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Chinese ADRs Monthly Update - June 2008

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Chinese ADRs Monthly Update - June 2008
Comparing to what happened to Chinese stocks listed on U. S. stock exchanges, the drop in major U. S. equity indexes is minor, though the Dow Jones Industrial Average did lose more than 10% in just one month (10.19%). During the same […]

Chinese ADRs Monthly Update - May 2008

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After rebounding sharply in April, major U.S. stock indices ended May mixed. The Dow lost 181.81 points, or 1.42%, the NASDAQ rose 109.86 points, or 4.55%, and the broader S&P 500 added 14.79 points, about 1.07%.
Chinese stocks listed on U.S. exchanges also had a mixed month. Among the 82 […]

Thanks for the Generous Donations!

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Last week, I started a donation drive for the Sichuan earthquake relief. During the seven days from May 15 to May 22, a total of $215 donation was made to the effort by readers from countries/regions as far as Greece and Hong Kong. I’d like to take this opportunity […]

To Honor My Compatriots

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who lost their lives in last week’s earthquake in Sichuan, China, I have temporarily removed the Great Wall header image and replaced it with just black and white. I will run this theme from May 19 to 21, China’s national mourning period for the 32,476 people killed in the […]

Soliciting Earthquake Relief Donation

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Since the 7.9-magnitude earthquake devastated Sichuan province in southwest China two days ago, I spent a large amount of time everyday on the web, following closely the rescue effort . The more I read, the more sad I feel, especially when I saw pictures of bodies young schoolchildren pull […]

China: 2008

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2008 was supposed to be a good year for China while the Olympics coming to Beijing for the first time. Instead, the country was hit by disasters, natural and man-made, one after another:

In late January, early February, half of the country was frozen after the worst winter snowstorm in […]

Chinese ADRs Monthly Update - April 2008

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April has turned out to be a pretty good month for equity investors. After all three major indices dropped to 52-week low in early March, stocks rebounded last month after financial firms indicated that the worst part of the current crisis may be over. The Dow ended April with […]

Chinese Currency (RMB) vs. US Dollar

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The other day, one of my friends who will travel to China next week sent me a link to a chart. The chart is the 5-year relationship between Chinese currenty and US dollar. I know that Chinese Yuan (RMB) has appreciated quite a bit since the pegging […]

Good Luck, Beijing!

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I LOVE my country, though I haven’t lived in China for more than ten years!

And I wish Beijing a successful Olympics this summer so people around the world who love sports can enjoy the games!

Good luck, Beijing!
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Chinese ADRs Monthly Update - March 2008

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Another month has passed and there was still no sign of a bottom for Chinese stocks traded on US exchanges. In fact, March was a pretty bad month for Chinese ADRs, with 60 of the 87 stocks I tracked ending the month in the red. Among the losers, China […]

Chinese ADRs Monthly Update - February

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Chinese stocks listed on US stock exchanges had another rough month in February. Of the 84 Chinese ADRs I track, winners and losers are virtually evenly split: 43 had a losing month while another 41 gained. Biggest losers again were alternative energy stocks, with Suntech Power (STP) leading the […]

Happy Chinese New Year!

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To those who celebrate The Year of Rat!
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Chinese ADRs Monthly Update

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The first month of 2008 was pretty bad for domestic stocks, but if you look at the performances of the following Chinese ADRs, you may feel better because the Dow *only* lost 4.63% for the month.
Chinese stocks traded on NYSE and DASDAQ continued to struggle as many suffered double-digit […]