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China’s June Official Services PMI Up To 3-Month High

(Reuters) — China’s services sector expanded at its fastest pace in three months in June, an official survey showed on […]

Dear Mr. Dimon, Is Your Bank Getting Corporate Welfare?

When JPMorgan Chase & Co. Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon testifies in the U.S. House today, he will present himself […]

Oxstones Food for Thought – July 2012 – E.U. Crisis – The Never Ending Story!

By Liu-Yue (Louie) Lam, Co-Founder, Chief Investment Strategist, Oxstones Investment Club Why does U.S. model work and EU model does […]

Asian Shares Boosted by China PMI, Japan Tankan

(IBT) Stock markets soared in Asia, carrying forward the optimism of the EU summit last week. Added to the bullishness […]

China, the Game-Changer

By Rebecca McReynolds, Chazen Global Insights, It’s almost impossible to overstate the impact that China’s growth has had — and […]

China Puts Away the Economic Shotgun and Turns to a Stimulus Rifle

By Michael Cole, From Mingtiandi site, When the world was suffering from 2008′s financial panic, China implemented an unprecedented RMB […]

Stock market is saying ‘Don’t fight the Fed’

By Mark Hulbert, MarketWatch CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (MarketWatch) — Don’t fight the Fed! That is only way I know of […]

Jack Ma Is the Loneliest Billionaire in China

It’s been a rough 18 months for Chinese Internet tycoon Jack Ma, founder and chairman of the Alibaba Group, a sprawling […]

India’s Role as Enemy to Women

India remains in the Dark Ages among developing nations largely because of its culture and its broken political system. It might […]

Big four of Euro agree growth boost, split on bonds

(Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel resisted pressure on Friday for common euro zone bonds or a more flexible use […]