Word: asia
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...different places to reach different people." The franchise had good timing; HSM's appearance coincided with the rise of a global middle class that's equipped to absorb it. When it first came out in 2006, the newly minted consumers in the Middle East, Latin America and Asia had the TVs to watch it on; their kids could keep the buzz alive via Internet and cell phone. After the movie aired on Chinese TV, Ross called his man in Beijing to ask for viewer numbers. "Oh, above average," came the response. "About 50 million...
Another day, another pounding on international equity markets. Investors in Asia and Europe continued the frenzied dumping of stocks that has marked the past few weeks, pushing some indices to lows not seen in years. As was the case in earlier sell-a-thons, no one seems to have a clue when the brutal slide might...
...Friday, for example, officials at the Asia-Europe Meeting in Beijing looked to the Nov. 15 international summit in Washington to begin reforming the global financial system with a call to pump up the IMF in managing the situation. "Leaders agreed that the IMF should play a critical role in assisting countries seriously affected by the crisis, upon their request," a concluding statement urged...
...rebuff such efforts to impose international strictures, Strauss-Kahn's profile as a respected economist and market-friendly leftist leaves him in a rare spot: The head of an international agency about to extend its powers that political and business leaders on both sides of the Atlantic and Asia feel they can deal with...
...perspective, think back on 1997, when a financial crisis began in Thailand and rapidly swept through first Asia and then emerging markets around the world. It brought currency collapses, massive debt defaults and sharp recessions in its wake...