Globalization Archive

  • All That Glitters Is Not Gold

    The case for having exposure to emerging markets in an investment portfolio has increasingly become a consensus view. However, after two years of strong returns, emerging markets (EM) stocks lurched sideways for the first half of 2011. By James Upton.

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  • The Great Wail Of “China”

    U.S. manufacturers of welding equipment are moving operations overseas, causing many distributors of welding equipment to buy imports from China and others.

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  • Globalization Ups Ante For Product Liability

    Globalization Ups Ante For Product Liability. Distributors must protect themselves from lawsuits involving overseas manufacturers. By Brian N. Johnson, Esq.

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  • An American Welding Manufacturer Responds To Offshore Competition

    Imported welding equipment and other gases and welding products tend to be of lower quality than domestic products, but offer a lower price. By Paul Haneberg.

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  • The Global Marketplace

    Offshore manufacturers of welding equipment use American technology to manufacture goods of equal quality at a lower price, leading to a more diverse global market for the gases and welding industry. By Barry Johnson.

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