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ThinkstockChina issued its data on home sales prices in May for the nation’s large and mid-sized cities. Activity surged. The National Bureau of Statistics of China made the announcement. On its...
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ThinkstockOne of the bigger acquisitions of the year is getting a negative review from a major shareholder. Smithfield Foods Inc. (NYSE: SFD) has agreed to be acquired by China’s Shuanghui...
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ThinkstockSmithfield Foods Inc. (NYSE: SFD) reported fourth quarter and fiscal year 2013 results before markets opened this morning. The food processing firm reported diluted earnings per share (EPS)...
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ThinkstockThe government of China failed to sell more than a third of new debt it had on the auction block this morning, the first such failure to reach its target in nearly two years. The government...
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ThinkstockWe have tracked the short interest in the following North American Solar companies as of May 31: Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: CSIQ), First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR), GT Advanced...
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ThinkstockLDK Solar Co. Ltd. (NYSE: LDK) reported first-quarter 2013 results before markets opened this morning. The solar PV maker reported a diluted earnings per American depositary share (ADS)...
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ThinkstockThe International Energy Agency (IEA) released a special report on energy use and climate change today, warning that the global goal of limiting the temperature increase to 2º Celsius is...
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ThinkstockCnooc Ltd. (NYSE: CEO), the Hong Kong and U.S. listed arm of China National Offshore Oil Corp., has reached an agreement to partner with Iceland’s Eykon Energy to explore for oil off the...
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courtesy of the White HouseThe most important news out of the summit between China’s President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Obama is that no progress was made on the cyber spying issue. It is so...
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ThinkstockIn most nations, a recession means a contraction of gross domestic prodcut (GDP) for two consecutive quarters. In China, based on its own past standards, a “recession” of a kind might...
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ThinkstockThe growing trade war between China and the European Union, which currently includes complaints about solar hardware and wine, may get much more bruising. Perhaps the best example of how...
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ThinkstockChina-based online retailer LightInTheBox Holding Co. Ltd. (NYSE: LITB) held its initial public offering (IPO) this morning, and the company’s shares have popped. LightInTheBox offered...
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courtesy of McDonald'sA menu of Big Macs and Quarter Pounders must not be enough to drive the growth that McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE: MCD) hoped for, or planned for, in the People’s Republic. The...
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ThinkstockLet the trade wars begin between Europe and China — in this case over solar panel dumping. Bloomberg reports on the dispute: The European Union imposed tariffs as high as 67.9 percent on...
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Courtesy Maersk LineThe U.S. Census Bureau and the Bureau of Economic Analysis reported this morning that the U.S. trade deficit for April totaled $40.3 billion, up from $37.1 billion in March. U.S....
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