R.E.S.-ilience in Value Creation 《竹经：经商经世离不得立根创新》
April 22, 2014 Leave a comment
His devotion to ailing wife will move you to tears
Tuesday, Apr 15, 2014
The New Paper
By Maureen Koh
SINGAPORE – Devotion is a word not often used these days where love is the common currency of expression between a man and woman. If you want to truly understand it, you need to read this story.
April 22, 2014 Leave a comment
Last updated: April 14, 2014 7:25 pm
Temasek’s dealmaking reflects big bets on rise of the consumer
By Jeremy Grant in Singapore
From toothpaste and shampoo in China to instant noodles and tomato paste in Africa, Temasek is betting big on growth in an emerging middle class – a significant shift for Singapore’s $171bn national investment agency, long known for its emphasis on the financial sector.
April 22, 2014 Leave a comment
Buffett derivatives, just ignore the volatility
Dan McCrum | Apr 14 16:44 | Comment | Share
Part of the BUFFETT DERIVATIVES SERIES
There’s an old Russian proverb, popularised by Ronald Reagan, which comes up among due diligence types: trust, but verify. Read more of this post
April 22, 2014 Leave a comment
April 14, 2014 8:30 am
Is ‘smart beta’ the latest magic money tree?
By Pauline Skypala
Returns could decline as more money flows into the strategies
Investors are always on the lookout for a magic money tree. The latest candidate for that label has been dubbed “smart beta”, although some would argue it fits neither of those descriptions. Read more of this post
April 22, 2014 Leave a comment
April 15, 2014 6:38 am
Chinese munis will help curb shadow banks
By Henny Sender
Beijing to hasten launch of municipal bond market
It is never a good idea to have an overdeveloped capital market, as is the case in the US. Nor is it a good idea to have an under-developed capital market, as is the case in China. But at least governments can address the former more easily than the latter. Read more of this post
April 22, 2014 Leave a comment
April 14, 2014 11:46 am
China engineers ‘Potemkin defaults’ to mask debt reality
By Jamil Anderlini in Beijing
Beijing wants market discipline without halting growth
In the past two months, China has suffered its first domestic bond default in recent history and a series of small bankruptcies that have some investors fretting the country could face its very own “Lehman moment”. Read more of this post
April 22, 2014 Leave a comment
April 14, 2014 4:04 pm
The Fragile Middle: China’s migrant workers test urbanisation drive
By Jamil Anderlini in Beijing
Xu Bo has worked in a construction gang in Beijing for four years, helping build the city apartments and skyscrapers that symbolise China’s urban transformation. Read more of this post
April 22, 2014 Leave a comment
How the internet is making it harder to read books
April 8, 2014
Michael S. Rosenwald
Claire Handscombe has a commitment problem online. Like a lot of internet surfers, she clicks on links posted on social networks, reads a few sentences, looks for exciting words, and then grows restless, scampering off to the next page she probably won’t commit to. Read more of this post
April 22, 2014 Leave a comment
April 14, 2014 2:47 pm
A nod to the power of humour
By Sam Leith
In diplomacy, in business communications and in defensive PR, being funny is hugely valuable
To Trinity College, Oxford to give a talk at the UK Speechwriters’ Guild’s annual conference for speechwriters and business communicators. A proper treat. I don’t know what the collective noun for speechwriters is, but here they were – delegates from all over Europe listening to presentations, swapping tips and eating biscuits. Read more of this post
April 22, 2014 Leave a comment
Regulators Weigh Curbs on Trading Fees
SEC Officials Consider Testing ‘Maker-Taker’ Plans
SCOTT PATTERSON And ANDREW ACKERMAN
April 14, 2014 7:08 p.m. ET
WASHINGTON—A fee system that is a major source of revenue for exchanges and some high-frequency trading firms is coming under the heightened scrutiny of regulators concerned that market prices are being distorted, according to top Securities and Exchange Commission officials. Read more of this post
April 22, 2014 1 Comment
April 14, 2014 5:18 pm
How Sports Direct won a place in the premier league of retail
By Andrew Hill and Andrea Felsted
Sports Direct has no official outpost in Verbier. But most weeks in winter, Mike Ashley, the sporting goods retailer’s mercurial founder, rewards small groups of top-performing staff with a stay in his chalet, complete with private chef. The association of the upmarket Swiss ski resort and the value-driven chain – with its racks of discounted trainers and tracksuits – feels unlikely. But the chalet perks are emblematic of the group’s unorthodox management, inbuilt contradictions and extraordinary ambition. Read more of this post
April 22, 2014 Leave a comment
Housing Trouble Grows in China
Overbuilding by Real-Estate Developers Leaves Smaller Cities With Glut of Apartments
BOB DAVIS and
ESTHER FUNG
April 14, 2014 10:30 p.m. ET
CHANGZHOU, China— Wu Xuesong, a professor in this city on the Yangtze, says he doubled his money on an apartment he bought as an investment some years back and is ahead on a second.
April 22, 2014 Leave a comment
Stock Pickers Get Turn To Shine
FRANCESCO GUERRERA
Updated April 14, 2014 11:11 p.m. ET
First it was Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin. Now it is markets and the Federal Reserve that are engaged in “conscious uncoupling.” Read more of this post
April 22, 2014 Leave a comment
Is Film the End of the Road for Small Cinemas?
As Studios Shift to Digital Distribution, Theaters Struggle to Pay for Upgrades; A Bake Sale in Berwick
ERICH SCHWARTZEL
April 14, 2014 8:15 p.m. ET
When Renee DiAugustine-Bower’s grandfather died in 2013, she took over the one-screen movie theater he’d operated in their small Pennsylvania town for decades. She also inherited a looming need to shell out $60,000 for new technology or be forced to close the theater’s doors. Read more of this post
April 22, 2014 Leave a comment
Wal-Mart Cries Foul on China Fines
Company Says Safety Burden Unfairly Falls on Retailers, Rather Than Manufacturers
LAURIE BURKITT in Beijing And SHELLY BANJO in New York
Updated April 13, 2014 8:38 p.m. ET
China’s government is stepping up the regulation of food manufacturers and retailers. The WSJ’s Deborah Kan speaks with David Ettinger from law firm Keller and Heckman about the latest changes in China’s food standards.
April 22, 2014 Leave a comment
Apr 14, 2014
Education and India’s Jobs Crisis
RAYMOND ZHONG and SAPTARISHI DUTTA
Ram Singh knows basic arithmetic, Hindi and elementary English. But he regrets leaving school early. Read more of this post
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Apr 14, 2014
Beijing’s Bad-Air Days, Finally Counted
Thanks to the U.S. State Department, Beijing residents finally have the answer to one of the city’s greatest mysteries: How often is the air polluted?
April 22, 2014 Leave a comment
Asia Joins Trend Toward Floating-Rate Bonds
Issuance at Fastest Pace on Record to Catch U.S. Demand
FIONA LAW
April 14, 2014 12:51 a.m. ET
To take advantage of demand from U.S. investors worried about rising interest rates, Asian companies are changing the way they raise cash, selling floating-rate debt at the fastest pace on record. Read more of this post
April 22, 2014 Leave a comment
Samsung Says Branding Drove Gains
Electronics Maker Insists Apple Had Nothing to Do With Its Smartphone Success
DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI
Updated April 14, 2014 7:22 p.m. ET
A Samsung Electronics Co. executive said its gains in the U.S. smartphone market are the result of a strategy shift begun in 2011, not because it “followed” Apple Inc.AAPL +0.40% ‘s iPhone. Read more of this post
April 22, 2014 Leave a comment
Hunt for Thai Radio Personality Grows
Ko Tee Accused of Threatening King Bhumibol
JAMES HOOKWAY
Updated April 14, 2014 7:11 p.m. ET
BANGKOK—A nationwide manhunt for an outspoken radio commentator accused of threatening the country’s king expanded Monday and has rekindled one of Thailand’s most flammable disputes: the role of its monarchy. Read more of this post
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