DocInChina:
If you posted this 5 years ago I would agree regarding the quality coming out of China. In fact the quality has improved greatly and the Chinese manufacturing push is to shun OEM...
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DocInChina:
If you posted this 5 years ago I would agree regarding the quality coming out of China. In fact the quality has improved greatly and the Chinese manufacturing push is to shun OEM...
CME4SPECS: <<I thought all products sold in USA needed to have the country of origin marked on them. So, a frame unmarked has no country of origin?>>
Country of origin rules are from US Customs....
CME4SPECS: <<Most of Oakley sunglasses don't aren't even marked with the country of origin!>>
If a product is assembled in the US using some imported parts, no country mark is the legal...
oscar91 <<for those of you who don't know, it may say "Made in the US" on Oakleys, but that only means the parts were put together at their plant in California>>
US assembly of imported parts...
DocInChina: <<You are so seriously misinformed that it truly is mind boggling. You are buying from companies who employ people. The companies pay tax dollars to their government who then reinvests...
<<Countrywide Chief Executive Angelo Mozilo called the current market cycle "the most severe in the contemporary history of our industry.">>
Maybe he shouldn't have made so many loans to people...
DocInChina: <<the "larger and better factories" receive the larger international contracts but they farm out alot of their work to the smaller factories.>>
Some, yes; "a lot" as a % of total...
The quality of factories varies dramatically. The factory location now matters less and the specific factory selected is the key. Although DocInChina's comments re small order sizes is true, the...
Chris Ryser: <<So how are we going to handle a possible economic crisis>>
No way to know how it will play out. Many moving parts, each controlled by different players and many unpredictable...
Chris Ryser: <<Question...............how much would the economy slow, when the Fed will raise interest rates, which they will have to do in order to prop up the Dollar at some point ?>>
You...
Steve Machol: <<China (who holds the largest amount of our debt)>>
They do hold a lot and it is growing but Japan holds 48.5% more than China as of April 2007 per the US Treasury Dept.
At...
Chris: <<There is no rule you can set to prevent acquisitions unless you would have some valid laws preventing cartels and price fixing.>>
Contradictory. The laws preventing cartels and price...
Press release this evening. LUX to buy Oakley.
Grubendol, our tax rules are not totally fair but your comments are misleading. The most recent data I can find shows that the top 1% of the income distribution paid 34% of the total income taxes....
Goldman Sachs issued a report suggesting the LUX - Oakley buyout potential. Subsequent news reports stated that Nike might be looking also. One key clue is that Oakley has modified their stock...
The goal is important but the task is not easy. Neil Houghton worked on the project for many years. Jim Morrison is another who put forth great effort for many years with limited results.
The...
Molded
Andrew is very close but it is:
Societa Azionaria Fabbrica Italiana Lavorazione Occhiali
Most low price readers made in China use acrylic lenses.
Sterling - official name Emerging Vision - owns Combine.
Fezz: <<My concern has always been the fear of being ripped off. I have friends in other industries who have had very bad experiences with dealing with Chinese companies. I have been told that a lot...
Johns: <<Not all of it, but a good percentage of Oakleys are now made in China. Go ahead, pick up an Oakley. Remember how they all said "Made In USA" in huge letters? Notice how some don't have any...
The stock was up close to 3% in Milano and hence openned up strong in New York. The general move up after the Fed statement became an add-on.
The jump in Milano is reported to be due to a...
Chris Ryser: <<but it has not happened yet>>
Incorrect.
Jacqui: <<Done deal>>
Correct.
For-Life <<Yes, but if you look at the link you will see that it mentions eye-care>>
That is a complete listing of all Hoya business segments. It is not limited to the businesses in the...