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10 top business trends of 2012

Investors might gain perspective on the where markets are headed by looking back at what mattered most in the past 12 months.

By Sam Mattera, Benzinga

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all-that
Dec 24, 2012 11:07PM
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The housing recovery?  In my area we have a company called 'D.R.Horton'  They call themselves 'America's builder' and are buying up abandoned infrastructure and putting in really poorly built houses.  And by poorly built, I mean GARBAGE!  Illegal wiring.  Substandard roofing, etc.  I would state bluntly: DON'T buy one of their houses!

And if they want to sue me, please do!  I would love to put all their criminal activity into a legal record!

Bullwinkle056
Dec 24, 2012 9:00PM
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Also trending;  Companies invest in equipment but are still wary of hiring full time employees.
sensitivefeeling
Dec 25, 2012 11:28AM
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spending machine government = unemployed masses= financial collapse............​.......yeahhhhhhhhhh​hhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!​!!!!!
isWalmartreallyaperson
Dec 25, 2012 5:39AM
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Number 1 trend..

Low wages = low birth rates.

Alwzright
Dec 25, 2012 11:50AM
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the real clown is that dumb broad carrying the sign in this article
Alwzright
Dec 25, 2012 11:44AM
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just another fkn for the working man/woman by lib dems!!
Dave
Dec 25, 2012 11:45PM
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What the hell is this?  Must. Change. Homepage.
not a pooper scooper
Dec 25, 2012 10:44PM
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Anybody else aware that many of these are not trends, but news items?

Jimmy801
Jan 4, 2013 10:29AM
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This article is not a prediction of 2014, it's just a recap of 2013.  Anybody can predict the past.  I don't want to jump into a stock that is already up 37%, I want one that is down 37% and will go up 125% in 2014.  Where can I get that information?

DDD00GG
Dec 26, 2012 6:23PM
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obamacare judge constitutional?  yeah, i guess.....if you IGNORE the constitution it is....

ortanga
Dec 25, 2012 9:17PM
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Merry Christmas and a happy new year ))))) i was gone for 4 days ) BUT the dang 98% are holding their sign's wanting hand outs. i sent all their manufacture jobs to China so they can save money at Walmart)) what else do they want??? ohhh they don't have jobs so they cant buy wine at walmart well i guess they can just pick up beer cans i got my 20.5 million bonus))
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