Saturday, July 30, 2011

Finance News

Finance news that made quite uproar in the global market was the take over of Jaguar by the Tata Sons company. Tata is a multinational company based in India and headed by Ratan Tata. The company bought the brands Jaguar and Range rovers last year. Both these brands are immensely popular in the global automobile market in the higher segment of cards. Hence this take over is seen as a step ahead for the company. The Tata sons also owns the Tata Motors which is a very popular car manufacturer in the sub continents and has come out with the Tata Nano, the cheapest car in the world which costs slightly higher that a motorbike without compromising quality or safety.

Money is Pouring into Companies once Again

After overcoming the tumultuous times in the recent past, companies are again starting to find their feet and people are investing their finances into these companies. The major movers in the market at the New York Stock Exchange over the past one week were the realty business with the prices of stocks rising manifolds. Apart from that, Microsoft also posted high profits as share prices soared to levels previously unseen and it seems that the world has left the dark days of the economic collapse behind it. Developing markets such as the Asian market has also seen a steady rise in its finances and it seems that the market will once again prosper.

Thursday, July 28, 2011

FINANCE NEWS

Business news is available up all over a news papers and across television channels. The stock market vagaries, the corporate family feuds and a rise and fall of interest rates, business news is making to the front pages every now and then. The stories about how the market's strength has created a new generation of rich individuals are all over. Journalist covering finances are the most blessed and high collared one. The plush hotels, suave CEO’s, learned finance secretaries, dapper MBAs and today's high-tech courses are what they are usually familiar with, and to add to that is the plum salaries. The number of job in Business Journalism is also growing. Now consumer and personal finance stories are common. Stock prices are the most important news as many investors turn up the business pages just for the magic numbers.

Saturday, July 23, 2011

Is another Collapse of Economy on the Horizon?

After the breakdown of the global economy in 2008, the market has slowly tried to stand on its feet once again and many firms, being offered bailout package by their governments have started to find their feet once again. But recently, a study showed that it is far from reality as property prices and bank overdrafts, that was one of the major causes for the collapse of economy is still present by and large and as a result, the chances of another meltdown in the market also looms large. The different governments are trying to address this problem and unless there is a suitable solution found to this problem, another market collapse remains a possibility.

Stock Market and Finance

In the business world, the stock market plays a vital role. The everyday trading of a particular trading increases and decreases the share price of the company. The share traders must have good knowledge about the stock market. Unnecessary investment may lead to a major loss of the company. Finance and stock market goes hand in hand. They are interrelated. When stock market reaches the boom, the financial condition becomes stable. But, it should be kept in mind after the boom period a sudden drop is common. So, the immediate loss has to be managed. With internet stock exchange facility, it has become quite easy to check the current share price and proper finance condition can be maintained.

Friday, July 22, 2011

Tata plant in South Africa

Commercial vehicle giant Tata motors have announced on Friday that it opened an assembly plant at Rosslyn, in South Africa. Ti begin, Tata will be assembling its LPT 813 and LPT 118 that are already popular in South Africa.
Tata had started exporting to South Africa in the year 1998, starting with commercial vehicles. They had quickly moved on to passenger vehicle in the year 2004. As of now there are over 20 commercial vehicles to choose from pick-ups to luxury coaches running well in the country. Adding to more benefits the country has a good investment friendly policy providing a further expansion of the company there

Saturday, July 16, 2011

London at the Top of the Global Real—Estate Market

London today is the financial capital of the World and its real estate market is at its prime. To hold London property in the present times is like owning the “Swiss bank account,” of this century. A Real—Estate Agency in London, Foxtons claims to have eighty percent of their sales in 2010 coming from overseas customers and buyers. London has become paradise for the millionaires across the World like the new rich Indians and Chinese business tycoons. London’s success is owing to its high energy financial funds and its reserved commodity business firms.
The other parts of Britain suffer from low wages, budget cuts and financial devastation, London has become the most powerful Real—Estate Market in the World.

2011 Financial Status Has Put Recession off the Table

After the terrible recession period for the last 50 years that took down the incomes and affected nearly every human being in the world, have now seem to heal from the year 2011 onwards. This year has given the business organizations the confidence to reduce their prices and become competitive in the market again. The industries that are expected to boom during the year 2011 are real estates and property management firms, IT firms, banking and medical. Many of the accounting offices are even looking out for service provider to distribute the third party activities and function faster.

Thursday, July 14, 2011

Financial planning for personalized goals

Millions of people make fresh resolution every year and some even during the year. Most of them strive hard to fulfill their goals and ambitions. When discussing about personal financial goals, it is important to focus as life offers a number of lucrative options. However it is important to keep in mind the financial statement of one’s self before defining any set of goals. The relative importance of the option or choices depends upon these financial conditions and this is what helps us prioritize our goals in life. Financial planning is not an overnight venture and requires careful planning.

Sunday, July 10, 2011

The Big Oil Bazaar

The largest investment ever in the business world, the deal between Reliance Industries and BP has sent waves all over the world. Reliance plans to invest over 1 Lakh Crores over the next few years in the oil and gas industry but there have been concerns over Mukesh Ambani’s ability to pump in that amount of money after recent controversies. Morgan and Stanley, global investment giants have advised caution to BP regarding the clarity on the use of cash flows by the Indian billionaire, if the proposed deal goes through. This deal indeed is a landmark in business investment and its history, but only time will tell if it materializes or not.

Thursday, July 7, 2011

Microfinance

Microfinance has done to the third world countries what the industrial revolution did to the western countries. Microfinance is all about reaching out to the poorest of the poor and providing them with capital so that they become self sufficient in generation income. The pioneer of microfinance is Nobel laureate Mr. Mohammad Yunus from Bangladesh. He started Grameen Bank which was an instant hit. Money was provided at the doorstep of poor households and the meager interest was collected from the door itself. The process sounds cumbrous but is very profitable and now more and more banking institutions are heading to the microfinance market and reaping huge profits. Investments are long term in nature but are certain to give a very good margin to the investors.

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Money Matters, So Does News

The media is at the helm of a recent trend and a pretty fast growing one as well which is to cover financial news. Market surveys, stocks, shares, business all constitute and contribute towards financial news items and articles. These news stories are given vast emphasis as they have the potential to uplift or degrade one’s personal gains in the market. Conceptualized and put into actual use way back in history, financial news today is very different. It seeks to mediate and inform its readers or viewers or listeners about the plight of their personal as well as the funds of various organizations, companies, industries and the likes.

Friday, July 1, 2011

Theoretical Finance

We always relate finance to money, but there’s more to it than meets the eye. It’s a full-fledged subject that has become quite a rage in universities across the world.
There are various portions of theoretical finance. The first of these is financial economics. It is a field of economics-one that deals with real world finance parameters. Next up is financial mathematics. It is basically an extension of theories put forward by financial economics. The next area of study in theoretical finance is experimental finance, followed by behavioral finance. Experimental finance aims to set up markets to study them, whereas behavioral finance deals with understanding how investors’ mindset affects the market