NBCUniversal is laying off 500 employees, or approximately 1.5% of its total workforce in a round of year-end belt tightening.

BEIJING:  Western economies are struggling to overcome a sovereign debt crisis in Europe, a fiscal cliff in the United States, along with rising trade protectionist sentiments. Dismay appears to have replaced hope with no clear-cut solutions apparent in the foreseeable future.

Despite gloomy economic conditions, many nations in the Asia-Pacific region maintain stable growth rates. Accordingly, the China Investment Corporation, or CIC, has announced plans for more investments with neighboring countries.

A new trend is developing in the US economy. It’s called ‘Obamasized,’ which refers to Americans who voted for President Barack Obama’s re-election bid and then lost their jobs or forced to take pay cuts after November 6.

Obama voters who have already been confronted by ‘Obamasizing’ will soon discover that the US President of “Hope” and “Change” won’t help them find higher-income jobs. Congratulations, you got what you voted for.

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Apparently, a news Website is posting a countdown of employment layoffs that are occurring after President Barack Obama got re-elected on Tuesday. There are so many that I lost track after 12,000.

To view the Obama Layoffs Countdown on Free Republic, link here:

BEIJING:  Manufacturing solar panels are costly endeavors even in countries that enjoy low labor costs such as in China. Consequently, solar companies from all over the world appear to need help with either subsidies or special government loans. 

Meanwhile, eco-friendly companies tout a cleaner environment as good incentive to produce alternative energy resources that include windmills, hydroelectric dams and solar panels. Yet, environmentalists have already noticed a few flaws to the strategy.

BEIJING: Last evening, Dallas Blog's Tom McGregor debated University of Texas Professor Peter Trubowitz on the Dialogue Show, which was broadcast live in the studio of CCTV's English News channel in Beijing, China at 7:30 pm local time.  Tom McGregor and Professor Trubowitz discussed President Barack Obama’s re-election and the continuing crisis in the Middle East.

To watch video footage of the ‘Texas Shootout’ on CCTV’s Dialogue Show, link here:

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BEIJING:  Now that President Barack Obama has secured his re-election bid to the White House, perhaps US oil & gas companies should think about investing elsewhere. Pretty soon, Obama will implement more stringent EPA regulations and good luck getting the Keystone XL Pipeline built.

Did you know that China holds the world’s largest shale gas reserves and the government is encouraging more foreign investments?

To learn more about shale gas in China, link here: