Reading Time: < 1 minute Pacific Epoch is a boutique investment research firm based in Hongkong (and Shanghai?). I read its China financial news from time to time, and liked its content. It also provide services and reports to institutional investors. This is the price tag for translating a Chinese article, $5000 (to see a bigger pic, click below). Man,

Reading Time: < 1 minute (Update July 19) CNNMoney has an article about Mindray (the original article was on IBD). (Original) The annual report is out. You can get it from its IR Home. From first glance, it’s looking sharp (I mean, the graphic design). Second quarter results will be announced on August 6 after US market close (8 AM

Reading Time: 3 minutes China. Hot. Housing market in China? Red hot. Put an “e” (hint: eBay) before that? Sizzling. So do we jump into this sizzling (hot) IPO, just by looking at its name and its business, the residential real estate brokage in China? The answer is obviously No. First a little bit history on Chinese residential housing

Reading Time: 2 minutes I read from PacificEpoch about the filing. From its SEC filing, here is an summary: “We are a leading real estate services company in China based on scope of services, brand recognition and geographic presence. We provide primary real estate agency services, secondary real estate brokerage services as well as real estate consulting and information

Reading Time: < 1 minute But the controversy is not over. Here is a Chinese article talking about the “culture misunderstanding between China and the west”. On a related matter, people are wondering those “American Express” sponsored boards (in English) should remain.

Reading Time: < 1 minute It appears Heelys is well prepared to the new school season. The other day I saw FinishLine has put the Heelys by the front entrance. Today I saw Sports Authority, and Dick’s Sporting Goods have new Heelys on display. Heelys has two seasons: the X’mas (winter) and “back to school” (summer). It will be interesting

Reading Time: 2 minutes These days “Virtualization” and virtualization software maker VMware are hot in both IT world and the Wallstreet. Jim Cramer pumped it as next Google on his “Mad Money” show on CNBC; guys at “Fast Money” (also CNBC) touted it as the next big thing. Both of them encouraging people buy the EMC (parent co. of

Reading Time: 2 minutes in Japan. I read this news from MSN that McDonald is going to open McCafe stores in Japan. Quote the news: “The Japan unit of U.S.-based McDonald’s Corp. will launch 15 pilot “McCafe” stores in the Tokyo area on August 29, according to a company release. The stores, the burger chain’s first foray into the

Reading Time: 2 minutes Yum Brand, the parent co. of KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell, had a great quarter yesterday, thanks to the loyal customers in China flocking to KFC and Pizza hut. Maybe because they think the steamed bun in Beijing are unsafe? Yesterday I heard about this Big Mac index (link to Economist) from NPR. This

Reading Time: < 1 minute John Mackey, the founder and CEO of Whole Food Markets (WFMI), allegedly used pen name “RahoDeb” (his wife name is Deborah) publishing his opinion on the stock at Yahoo Message Board. Here is the link to the mesages. Of course, the thing really hits news is his comments about competitors, such as Wild Oats and