Alibaba - Global Trade and Sourcing Company

We diversify our portfolio by trading stocks in quite a few different industries; and in each industry, we trade our stocks in many different companies. ... For stock trading, as we are risk-averse investor, we pay more attention to large and successful companies' stocks. ... Many of our stocks are traded from very successful companies, such as Google, Apple, Tiffany, etc. ... Recently, Alibaba announced that they would IPO on this summer. We believe that after Alibaba IPO, Weibo's stock price will go up sharply. ...

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The following business report is in reference to a global company I have studied. This company is Shell. ... Political influences include; tension between protectionism and free trade; international organisations and treaties (World Trade Organisation); and trade agreements and regionalism. ... The dramatic increase in the amount of trade between nations Products of large companies are available in virtually every market in the world. ... The strategic direction of the Shell as a global company coincides with its aim. ...

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The unfair trade in the international trade in the name of free trade to maintain self-protection and an example is the mechanical protection in developing countries. ... Several dimensions of economic globalization embrace the aspects of multinational companies investing in their long-term policies in the world market. ... The technical development in communication and transportation has lead to the integration of global economy and liberalization of trade. ... The advantage of the free market is that it allows the extension of global trade. ... The creator of free trade, Britain introduced t...

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What are the costs and the benefits of free trade? Pro globalization International trade and investment have been the engines of world growth over the past 50 years. ... This thinking led to the Great Depression in 1930, because so many countries had erected barriers against imports that global trade fell with catastrophic consequences. ... Companies of all sizes are involved in world trade - the benefits do not just flow to large multi-nationals. ... Anti-globalization The World Trade Organization agreements on free trade have functioned principally to prize open markets for the ben...

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For example the recent effects that the US economy's down turn had on the share prices of British companies who trade and deal largely within US markets. We can see that international trade and investment has increased in recent years with many companies (notable many of those within the FT500) having bases and influence in many different countries e.g. ... In the 19th century open trading and liberal economics relations were the norm and Globalization' can be seen as an expansion of those ideals. ... Several companies dominate an increasingly homogenized media. ... Rupert Murdoch&#...

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The protesters in Seattle, Prague, and Genoa represent movements to stop the process of globalization. ... These organizations goals include control over the "spear heads" of globalization such as the WTO and the IMF, for some extreme oraganizations control over the spread of globalization is not enough, they demand full seizure globalization activities and are prepaired to use "direct action" which may and usually dose involve violence. ... The also facilitate expansion and balanced growth of international trade. ... , Direct Action Network, Radical Roots, and Global Trade Watch are severa...

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It creates tremendous opportunities for small and mid-sized companies to compete and flourish globally. ... In fact, the longer the business is out of global markets, the more opportunities and advantages it loses. ... Tracking consumers' demands and trends on a global level, allows the company to decide which markets are most attractive for its business to enter. ... Kiellor (2009) stated that the International Trade Company in Valencia would be out of business if it had not gone international when the domestic market was going immensely low. ... This business started as a small idea and...

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Throughout Ford's evolution, the company faced many global and environmental issues, in the midst of increased competition levels within the automotive industry. ... The trade organization includes nine automakers: BMW, DaimlerChrysler, Ford Motor Company, General Motors Corporation, Mazda Motor Corporation, Nissan Motor Company, Toyota Motor Corporation, Volkswagen, and Volvo. ... (The Ford Story 2001) An important aspect of Ford 2000 was the Global Enterprise Process Model, which expresses how the different elements within the company interact with one another. ... One source, who ...

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In order to have globalization or at least in an effort to have globalization you first must have a coordinator. ... They do a number of many other things but their main job is in securing the liberalization of trade in order to have globalization, which I will discuss. ... So companies from other countries would have to lay off workers because there would be a decline in the demand for their product due to our own economy. ... Which means government intervention or protectionism is needed in order to better globalization for everyone. ... Once again the WTO has taken the necessary steps...

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