Tencent nearing a deal to buy 20% of leading online video firm Youku Tudou. Tencent’s latest purchases reflect its M&A approach of taking big stakes in strategic partners, in a bid to find new business opportunities while focusing on its core strengths. (Forbes)展开全文
Today I will be leading a 40 person team in the TOUGH Mudder Challenge. An 11.5 mile coarse with 25 grueling obstacles. I will have some very interesting pictures to post later today. Wish me luck!展开全文
NYSE volume spiked to over 2 billion shares traded in this session due to a Quadruple Expiration. The DOW took a beating -185pts. No QE3 unwind means that QE1, QE2 and now QE3 haven't had their desired effect. Stimulus = fuel for market rally but the economy is still weak. 展开全文
My new Friends from Xinhua News Agency visited me on the NYSE. Deputy Director of Xinhua North America Xiaozheng Zhou, Director of Xinhua North America Xinguo Guan, TV correspondents Christine and Joy.展开全文
Tradehill Bitcoin Exchange Suspends Trading As Regulatory Concerns Rumble On: Popular US Bitcoin exchange Tradehill has suspended all trading of the virtual online currency, as financial regulators continue to grapple with the legalities of Bitcoin. (IBT)展开全文
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell on Monday, turning negative in the last hour of trading after U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said all nations must stand up for accountability on the use of chemical weapons in Syria.展开全文
iPhone 5S and 5C/China~ China's First Financial Daily is reporting that the release date is set for November 28. (Note that BrightWire News also is reporting this date, citing a telecommunications "expert," Yang Tao, who appears in the First Financial Daily report).展开全文
Breaking News: Tesla 1st China showroom later 2013 in Beijing at the exclusive Parkview Green mall, a gleaming, pyramid-shaped plaza designed with sky-gardens and atria spaces.Tesla's 8,000-square-foot showroom will be roughly three times larger than its U.S. showrooms.展开全文
The tortoise and the hare ~ a children's story that emphasizes that "slow and steady" wins the race. Has the Chinese Economy changed its focus to now become the tortoise while other major economies embracing stimulus have become the hare? Who is better of in the end? 展开全文
Marines to battle surf at night tourney: Camp Pendleton, Cali~The night time surfing competition will pit two teams of 15 Marines each against each other from dusk to dark. Teams are made up of Marines from East or West Coast based on where they attended boot camp. 展开全文
//@俞靓: 这个比较纠结，一方面是zf违法了，触犯公民的一些权利，可能会被认为是原则问题，另一方面，可以说zf是社会更大的福祉，更大的公共利益，牺牲一点小权利值得。求讨论。 //@MarkOtto: I knew I wasn't alone in my point of view on this!展开全文
If I have to lose some privacy in exchange for better protection against terrorism, take it and I don't mind...what secrets can I have as an average person?转发 1评论 0
SHARK JUMPS IN BOAT! Stuns New Jersey fishermen! MANASQUAN, N.J. — Two anglers shark fishing east of Manasquan Inlet got a surprise when a 303-pound, 8-foot, 4-inch mako shark leapt into the bow of their 31-foot boat. Then it proceeded to eat the boat!展开全文
John Douangdara and his military war dog Bart are getting a statue that will be placed in the military war dog park in John’s hometown of Omaha, Nebraska. They were on board a Navy SEAL Chinook helicopter when it was shot down by enemy insurgents in Afghanistan on 8/6/11展开全文
I hear the number 8 is lucky in China. How about 8,8,8,8,8,8!! //@康妮君KONIE: Crazy！the jackpot soars to $600M!! i'll buy 2 notes later! tell me munbers!!! @依咦以艺展开全文
U.S Powerball Lottery jackpot is $600 million dollars! The drawing that goes off tonight is 2nd largest ever! The $600 million jackpot includes a $376.9 million cash option. Odds of winning are: 1 in 172.5 million. 80% of possible winning combos have been picked
U.S Powerball Lottery jackpot is $600 million dollars! The drawing that goes off tonight is 2nd largest ever! The $600 million jackpot includes a $376.9 million cash option. Odds of winning are: 1 in 172.5 million. 80% of possible winning combos have been picked 展开全文
U.S drone capable of launching off an aircraft carrier ~ The X-47B, which can carry the equivalent of two precision-guided bombs and fly 2,000 nautical miles in one trip. Twice the distance of an F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. Note the size versus the F-18 below.展开全文
DOW -1.79%, S&P -2.30%, hardest hit sectors: Basic Materials -4.76%, Capital Goods -3.66%,Energy -3.64%. Gold -144. Volatility Index measuring fear in the Market closed +40%! DOW losers beat winners 12 to 1.展开全文 原微博
Here is a picture taken after an interview with another of my reporter friends. It was a volatile day of trading. This picture was taken late in late morning after the DOW Jones rebounded from -175 points to -80 points. It further rallied to close -40 points on the day.展开全文
China based stocks on NYSE = 87. 52.87% trading above 20 day moving average. 44.83% above 50 day moving average. Strength seen in Pharmaceuticals, Education coincides with Beijing's focus. Best performing stock over 1 billion market cap is Vipshop +60.37% year to date.展开全文 原微博
