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Chinese IPO Filing: BCD Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd. (BCDS)

BCD Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd. has filed to sell its shares of its ADS in an initial public offering. The ADS’s to be sold in the offering are expected to be offered by the company. Deutsche Bank will act as the sole book-running manager, and Needham & Co. and Piper Jaffray are registered as the as co-managers for the underwriting. It filed to sell 6 million ADS’s with a $9 to $11 offering range. Each ADS represents 5 ordinary shares. BCD Seniconductor will trade under the tentative ticker “BCDS” on NASDAQ. It maintains direct relationships with key market-leading end users of…
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28 January, 2008| Economy | Comments (0) @ 23:47

Stock Market Technical Analysis Video

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28 January, 2008| Economy | Comments (0) @ 23:38

The Real Story Wrap, January 28

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28 January, 2008| Economy | Comments (0) @ 23:18

Unlocked Stock and Apple

Since the outset of 2008, shares of Apple have declined by 35%, for a loss in market capitalization of about $60 billion. What’s also disappearing, according to Wall Street researchers, are active iPhones.
Several researchers noted in commentary today t…
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28 January, 2008| Economy | Comments (0) @ 23:15

The Ben Stein Pile-On

Marek Fuchs on Ben Stein this week:

I have seen a lot of bad business journalism in my day, but nothing as irresponsible and so wholly unsupported by facts. Actually, by even a single fact.

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28 January, 2008| Economy | Comments (0) @ 22:19

FX: Yuan Rises Past 7.2 per U.S. Dollar

While the Singapore dollar and Malaysian ringgit post fresh ten-year highs….
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28 January, 2008| Economy | Comments (0) @ 22:00

Two Graphs About Dependency

(January 28, 2008 01:31 PM, by Bryan Caplan) People who are freaking out about the rise in the dependency ratio will normally point to the fact that the……
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28 January, 2008| Economy | Comments (0) @ 21:31

Kerviel : Released from Custody

Société générale : le trader Jérôme Kerviel mis en examen mais laissé en liberté
Article is in french.
Main points: charged with minor offences, fraud accusation rejected.
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28 January, 2008| Economy | Comments (0) @ 21:10

Thoughts on the Economic Stimulus Package

From the Onion:

Congress agreed on an economic stimulus package that would give individual taxpayers a rebate of up to $600. What do you think?

Tom Nagle,
Systems Analyst
“Perfect. That should cover my moving costs to Toronto.”…
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28 January, 2008| Economy | Comments (0) @ 21:03

Philippines Outlook 2008: Domestic Growth to Remain Strong

Monetary policy easing and government expenditure will offset slowing exports….
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28 January, 2008| Economy | Comments (0) @ 21:00

Japan?s Labour Market Remains Tight

But a dark cloud still looms over consumer spending….
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28 January, 2008| Economy | Comments (0) @ 21:00

Guessing Game Driving Latest Fed Auction

The Federal Reserve’s new loan auctions — designed to ease banks’ worries — are getting trickier to navigate as policymakers weigh substantial cuts in interest rates. That could translate into one of the lowest participation rates since the Fed started the auctions last month, says Ray Stone of Stone & McCarthy Research Associates….
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28 January, 2008| Economy | Comments (0) @ 20:52

Buyout Talk Puts Yahoo!’s Yang on the Spot

Buyout Talk Puts Yahoo!’s Yang on the Spot

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28 January, 2008| Economy | Comments (0) @ 20:31

Courting Bloggers — A PR Edge for Small Firms?

A story in today’s New York Times spotlights Target Corp.’s policy of not working with bloggers ? or “nontraditional media outlets” on stories.
Target’s rationale, according to the story, is that it must focus its limited public-relations resources on the big media outlets, like TV stations and newspapers, which reach large numbers of shoppers. A spokesperson said the company is reexamining its policy.
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28 January, 2008| Economy | Comments (0) @ 20:31

Retail Concepts and the Success of National Chains

When I’m given the choice - which is not very often, I must admit - I choose to spend/invest my money as close to home as possible. What does that mean, in practice? That I like to buy gifts from friends, rather than from stores. That I would rather drink at a neighborhood coffee shop rather than at Starbucks. That (ceteris paribus) I would rather keep my money at my local credit union rather than at Citibank. All of which is entirely normal.
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28 January, 2008| Economy | Comments (0) @ 20:22

Top 10 Most Searched Stocks on TheStreet.com, January 28

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28 January, 2008| Economy | Comments (0) @ 20:21

Economists React: ‘Lousy End to a Lousy Year’

Economists and others weigh in on the the December decline in new-home sales.

December’s numbers were disappointing in every way. Sales and prices were down, inventories were up, and the sales estimates for November were revised down? The pattern in recent months is for Census to revise recent estimates down because of a drawback in its methodology. A new home is recorded as sold when the contract is signed or a deposit made. This often happens before the permit is issued. Therefore, the Census Bureau must guess how many homes are sold before a permit is issued. Over the past several months, Census has been guessing too high, resulting in a sequence of monthly downward revisions. A betting person would be wise to wager that December’s estimates will soon be revised downward, as well. &…
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28 January, 2008| Economy | Comments (0) @ 19:43

Thai Parliament Chooses Prime Minister

Potentially divisive leader Samak Sundaravej nonetheless an acceptable choice….
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28 January, 2008| Economy | Comments (0) @ 19:00

Economists, Start Your Engines

Amidst all the economic turmoil and recession-talk weighing on economists’ minds, the Census Bureau offers up a delightful distraction: a tally of the top-earning industries in each U.S. state.
The report, compiled from 2002 data, is intended to draw attention to the Census Bureau’s continuing 2007 economic census. And while the press release summarizes some of their most interesting finds, the underlying data isn’t exactly written in plain English and may be tricky for the average American to navigate. For instance, shoe stores in Delaware totaled $103.1 million in sales and receipts in 2002 — which the Census notes is $128 per capita, the highest of any state. But that doesn’t mean Delawarians spent an average of $128 each on shoes — it could be that Delaware-based shoe companies sold lots of footwear to people all over the country, for example.
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28 January, 2008| Economy | Comments (0) @ 18:57

Housing Gloom Opens Door for Bigger Rate Cut

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28 January, 2008| Economy | Comments (0) @ 18:32

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