Here's What Will Happen If China's Economy Lands Hard
China's policymakers are aggressively clamping down on what some experts are calling a credit bubble. This comes as China's economy slows and incoming data continues to disappoint.All of this has...
View ArticleCHARLIE MUNGER: Energy Independence Is A Dumb Idea
Some surprising people, including the CEO of Exxon, think true American energy independence is actually a bad idea.Add Berkshire Hathaway Vice-Chairman Charlie Munger's name to that list.Munger...
View ArticleThese Countries Will Get Slammed If China Lands Hard
The Chinese economy posted 7.5% GDP growth in the second quarter, confirming fears of an economic slowdown. The disappointing Flash PMI report only worsened these concerns.And worries of a hard...
View ArticleCHART OF THE DAY: One Mega Trend Has Been Behind Every Major Asian Economic...
China's economy is slowing.Among the many problems the country faces is unfavorable demographics.Specifically, its working-age population has been peaking, and it's projected to decline."That...
View ArticleThe Biggest Threat To National Security Is The Thumb Drive
How did we destroy Iranian nuclear facilities? With a thumb drive. And how did Snowden allegedly smuggle out the blueprints to the NSA? With a thumb drive.No, it wasn't by some ultra secretive means of...
View ArticleChina Just Announced A Few Key Measures To Bolster Growth: Here Are All The...
Chinese GDP slowed to 7.5% in the second quarter, confirming fears of an economic slowdown.But Chinese premier Li Keqiang helped calm markets this week by saying that 7.5% is the growth floor for...
View ArticleFollowing Reports That A Woman Was Shocked To Death By Her iPhone, Apple...
Last week, a Chinese woman was reportedly shocked to death when she answered a call on her iPhone 4 while it was charging.Apple immediately said it would investigate what happened.Now, Apple is...
View ArticleChina Is Skeptical About Plans To Build The World's Tallest Building In Just...
It’s a plan so audacious many Chinese don’t even think it’s possible, but that didn’t stop Changsha-based construction company Broad Sustainable Building from breaking ground Saturday on the world’s...
View Article5 Charts That Perfectly Capture The Incredible Rise Of China
The latest economic reports confirm that the Chinese economy is slowing.But it's worth taking a step back to see how far China has come in the past 30 years.Here's an interesting set of charts from...
View ArticleENERGY 2040: Here Are The 11 Most Important Slides From The EIA's New Global...
The Energy Information Administration, one of the government's greatest research outfits, has released its latest outlook for what the energy landscape will look like by 2040.The takeaways:Oil's share...
View ArticleCHART OF THE DAY: China Is Literally Going Nuclear
The EIA released its world energy outlook through 2040. There were lots of fascinating charts, but this one jumped out at us: China's projected use of nuclear power.From about 15 gigawatts to 160...
View ArticlePorn Filtering System David Cameron Praised Has Alleged Chinese Military Ties
The filtering system praised by British Prime Minister David Cameron is controlled by Huawei, a controversial Chinese company with alleged ties to that nation's government, BBC reports.The 'Homesafe'...
View ArticleChinese Wage Growth Is Slowing Significantly
China's one-child policy has contributed to a demographic structure in which the working-age population isn't growing fast enough to sufficiently support economic growth.Companies are struggling to...
View ArticleSee The Chinese Government-Backed Video Game That Lets You Fight Japan For...
A Chinese military-themed computer game named Glorious Mission Online will release an update on August 1, the South China Morning Post reports, allowing users to take part in missions related to the...
View ArticleChinese Policymakers Are Being Sent To A Mao Bootcamp Where They're Being...
After the Chinese leadership handover one of the biggest debates among China watchers was whether the new make-up of the Communist Party would be more open to political and economic reform. In the...
View ArticleHUGH HENDRY: 'The Storm That Caused Chaos Across Financial Markets Since May...
Valuewalk has obtained Hugh Hendry's June investor letter in which he argues that the storm across financial markets isn't over yet.Hendry, manager of the hedge fund Eclectica Asset Management, writes...
View Article5 Things That'll Offset All Of The Bad Economic News Out Of China
As Chinese economic data continues to disappoint, investors are bracing for trouble in the emerging market.Some economists have warned of a possible "hard landing," a scenario where Chinese growth...
View ArticleJIM O'NEILL: No, China's Economy Is Not Headed For A 'Hard Landing'
The week before last, China reported that its second quarter GDP slowed to 7.5pc, following on from 7.7pc growth rate reported in Q1.Many people are worrying that China's weaker growth is not only set...
View ArticleChina Is #1 At These Twelve Things
China is the world's second largest economy. In many things, it's the biggest. In other things, it's not.Some good. Some bad.From Deutsche Bank's House View report:SEE ALSO: 17 Reasons Why Economists...
View ArticleEverything You Know About What's Been Driving The Commodities Supercycle Is...
There’s no denying China’s massive economic growth over the past decade, as the country recorded an average GDP of more than 10 percent per year. In only seven years, China’s economy doubled; in 13...
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