The Nasdaq index has been hitting new highs in recent months, prompting investors to take a fresh look at technology plays. The question now is this: which specific segment within the sector should one bet on?...

Some Hong Kong equity investors ask why they should shift to the US market, given that they are less familiar with the equities there. For an answer, they just need to take a look at these...

China is preparing to overhaul the mechanism for collecting social insurance levies, a move that could result in increased burden on local businesses. Under the new system, the power to collect the funds will be consolidated...

After a dramatic climb from NT$353 at the beginning of this year to NT$1,310 in early July, Taiwan-based passive components manufacturer Yageo Corp saw its share price fall back to around NT$650 recently. Volatility is nothing...

China’s A shares have dropped nearly 20 percent since the beginning of this year. However, unlike in 2015, when almost everyone was participating in the stock market, and thus got burned badly when the market crashed,...

The Hang Seng Index has come off more than 5,000 points from its January peak, with many sectors suffering heavy sell-offs. As the price-earnings ratio of the market is currently at below 12, one can ask...

Two of the biggest changes brought about by internet firms are the redirection of customer traffic and the enhancement of engagement with customers. In the past, people typically preferred to go downtown, where shopping malls were...

What could Beijing do to offset the adverse impact of the escalating US-China trade war? Fighting back with tariff hikes or limiting the damage by further depreciating the renminbi may not work well. I believe cutting taxes...

The migrant issue seems to be getting worse in Europe. Football star Mesut Özil has quit the German national team, claiming he has been a victim of racism after he posed for pictures with Turkish President Recep...

Apple’s stellar quarterly earnings report last week again highlighted the fact that services have become the key revenue growth engine. The US tech giant, it is becoming increasingly clear, has successfully turned itself into a software...

Amazon, the world’s second most valuable company, announced last week a whopping 39 percent rise in second-quarter revenue, at US$52.9 billion. The online behemoth booked US$2.5 billion in profit for the three months, up 12-fold from...

Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates, the world’s largest hedge fund, bewailed that the average statistics hardly reflect the real conditions. For instance, the average statistics show that the United States is a rich nation. But...

It quite common nowadays to see young Chinese couples order food on their smartphones after a long day at work. Ordering dinner this way probably costs only around 30 yuan, a bargain given all the time...

China’s broad M2 money supply grew 8 percent in June from a year ago, missing forecasts for an expansion of 8.4 percent. The nation’s total social financing, a broad measure of credit and liquidity in the...

The Chinese blockbuster movie Dying to Survive earned over 1 billion yuan (US$149.4 million) within four days of its release. It has also earned the critics’ acclaim, receiving a score of 9 on a scale of 1 to...

Technology innovation is not just about smartphones and the internet. I believe self-driving cars and electric vehicles are the growth point for next decade. Waymo, the self-driving car unit of Google’s parent company, Alphabet, has spent...

The future belongs to the young generation. Understanding what they want is the key to getting a grip on the emerging trends and investment opportunities that will unfold. Take a few examples from the consumer goods...

US billionaire Warren Buffett was able to achieve strong investment returns last year as his portfolio had high exposure to financial stocks, some analysts have pointed out. Banking stocks certainly outperformed in the United States in recent...

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...