Bubbles

AIM listed China tech stock Geong (LSE:GNG) is at 5.875p valued at just £2.13 million and according to its AGM statement it has net cash of £2.2 million and it recorded a small profit last year (to March 31st 2012) of £400,000 ( down from £2.6 million) on sales of £9.7 million (£11.3 million). So […]

I have for months argued here that the experts have got it wrong. City analysts tell you that by slashing interest rates and by investing $99 billion in new infrastructure projects China can avoid a hard landing and its economy can “land softly” before growing again rapidly next year. The experts have already been shown […]

There will be some folks who tell you that you must (I repeat must) have exposure to China or India as part of a diversified portfolio. The question such folks ask is which? The arguments are well rehearsed: demographics, GDP Growth prospects, transformation of agrarian economies, competitive advantage. There is a plausible long term case […]

Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) will be paying $590 million to settle a lawsuit by its shareholders, who claimed that the bank kept them in dark by not disclosing massive losses arising out of subprime mortgage assets before the baking crisis erupted.

I have brought you evidence of how the China bubble is bursting in the real economy numerous times in the past months. Whether it be underpants, ships, steel, coal or electricity demand the evidence is clear for all to see: China is already suffering a very hard landing indeed. My thesis, however, is that this […]

I have warned so many times that China is set for a hard landing in the second half of 2012 that if you have ignored my numerous articles then there is probably no helping you at any stage. But I shall try again and I shall be brief. That is a pun. I am talking underpants here. […]

It has been almost three months since social networking giant Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) completed its much awaited IPO. Expectations ahead of the IPO were huge. FB’s IPO was probably the most awaited since another technology giant, Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) listed its shares. However, one of the biggest ever tech IPOs has turned out […]