Is the Time to Make Room for the Rest of the World?

Abstract

The strong fluctuations in the stock market are staying. One reason for the weakness: Some investors fear that the central banks will no longer pump enough liquidity in to the market. We will discuss the background of the finance course of the Japanese central bank. Media company Walt Disney Co's (DIS.N) quarterly profit blew past Wall Street expectations, with a muscular performance from its "Captain America" movie, higher attendance at U.S. theme parks and brisk sales of merchandise tied to mega-hit "Frozen." Time Warner approached embattled broadcaster Ten Network about a $680 million takeover bid in another sign big American media companies are turning to regions such as Australia for growth. Yahoo announced that it’s acquiring video ad company BrightRoll for $640 million in cash. We report the price of around $700 million, but both companies declined to comment. Rare earths such as lanthanum and dysprosium are essential for many advanced technologies, including weapons systems such as cruise missiles, and around 2010 China controlled about 97 per cent of global supply. The "genius investor" Warren Buffett is paying $4.7bn (£3bn) to buy the Duracell battery business from Procter and Gamble (P&G). Halliburton agreed to buy its rival Baker Hughes for about $34.6 billion, uniting two big oil field services providers in a friendly deal only days after a hostile takeover battle appeared to be brewing. What is to be done? Obviously, if there's another Wall Street bailout, the US government needs to attach some serious strings. Force recipients to create a certain number of jobs, lend more to Main Street, and cough up to taxpayers a big percentage of profits when they return to the black.