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Worries are building about the prospects for China's economy, but GameChangerStocks.com's Hilary Kramer says there are some good long-term opportunities for investors. Her stock picks: Two non-Chinese companies invested heavily in China.

Thirsting for an interesting investment? Consider water. The precious resource could prove very lucrative over the next decade as its use in agriculture, industrial production and other areas surges. There are several water industry stocks and mutual funds that could be good bets.

There may be signs of an economic recovery, but times are still tough in Los Angeles: Unless the mayor and city council approve a transfer of $90 million from an emergency reserve fund, Los Angeles will run out of cash as early as May 5.

Water utilities are the only companies on the Standard & Poor's 1500 that haven't seen double-digit percentage growth in the last year. Are they ready to start catching up with the rest of the economy at last? Valuation and technicals tell an interesting story.

Some of the best reads for investors from the internet, including the stocks Warren Buffett owns that have the highest upside potential.

The New York Times today ran a troubling story about the nation's drinking water supply, reporting that as many as 19 million Americans get sick from drinking tap water from regulated water systems each year. It reports that more than 20% of the 54,700 U.S. water treatment systems have reported...

On a recent trip down to Silicon Valley from San Francisco, I got a chance to sit down for an extended discussion with Brian Hinman. He is one of a growing number of A-list venture capitalists who have jumped the fence from IT into alternative energy and greentech ventures. Oak Investment Partners...

Frank Sinton thinks human waste is highly underrated -- and highly profitable. A tech entrepreneur and the founder of PMC BioTec, Sinton pounds the table for the benefits of better processing of biowastes as not only environmentally sound but also good business. And he has the technology to prove...

The story of Fiji Water, as detailed in a startling investigative piece in Mother Jones magazine this month, seems familiar. Leafing through the story, I found myself trying to remember where I'd read this tale before; like an old melody at the back of my brain, it hovered, just beyond memory....

The world is facing a water crisis ... but try to get Americans concerned.The world we live in faces an imminent water crisis, with countries including China and India, parts of Central and Eastern Europe and the majority of Africa and the Middle East experiencing significant water shortage. (I...