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The trillions of dollars that Washington is throwing at beleaguered American industries could have unforeseen consequences in the longer term viability of domestic investment opportunities. Washington’s handouts may come at the expense of funding important R&D projects that could give the U.S. a long-term competitive edge that it appears to be losing to Asia.

If in fact this scenario plays out, emerging markets in Asia could prove to be the superior play in the coming decades as they surpass America’s R&D investments.

R&D is the cornerstone of sustained growth. For example, China recognizes this by launching a branding campaign that turns the pejorative “made in China” to a higher value added “created in China.”

While some of the R&D numbers coming out of Asia today still may pale compared to the U.S., the important criteria is the percentage of GDP and overall growth that these emerging markets are investing in innovation.

For example, South

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We maintain our Hold rating for Telefonica S.A. (TEF), the largest telecommunications company in Spain and Latin America. The company's latest quarterly performance reflected modest revenue improvement with lower contributions from domestic and European regions, offset by respectable growth in its Latin American segment. On a positive note, strong business momentum across wireless, broadband, and Pay TV operating segments coupled with healthy contributions from Latin America boosted solid net subscriber additions. Telefonica continues to dedicate a significant portion of its strong free cash flow to remunerate shareholders through respectable dividend payouts and share repurchase initiatives. However, the environment remains challenging with intensifying competition and we are exercising caution with regard to the company's aggressive acquisition strategy. Additionally, reduced tariff rates imposed by Spanish and European regulations are tightening wireless revenue per user and stagnation in the domestic wireline business is expected to continue in

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Headquartered in Longview, Washington, Nettel Holdings Corporation is a holding company owning subsidiaries engaged in diverse business activities. Their mission is to produce successful subsidiaries that are financially viable and freestanding. Their main subsidiaries are in telecommunications and software. Founded in 1999, the Company’s subsidiaries work to develop new and innovative technologies.

Nettel Holdings focuses on nurturing high-growth, high-tech businesses into profitable industry leaders. They provide the necessary financing and business support services that speed the development of their subsidiaries by providing them with targeted resources and services.

Nettel’s telecommunications services business includes advanced voice order processing direct. This handles routing management, settlements, billing, and administration activities for carriers. It also includes voice over Internet protocol services. This consists of residential and commercial long distance, prepaid calling card, PC to phone, unified messaging, and teleconferencing services. The Company’s computer equipment business exports computer electronics equipment.

The Company’s AVOP subsidiary delivers toll quality international

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Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) declared that it will eliminate 1,000 management positions as global economy languishes.

The telecommunications giant aims to save one billion euros per year in 2009 and 2010. It expects to break even in 2009, and also forecasted an 8% to 12% drop in its market the same year.

For 2009, analysts are looking for a profit of 30 cents. Shares are down approximately 7% this afternoon.

Alcatel is a Zacks #3 Rank ("Hold") company.

"ALU" Free Stock Analysis: Buy? Sell? Hold?Zacks Investment Research

The following article cites these stocks: SAP AG (SAP), Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. (CTSH), Genpact Limited (G), Infosys Technologies Limited (INFY), Wipro Limited (WIT), AIG (AIG), Credit Suisse Group AG (CS), BT Group Plc (BT), Patni Computer Systems Ltd. (PTI) and Satyam Computer (SAY).

The current global economic and market downturn has taken its toll on the IT Services group as a whole. The Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) companies were all under significant pressure even before the current economic malaise, with a slowdown in its growth trajectory for 2008, and the Street had already discounted the 2008 slowdown relative to 2007. In other words, the BPO companies were all trading with an early-2009 growth/recovery story in mind.

However, this thesis is now undergoing some re-evaluation, given that overall recovery prospects are being pushed towards the latter half of 2009. The current financial market fallout adds further uncertainty to their growth picture, with

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The following article cites these stocks: SAP AG (SAP), Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. (CTSH), Genpact Limited (G), Infosys Technologies Limited (INFY), Wipro Limited (WIT), AIG (AIG), Credit Suisse Group AG (CS), BT Group Plc (BT), Patni Computer Systems Ltd. (PTI) and Satyam Computer (SAY).

The current global economic and market downturn has taken its toll on the IT Services group as a whole. The Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) companies were all under significant pressure even before the current economic malaise, with a slowdown in its growth trajectory for 2008, and the Street had already discounted the 2008 slowdown relative to 2007. In other words, the BPO companies were all trading with an early-2009 growth/recovery story in mind.

However, this thesis is now undergoing some re-evaluation, given that overall recovery prospects are being pushed towards the latter half of 2009. The current financial market fallout adds further uncertainty to their growth picture, with

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Managing Director Peter Jacobs brings more than twenty-five years of experience in the telecommunications and technology sectors to the company. Previously, he served as a president of a nationwide telecommunications inter-exchange carrier where he was responsible for the conception, development, and rollout for the prepaid calling card. Later, he successfully rolled out the first machine-vended telecard in America. Within two years, a nationwide network of 3,000 of these advanced vending machines was in almost every major truck stop in the U.S.

Corporate Counsel William Haseltine has more than two decades of experience in corporate and securities law and has practiced around the world. He spent nearly ten years at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission where he was Special Counsel, working in the Office of International Corporate Finance, the Office of Disclosure Policy, the Office of Chief Counsel and the Office of Disclosure Operations. His expertise lies in small businesses and

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