Tag archive for ‘China’

• China and Capitalism

  29 March 11 • Comments Off

  

  Part III in Dennis Sheehan’s fascinating series on the Chinese markets. Here’s a short excerpt:

  The old adage what goes up must come down became a reality in 2008. The Shanghai Exchange, hit with world financial crisis dropped an amazing 65%. Volatility has always been a part of China. The recovery was quick and in 2010 the world’s largest IPO was offered at 22.1 Billion USD which was completed by the Agricultural Bank of China. By the end of 2010 the exchange had a market cap of 2.7 Trillion USD.

• China’s Move toward Capitalism

  16 March 11 • Comments Off

  

  Here’s Part 2 of Dennis Sheehan’s three-part series on China. Here’s a little tidbit: “The mid eighties were like the Wild West in China for the astute investor. It was very specialized and you had to be knowledgeable in doing business there but it was extremely profitable for some.”

• China’s New Export: Too Big To Fail

  5 March 10 • 1 comment

  Market Defies Fear of Real Estate Bubble in China A real estate bubble, fueled by bad loans and too much leverage, explains much of our stock market’s turmoil since 2008. So today’s article from The New York Times on the Chinese edition, caught my attention. Here are a few of the  sound bites: Last year, [...]

• The Death of Insider Trading

  3 November 09 • Comments Off

  

  Galleon invested in high-tech businesses, which build chips and other gizmos that enable information to “travel at the speed of light.” In doing so, the hedge fund sewed the seeds of its own demise. Its portfolio companies manufacture products that 1) negate the long-term value of insider information and 2) make it more difficult to obtain.

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