U.S. stocks, oil rebound on strong consumer data
Wall Street Week Ahead: "Fiscal cliff" blues may lead to correction
NEW YORK - Wall Street's post-election sell-off may gather steam in the coming weeks as worries mount about the looming "fiscal cliff" and technical weakness suggests a possible correction ahead. | VideoEuro at two-month low versus dollar on European growth concerns
NEW YORK - The euro dropped to a two-month low against the U.S. dollar on Friday and could extend losses further as fears mount that the euro zone's debt crisis and deteriorating economic conditions could drag down global economic growth.U.S. judge insists Argentina must pay holdout creditors
NEW YORK - A U.S. judge told Argentina on Friday it should not even consider evading a recent ruling requiring it to pay bondholders who did not participate in two major debt restructurings after the country's 2002 default.House vote on Russia trade bill expected next week
WASHINGTON - The House of Representatives is expected to vote next week on a long-delayed bill to ensure U.S. companies receive all the market-opening benefits of Russia's recent accession to the World Trade Organization, congressional aides said on Friday.Greek debt could go above 140 percent of GDP in 2020, ECB says
BRUSSELS - Greece will fail to reduce its debt burden to a manageable level by 2020 with current policies, European Central Bank policymaker Joerg Asmussen told Belgian daily De Tijd, forecasting the target set by creditors will be widely missed.
Canada's Carney says rate hikes 'less imminent'
TORONTO, Nov 10 - Interest rate hikes have become less imminent than the Bank of Canada once expected, although rates are still likely to rise, central bank Governor Mark Carney said in an interview published on Saturday.UPDATE 1-UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Friday, Nov.9
* Britain's FTSE 100 index is seen opening flat on Friday, according to financial bookmakers. For more on the factors affecting European stocks, click onEuropean shares end flat as US data fuels rebound
* Strong U.S. data fuels bounce, counters fiscal cliff worriesNikkei falls to 4-week closing low on U.S. fiscal worries
* Nikkei falls for 5th straight day, down 3.2 pct this week * 60 pct of Nikkei firms miss results expectations so far By Dominic Lau TOKYO, Nov 9 - Japan's Nikkei fell a four-week closing low on Friday, led by exporter shares, as a looming U.S. fiscal crisis threatened to tip the world's largest economy into recession and as uncertainty over a Greek bailout rekindled worries about the euro zone. Exporters, which already face slowing demand for their products due to sue.Macro Approach
Countries can be seen as segments. For example, there will only be a large market for expensive pharmaceuticals in countries with certain income levels, and entry opportunities into infant clothing will be significantly greater in countries with large and growing birthrates.There are, however, significant differences within countries. For example, although it was thought that the Italian market would demand "no frills" inexpensive washing machines while German consumers would insist on high quality, very reliable ones, it was found that more units of the inexpensive kind were sold in Germany than in Italy—although many German consumers fit the predicted profile, there were large segment differences within that country.
Micro Approach
This approach caters to segments within countries. This can be approached in two ways :- Intra-market Segmentation
- Inter-market Segmentation
