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How to Track Down Debtors Around the World

It is becoming less and less common for businesses to know their customers personally, especially if those customers live on a different continent. There was a time when companies only did business with their neighbors, people with whom their kids went to school. The internet has made it possible now to have customers who do not even speak the same language you do, much less have the same laws. While such a global economy has proved beneficial for many, it is not without its challenges. When laws vary by country, how will your company enforce contracts when payments are past due?

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Tax Avoidance By Google

In 2011, Google Inc. avoided some $2 billion of income tax payments by moving its revenues to a shell company in Bermuda. Google actually shifted almost $10 billion in profits from its overseas subsidiaries to Bermuda. Since Bermuda does not have corporate income taxes, Google benefited by cutting its tax rate by half.

However, this tax avoidance has not gone over well with Governments in both the United States and Europe, which are both struggling with huge deficits. Just recently, the governing body of the European Union requested its members to adopt rules for anti-abuse and to list tax havens for blacklisting.

(fear) the Fiscal Cliff... (Photo credit: MyEyeSees)

There is heavy debate about the fiscal cliff and how it will affect the nation's long term debt; and how fiscal policy will effect growth over the next months and years. The outcome of the fiscal cliff negotiations are directly related to the functionality of the current political leadership and the status of the economy in 2012. These two areas are very much connected since the fiscal policy in both the US and Europe has already caused a drag on economic growth. The slowdown is expected to be ongoing as policymakers work on addressing the long term debt burdens.

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Record Quarterly Earnings for Kors

For a week now, analysts have been banking on the strong earnings of fashion conglomerate Michael Kors Holdings Ltd. after the company announced that it once again achieved a strong Q2 fiscal finish. Kors surpassed expectations by more than twenty percent in earnings, and has been surprising Wall Street for the past four quarters. The Zacks top performer has a 78.6% year-to-date average. 

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Picture Frames Produce Earnings For Sony

The digital picture frame has greatly impacted the Sony company earnings in a positive way. These picture frames very been very profitable for this company because they are known to have produced some of the best in the market today. When it comes to things such as color saturation and overall display quality, the digital picture frame produced by Sony has become the gold standard in the market today. In fact, they have sold millions of these picture frames over the last year.

When you consider how popular these items have been over a period of the last five years, it is clear just how much of an impact these frames have had on the company earnings. In fact, there are very few products that have been back to impact a company in such a way.

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Activist shareholders have launched plans for a hostile takeover but on Monday Netflix stated that they had adopted a "stockholder rights plan" to prevent this from happening.

The investors have dubbed the plan the "poison pill" and will implement it should any group or individual attempt to purchase a mass of Netflix shares without board consent. In the event of this happening Netflix can make the takeover bid hugely expensive by flooding the market with new shares.

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Burger King Restaurant Sales Are Up

Burger King does well as McDonalds falters.

Last quarter, Burger King did better than expected, in contrast to McDonalds worst performance in restaurant sales in nearly a decade.

Executives from the company did not say whether increased restaurant sales and new customers were from McDonalds or other competitors, such as Wendy's, KFC, A&W, Hardees, Carl Jr.s, and other fast food establishments.

Daniel Schwartz, CFO says they expect to keep the share of business they have gained, and sales have continued to grow this October.

Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO, shows off the new messaging system in Facebook. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Facebook Beats Expert Predictions

Facebook's 2012 third quarter earnings beat Wall Street's expert expectations, ending the quarter at $1.26 billion in revenue. Wall Street financial forecasting experts had predicted Facebook would close the quarter at $1.23 million in earnings. The social network has more than 1 billion members, including 600 million users who access the site through their mobile phones or other handheld digital devices.

Facebook, as the world's second most visited website and the leading social network, has been watched closely because the possibility of high Facebook earnings was seen as a possible boost to the stock market. The company's stock was first offered publicly in May, opening at $38 per share. By the end of the third quarter, this price had fallen to below $20 a share. This led Wall Street to predict lower Facebook earnings - $1.23 billion - than the recently released results show.

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Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer–First Earnings

Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer made her first earnings report in October 2012. In the conference she said that she is very impress with the progress of the company in the third quarter. She also said that Yahoo is working with Microsoft to improve search. Wall Street though wants to know what the outline is for reviving the Web Company's revenue growth.

SUN VALLEY, ID - JULY 12: Eric Schmidt, executive chairman of Google, Google’s Nexus 7 Android tablet during the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference on July 12, 2012 in Sun Valley, Idaho. Since 1983, the investment firm Allen & Company has annually hosted the media and technology conference which is usually attended by powerful media executives. (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife)

Anyone asking the question why should I invest in Google will need to consider what they are looking for when putting their money into the market. Many people simply invest without taking the time to consider what they would like from their ideal investments. When this happens, they tend to take on more risks than needed in order to chase a large financial profit.

While the drive to make profits will always be an important factor in how you invest, it should never be the only reason to put money into any investment. There are many options available on the market, Google is considered to be one of the best. A simple reason for you to invest in Google would be the stability that it can provide you when it comes to returns on your investments. When you put money into an investment, you want to make sure you know what you are getting.