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Unilever, Magnum glass till Dove tvål jätte, utfärdade en vinst varning i natt, skyller de kollapsande valutorna i så kallade "framväxande marknader" som Brasilien och Indien.

Framväxande marknaden valutor har rasat under de senaste månaderna i väntan på Federal Reserve avsmalnande av dess kvantitativa lättnader program. De med stor budget och bytesbalansen underskott har drabbats värst.

Unilever sa det nu förväntas det aktuella kvartalet underliggande försäljningstillväxten för att komma in på 3 till 3,5 procent. Investerare hade tidigare förväntade tillväxt på 5 procent.

Detta är hur det börjar. Om du hade några tvivel Storbritannien skulle påverkas av bristningen av den framväxande marknader bubblor pumpas upp av QE under de senaste åren, här är beviset. Fed körde spekulanter att låna löjliga summor pengar, på löjligt låga räntor, dåligt köra länder som kunde dåligt råd att låna. Nu när QES kranar är inställd på Inaktivera, västra pengar kör hem och dessa ekonomier är kvar för att lida. Våra största och bästa företag känner bakåtblåsning, utan real tillväxt på utvecklade marknader att kompensera. Utdelning, och med dem, våra besparingar, kommer att skadas. Håll i er.

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The actual process of buying shares is given a short discussion in the website. The five basic steps are mentioned. The whole process, however, can only be accomplished through the assistance of a brokerage which gets paid for providing the service – the estimated fees are also given, thankfully. But there is no specific name or qualifications mentioned on the homepage as to which of these reputable brokerages are trustworthy and what particular service they are capable of providing beyond purchasing and selling stocks for traders. 

For example, people might want to find out what particular factors would differentiate a good brokerage from a bad one, or a good one from an excellent one. Furthermore, does the “market maker” perform a mere waiter’s job of taking your orders and delivering them to you or do they have certain qualities such as aggressiveness or expertise in trading itself that will help the client determine whether the stock is worth buying or selling? Or is this not the job of another person, like the broker or a financial consultant whose expertise is to give advice on trading? How are the three – market maker, broker and financial consultant different? How are they similar or related? Just some of the questions popping out of one’s mind as one reads the mag.

Yes, the website advises the investor-learner to get some virtual practice online. And once you have gotten enough knowledge about buying shares, how often does one have to check the market in order to get enough experience to become a successful trader? How much time does it involve to monitor one’s investments – one hour, three hours or eight hours each day? How many days a week? Will investing in stocks require a big chunk of a person’s time such that it will become almost like a full-time job?

Providing or not providing such kind of information will determine whether people will be encouraged to get into the wagon and join the ride. Some of the practical and valuable information most people should need to have in order to make that crucial decision to part with their money and take the risk of making or losing it.

The brutal attack on the former chief editor of a major Hong Kong newspaper has appalled and shocked this city, where violent crimes are rare. Kevin Lau Chun-to, a veteran journalist who had just stepped down as the chief editor of the respected Ming Pao Daily, was stabbed six times in a hit-and-run attack last week. Fortunately, following surgery, Lau’s condition has now stabilized. But for Hong Kong, the wounds will be more lasting. Not only did the attack leave a permanent scar on the freedom of the local press, it may have also laid bare the erosion of Hong Kong’s self-autonomy under the phony One Country Two Systems.

The cause of the attack is still unknown. Sadly, as the hit men are believed to have fled to Mainland China, the hunt for suspects has become more challenging. It is likely, therefore, that the brutal assault might well remain unsolved – a grisly addition to the city’s poor record on cracking media-related attacks. Over the past few years, there have been seven other reported incidents in which media professionals and outlets critical of the Hong Kong government and the Beijing authorities were threatened or attacked; none have been solved by the otherwise effective police.

Lau was at the eye of a storm just two months ago when he was removed from chief-editorship after serving for only two years (his predecessor had held the post for 15 years) and transferred to a non-editorial position. The plan is to replace him with a Malaysian editor who seems to have little experience in Hong Kong news reporting. Pundits have linked the unusual personnel shift to Ming Pao’s owner, Zhang Xiaoqing, a Malaysian billionaire with business ties in China, who may been seeking to tone down the critical character of the newspaper. Although many Ming Pao journalists resisted the move, the soft-spoken Lau accepted it without open opposition. That is why people were shocked not just by the attack itself, but also by the fact that the target was Lau, seen among journalists as a moderate personality. Even though Ming Pao largely retained its critical voice under his leadership, Lau, who is well connected with government officials and politicians from across the spectrum, seems unlikely to have been seen as a “problem child” in the eyes of the authorities.

Dwindling Press Freedom

What is most troubling, therefore, is that even such a moderate liberal style can attract such brutal violence; a “lesson” that might well have long-term repercussions for critical journalism. The implications are important. The generally moderate Ming Pao has been renowned for its investigative journalism on socio-political affairs in both Hong Kong and China. Among its outstanding coverage under Lau, the paper worked with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) as the only Chinese media company on a project about offshore money leaks, which led to a story in mid-January about the offshore holdings of former Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao’s family members. Similar reports that exposed the enormous wealth of high-ranking Chinese officials that have appeared in foreign media, namely The New York Times and Bloomberg News, have also resulted in reprisals such as visa delays from Beijing. Although there is no evidence to link that particular Ming Pao story to the assault, the ICIJ report has certainly attracted the most speculation.

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