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U.S. stock markets have gone bonkers. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended at its 8th straight record high on Friday. The DJIA is now at record high – above 22,000 – and already people are talking and singing about 23,000, and beyond, as if the musical chairs game will never stop. It will stop eventually, […]
... written on Aug 07 2017China’s highly secretive 19th National Congress has begun. The Middle Kingdom might be a one-party system ruled by the Chinese Communist Party. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t any political power struggle within the powerful Chinese party. Nobody knows for sure who gets promoted and who doesn’t. The process of leadership change in China is […]
... written on Aug 04 2017Tesla was briefly the most valuable car company in United States, until Americans realized that the company was nothing but junk – production delays, technical issues, horrible sound insulation, sunroof leaking, buggy door handling, terrible interior quality and the list goes on. That’s a long list of bugs for an expensive car such as Model […]
... written on Jul 30 2017Unveiled to the public in London today, Rolls-Royce has just introduced its latest model – Phantom VIII – after 14 years since it last updated its luxury flagship beast. Besides Rolex, your best investment is probably the Rolls-Royce due to its appreciation in values, partly due to its limited production units. This is the ultimate […]
... written on Jul 28 2017When Mahathir Mohamad launched his Vision 2020 in 1991 – 26 years ago – it was really a big deal to everybody. Very few people understood the real meaning of the vision. They thought it had to do with eyesight as having “20/20 vision” means an individual’s eyesight is normal. So some people actually thought […]
... written on Jul 25 2017In certain countries, women would go to night club to let their hair loose, especially on Friday night after a stressful week. In Iran, however, women could only let their hair loose in cars. But even doing that could land the hot and beautiful Iranian chicks in trouble. Since the 1979 Iranian Revolution, women are […]
... written on Jul 15 2017Last year, we wrote why crude oil above US$100 will never happen again – forever! One of the reasons was China. The Chinese provide the world’s largest market for new cars. Naturally, China has some of the world’s worst air pollution. Nope, the Chinese will not be choked or poisoned to death due to pollution. […]
... written on Jul 05 2017As predicted by technical charts, oil is toast, as the crude sank more than 2% on Tuesday. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil futures ended Tuesday’s session at US$43.23, down 97 cents, the weakest settlement since Sept. 16. At US$43 a barrel, that would be its 9-month closing low, not to mention the lowest of the year […]
... written on Jun 21 2017American drivers are set to reap unexpected savings for the summer vacation – cheaper gas. On Wednesday, oil made a huge plunge after a report indicated that supply was outpacing demand. The price of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude, considered the U.S. benchmark, fell 5%, or US$2.47 a barrel, to US$45.72, mirroring a similar plunge […]
... written on Jun 08 2017Chinese automaker Geely will be taking a 49.9% stake in Malaysia’s iconic, home-grown, but long-struggling carmaker Proton. Both Proton and Geely’s parent – DRB-Hicom and Zhejiang Geely Holding – are expected to sign the deal by the end of July. Behind the junk Proton is, of course, the crown jewel of the sale – British sports […]
... written on May 26 2017
