Little gain from the Games

Article Abstract:

Hong Kong's Hang Seng stock index showed no reaction to news that Beijing would host the 2008 Olympics, since even a $20 bil outlay to prepare for the Games over seven years is just a tiny fraction of China's US$1 trillion per year gross domestic product. Some businesses which stand to gain from increased business in preparing for the Olympics did show stock price increases.

Securities & Commodities Exchanges, Securities and Commodity Exchanges, Security and commodity exchanges, Economic Programs, Administration of Economic Programs, All Other Amusement and Recreation Industries, Amateur Sports, Economic policy, Securities industry, Olympics, 2008 AD

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Drug-stock rallies: no bottom line fix

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Drugs used to fight the bacterial infection anthrax have been selling rapidly in the U.S. due to the biological terrorism scare. A list of Asian companies that produce antibiotics for use against anthrax is provided with an investment analysis. Most of the corporations are not thought to be strong stock buys because antibiotics are only a small percentage of the pharmaceuticals that they produce.

South Korea, Japan, Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing, Financial analysis, India, Biological products exc. diagnostic, Antigens for Human Use, Product information, Biological products industry, Antigens

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Asia speaks up on the Web; providers tap distae of US biases on Internet

Article Abstract:

International Data Corp. (IDC) said US-based users of the Internet no longer outnumber users outside of the US. The US-based technology research firm said the number of users in both categories match each other for the first time for a total of 112 million users around the globe. IDC approximates that there will be only 30% of the expected 467 million users by the year 2002 will be based in the US. The research firm credits the change in numbers to an increasing number of Asian businessmen who install search engines and Internet sites with a regional appeal. It used to be that content in the Internet was dominated by US providers where extensive use of the Internet was introduced.

Comment:

Says US-based users of the Internet no longer outnumber users outside of the US

United States, Management Consulting Services, Business & Mgmt Consulting, Consulting services, International Data Corp., Article

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