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Android Is Crushing Apple In Smartphone Shipments Worldwide (AAPL)
Android is dominating Apple in smartphone shipments on a global scale. More than 100 million of the 158 million smartphones shipped worldwide in the second quarter ran on Android, according to the...
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Many feel that China is the engine for the world economy, and worry that if it slows down, we may be doomed to a recession or even a depression. However, I don’t feel it’s time to push the panic...
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Here's Why Apple Is Falling Behind In China (AAPL)
If the two most important words of Apple's earnings call last month were "fall transition," then the third most important word was probably China. Tim Cook repeatedly emphasized the company's growth...
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Here's The Real Reason China Is Buying US Businesses At Record Pace
CNN Money reports Chinese buying of U.S. business at record pace: Chinese direct investment in the United States could hit a record high in 2012, according to a new research report released Wednesday....
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Chinese Retaliate Against The US Swim Coach By Posting His Contact Info On Weibo
John Leonard, the top US swim official who said he suspected 16-year-old Chinese swimmer Ye Shiwen of doping earlier this week, has already seen a big backlash from China (there's even resulted in...
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In China It's Common For The Wealthy To Hire Body Doubles To Avoid Prison
In China the extremely wealthy can avoid prison terms by hiring body doubles. A new report from Slate's Geoffrey Sant points to an incident when a wealthy Chinese youth who killed a 25-year old...
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THE APPLE INVESTOR: Three Heavy Hitters Just Jumped On Apple TV, Coincidence?...
The Apple Investor is a daily report from SAI. Sign up here to receive it by email. AAPL Up With Markets Markets are booming out of the gates as the jobs report crushes expectations. Shares of AAPL...
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The Chinese Government Has Issued Six Bizarre New Rules For State Television
China's top broadcasting regulator has issued six new rules (or "suggestions") for television production, the state-run Beijing News reports. They sound bizarre to western ears: Remakes of foreign...
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Why You Should Like Ed DeMarco
Edward De Marco is the acting head of the FHFA. He is responsible for what happens at Fannie and Freddie. A lot of people hate this guy and want to see him sacked. I like him. I think he is one a few...
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Why Bronte Capital Is Shorting A Luxury Company And Terrified About China
At my hedge fund we usually short frauds. Stuff with dodgy accounts and dodgy prospects promoted by people who would be car salesmen if stock promotion were less lucrative. But sometimes, just...
View ArticleWhy China's New Slowdown Could Be Worse Than 2008
Earlier this week, I was interviewed by the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) for their website, about the current state of the Chinese economy. You can read what I had to say below, or check out...
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Zambian Miners Kill Chinese Supervisor Over Pay
LUSAKA (Reuters) - Zambian miners killed a Chinese supervisor and seriously wounded another on Saturday in a pay dispute at the Collum coal mine, labor minister Fackson Shamenda said on Sunday....
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The US-Vs-China Olympic Battle Is Too Close To Call
They have had badminton players sent home for losing on purpose, a brilliant swimming prodigy caught up in a swirl of doping allegations and a gold snatched away from them in the women's cycling team...
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Corporate Profit Warnings In Hong Kong Could Be A Big Contrarian Indicator
Earlier we mentioned that Hong Kong-listed companies (many of which are Chinese companies) have issued profit warnings at a record pace. There is little doubt that many of these companies are facing...
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Beijing Tells US To 'Shut Up' Over South China Sea Tensions
The Chinese Foreign Ministry's over the weekend condemned a U.S. State Department statement that said Washington was closely monitoring territorial disputes in the South China Sea, and that China's...
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China Is Closing In On A Major Turning Point: It May Weaken Its Currency...
In one of the starkest signs that China could let its currency depreciate against the U.S. dollar, state-owned China Securities Journal (via The Financial Times) has said the country needs a weaker...
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BII CHART OF THE DAY: Chinese Smartphone Shipments Skyrocket
Business Insider Intelligence a new research and analysis service focused on mobile computing and the Internet. The product is currently in beta. For more information, and to sign up for a free 30-day...
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THE APPLE INVESTOR: Why Samsung's Case Against Apple Is Baloney (AAPL)
The Apple Investor is a daily report from SAI. Sign up here to receive it by email. AAPL Up As Markets Rally Markets are up to start the week as the rally in Europe sparks optimism. Shares of AAPL...
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Citi Presents 14 Global Hot Spots That Have The Potential To Explode
The European economy is deteriorating and leaders across the continent are being booted from office in favor of a new generation of politicians. Rising tensions in the Middle East and uncertainty over...
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THEN AND NOW: Photos Show How China Has Changed Over 100 Years
An exhibition at The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute in Massachusetts pinpoints exactly what has changed or stayed the same in Northern China through photographs from the early 20th and 21st...
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