What Does 2013 Have In Store For Engineering?

Justin McGar, http://designbuildsource.com.au

Although the downturn in conditions within the construction industry in Australia continues to ease, with orders declining at a reduced rate in engineering, there seems little doubt that challenges remain for 2013.... more

The Guinness World Record for largest offshore gas platform

The Guinness World Record for largest offshore gas platform, Trolll A, compared to some other man-made structures.

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Oil industry beats Buffett in railroad investments surge

Fuelfix, Bloomberg


North American energy companies are starting to invest more in railroad terminals than the railroads themselves.
A group of oil and gas pipeline operators led by Plains All American Pipeline LP (PAA) announced plans just in the past three months to spend about $1 billion on rail depot projects to help move more crude from inland fields to refineries on the coasts. Warren Buffett’s Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC, the largest U.S. railroad, spent $400 million on terminals in 2012.
For the first time, energy companies that traditionally rented rail capacity are buying the assets because swelling output from Alberta’s oil sands and shale fields in North Dakota’s Bakken region and Eagle Ford in Texas has overwhelmed pipelines.... more 

The Allstate Corporation

The Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL) is the second-largest personal lines insurer in the United States (behind State Farm) and the largest that is publicly held.

The Chubb Corporation NYSE: CB

Chubb Corporation is the eighth largest property and casualty insurer in the United States, with over 120 offices located in 29 countries, and offers commercial, specialty, surety, and personal insurance services.

ACE Limited

ACE Limited (NYSE: ACE) is the parent company of the ACE Group, a global provider of insurance products covering property and casualty, accident and health, reinsurance, travel, creditor, and life insurance. It also operates in the Lloyd's insurance market in London. 

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK-B)

The Travelers Companies, Inc. (TRV)

BuzzFeed: Building a New News Company

BuzzFeed: Building a New News Company

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  On The Money With Maria Bartiromo 

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Potential Upside Ranking of U.S.-Listed Chinese Stocks

This table ranks U.S.-listed Chinese stocks based on potential upside - the difference between Wall Street analysts' average target price and the current price of a stock. Other key data are also listed.

Rihanna - Diamonds

De Beers are a family of companies that dominate the diamond, diamond mining, diamond hops, diamond trading and industrial diamond manufacturing sectors.
http://www.debeersgroup.com/

Is Baidu the Comeback Stock of 2013?

The Motley Fool, John DivineThe year 2012 was a rough one for Chinese search engine giant Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU ) . Shares underperformed the broader market by 30%, falling more than 16%, as the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC ) surged 13% for its best year since 2009. Concerns about increasing competition stalled a stock that had been crushing the market for years.... more      

Capital Flows Favor Baidu Now

The fundamental reason institutions and investors would have interest in BIDU is its discounted valuation and its substantial growth prospects. Some see serious threat from rival Qihoo 360 Technology (QIHU), which launched its own browser and search engine last summer, and also from the drive of other companies for the Chinese mobile market. However, Baidu's massive market share in the Chinese Internet search market (78.6% of search in China, according to Analysis International, a Beijing based research firm), demands respect... more

Ben Levisohn, Barron's

JPMorgan’s analysts say that analysts should start revising earnings forests higher during the next few months, as well.... more

Growth in the United States of America is outpacing the not-yet-united states of Europe

Robert Farago of Schroders Private Bank (left) and Oliver Gregson from Barclays debate whether investors should head for European or US equities...  

Profesional Wealth Menagment interview 

A New Direction for Japan? Part I

Peterson PerspectivesInterviews on Current Issues

Adam S. Posen says that with the Liberal Democratic Party's return to power, Japan may embark on a program of monetary stimulus that could reverse its deflation and stagnation. Part II: how economic policy is affected by Japan's concerns over China.... 

Dholera will be six times bigger than Shanghai

Dholera will be better developed than Delhi and six times bigger than Shanghai: Narendra Modi, The Economic Times.... more 

Dholera, a port city, is located 140 kms from here in the Gulf of Khambat coastline in Dhandhuka taluka. The state government is planning to develop it as a Special Investment Region (SIR).

Blackstone Steps Up Home Buying as Prices Jump: Mortgages

John Gittelsohn & Heather Perlberg, Bloomberg


The largest U.S. private real estate owner, accelerated purchases of single-family homes as prices jumped faster than it anticipated.
Blackstone has spent more than more than $2.5 billion on 16,000 homes to manage as rentals, deploying capital from the $13.3 billion fund it raised last year, said Jonathan Gray, global head of real estate for the world’s largest private equity firm. That’s up from $1 billion of homes owned in October, when Blackstone Chairman Stephen Schwarzman said the company was spending $100 million a week on houses.... more

Eagle Materials    

by Zacks Equity Research    

Shares of Eagle Materials have been rising consistently since the end of September 2011 and reached a 52-week high of $64.78 on January 7, 2013. The stock price has almost quadrupled since the September/October 2011 lows, when the housing market was fragile..... more 

John C. Bogle - The Battle for the Soul of Capitalism

CNBC First Inaugural Broadcast - April 1989

Roy Lichtenstein interview 1/5

Roy Lichtenstein interview 1/5

David Bowie: Where Are We Now?

David Bowie celebrates his 66th Birthday with the release of his first single in a decade.