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The Washington Post Company, founded in 1877, and its subsidiaries run as a publishing, education, media, and cable company in the United States and throughout the world. The company's media branch consists of newspapers in the Washington, D.C., area and Everett — the most prominent of which are the company's flagship newspaper, the Washington Post; a weekly news magazine, Newsweek, which has one domestic and three English-language international editions; and Arthur Frommers Budget Travel. The Washington Post Company also owns several newsprint warehousing, recycling, and printing facilities, and operates an electronic media publishing business, which includes washingtonpost.com. The company also owns and operates six VHF television stations out of Detroit, Houston, Miami, San Antonio, Orlando, and Jacksonville, and market and sell cable systems offering basic cable, digital cable, telephone land lines and other services throughout the US. The Washington Post Company's educational division creates material for intitutes for higher education, professional training services, test preparation companies, and K12 materials for children and schools. The company headquarters are located in Washington, District of Columbia.
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USA Country Analysis ► (edit / improve) The United States (US) has a highly productive, capitalist economy and is the largest and most diverse market in the world. Currency: the US dollar (USD) has the potential to increase in value especially versus the Australian and Canadian dollar because of the significant potential of undervalued companies. Investor Survey: the economic environment is very favorable for long term economic growth due to high scores on economic freedom and economic diversity. Trade: China, Japan, Mexico, and Canada are the top US trading partners, while the leading export and import are electrical machinery and vehicles, respectively. Commodity: The US produces a significant amount of coal and wheat for use at home and as an export. However, the US consumes a larger amount of oil, which contributes to their trade deficit. SWOT Analysis: The leading US strength is its entrepreneurial culture, while the main weakness is high health care cost. Energy independence has the opportunity to propel growth, while the major threat is the housing crisis, which will lower growth. Trading Strategy: An undervalued currency, high investment flow potential and favorable business environment lead to a positive outlook for US investments, which will also benefit from positive international actions.





