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Google’s Decision Highlights the Dangers of Doing Business in China
The ramifications of Google's decision to leave China are deep: China's leadership, be careful what you wish for. I have been a student of China for 40 years. Alas, no, I did not learn Mandarin. When I started reading about China in 1969, and taking university courses on its culture and history in...
Crude Prices Stagnate Amid Doubts About Global Demand
Oil Market Summary 03/08/2010 to 03/12/2010 Crude oil prices tread water for the week as uncertainty about demand continued to weigh on the market. Prices were down slightly on the week, with the benchmark West Texas Intermediate settling on Friday at $81.24 a barrel, compared with $81.50 a week...
Shipping Indices Highlight a Potential Commodities Sell off
The China Containerized Freight Index has bee-lined upward in 2010. The index tracks shipping prices for goods sailing from China to 11 different regions around the world. Between January 15 and February 26, the index rose 17%. During the same period, the Baltic Dry Index (which tracks average...
What is the Biggest Question in the Markets Right Now?
Now that the S&P rallied over 60 pct since last March 2009, and pretty much all other markets except housing and real estate have also rallied (anything connected to financial markets that received the half of the several $trillion of US and other central bank emergency money infusions beginning big...
Heard of them? World Capital Markets (44 Wall St.)
http://www.worldcapitalmarket.com/ Is this merchant bank legit? It seems like it would provide great exposure to the asian markets since most chinese companies are trying to go IPO in the US. My colleague told me that the companies they worked with (Clients tab) are well-established in the mainland....
16 Geopolitical Megatrends that will Affect Every Aspect of your Life
Substantial and unmistakable signs of profound change in the global strategic framework have become concrete in the past year. The stress in the structure has already developed into fissures. The transformation, in reality, has been underway since the end of the Cold War, and will continue and...
China Secures Gas Supply From Turkmenistan: Who’s the True Winner?
On December 14, 2009, an inauguration took place that deserves more attention than it received because it marks an economic power shift to the benefit of three Central Asian countries and China and to the detriment of Russia. The presidents of China - Hu Jintao, Turkmenistan - Gurlanguly...
Scam Alert
This is a scam alert. It's a beijing based firm called Dayue Consulting. I was arranged a dinner interview with the director, he never showed up, and is m.i.a. now not answering calls. It's not like I signed anything, but he wasted three months of my time, quite a few data bytes on my BB , phone...
Int'l Consulting
Hey guys, I recenly got an offer from a big Chinese Consulting firm's 1st LA branch(opening soon) Right now I'm evaluating the whole offer I would appreciate if you guys threw out some thoughts on what could be the pros and cons of working at a new branch Thanks
Has anybody heard of China International Fund Management?
The only thing I know is that it is a joint venture J.P. Morgan Fleming Asset Management (UK) Limited ("JPMorgan") and Shanghai International Trust and Investment Co., Ltd. ("SITICO"). Has anybody worked there or worked with them before?
LBS or China + CFA®? What's your opinion?
Hi guys, I am facing the greatest dilemma of my life and I would really appreciate your inputs. Here's my situation: I just graduated with distinction from a top Canadian university with a finance major. Like many people, I got caught by the crisis this fall, and I was not able to secure a full-time...
Best financial online news in HongKong/China
Quick question, are there any good online financial news focus on Hong Kong, China deal flows, and investment banking activities?
china dream
guys where do u see china as an economy in a decade or two and compared to us and eu.\ Moreover isnt this the right time to pursue a career in that economy and grow with it. wouldnt it be good time to have an mba from china and work in china or asia pacific in investment banking or investment...
China Oks short-selling
How ironic.... ------------------------ http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/china-oks-s…{604C826D-2BEF-4C37-BC69-15192C2491B2} HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- China's cabinet has agreed to let investors sell borrowed stock as well as allow them to buy shares on credit to help develop the country's...
Who would you rather be: U.S. President, CEO of Goldman, Head of China Commie Party, CEO of Google, Prime Minister of Russia
Go ahead and pick one. Or better yet rate them. And tell us your reasoning. For the winning response, I will touch your head with my magic wand and make your wish a reality (and for the losers I'll just slap your head with my penis and make you homophobic nightmare a reality).
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