A lack of toilets costs India more than $50 billion a year, mostly through premature deaths and hygiene-related diseases, a study found.
by
Dorothy Hinchcliff
Morningstar this week announced five bond fund manager nominees for its fixed-income manager of the year award. Domestic-stock and international fund nominees were announced earlier.
by Eric Uhlfelder
Rydex is rolling out six
new equity ETFs that collectively offer global equity exposure in a different
way than do conventional index funds.
by
Jeff Schlegel
Folks with a net worth between $100,000 to $1 million say cash is their
investment option of choice during the next 12 months, according to a
new report.
by Raymond Fazzi
Despite the tepid U.S. economy, investment managers feel global growth provides the impetus for a positive investment outlook in 2011.
by Eric Uhlfelder
Investors have entered some less explored foreign corners of the debt market in their search for yield. So far, it has been paying off, but
caution is needed.
by Marla Brill
Once the bad boys of the bond market, emerging market debt is now seen as less risky.
A majority of global investors predict Ireland will default on its
sovereign debt, showing efforts by the government haven't allayed concerns about its
creditworthiness.
by Virginia Munger Kahn
Historically, convertible bonds have done well in sideways, volatile markets such as those of the late 1970s and early 1980s.
by Marla Brill
Undervalued U.S. and Japanese companies, high-yield bonds, tech stocks and gold bullion are all on the menu at IVA Worldwide Fund.
Global emerging-market equity funds drew record inflows in the third
week of October as investors sought growth in developing nations and the
dollar weakened.
If they remade the movie "Out of Africa" for investors, they might need to rename it "Into Africa."
Bill Gross said developing economies
such as Brazil and South Korea offer attractive investment
opportunities as growth in developed markets including the U.S. has
slowed.
by Eric Uhlfelder
How can investors profit in a market without apparent trends?
by Marla Brill
To find solid natural resource investments, this manager looks for companies with low production costs and attractive geological assets.
Indian stocks attracted record amounts of money, driving a rally that made the nation's equities index the best performer among the world's 10 biggest markets.
Boring works in this erratic market-and sometimes it's exciting.
by Bloomberg News
Sharp
Corp. agreed to acquire Recurrent
Energy for as much as $305 million as it attempts to expand
renewable-energy operations amid increasing competition with Chinese
makers.
(Dow Jones) Investors are funneling cash into exchange-traded funds that
track emerging markets, pushing these volatile holdings toward
year-to-date highs.
by Eric Uhlfelder
For superior economics, equity appreciation and income, few countries compare with Australia.
