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U.S. companies fear the Chinese New Year

U.S. companies fear the Chinese New Year Sewing machines sit idle at a garment factory that lost 60% of its […]

By Oracle | 23 Jan 11 | Also posted in Asia, North America, Stocks | Comments (0)

Steve Jobs: “People With Passion Can Change The World”

Steve Jobs: “People With Passion Can Change The World” Jan. 17 2011 – 12:48 pm | 1,451 views | 0 […]

By Oracle | 22 Jan 11 | Also posted in Food for Thought, Fortune Cookie Wisdom, Investment Wisdom, North America | Comments (0)

China’s Military Comes Into Its Own

By Rodger Baker, Stratfor, Chinese President Hu Jintao is visiting the United States, perhaps his last state visit as president […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | | Also posted in Asia, Food for Thought | Comments (0)

The Astounding Future Growth of the Mobile Internet (Video of Mary Meeker, Managing Director at Morgan Stanley)

Mary Meeker, Managing Director at Morgan Stanley, goes through a whirlwind 30 minute presentation about the future of the Mobile […]

By ATSiem | 21 Jan 11 | Also posted in North America, Statistics, Stocks, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Top Global Political Risks of 2011

Here are the Top Global Political Risks for 2011 as defined by The Eurasia Group. G-Zero Europe Cybersecurity China North […]

By ATSiem | | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Food for Thought, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Social Media in China: The Same, but Different

by Thomas Crampton Much has been written of late about the PRC government’s efforts to control and censor the Internet. […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 20 Jan 11 | Also posted in Asia, Finding Oxstones, Food for Thought, Hedge Fund, Private Equity, Stocks, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

7 Reasons Food Shortages Will Become a Global Crisis

From Activist Post website, Food inflation is here and it’s here to stay.  We can see it getting worse every […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 19 Jan 11 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Commodities, Eastern Europe, Latin America, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Shanghai Prepares for Property Tax to Curb ‘Speculative’ Buying

Shanghai Prepares for Property Tax to Curb ‘Speculative’ Buying Jan. 17 (Bloomberg) — Shanghai, China’s financial center, will this year […]

By Oracle | 16 Jan 11 | Also posted in Asia, Real Estate | Comments (0)

Inflation Won’t Drive Yuan Appreciation, China’s Hu Tells Papers

Inflation Won’t Drive Yuan Appreciation, China’s Hu Tells Papers January 16, 2011, 2:15 PM EST Jan. 16 (Bloomberg) — Chinese […]

By Oracle | | Also posted in Asia, Hedge Fund | Comments (0)

A Banker’s African Adventure

A Banker’s African Adventure Former Hong Kong banker Jose Cortes turned a passion for Africa’s wildlife into a business organizing […]

By Oracle | 15 Jan 11 | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, Commodities, Private Equity | Comments (0)