1. Google (GOOG)

• Nilai IPO: US$ 1,92 miliar.
• Harga penawaran: US$ 85
• Tanggal pencatatan: 18 Agustus 2004
• Kinerja sejak IPO: meningkat 580%.
• Kapitalisasi pasar: US$ 187,62 miliar (31 Januari 2012). Read more »

Having watched the Social Network movie recently, I was thinking about movies that have business as a general or background theme. What influence do these movies have? There is no doubt that the negative commentary in the Wall Street movie actually interested people in working in Wall Street during the 1980′s greed period, rather than putting them off it with ethical issues, as the film intended. It is probable that the Social Network movie, with its underlying theme of betrayal and ‘winner takes all’ will probably have the same effect.

So what are my top five business movies (this is not an exhaustive list)? I am not including documentaries like ‘Enron: the Smartest Guys in the Room’ but instead concentrating on fictional movies even if they are based in fact. My scoring is pretty ad lib, more of a personal choice : Read more »

1. Carlos Slim Helu, $74 billion

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Extreme market volatility over the past year and the agony of watching the market fall off a cliff while pension managers are out playing golf has driven more and more people into short-term trading.

Trading follows a different methodology from investing: you are looking for short-term movements and speculating on price falls as well as rises. Investing entails looking for value and taking a longer-term view.

Here are 10 trading tips that have stood the test of time.

1. Knowledge is king. Have an economic calendar, and a company reporting and dividend schedule to hand. Devour the business pages and read the odd trading book. Have a financial television channel on, but avoid information overload. Read more »

Coba lihat rak-rak buku unik berikut ini. Semoga bisa membuat interior rumah Anda jadi tidak biasa. Sekadar informasi, beberapa rak buku bisa dibuat sendiri dengan alat-alat sederhana. Selamat mencoba.

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Apa yang membuat harga bensin di negara berikut memiliki harga yang murah adalah karena sebagian besar negara tersebut merupakan penghasil utama minyak bumi yang menguasai sebagian besar pasar minyak dunia. Negara kita pun sebenarnya merupakan negara penghasil minyak, namun dengan rendahnya produksi minyak tahunan sepertinya cukup wajar mengapa harga bensin di negara kita tidak bisa menyamai harga bensin di negara pada daftar ini. Berikut 10 Negara dengan Harga Bensin Termurah di Dunia. Read more »

Jakarta - Dalam setiap lini bisnis selalu ada mitos dan atau persepsi keliru yang menempel. Padahal mitos tersebut pada kenyatannya tidaklah selalu benar, begitu pula di bisnis properti. Ada banyak pertanyaan di benak investor baru yang ingin memulai investasi di properti.

Minimnya informasi yang didapat bisa sangat menyulitkan anda memisahkan fakta dan mitos. Daripada harus menyusun seluruh fakta yang ada, beberapa mitos yang sering ditemui dalam bisnis properti di bawah ini, seperti dikutip dari realestateproarticles, Selasa (2/2/2011), bisa memberi pengetahuan akan sebuah industri properti: Read more »