There has been much discussion about China’s economic growth engine shifting from exports to consumption over the last decade, but the actual performance of consumption plays has been far from satisfactory, with the auto sector being...

Hang Seng Index currently has a price-earnings ratio of 12.5 times. That’s way cheaper than S&P’s ratio of 18 times and Nasdaq’s 20 times. Should investors simply go for the cheaper stocks? Benjamin Graham, the father...

If China’s online retail sales increased by 30 percent, does that mean the revenue growth for e-commerce platforms would also be about 30 percent? If online sales growth decelerates, does that mean e-commerce platforms will also...

The “Hey Google” slogan could be seen everywhere during the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last week, as the internet giant tried to make a big statement about its Google Assistant smart speaker. Back...

Facebook may soon trial a re-ranking of all posts on the social network, with paid posts getting better spots, according to reports. Investors might have underestimated the potential impact of such a move. When you open your Facebook...

AlphaGo beat Ke Jie in the Chinese board game Go for a third time in late May. Google’s DeepMind unit, which developed AlphaGo, said the team will move on to help scientists tackle complex problems, such...

Ray Dalio, founder of the world’s largest hedge fund Bridgewater Associates, shared his tips on investing during a TED Talks speech recently. Dalio said that when he was a young kid he did not like following...

Internet stocks continue to outperform. New-economy stocks in the environmental protection sector such as natural gas distribution, refuse combustion, sewage treatment, etc. have also posted remarkable gains. While these good stocks rarely come cheap, there are...

Ever since AlphaGo beat Ke Jie, the world’s best player of the ancient Chinese board game Go, there have been lots of discussions about how artificial intelligence (AI) will eliminate more and more jobs. For instance,...

Two new housing projects in Hong Kong’s Tsuen Wan district have seen potential buyers lining up in long queues. It’s interpreted as a bullish sign, indicating market demand remains robust. Still, we must ask this question:...

Federal Reserve chairwoman Janet Yellen will speak at the annual Jackson Hole Symposium in two days. The financial market is closely watching for clues for the next meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee. Some might...

US President Donald Trump has vowed to respond with “fire and fury” after North Korea threatened to attack the US territory of Guam. His comment sent Hong Kong shares tumbling nearly 1,000 points. The threat of...

The term “gray rhino” has become popular in China after the National Financial Work Conference last month. It refers to large and obvious problems that are ignored until they start moving fast, as compared to black...

Although the Hong Kong market maintains a strong upward momentum, US stocks are already showing signs of peaking. Investors should also take caution amid macro headwinds that are building up. There is, for example, the looming US-China...

The Hang Seng Index is marching toward 27,000 points, with a gain of over 20 percent since the start of the year. The benchmark has jumped almost 50 percent from the trough of 18,000 points in...

Demand for data is set to increase as Internet of Things and cloud services continue to gain popularity. If so, will memory chips makers benefit from that trend? Troubled Japanese conglomerate Toshiba Corp. put its memory...

Shares of natural gas distributors have gone up by about 30 percent on average in year to date. Amid this situation, there is this question: should investors continue to buy the stocks at current levels? China’s...

All business activities have to create value for customers. Shopping malls, department stores or super markets came into existence and later thrived as they used to be the only venue to display products and goods. Therefore,...

Clothing and electronic products have set off China’s e-commerce era. But the fact is the majority of retail spending goes to the purchase of fast moving consumer goods (FMCG), not clothing or electronics. For instance, an...

While stories like JD’s record sales in its June 18 shopping festival always grab the headlines, apart from the online shopping boom, rosy prospects in hardware such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT)...