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Trends, Patterns, Indicators

Identifying consistent patterns and trends in business and in the financial markets. Useful key indicators for market timing, warning signals, bullish investing signals, and trading/investing opportunities.

Invest Like a Master Chef

The same ingredients placed before a novice cook and a master chef can result in two very different dishes.  Why […]

OTC market in Central and Eastern Europe expected to grow by 9% per annum between 2011 and 2013

In 2010 OTC product pharmacy sales in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) were worth €10.7bn, a 13% year on year […]

China Online Sales Seen Tripling Driving Warehouse Surge: Retail

From Bloomberg, China’s largest online retailers expect sales to as much as triple next year, setting off a rush for […]

Clothing and footwear markets in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia expected to exceed €15bn in 2013

According to the latest PMR report, “Clothing and footwear retail market in Central Europe 2011. Market analysis and development forecasts […]

Private label market in Poland continues to expand

According to estimates presented in the latest PMR report entitled “Private label in Poland 2011. Market analysis and development forecasts […]

Development of private healthcare market in Ukraine more rapid than that of Russia in 2011 to 2013

The private healthcare markets in Russia and Ukraine are at the initial stage of development. Informal spending is widespread and […]

A Greco-Roman Tragedy: Europe Wrestles With Financial Crisis

You’ve heard of Greco-Roman wrestling. Now there’s a Greco-Roman financial crisis. The headlines coming out of Europe are filled with […]

What About All the Fraud in China?

By Matt Koppenheffer, Motley Fool, For a while, it seemed like the only thing investors would hear about China was […]

Extensive consolidation confined to the retail industry in Russia

In recent years consolidation on the Russian market has taken place mostly in the retail, whereas there has been stagnation […]

China New Rules Regulating Foreign M&A Domestic Companies

From Shanghai International Lawyers site, Sept. 1, 2011, the Provisions of the Ministry of Commerce on the Implementation of the […]