Time to buy stocks in sg markets. 
Reasons: After the legal suit against GS was announced, it has the effect 
of caution for big shorties from rampaging the stock markets with their 
shorting activities. There may still be shorting activities but it would
not come from biggies, because they will want to hear more news of the
suit.

If my analysis is correct, then Singapore stocks will make its run today 
or tomorrow onwards.

So cheers and happy trading.

The 10 Corporations That Control Almost Everything You Buy

Here are just a few examples: Yum Brands owns KFC and Taco Bell. The company was a spin-off of Pepsi. All Yum Brands restaurants sell only Pepsi products because of a special partnership with the soda-maker.

 

$84 billion-company Proctor & Gamble ? the largest advertiser in the U.S. ? is paired with a number of diverse brands that produce everything from medicine to toothpaste to high-end fashion. All tallied, P& G reportedly serves a whopping 4.8 billion people around the world through this network.

 

$200 billion-corporation Nestle ? famous for chocolate, but which is the biggest food company in the world ? owns nearly 8,000 different brands worldwide, and takes stake in or is partnered with a swath of others. Included in this network is shampoo company L'Oreal, baby food giant Gerber, clothing brand Diesel, and pet food makers Purina and Friskies.

 

Unilever, of soap fame, reportedly serves 2 billion people around the world, controlling a network that produces everything from Q-tips to Skippy peanut butter.

In China 1.2 Million Candidates Apply For 19,000 Government Jobs

Government jobs are especially appealing to Chinese because they are seen as stable employment and bring with them a range of privileges, as well as the status of being an official. The benefits can include living allowances, pensions, health insurance and even property -- a valuable commodity in China's prolonged housing boom.

 

The current civil service test is a legacy of the ancient imperial examination known as the keju, introduced during the Sui Dynasty, which ruled from 580-618 AD, and often regarded as a key meritocratic element of the governing system.

 

Early forms of the examinations were largely based on Confucian texts. They were open only to boys who were able to complete their education, either because of family wealth or sponsorship by benefactors.

The tests were only held every three years, and local officials would often present those who passed with a special banner to be hung at the entrance to their home, to ensure the success was remembered for generations.

Many posters on Sina Weibo, a Chinese version of Twitter, ridiculed the candidates. " This really is China's peculiar landscape" , said one poster with the username " Law and its value" .

 

" Do they really want to pass the test to 'serve the people'? No. They desperately hope to go and enjoy a privileged system of wages."

 

Another said: " Every time (they take the test), they are in fact just competing to be able to take bribes and bend the law."

 

Other netizens asked whether more civil servants were needed in China, following government pledges to cut down on bureaucracy.

 

" Who wouldn't want to have a job that is guaranteed for life?" said one netizen.

 

" But the real question should be: 'Is it really necessary to recruit tens of thousands of civil servants every year?'"

The Nasdaq briefly topped 4,000 Monday for the first time since September 2000, but failed to close above that key level.

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	Index	Country	Change	% Change	Level	Last Update
	Dow Jones Industrial Average	United States	+7.77	+0.05%	16,072.54	4:33pm ET
	S& P 500 Index	United States	-2.28	-0.13%	1,802.48	4:32pm ET
	Brazil Bovespa Stock Index	Brazil	-537.23	-1.02%	52,263.51	6:02pm ET
	Canada S& P/TSX 60	Canada	0.00	0.00%	777.49	Nov 22
	Santiago Index IPSA	Chile	-15.11	-0.48%	3,153.61	3:34pm ET
	IPC	Mexico	-250.66	-0.61%	40,948.36	6:06pm ET