For Herbalife, Global Markets Are Its Oyster

A view of the performance statistics of nutritionals and diet products marketer Herbalife (HLF) might leave investors wondering whether the global economy is so weak after all. In the first quarter, the Los Angeles-based firm reported double-digit volume growth in all of its geographic sectors. Mexico and Asia Pacific led with increases of 32.4% and 30.6%, respectively. China was not far behind as "volume points" rose 28.1% while Central and South