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Recovery in Housing Market – Who benefits?

13 February 2008 by Tejvan Pettinger

Readers Question: Which businesses are likely to benefit from a recovery in the housing market? I think it is a little premature to talk of a recovery in the housing market. But, nevertheless when there is a recovery in the housing market the following firms will benefit. House Builders. At the moment there is a …

Does China Pose a Threat to the World Economy?

10 March 202020 October 2007 by Tejvan Pettinger

China recently became the second largest economy in the world. According to the IMF, in 2010, the Chinese economy was $5,878,257 million – second only to the US economy. If we use GDP at purchasing power parity, the size of the Chinese economy is estimated to be even larger, at around $10,119,896 million. However, it …