China’s Neighbors to Millions of New Free-spending Tourists: “Ni Hao!”

by Ben Kirby of Thornburg Investment Management With more disposable income than ever before, Chinese tourists are venturing abroad in […]

By MarketAngel | 06 Jun 16 | Posted in Asia, Private Equity, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Here’s how the Chinese send billions abroad to buy homes

The ranks of China’s wealthy continue to surge. As their economy shows signs of weakness at home, they’re sending money […]

By Aidualc | 11 Dec 15 | Posted in Asia, Food for Thought, North America, Retirement & Savings, The Big Picture, Tools and Resources, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

China’s Corruption Crackdown Pummels Macau Casinos

The southern Chinese city of Macau is the global capital of casino gambling. Last year, revenue rose about 20 percent, […]

By Aidualc | 19 Dec 14 | Posted in Asia, Food for Thought, The Big Picture, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)

Short Seller James Chanos Targets China’s Casino Industry

By Lynnley Browning, Newsweek, Famed investor James Chanos is increasingly training his skeptical eye — and multibillion-dollar war chest — […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 07 Oct 14 | Posted in Asia, Hedge Fund, Stocks, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Housing Misery Maps Going Viral on China’s Weibo

By Michael Cole, Mingtiandi, Map of China housing “agony” shows years of work necessary to save up a down-payment   […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 22 May 14 | Posted in Asia, Finding Oxstones, Real Estate, Statistics, Tools and Resources, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

The Biggest Bet Ever: Soros, Paulson and Cooperman Take On Adelson Over The Future Of Gambling In America

By Nathan Vardi, Forbes, In November George Soros, John Paulson and Leon Cooperman, three of the most successful hedge fund […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 16 Jan 14 | Posted in Finding Oxstones, Hedge Fund, North America, Private Equity, Stocks, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Betting on Macau

By Mark Mobius,  Franklin Templeton Investments, I count myself fortunate that the continuous quest for good investment opportunities takes me […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 24 Dec 11 | Posted in Asia, The Big Picture | Comments (0)