Of course it is.
Why else would you be so quick to deny it with no substantive arguement to back it up?
Just the same old skanky ad hominems that we've come to expect from you.
Of course it is.
Don't be ridiculous. Foreign Direct Investment simply means someone from outside the U.S. buys interest in a business here in the U.S. It doesn't necessarily mean that the foreign entity is starting a business here. It often means that their money is coming here, and they become the new owners, or part-owners of what was formerly a U.S.-owned company.
If they wanted to, the foreign direct investors could actually lay off workers, in order to make their new acquisition more profitable. So don't try pretending that Foreign Direct Investment equals insourcing, because you are distorting the issue.
FDI refers to an investment made to acquire lasting interest in enterprises operating outside of the economy of the investor. Further, in cases of FDI, the investor´s purpose is to gain an effective voice in the management of the enterprise. The foreign entity or group of associated entities that makes the investment is termed the "direct investor". The unincorporated or incorporated enterprise-a branch or subsidiary, respectively, in which direct investment is made-is referred to as a "direct investment enterprise". Some degree of equity ownership is almost always considered to be associated with an effective voice in the management of an enterprise; the BPM5 suggests a threshold of 10 per cent of equity ownership to qualify an investor as a foreign direct investor.