World Cup Diary: Latin America Out

Great game, Uruguay vs. Holland. All-European final coming up. While we wait for the much-anticipated Germany vs. Spain game tomorrow, here is a video that one of my readers, Nagendra Shetty, sent me on the European debt crisis. It is at once funny, disturbing, and scary!

World Cup Diary: New Trade Prospects

Great first day of knockout stage soccer. Both Uruguay vs. South Korea and the USA vs. Ghana have been fantastic games. For the United States, well, Donovan sums it up: “Soccer is a cruel game, sometimes!” It’s interesting to see the round of 16 lineup: six Latin American teams (Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay, Chile, and

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eCommerce Growth Continues In Latin America

MercadoLibre (NASDAQ:MELI), Latin America’s eCommerce leader, continues on its growth path despite the poor global economy. Recently announced Q1 revenues of $32.3 million were 12% higher than the previous year’s revenue. The company missed the Street’s expectations of $32.9 million. However, EPS of $0.12 exceeded the market’s expectations of $0.10 and represented growth of 140% over

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Apollo Takes People Back To School Amidst Recession

The educational program provider Apollo Group (NASDAQ:APOL), which owns the for-profit University of Phoenix, has been exceeding market expectations on a regular basis even in these depressed conditions, a testament to the company’s good execution capabilities and perhaps the popularity of going back to school as layoffs continue.

Vision India 2020: Oishi

During the dotcom heydays, two companies had caught my eye: online diamond jewelry retailer BlueNile and online gift retailer RedEnvelope.

Seven Tech Stocks For Long-Term Hold

One of the best ways to make money in the stock market is to identify high caliber companies early on in their history, and hold on to them through the long term (I mean years, not quarters). I particularly like companies that have large market forces driving them. In some cases, these may not be

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Vision India 2020: Thakur

In June 2008, I was in Kolkata for my aunt’s funeral. As ever, our (very large) family congregated over several meals. Whether it was birth or death, or any other family event, these meals had always acted as catalyst for our bonding, and held for us a place of supreme importance.

Forbes Column 08: Latin America’s eCommerce Leader

My long standing interest in development economics has always led me to look for entrepreneurs and businesses with business models that can impact economies. Here’s my latest Forbes column on Latin America, featuring MercadoLibre. I would love to find other similar stories, so if you have one, feel free to reach out.