.

Beyond tooling, Android offers deep API access to the home screen, multimedia codecs, and more, unlike iOS (or mobile web), and also facilitates instant publishing instead of the gauntlet of Apple's secretive app approval process. Mobile is too big to be owned by one company's tools or processes: Google is winning precisely because it doesn't need to bottleneck development in its attempts to control how apps are developed and distributed.

The mobile web, by contrast, is as free as Android, or more so, but harder to develop. According to the survey, it ranked sixth in terms of learning curve. Even so, it still ranks third in terms of developer mindshare.

The mobile web is harder to build for than Android and iOS

Imagine what would happen if Microsoft married its history of exceptional tooling with HTML5? Some complain that Microsoft is giving up its future by not continuing with Silverlight and other home-grown solutions, but that's foolish talk. Javascript rules app development, and Microsoft is smart to jump on that train.

What Microsoft needs to do now is to lead it, by bringing its tooling to mobile web development. This will only work, however, if Microsoft gives up on the need to directly monetize mobile operating systems and, like Google, finds revenue "higher up the stack."

The mobile app development world is changing rapidly. Yesterday, it was Apple's market and today it is Google's. Tomorrow, it could be the mobile web's market to lose, but a great deal of work would need to be done to enable the web to displace native platforms like Android and iOS. Microsoft might be able to help, but first it needs to figure out its on-again, off-again love affair with the web. ®

Matt Asay is senior vice president of business development at Strobe, a startup that offers an open source framework for building mobile apps. He was formerly chief operating officer of Ubuntu commercial operation Canonical. With more than a decade spent in open source, Asay served as Alfreso's general manager for the Americas and vice president of business development, and he helped put Novell on its open source track. Asay is an emeritus board member of the Open Source Initiative (OSI). His column, Open...and Shut, appears three times a week on The Register.

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Bill Gurley Explains How Twitter Will Rule The World And Why Groupon Won't - San Francisco Chronicle

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Benchmark Capital led a $35 million investment Twitter back in 2009 before the company was fashionable, and has stakes in other hot young tech companies like OpenTable, Yelp, and Zillow.

Partner Bill Gurley is a driving force at the firm.

He has almost two decades of experience in tech and finance: he worked as an analyst on the Amazon IPO in 1996, and has spent 12 years as a VC, first at Hummer Winblad, then at Benchmark since 1999.

Gurley also writes about the tech landscape at Above The Crowd, where recent essays discuss the ingenious business plan behind Android -- it's a way for Google to create an unassailable "moat" around its core search business -- and why some startups' revenue is worth more than others.

We caught up with Gurley yesterday to talk about mobile, Android, and the IPO market. Here are his comments on:

Twitter: The ultimate replacement for the newspaper, with the potential to do incredibly accurate ad targeting. "If I can isolate the people who are into mountain biking in Marin, the ability to put ads against that is really high."Android: Destroying competitors in the smartphone market by undercutting them on price. "I think Nokia and RIM's stock prices since March tell the story."Android tablets: They can't take on the iPad in the consumer market yet, but have short-term potential in "industrial markets, like a replacement for embedded systems."Groupon: Low barriers to entry make it unattractive. "Everybody and their brother has entered this space. There's really not that much they do."Cloud computing: A fundamental landscape change. "We've spent the past 40 years putting technology inside the enterprise and we're going to spend the next 20 years ripping it out."Angels vs VCs: They filled a gap when big VCs weren't willing to invest in pre-launch Internet startups, but are now raising big funds and acting more like VCs. "We like to say instead of super angels, they're micro-VCs"
Secondary markets. Overheated, and collectively not as smart as the broader buy side market. "When something prices at an IPO that's well below what some of those trades took at, that'll be the day sanity comes to that market."

Here's a full transcript of the interview:

Business Insider: I liked the "Android is a Freight Train" post you did back in March. It's obviously true that Android is dominating smartphones, but Android tablet sales have been pretty poor. Can Android do in the tablet market what it did with smartphones?

Bill Gurley: Did you see RIM what did after close? I think Nokia and RIM's stock prices since March tell the story.

BI: But do you think that's going to hold true for tablets as well?

BG: No, it's not. But the smartphone market is pretty large all by itself. They haven't nailed the tablet yet, but they're hitting price points with these tablets, especially with oversupply, that are dramatically below the iPad. I expect Android tablets are going to do well first in industrial markets, like a replacement for embedded systems.

I know a lot of our startups are thinking about it as well -- that's a really cheap computer. Remember when we were all talking about the $99 computer? Android is getting really close to that. So think about filling up a classroom, or putting one at the counter of every small business. But they haven't hit the magic formula to compete with the iPad yet.

BI: We saw what happened to RIM today, and Nokia a couple weeks ago. Does anybody else have a chance here?

BG: I haven't seen any data points that would change my opinion. As I said in the post, imagine if Coke had to compete with Pepsi giving away their products. It's really hard to run a business against somebody who is not acting as if it were in business. It may be unprecedented, other than maybe when Microsoft gave away IE against Netscape, with the same result.

BI: People were talking about free Linux displacing Windows on the desktop and that never happened.

BG: Every single startup in Silicon Valley quit developing on top of Windows 10 years ago. The Linux stack is all it's designed on.

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New Jersey solar <b>investment</b> on the rise

The solar energy market in New Jersey has experienced tremendous growth and maturity in the past few years, writes Adam Putter, president of local company Solar Roof Development.

Studies show that New Jersey now ranks a strong second nationally only to California in installed solar, a remarkable achievement given the Garden State’s relatively diminutive size compared to the Golden State. The state’s installed photovoltaic capacity has increased more by over 400 per cent in just over two years, growing from 57MW in 2009 to 137MW in 2010 and recently exceeding 300MW.

About 72MW of new solar capacity was installed between December 2010 and March 2011 and the build rate in December 2010 was reported to be 155 per cent greater than the average of the previous 11 months.

Much of the growth that occurred in the latter stages of 2010 came in anticipation of the end of the federal cash grant. Congress extended the Renewable Energy Grant programme, which provides 30 per cent cash rebates for qualified projects, at least through the end of 2011.

Banks are more willing to lend with the grant as a down payment, so in effect, commercial companies can purchase the equipment with no money down. The 30 per cent grant is in lieu of certain tax credits, although projects are still eligible to depreciate 100 per cent of the system; less half of the cash grant or investment for qualifying energy systems put into service between September and this December.

New Jersey also has excellent solar energy incentives, including rebates based on energy efficiency measures and solar renewable energy certificates (SRECs) that can be utilised as a recurring revenue source to help finance projects. According to the Solar Energy Industries Association, it ranks second nationally only to California for grant-related solar projects, receiving 164 grants totaling $241m in investments and $72m in funding in the past year.

When you combine New Jersey’s incentives with the federal grant programme and the vast improvement in solar technology, there are some very compelling reasons to take a serious look at a solar installation right now. Indeed, given long-term uncertainties regarding incentives, 2011 could be the best possible time to explore solar projects for commercial and industrial buildings.

The evaluation process, which is highly complex, should begin right now, while property owners can still take advantage of the available subsidies, as well as current market trends and demand involving the sale of SRECs. It is important for property owners and managers to evaluate their long-term energy opportunities and liabilities, with energy prices expected to rise tremendously in the next two decades.

The payback of a solar or energy-efficiency project can be very quick, but more importantly the benefits will accrue to property owners for 25 years or longer for the life of a building. With the coming rise in energy prices, many businesses may not be able to survive, so doing something now can help them avert the problems that could arise in the future.

Given the economic cycles, some companies will not even look at going green if it doesn’t make some economic sense. However, there is substantial economic benefit to be derived from not only installing solar energy in New Jersey, but also having the product itself manufactured within the state. The Board of Public Utilities and other state agencies are actively seeking to boost the entire solar supply chain within New Jersey. The subsidies may not be as good in the future as they are today, but the need to protect businesses from rising energy costs will certainly be there.

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Production Numbers All Argue for <b>Investment</b> in Precious Metals <b>...</b>

As legendary investor Jeremy Grantham notes, copper production is falling:

As I’ve previously noted, gold production has also been falling:

Reuters India noted on March 29th:

China’s gold demand is expected to double over the next decade due to jewellery consumption and investment needs, the World Gold Council (WGC) said in its first report on the world’s fastest growing consumer of the metal.

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If the central bank boosts gold holdings to 2.2 percent of forex reserves, a peak level seen in 2002, from the current 1.6 percent, China’s total incremental demand would rise by 400 tonnes at the current gold price, the WGC report said.

China’s share of global gold demand doubled from 5 percent in 2002 to 11 percent in 2009, and the council predicted that China’s domestic gold mines could be exhausted within six years.

“The Chinese gold industry is simply not responding fast enough to bring in new supply,” it said.

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China is not the only country facing declining gold production.

The world’s biggest gold producer – Barrick – says that the relatively easy-to-reach gold supplies are gone, and so supplies are getting more and more expensive to locate and extract:

Aaron Regent, president of the Canadian gold giant [Barrick], said that global output has been falling by roughly 1m ounces a year since the start of the decade. Total mine supply has dropped by 10pc as ore quality erodes, implying that the roaring bull market of the last eight years may have further to run.

“There is a strong case to be made that we are already at ‘peak gold’,” he told The Daily Telegraph at the RBC’s annual gold conference in London.

“Production peaked around 2000 and it has been in decline ever since, and we forecast that decline to continue. It is increasingly difficult to find ore,” he said.

Mining-Technology.com stated in March 2008:

Global gold production has been in steady decline since 2002. Production in 2007 was around 2,444t, down 1% on the previous year.

Analysts note that virtually all of the low-lying fruit has now been picked with respect to gold, meaning that companies will have to take on more challenging and more expensive projects to meet supply. The extent to which the current high price of gold can translate into profits remains to be seen…

According to Bhavesh Morar, national leader of the mining, energy and infrastructure group with Deloitte Australia, frenzied exploration activity over the last few years has seen virtually all of the easy harvest been picked with respect to gold…

The high price of gold is however encouraging more adventurous projects, be they more challenging financially, geologically, geopolitically or all three. New projects for gold and other resources are mushrooming throughout Africa, China, the Middle East and the former Soviet Union; all areas where sovereign risk is potentially very high.

Zeal Speculation and Investment wrote last July:

Miners have the same geological landscape to work with today as those miners thousands of years ago. The only difference is the low-hanging fruit has already been picked. Gold producers must now search for and mine their gold in locations that may not be very amenable to mining. Many of today’s gold mines are located in parts of the world that would not have even been considered in the past based on geography, geology, and/or geopolitics.

And these factors among many are attributable to an alarming trend we are seeing in global mined production volume. According to data provided by the US Geological Survey, global gold production is at a 12-year low. And provocatively this downward trend has accelerated during a period where the price of gold is skyrocketing.

You would think that with the price of gold rising at such a torrid pace gold miners would ramp up production in order to profit from this trend. But as you can see in this chart this has not been the case, at all. Not only has gold production not responded, but it has dropped at an unsightly pace that has sent shockwaves throughout the gold trade.

As the red line illustrates gold’s secular bull began in 2001, finally changing direction after a long and brutal bear market drove down prices to ridiculous lows in the $200s. To match this bull the blue-shaded area provides a picture of the corresponding global production trend. And you’ll notice that in the first 3 years of gold’s bull production was steady. This is not a surprise as you figure it would take the producers a few years to ramp up supply. But instead of supply increasing in response to growing demand and rising prices, it took a turn to the downside. And what’s even more amazing is the persistence of this downtrend. Since 2001 gold production is down a staggering 9.3%! In 2008 there were 7.7m fewer ounces of gold produced than in 2001.

Also in July, Whiskey and Gunpowder posted a chart on historical gold production, and argued for decreasing production:

Take a look at the chart below from Macquarie Research, depicting world gold production 1850-2008…

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For example, look at the very steep rise in gold output during the 1930s. That was during the depths of the worldwide Great Depression.

In both the US/Canada (blue area), and the rest of the world (gray area), people were digging more and more gold. The Soviets (purple area) increased their gold output too, courtesy of Joseph Stalin and his Gulag. Desperate times call for desperate measures, I suppose. Will that sort of history repeat this time around?

Or look at that massive run-up in gold output from South Africa (green area) in the 1950s and 1960s. That was during a time when South Africa was instituting its post-World War II system of apartheid. Labor was cheap (sorrowfully cheap), and quite a lot of international investment poured into South Africa without moral qualm. The South Africans dug deep and just plain tore into those gold-bearing reef structures of the Witwatersrand Basin.

But notice how quickly the South African gold output declined in the 1970s, as the mines got REALLY deep and the rest of the world began to institute sanctions against South Africa over its apartheid system.

And then look at the Gold Price run-up that followed in the late 1970s. It was a time of inflation, mainly coming from the US Dollar. Yet world gold mine output was dropping as well. Falling output, plus monetary inflation? The Gold Price skyrocketed. Another bit of useful history, right?

Now let’s focus on more recent history, since about 1990. There were large increases in gold output from the US/Canada (blue), Australia (gold) and Asia (China orange, non-China open bar). By 2000 or so – the world production peak – Gold Prices were down toward $300 per ounce and below.

But as the chart shows, in the past 10 years, gold output has shown a marked DECLINE in the major historic Gold Mining regions. The prolific gold output from the US/Canada, Australia and South Africa has followed downward trends. Sure, these regions still lift a lot of ore and pour a lot of melt. But the production trend is DOWN.

The US/Canada, Australia and South Africa all have well-established and (more or less) workable mining laws – despite the best efforts of many current politicians and regulators to screw it all up. These historically producing areas are politically stable. Overall, there’s good mining infrastructure, with road and rail networks, power systems, refining plants, a vendor base, mining personnel and access to capital.

But that’s not the case in many areas of the developing parts of the world. Political stability? Security? Infrastructure? Transport? Power? Refining? Vendors? Personnel? Capital? Everywhere is different, of course. But overall, the entire process is much more problematic. So there’s a lot more risk. When you move away from the traditional mining jurisdictions, the whole process of exploration, development and mining is more expensive.

Thus, the new gold discoveries of the future are going to lack some (if not most, or perhaps all) of the advantages of the developed mining world. That means that the ore deposits of the future will have to offer much higher profit margins, based on size and ore grade, to compensate for the increased risks. Too bad Mother Nature (or Saint Barbara, who looks after miners) doesn’t work that way.

It also means the timeline to develop the mines of the future will likely be stretched over many years while political, legal, bureaucratic, logistical and social issues are ironed out.

The key driver for the future of worldwide gold supply will be DECLINING output overall over time.

Gold production increased slightly in 2009:

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However, if you think gold is in a bubble, see this and this.

Silver production is rising somewhat. However, demand continues to outstrip supply. As Argmaur noted in April:

Even American silver investment demand is at all-time highs. The US Mint reported a 58% increase yr/yr in February and record silver Eagle bullion sales in January, following a record year. Gold Eagle sales, on the other hand, were not at record highs. Silver production is not nearly keeping up with this surge in demand. According to the Silver Institute, total global mining output was 735 M oz. in 2010 (far less than USGS’ [i.e. U.S. Geological Survey's] anticipated 783 M oz.), which amounts to only 70% of total global demand. To make matters worse, the world’s leading silver producer, Peru, already reported a 7.3% decline in its total silver output whilst China, the world’s largest silver exporter, will likely report a 40-50% decline in exports for 2010, even though it increased total production.

This huge mining supply deficit is nothing new, but it is certainly putting pressure on dwindling above-ground silver reserves, which have been nearly depleted over the last 100 years due to heavy industrial use. Smart money knows that the world’s total above-ground silver reserves matter now more than ever. Investors in the world’s paper silver markets may one day demand physical delivery and the minuscule 1 B oz. in estimated above-ground reserves (compared to 2 B oz. in gold reserves) will not suffice.

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The USGS estimates that silver’s mine life is 5 years shorter than gold’s and predicts that silver will be the first extinct metal on earth. Although we doubt that any metal could ever go extinct, it underscores our point that silver is not as abundant as most investors believe and it’s about time to ditch the 16:1 ratio as a standard to determine silver’s price in relation to gold’s.

China is the big driver. As Mineweb reports:

“For the first time, China’s net imports of silver hit a record high as they quadrupled in 2010 to 3,500 tonnes. Though many commodities have been affected by softer Chinese and US economic data and worries about Greece’s debt, in China silver continues to be strong,” said a bullion analyst with a foreign brokerage house here.

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Analysts have also alluded to the fact that in 2005, China actually exported 3,000 tonnes of silver. In a matter of five years, an exporter of silver has become an avid importer.

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Though China had gross exports of 1,575 tonnes of silver in 2009, down 58% from a year ago period, its gross imports jumped 15% to 5,159 tonnes in 2010.

“By December 2010, China had imported 303,362 kilogram in one month alone. In comparison, the net monthly import was 90,476 kilogram in December 2009. This shows the massive jump in demand,” said another analyst.

Currently, industrial use accounts for 44% of worldwide silver consumption …

And see this and this.

In 2009, Palladium production was down from its peak:

Similarly, as the Metals Economic Group notes, platinum also fell in 2009:

World mined platinum production decreased 1% in 2009 to less than 6.2 million oz, following drops of 4% in 2008 and almost 5% in 2007.

But as the USGS reports, both palladium and platinum production rose slightly in 2010:

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This might not be nearly enough to meet supply.

For example, Bloomberg pointed out in February:

Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd. said global palladium demand may outstrip supply by about 560,000 ounces this year.

As Mining Weekly reported in 2009:

ASX- and Aim-listed Platinum Australia on Thursday said that demand for platinum would outstrip supply between 2010 and 2016, as the production from South Africa, which accounts for about 75% of the world’s output, remained flat.

And a report last month by Johnson Matthey also indicated strong platinum demand:

Shares of Impala Platinum …, one of the largest publicly traded platinum miners, are soaring by 3% today after research firm Johnson Matthey released a report that found global platinum demand surged 16% to 7.88 million ounces last year and that the demand from the automotive sector and investors is likely to fuel robust demand for the precious metal in the coming months.

Platinum is a primary component of catalytic converters in automobiles manufactured and sold in Europe while palladium is used for the same thing in North America and China. Industrial demand for platinum surged 48% to 1.69 million ounces last year, the Johnson Matthey report said.

Notes: Don’t forget rare earth metals. See this and this.

If China’s economy really crashes, it could quickly reduce demand.

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Hold the Presses!: NIB NORDIC <b>INVESTMENT</b> BANK (UK) - NIB finances <b>...</b>

NIB finances clean water project in South-West Finland

Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) has provided a EUR 50 million loan to Turun Seudun Vesi Oy to finance an artificial recharge aquifer project in the Turku region in Finland.  

The 30-year loan is aimed at financing the safeguarding of fresh water supply for seven municipalities in South-West Finland. The objective of the project is to design and build a totally new water supply system for the region. This will include replacing current raw water sources and water treatment plants. The new system will serve a population of about 290,000 inhabitants.

"With this loan, NIB is financing a project improving the water quality in the Turku region. Clean water and a secure supply of it are key elements for any economy and important cornerstones in building and maintaining a competitive economy," says Johnny Åkerholm, NIB President and CEO.

The construction of the project began in 2007 and is already at an advanced stage. The project includes artificial groundwater recharging by water infiltration to the Virttaankangas esker. The process will require the use of fewer chemicals as the water will flow through the aquifer over several months. According to NIB's environmental analysis, the use of the aquifer will lead to changes in the groundwater quality of the area as artificial and natural groundwater mix over time. However, all groundwater resources will remain potable. The trial phase of the infiltration was initiated in September 2010 in accordance with the environmental permit granted in 2008.

Turun Seudun Vesi Oy (Turku Region Water Ltd), owned by the seven municipalities in South-West Finland, acquires and supplies water for the Turku region.

The Nordic Investment Bank is the common international financial institution of the eight Nordic and Baltic countries. NIB provides long-term financing to the energy, environmental, transport, logistics and communications, and innovation sectors for projects that strengthen competitiveness and enhance the environment. NIB has the highest possible credit rating, AAA/aaa, with the leading rating agencies Standard & Poor's and Moody's.

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Sebastian Påwals, Senior Manager, Origination, tel. +358 10 618 0 527, sebastian.pawals@nib.int

Kyra Koponen, Communications Officer, tel. +358 10 618 0297, kyra.koponen@nib.int

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CT <b>Investment</b> Partners leads £6m Acal Energy fundraising

Fuel cell developer Acal Energy has raised over £6m from new and existing backers in a round led by CT Investment Partners, an adviser to the Carbon Trust.

The company said it will use the funds to develop its first stationary power product for field demonstration later this year.

It also plans to use the funds to accelerate development of key aspects of its technology for automotive applications.

Acal Energy CEO Dr SB Cha said, ‘During arguably the most difficult fundraising climate in recent history for start-up companies, we have exceeded our fundraising target for this round, and in total have raised nearly £10m since December 2008.

‘With this very strong level of support, our technology has moved rapidly from concept to demonstration and we will be entering into field demonstration later this year.’

The new backers Acal Energy attracted in the latest round include I2BF, North West Fund for Energy and Environmental and Parkwalk Advisors.

They joined the company’s existing investors Carbon Trust Investments, Solvay, Porton Capital, Sumitomo and a large Japanese automaker. About £1m came from the Carbon Trust’s Polymer Fuel Cell Challenge, through which Acal was selected as an important new technology for automotive applications.

Jonathan Bryers, partner at CT Investment Partners, said, ‘Acal Energy’s ground-breaking technology represents a real opportunity to unlock the commercial potential of fuel cells.

‘The company’s differentiated proposition and strong intellectual property position places it in the top tier of emerging UK cleantech businesses.’

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Real estate may well provide you large cash bad weather, if you take necessary methods prior to shelling out your hard earned money inside of a certain house. Conversely, it could donrrrt deluge to launder get you started completely, if you are shelling out without calculating the risks. Individuals enjoy in the industry by 50 % ways. The best way is the fact, they on their own indulge in property enterprise and the other way is that they use an organisation to locate a very good house for him to speculate. Nowadays the organization has grown to be so well received, so many people are make an effort to doing it.

Mortgage loan is given those of you that can’t seem to get hold of just how much needed to obtain a house. But it’s really risky to acquire this kind of mortgage mainly because folks who wants pay out their credit card debt, then the house the spot where you spent could be repossessed and available to get better money they owe. When they are incapable to get their credit card debt quantity with the house available, they may get a other owned or operated houses also, until finally they recoup money they owe. This type of problems could be being a thunderbolt after your head with the skies, so it’s vital to compute the property through which you will spend. Real estate investment CitiFinancial Personal Loan is given primarily available as house loans. Arranging is extremely important prior to shelling out. The plan must be measured for the house through which you’re going to spend, by thinking of main reasons like calculating its present worth, the position of the house, conveniences readily available in the vicinity of the property and whether its worth would rise in foreseeable future.

Shelling out can undoubtedly achieve you much more Trener personalny than you spent, if simply should you be considering rid of it prior to shelling out. It’s got obtained its popularity from the the recent past because the rise in house values and low interest. One benefit given to individuals is accounting allowance. A specialist property opportunist would purchase a remote area which happens to be really cheap and makes the mandatory changes like furnishing a more rewarding route to go to primary sites, furnishing continuous power supply, very good water, etc. Offering these kinds of changes, would increase the house worth to your larger scope. So, although get a huge amount as being a gain. If you find yourself investing in property mortgage to get a house, then you definitely need to meticulously strategy prior to shelling out.

Real estate will be as being a bad weather, and this can be utilized for our benefits if we strategy prior to the bad weather commences normally it will donrrrt deluge to launder you out completely. The majority wrestle in real estate arena because if their house worth diminishes, chances are they shortly try to put it out. So, they trade their houses for minimal premiums, but when you resist in that period and work out the mandatory changes like helping the houses conveniences then it may be available for improved income. So, the choice is yours, to secure a cash bad weather or get rinsed out by deluge in real estate investing.

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For those out there that would love to buy a home, you will certainly not want to profit out of somebody else’s loss, but hey, if you don’t do that, then there will be someone else that will get to do it and in the end, you will be the one to lose a great offer. For instance, if you would like to be let in on a good price for your future memphis investment property home, then you will need to take a look at the foreclosed homes.

So, these houses are practically properties that their owners could not find the money to pay the mortgage for on a monthly basis. And that is why their price is so low, for when they are sold, the lender is only aiming at having his money recovered and doesn’t want to make any profit out of this. With no extra costs involved, you will find it very easy to gnaw at such an offer immediately. And in the world we live in today, when you use a good offer, you do everything to take advantage of it.

Of course, before you will get to make the payment, you will need to consider some good research. Finding something that will be congruent to your financial means and your needs is mandatory. In the majority of cases, you will realize that there are quite many maintenance tasks that need to be performed for the house that you think it’s a bargain.

When you would like to get such homes, you can find them anywhere and at any price and in all sizes. But first, you have to ensure that you know just how much money is needed in order to cope with the repairs. Some houses don’t need a lot of them, so this is something that will only be your lucky pick!

So, among the last steps that you will have to take before buying your home, is to have some papers signed that will say you agree the bank is not responsible of the damages your new home has that need proper attendance. Only after this, you can make the payment. But hey, we all know that visiting the house and gauging just how much money you will need to spend on repairs is the best thing to do.

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United Rentals, United Waste founder leads $150M Express-1 <b>investment</b>

Express-1 Expedited Solutions Inc. and Bradley Jacobs, founder of United Waste Systems, announced Tuesday, June 14, that they have entered into an agreement under which Jacobs and minority co-investors will invest an aggregate of up to $150 million in cash in Express-1, including an investment by Jacobs Private Equity of up to $135 million.

Jacobs will become the majority shareholder in Express-1 – a publicly traded nonasset-based third-party logistics transportation services provider – and chairman of its board of directors. In addition, he will lead the company as chief executive officer. Jacobs previously built two multibillion-dollar publicly traded companies: United Rentals Inc., the world’s largest equipment rental company, and United Waste Systems Inc., the fifth-largest solid waste company in the United States at the time of its sale.

“I plan to build a multibillion dollar transportation brokerage business over the next several years,” Jacobs says. “Express-1 is an ideal platform, with prominent positions in expedited services, freight brokerage and freight forwarding. I’m excited about leading the company into its next phase of growth.”

The transaction, which has been approved by the company’s board of directors, is subject to the receipt of shareholder approval and other customary closing conditions. Express-1 is expected to maintain its current headcount and central operating locations in Buchanan, Mich.; Downers Grove, Ill.; South Bend, Ind.; Rochester Hills, Mich.; Tampa, Fla.; and Miami.

“We’re very pleased that Brad has decided to make such a significant commitment to advancing Express-1's position in the industry,” says Mike Welch, chief executive officer of Express-1 Expedited Solutions. “We view his decision as a strong vote of confidence in the caliber of our employees and our operations.”

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Making Money With YouTube | Online Jobs Without <b>Investment</b>

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There are a lot of people making money with YouTube you can see how it is so attractive, lots of potential viewers and best of all it’s 100% FREE, well almost. If you want to get fancy you can buy all kinds of software from making cool graphics to automation tools. But most people I think just keep it simple and make stuff that people want to see.

After reading this article you should be able to start making money with YouTube right away.

YouTube Partnership Program

The first way you can earn money with YouTube is by becoming a YouTube Partner. YouTube partners have ads on their videos, and get paid when someone clicks on them. This is done by applying for the YouTube partnership program. The application process for the partnership program can take up to two months though, and you want to have established a solid subscriber base, comments, views, and at least 20 videos before applying. But, it’s worth the wait if you get accepted. There are already almost 30 people that make six figures by making videos on YouTube as YouTube Partners.

Your Own Product

If that doesn’t work for you, you can always create your own product and make videos about them. Using video marketing to offer your own products work amazingly well. It doesn’t matter what you are offering. You can talk about your product in a video, and if people are looking for what you are offering they will follow your recommendation. When you put your video on YouTube, make sure to place the FULL URL in your description. That means… (http:// www.) in the description. This will create a link to your site where they can buy your product.

Recommending Products

The last way to make money with YouTube is with recommending other peoples products or services. These are also known as affiliate products. The strategy is basically the same here as step two. Simply talk about the product or service you are recommending in the video only instead of putting your URL in the description put your affiliate link in the description. I would also recommend using a URL shortening service to stop people from hijacking your affiliate link and stealing your commissions.

There are many different variations of how to make money with YouTube, but these are the basic principles they rely on. You can become a YouTube partner, offer your own product, or recommend someone else’s product or service. Now that you know what you can do, you can put your own unique spin on these ideas to possibly generate a full time income for yourself making videos on YouTube.

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Search Online To Search Out Reliable <b>Investment</b> Options <b>...</b>

Every person desires to find out how to invest into business because everyone wants to encounter no economic issues. Without a doubt, men and women are usually nervous about cash following the financial meltdown. The particular problem is even worse right after retirement plan. Old folks are not able to work flat out, as a result they can’t make money. The just solution would be to generate income by making investments. Younger people do not would like to think about retirement living. But, it is going to come in due course. People today that did not care for retirement living money in advance deal with serious monetary problems. As a rule, men and women usually do not want to alter their particular life-style in the golden years. To put it differently, they wish to purchase good quality clothes as well as foods, drop by exciting holiday getaway destinations and so forth. Some senior citizens may even support grand kids in their educational costs. So, if you are looking to start out caring for your own retirement, you must begin to invest in business appropriate at this moment. Precisely what are usually probably the most famous choices? Following are generally several hints on makign a choice of the very best investment decision tools.

In the event you do not prefer to deal with challenges, it happens to be advised to start a business banking account. Evidently, you’ll not appreciate big revenues. At the same time, it is possible to really feel 100 percent certain you’ll have money back again at any time you actually prefer. The annual percentage rate is actually very reduced yet it can be nonetheless above the inflation amount. It can be quite vital that you evaluate rising prices due to the fact it’s going to destroy your cash. As an example, if now you can buy a car or truck for 13 thousand usd, in numerous yrs it’ll be insufficient. So, business banking deposit is probably the very best option for persons which can’t take significant dangers.

Just in case you wish risky investment opportunities you actually should in all probability buy and sell in forex that is an incredibly widespread monetary sector. In order to turn into a fx trader you don’t require much cash. Certainly, if you need to make much cash you ought to danger lots of money. Foreign currency should be really unsafe. You will find a great deal of men and women which were unsuccessful. Actually, more than 85 per cent of dealers fall short in forex. So, you must take into consideration many benefits as well as negatives.

Property investment opportunities are at the same time quite profitable and favored. The concept can be really simple – you get real estate property at reduced price as well as promote it at a better cost. Right after the economic crisis you’ll find many home foreclosures on the market. Low-cost homes are usually accessible nowadays, mainly because financial institutions wish to have back their funds. Therefore, in case you purchase a property for 75 000 dollars and also promote it for 130 000 greenbucks later on, you’ll generate income.

It can be incredibly imperative that you search online any time deciding on investment decision resources. Finance analysts will certainly aid in choosing the very best options based on the needs you have. You could look into no load mutual funds possibility as being a reliable and also money-making investment decision program.

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Inflation unchanged | <b>Investment</b> Sense

Both the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) and the Retail Prices Index (RPI) remained unchanged last month.

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported that CPI remained at 4.5% whilst RPI, which includes the cost of borrowing, stayed at 5.2%.

Fuel and food prices, including the cost of alcoholic drinks were among the main contributors. Over the past year fuel prices have risen by 13.7% with alcohol and tobacco rising by 9.8% over the same period.

Whilst the figures were in line with market expectations and they come on the back of sharp rises in April. The Bank of England expects inflation to rise above 5% over the next few months despite the fact that it is already well above the 2% target figure.

Today’s figures will change little, the Bank of England will still need to balance the damage that an interest rate rise may have on the wider economic recovery with the effects of rising inflation.

 Rising prices particularly effect pensioners, the low paid and those on fixed incomes. It also makes life hard for savers who are struggling to find bank accounts which offer a rate of interest sufficient to maintain the real value of their savings.

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Every person desires to find out how to invest into business because everyone wants to encounter no economic issues. Without a doubt, men and women are usually nervous about cash following the financial meltdown. The particular problem is even worse right after retirement plan. Old folks are not able to work flat out, as a result they can’t make money. The just solution would be to generate income by making investments. Younger people do not would like to think of retirement living. But, it is going to come in due course. People today that did not care for retirement living money in advance deal with serious monetary problems. As a rule, men and women usually do not prefer to alter their particular life-style in the golden years. To put it differently, they would like to buy quality apparel and meals, head over to fascinating getaway locations and so on. Certain retirees can even assist grandkids in their particular college tuition. Hence, if you would like start off looking after your golden age, you really should set out to make investment decisions correct currently. Just what are generally the most widespread options? Here are actually just a few ideas on looking for the ideal investment tools.

In case you won’t wish to encounter dangers, it can be suggested to open a consumer banking account. Obviously, you won’t enjoy massive earnings. Likewise, you can feel a hundred p.c sure that you will receive your dollars back anytime you actually wish. The particular rate of interest is certainly extremely minimal but it is nevertheless greater than the rising prices rate. It’s very crucial to analyze rising cost of living considering it will eat your hard earned money. For instance, in case these days you are able to get a vehicle for 10 000 greenbucks, in many years it will likely be not enough. Consequently, consumer banking account is possibly the best choice for folks that are unable to accept major threats.

In case you want high risk investment strategies you ought to probably trade in forex trading which is usually a really trendy economic industry. As a way to turn into a foreign currency broker you do not need a lot of money. Of course, if you wish to earn much money you actually must threat big money. Foreign exchange may be very dangerous. You can find lots of individuals that failed. In truth, about 92 p . c . of traders fail in foreign exchange. And so, you must remember almost all positive aspects and also disadvantages.

Real-estate investments are usually furthermore very money-making and also famous. The particular strategy is quite basic – you obtain housing at low cost and sell it at a greater selling price. Following the financial disaster you’ll find numerous mortgage foreclosures already in the market. Low-priced residences are actually readily available today, since lenders would like to return their cash. And so, when you get a property at 80 thousand $ and offer it for 110 000 bucks in the future, you may make an income.

It can be incredibly imperative that you search online any time deciding on investment decision resources. Finance analysts will certainly aid in choosing the very best options based on the needs you have. You could possibly look at no load mutual funds possibility as being a reliable and also money-making investment decision program.

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Real Estate <b>Investment</b> 101: California Real Estate Investing <b>...</b>

In California, industrial mortgage loans are granted for developing business centers such as hotels, malls, office parks, condominiums and luxury centers.  So, if you are into real estate, California real estate investing can be a rewarding venture for you. Industrial mortgage loans in California are rewarded to individuals, sole proprietors, partnerships, limited liability corporations and investment groups to at least $ 3 million. Industrial loans are rewarded for commercial structures, offices, hotels, storage houses, shopping malls, hospitals and dining outlets.

Mortgage loans in California are rewarded for the objective of building condo projects if the borrower can show the rental history and site productivity, easy accessibility, productive leasing, and access to essential buildings. Commercial loans, storage houses and ware house building mortgage loans are rewarded to projects that can prove high-end profitability, obtain environmental, zoning and legal approval, have a gainful operations and history, have right entry to major access roads and are located in a location that has latent for high net gains.

Venturing into California real estate investing and speaking with a mortgage lender or lenders will give the borrower several options for loan and rental rates. Mortgage lenders have various rates for different commercial developments. Prices vary from investor to investor. Looking for the cheapest rates will get the best contract for the borrower. The value of loan and the interest rate are based on the income and the properties made available by the borrower.

Basically, there are two kinds of borrowers. A self-guarantor borrower, as the name implies, can personally guarantee the loan. A non-guarantor borrower does not have the guarantee the loan.  Other aspects that should be considered in investing real estate in California are the assessment and appraisal of the current real estate or development project and the possible working profit, the annual net gains, the estimated annual gains for short and long term and the projected appreciation of the real estate.

There are many online sites you can visit to browse through different options before venturing into California real estate investing. Anyone interested in real estate in California can easily look for lenders with the most competitive interest rates to finance an industrial enterprise.  However, you should understand first the additional or covered expenses since the lender will not make up for discredits in competitive interest rates by imposing fees. The borrower should follow to the credibility and the reputation of the mortgage company or real estate investment groups.

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Stock Market Research – Zacks <b>Investment</b> Research | Mobile <b>...</b>

(SmarTrend(R) News Watch via COMTEX) -- Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) exchanged inside a range yesterday that spanned from the low of $23.69 to some a lot of $24.02. Yesterday, the shares fell 1.06%, which required the buying and selling range below the three-day low of $23.82 on amount of 47.8 million shares. Frequently occasions after large one-day declines, short-term traders may play for many level of mean revision.

Shares of Microsoft are presently buying and selling below their 50-day moving average (MA) of $25.23 and below their 200-day MA of $26.02. Search for the MA to supply resistance for any short-term rebound within the shares.

SmarTrend presently has shares of Microsoft within an Downtrend and released the Downtrend alert on May 17, 2011 at $24.48. The stock has fallen 2.1% because the Downtrend alert was released.

SmarTrend needs the share cost to rebound toward the $23.82 resistance level. Later on, we expect it to maneuver downward using its peers within the SmarTrend Software industry.

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Buying coins online an <b>investment</b> opportunity of life

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ShowAds('sponsorads');Market Press Release ? June 14, 2011 11:59 am ? You can get the educational, professional and hobby aspect of coin collection right at the website: http://www.coinmogul.com/. Rare pieces of coins are of cultural value along with some nostalgia and even special information. As the details of release dates of commemorative coins, historical aspect of your coins and getting experience that is numismatic.

When you are interested in buying gold coins online, get the best deals available online. It is not feasible for you to be at the auctions all over the globe. Internet deals will be manageable when you have reliable and speedy documentation options. The investment in your hobby will help you earn millions if you have the right form of coin collecting opportunity and cash on hand.

Investors have been showing newly regained interest in deal to buy and sell coins. People have been buying coins to get successful returns or increase the overall value of their assets. As gold and silver prices are soaring the pure form of gold coins are good investment.

You get a chance to seek the credible sellers those have the most knowledge about coins. Even scrutinizing your coins from an evaluator will give you more idea about the current rates of the coins along with specialization of coin pattern in the particular period. Depending on the preferences, you can request image of the coin and even evaluate the cost through the financial experts dealing with commemorative coins.

Certified coin purchase and sales require some authenticity and authority available at the coin selling stores online. The coin collection souvenirs can be treasured for lifetime. There are commemorative coins which could be gifted or used as prized assets. There are individual coins available for sale and purchase since 1970. Some even think the circulation of special coins is due to the depreciation of their original value. The date of minting as well as the particular event could be a reason for the value of coins to be higher with time.

Propaganda and marketing could also be a reason for introduction of special coins. Buying silver coins online is much easier these days. Like the coins of British royal family Prince Williams and Kate Middleton was released around the time of their wedding. Add to your collection with unique coins now!
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Proshares Short High Yield (SJB) « ETF <b>Investment</b> Report

For those who think the economy will slow and high yield spreads will start to widen, Proshares has launched a short high yield ETF.  The ticker symbol is SJB.  The fund is relatively new, with a launch date in March of this year.

Volume has been on the light side with an average of about 20,000 shares traded daily.  This is likely to pick up if we get a significant decline in junk bonds.

We’ll continue to keep our eye on this fund as a way to potentially play a significant decline in junk bonds.

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Oil Prices: Headed Up or Down? | <b>Investment</b> Logs

Oil Prices: Headed Up or Down?

by David Fessler, Investment U’s Energy and Infrastructure Expert

Are oil prices headed up or down? If Saudi Arabia has anything to say about it, quite possibly down. Over the past several months, the kingdom has been clandestinely raising production levels. It’s been undertaking this in advance of Wednesday’s OPEC meeting.

It’s attempting to placate American, Chinese, and European oil consumers. According to an article in the Financial Times, the Saudis want to bring crude prices down to more “comfortable levels,” i.e. $80 to $90 per barrel.

The FT says Saudi Arabia raised its May output by 200,000 bpd, and has plans to raise it another 200,000 to 300,000 bpd this month.

That would peg its overall output above 9 million bpd for the first time since 2008. With global refinery demand for oil on the rise, especially from China, the increase couldn’t come at a better time.

Why is the demand from refineries increasing? It’s the end of their annual spring refinery maintenance shutdown period, when refinery outputs are traditionally at their lowest points of the year. During outages, demand for oil lessens. Just the opposite happens when they restart operations.

But part of the rise is due to the Saudi’s own power requirements. It’s hot in the desert, and air conditioning loads go up dramatically during the summer months.

Nine million bpd is about 1 million bpd more than the low point (8 million bpd) reached when the Saudis cut demand in response to the worldwide recession back in February of 2009.

OPEC’s Contentious Cartel Meeting Coming

Wednesday’s OPEC meeting will likely be contentious and argumentative. Shady cartel characters Venezuela and Iran will likely argue for no production increases to keep prices high.

In addition, Libya is managing to send a representative, Omran Abukraa, even though its output has been reduced to a mere 200,000 bpd. He’s the former head of the country’s national electric authority.

The Libyan oil minister, Shokri Ghanem, defected last month and has aligned himself with the rebels. While they control much of the country and some of its current oil output, the rebels will have no representation at the meeting. Prior to the crisis, Libyan crude oil output was 1.6 million bpd.

Ironically, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates – both OPEC members – have openly announced their support of the rebels.

That will make for increased political tension in what was already seen to be a very difficult meeting.

What Should Investors Do?

In a word, nothing. Until the OPEC meeting is over and a production quota agreement is reached, traders are all being cautious. Investors with short-term investment horizons should exercise the same caution.

Longer term? Any pullback in the price of oil is going to be temporary. Middle East tensions aren’t slacking off, and neither is the demand coming from China. As the U.S. recovery lollygags along, demand has remained relatively constant.

Investors should use any pullback in the price of oil-sensitive refining stocks like ExxonMobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM), Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE: VLO) and Tesoro Corporation (NYSE: TSO) or big producers like Petrobras (NYSE: PBR) and Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (NYSE: APC) to accumulate shares.

Skeptics will argue that Brent Crude continues to trade in the same range it’s been in for the last 4 months: $105-125 a barrel. One thing is a sure bet, though: global demand for oil will continue to head in one direction: up.

Good Investing,

David Fessler

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Are mutual funds a good <b>investment</b> choice? | Mutual Funds

Question by Entidine: Are mutual funds a good investment choice?
I’m thinking it makes sense to buy mutual funds as opposed to stocks on those $ 8-a-trade Web sites, can keep them without worrying about quarterly earnings reports and they are controlled by experts. Make sense?

Best answer:

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Mutual funds is the first investment tools I studied on when I decide to make my money work harder instead of putting it in the savings account.

I find mutual funds is a good place to start learning about investment because your money is managed by good financial experts (if you have selected a good fund management company). You can focus on analysing macroeconomics factors only and understand how they affect the respective stock markets.

But once you are able to understand how macroeconomic factors affect stock market, then it would be good to move on to investing in stocks to make your money work harder for you.

If you merely want to invest and enjoy life then mutual funds is a good investment.

What do you think? Answer below!

Faced with the threat of deflation, the Federal Reserve (Fed) may be trying to drive the dollar lower to spur inflation. As policy makers dont want home prices to deteriorate further, an alternative is to inflate the prices of all other goods and services: as a result, the relative prices of homes would be less expensive. Weakening the dollar is an effective policy tool to drive up inflation as the cost of import goes up. Just be careful: the Fed may be getting more than it is bargaining for. Fed Chairman Bernanke believes that a weaker dollar will only drive up inflation modestly; in our humble opinion, we believe he may be mistaken. Foreigners have a limit on how much margin pressure they can absorb before they have to pass on the higher cost of doing business. No country has ever depreciated itself into prosperity and the US is unlikely to be the first.
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GCC and UAE Finance and <b>Investment</b> News: Qatar Airways IPO this <b>...</b>

Qatar Airways may bring forward its planned 2012 initial public offering to later this year, CEO Akbar Al Baker told reporters today. A successful IPO of this size would be good news for all the bombed-out Gulf stock markets.

The airline would use the proceeds of the IPO to help finance its ambitious expansion plans. Qatar Airways has been on a buying spree in recent years. The last order was in April for $1.3 billion to add five Boeing 777s to its 97-aircraft fleet.

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Social media is never free; itâ??s an investment of time, resources, and personnel. Learn how to drive the highest return when MarketingSherpa and Facebook join forces to present the complimentary webinar â??Strategic Social Media Marketing: Get your business or agency started with an ROI-based approach.â?

It will be held Thursday, June 9, from 1 to 2 p.m. EDT. Presenters will be Todd Lebo, Senior Director of Content & Business Development, MarketingSherpa; Zuzia Soldenhoff-Thorpe, Research Manager, MECLABS, and Tamara Rosenbaum, Client Partner, Facebook. Daniel Burstein, Director of Editorial Content for MECLABS, will moderate.

Theyâ??ll discuss:

    Six key steps to successfully launch a social media marketing campaign
How other companies are strategically using social media marketing, including case studies from Facebook
How to avoid common social-marketing mistakes
Factors to consider when calculating the ROI of social media marketing

“This webinar is going to give you practical strategies and proven tactics that have worked for companies and agencies to drive real results â?? and real revenues â?? from their social marketing initiatives,â? explains Lebo. â??If you donâ??t believe in executing random acts of marketing and are serious about using strategy in every aspect of your marketing effort, you wonâ??t want to miss this.â?

To reserve a seat, register here: http://bit.ly/imHDGj

Attendance is limited to 1,000.

Media Contact:    Bethany Caudell, MECLABS, 1-800-517-5531

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Why Tech Stocks Are Still Heating Up | <b>Investment</b> Logs

There’s a lot of talk on Wall Street right now about a new “bubble” in tech stocks.

If you’re talking about social network stocks, this may be true. Is there anyone out there who hasn’t heard how LinkedIn (NYSE: LNKD) doubled right out of the gate after its IPO last month?

But this euphoria has hardly spread to the rest of the sector. The Nasdaq is no higher than it was at the beginning of the year. And while many tech stocks are soaring, there’s no mania like the one that took place in late 1999 and early 2000. Solid fundamentals underpin the current tech rally.

That wasn’t the case in the last real tech bubble – one we called “the greatest investment mania of our lifetimes and perhaps of all time.”

Eleven years ago, the Nasdaq hit an all-time high of 5,048. Valuations hit nosebleed levels. Many tech stocks sold for more than 100 times earnings. Others didn’t even have a multiple. After all, you can’t calculate a P/E if you don’t have an E (earnings).

Things are different today. For starters, the Nasdaq, more than a decade on, trades at less than 60% of its March 2000 high.

Sales and earnings are solid and rising. Valuations are reasonable. And the outlook for tech companies remains solid…

Tech Sector Skeptics Are Ignoring These Bullish Forces

Here are just a few key indicators:

Profit margins at U.S. technology companies are near record highs.Chipmakers – who saw sales rise 28% in 2010 – are seeing stronger demand for consumer items and businesses are finally making purchases that were delayed in the recession.Respected research firm, Gartner, reports that sales of server systems are climbing, a sign that large technology firms are spending again on big tech projects. (Sales of server systems generally precede spending on other technology products, such as storage systems and software.)There’s plenty of fuel for merger and acquisition activity. U.S. corporations are currently sitting on nearly $2 trillion in cash.The Fed’s Beige Book reports that manufacturers of high-tech products are operating near maximum capacity of late.Due in part to record demand in Asia and Latin America, the market for mobile devices such as handsets and media players is expected to top $2 billion this year.International Data Corporation (IDC) estimates that worldwide IT spending will top $1.5 trillion in 2011, with spending on PCs, servers, and storage and networking gear expected to soar.Global capital spending on wireless infrastructure will rise dramatically as carriers in the developed world start deploying next-generation 4G networks.The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) reports that broadband stimulus funds will contribute to double-digit growth in backbone infrastructure spending this year and next.

Investing in Technology: A Smart Business Move

With the economic recovery weak and consumer spending soft, most businesses aren’t willing to hire in a big way right now or commit funds to major building projects. But they’re eager to cut costs in order to maintain or increase corporate profits.

That makes investing in technology a smart business move. And that, in turn, indicates that business for many tech firms will keep rising in the months ahead.

Right now we’re sitting on more than a dozen double- and triple-digit gains on the tech stocks in our paid advisory portfolios.

Outside of social networks, we see no tech bubble. Quite the opposite, in fact. Leading technology firms should see rising sales, earnings and share price appreciation in the months ahead. In our view, the best is yet to come.

Good investing,

Alexander Green

Article courtesy of WallStreetDaily.com Original Article

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Scott Stearns. Lusaka

African business leaders say that the United States can do more to encourage investment on the continent. Obama administration is in agreement. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton should close a meeting in Zambia on U.S. trade preferences.

The African Growth and Opportunity Act has been the cornerstone of the investment on the American continent for over ten years. But the vast majority of goods imported duty-free is textiles and oil.

African producers met in Zambia want to diversify exports and that the Government of the United States can do more to help.

Chungu Mwila, the Director for the development of the private sector in the common market for Eastern and southern Africa, says the trade preferences known as AGOA would be more valuable with the more direct U.S. investment.

"If American companies to invest in Africa and to strengthen our production capabilities, and then, in our view, AGOA would become more significant,"said Mwila.

With most U.S. foreign direct investment still go in Latin America and Asia, Mwila said that the Obama administration should do more to bring American companies in Africa.

"I think that there is much more that the United States, the strongest economy in the world, can make by assisting in the strengthening of the capacities of our industries, by ensuring that certain US companies come and look around." "After all, Africa is no longer a place of risk," said Mwila.

The Obama administration accepts and asks Congress to extend trade preferences of AGOA for ten years. Assistant American Secretary of State for African Affairs Johnnie Carson, said that there should be a greater tax incentives for compensation of U.S. from investments of AGOA.

He said "the AGOA already provides savings substantial tariff business U.S. importers of eligible products from Africa, but there is not other types of tax incentives provided under the law,". "We recommend that the Government of the United States support to eliminate U.S. tax on revenues in returnees from us companies that invest in factories in Africa who manufacture eligible products to the AGOA.".

Carson, said he is encouraged by the progress of Africa, but the rest of the continent economically challenged and continues to need programs like the AGOA to provide incentives for greater growth.

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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to close this forum of AGOA Friday before the meeting with Zambian President Rupiah Banda.

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