Word: marketization
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...moment, shares of European companies are priced as bargains, relative to those of American firms with comparable earnings growth. But the European market is likely to boom as new money flows in. And the probability of a weakening dollar means Americans who move money into Euroland now might lock in exchange-rate profits. "There is a case for diversifying your portfolio into a currency area that provides an alternative to the U.S.," says Merrill Lynch's Bowers. "But there's no shortcut: you still have to find good companies." In the current European climate, the most promising sectors include consumer...
...account for nearly half the equity value in Europe. Leresche's advice: "Choose a fund that has euro-denominated investments but a Europe-wide view." He recommends the Luxembourg-based Parvest fund, which boasts relatively low fees, superior long-term performance and stable management. Other experts on the European market recommend Fidelity's Europe fund, the Lipper Premium Euro Equity Fund and the Scudder Greater Europe Fund...
...plan to bring more kava to American shores and shelves. Using aggressive ad campaigns, they quickly raised the profile of the root. When word began circulating that kava might have the power to calm--and when ABC ran a story to that effect--the herb found a ready market. Says Mark Blumenthal, executive director of the American Botanical Council: "There are an increasing number of people interested in the idea that natural is better...
...years the sports market has been dominated by baseball, basketball, football and hockey. But lately those major sports have seen their TV ratings slide, even as the fees that the leagues charge the networks for broadcast rights have skyrocketed. We just watched--or didn't watch--the lowest-rated World Series in history. Monday Night Football audiences are down 10% compared with last season. The extra commercials that networks air to offset their higher costs have only prompted viewers to channel-surf more frequently away from the major sports. Big-salaried athletes with bad attitudes have been turning off fans...
...present in a painter's address to his work. It was solipsistic and histrionic at the same time--broody like Brando, vulnerable like James Dean. Pollock's fate was pure stardom, granted by the media and then riveted in place by early violent death and by the posthumous market for his work...