Bearish on Media? Think Green Written By: Elaine Chan 2008-11-15 17:07:37 Google (GOOG - $312.08) stock has lost over 40 percent since July. In the last earnings call, the search engine company's management expressed optimism on coming advertising revenue, but that message did not support the stock price. Not even its partnership with NBC Universal helped to convince investors.
Beggars, Sovereign Funds and Sharks Written By: Elaine Chan 2008-01-17 12:09:47 An old Chinese tale goes that a scholar traveling to a foreign country has not eaten for days, and is dying of hunger. He comes across a gang in the boondocks, and one of the guys feeds him a bowl of rice. Then he finds out that they are bandits.
"I'd rather die than eat the food of a thief," he says as he vomits and passes out.
Finally getting that new phone or laptop you’ve wanted all year? Where is the old one going? Probably to China, India or Thailand where environmental laws are lax.
HSBC Climate Change Suite Written By: Elaine Chan 2008-03-23 10:23:45 Photo:Singapor3, Creative Commons, Flickr
Among banks and investment companies that are playing the green card, British bank HSBC Holdings (NYSE: HBC) is really a good sport with its triple threat: a climate change index, a climate change fund, and a climate confidence index.
