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Concrete is truly an amazing product. Its use in construction was first popularized during the Roman Empire. Concrete’s impact was so profound it spawned its own renaissance. The Roman Architectural Revolution was built on the versatility of concrete. No longer were architects and builders constrained by brick and stone. The miracle product, concrete, allowed for larger more structurally complex buildings.…
According to a 2007 ADOT report there are approximately 254.4 million vehicles in the United States. The cost of upkeep and fuel is astronomical, and a lot of people make a lot of money off of that massive fleet…Oil companies, automakers, part manufacturers and mechanics just to name a few. But eventually that car is going to reach the end…
Let me ask you a simple question… “Which country has the world’s largest auto-industry?” If you guessed the U.S. or Japan you’d be wrong. The correct answer, since 2009, is China. Last year auto sales in China were up 32%! In July alone General Motors sold 173,398 vehicles in China. Buick sold over 50,000, and Chevrolet sold over 46,000 vehicles.…
Xinyuan Real Estate (XIN) is a big residential property developer in China. As of the end of 2010 they had completed 21 projects. Those 21 projects had a combined size of over 2 million square meters and totaled 23,324 units. XIN is a vertically integrated company… because they really do it all. Xinyuan focuses on building apartment buildings. These high-rise…
Earnings season continues in a big way. This week there are more than 110 S&P 500 companies announcing earnings. On Tuesday Apple (AAPL) released earnings for the quarter ended on December 30 2011. The company had a 73% increase in sales year over year. Also reporting this week are tech companies Netflix (NFLX) and Yahoo (YHOO). Keep an eye out…
It’s finally a new year and a new quarter. While many people are excited for the New Year, some aren’t so happy. You see, it also happens to be 2012, the year the world ends according to the Mayan calendar. Regardless of your stance on this end of the world nonsense, if we do wake up to a post-apocalyptic wasteland…
Out With The Old, In With The New… Well, we’re at the end of 2011, and about to embark on a new adventure called 2012. While many market commentators are talking about the past year, and what could have been, I want to do something different… I want to talk about the future. I truly believe 2012 is shaping up…
Editors Note: Because of the Thanksgiving holiday, we’re bringing you this issue of Zen Money News a day early. We want to wish you and your family a happy and safe holiday! It’s official… there will be no super committee budget decision. At least no deal delivered on time. Add that on to Europe’s continuing sovereign debt crisis, and…
News just came out about a new bet made by one of the most prolific investors of our time. Warren Buffet has apparently had his eye on tech. He just bought approximately 5.5% of IBM, or 64 million shares, for about $10.7 billion. IBM obviously doesn’t fit the criteria of a small cap value stock. But if you’re looking for…