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In early February, I wrote about Trina Solar Ltd. (NYSE/TSL) as being one of the hottest newly listed China stocks on the market. At that time, the stock was trading around $27.50 per share. Now, it's trading around $50 per share with significant trading interest from institutional investors.…
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Are you keeping an eye on New Oriental Education (NYSE/EDU)? Can you believe that the stock is now trading around $45 per share? Just this past December, the stock was trading around $35 per share. It's truly amazing how institutional investors have rallied around China stocks listed on…
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Previously, I mentioned two new China stocks as being really hot. Of the two, Trina Solar Ltd. (NYSE/TSL) is definitely the hottest. This stock is liquid, it has a huge following, and it represents a great opportunity for traders. Make no mistake, however, that what goes up can…
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It's just a delight being an investment analyst during earnings season. You get a company's most up-to-date numbers, you get its forecast for the future, and you get the stock market's immediate judgment on the results. One of my favorite companies, New Oriental Education (NYSE/EDU) isn't reporting dramatic…
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The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index is in the midst of some selling after trading at a record high of 2,994.28 on January 24, 2007, up 142% from its 52-week low of 1,238.16 in March 2006. The selling was led by blue-chip stocks and was triggered by comments concerning…
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I've been writing a lot about China stocks lately. This isn't by design -- it's a reflection of where some of the best moneymaking opportunities are in the equity speculation market. Right now, we're just at the beginning of the fourth quarter earnings season. If we hear good…
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With the exception of China stocks, I've found that the last two months have yielded very few good stock market stories. And it isn't due to a lack of trying to find good investment opportunities! There just aren't as many good opportunities around as there were at the…
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For speculators in equities, there’s no hotter sector of the stock market than China stocks. We’ve been talking about this for quite some time now. It isn’t so much that there aren’t attractive domestic stocks in which to speculate, only that the growth rates of many China stocks…
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The more and more I look at Chinese companies that trade on U.S. markets, the more I like what I'm seeing. Everyone knows that China is the globe's big growth story, but I'm seeing companies out there that really are well managed, generating outstanding numbers. The good news…
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No-one on the Street is talking about one particular market sector or another these days. No-one is at all excited about any one industry either, and even the enthusiasm for China's stocks has waned. In this environment, it is difficult to decide where you should put your money.…
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There are two companies out there that I really like. Both have been mentioned in this column before and both are doing very well financially. As evidence of the significant improvement in the telecommunications business, one small-cap company that I’ve liked for some time now is TTI Team…
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In past commentaries, I have discussed the excellent investing opportunities in China. I have also indicated the added political and economic risk that characterizes Chinese stocks. Because of this, investors of Chinese stocks, especially smaller growth stocks, need to use only risk capital. Policies regulating corporate practices in…
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If there's one thing you can count on in this market it is China stocks. In my view, they remain some of the most attractive speculative equity securities available right now. Now, take this view with a grain of salt. Only some China-based companies that are listed on…
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In the past few years or so, the world has witnessed the birth of China as the power house of the 21st century. The country's power lies in its numbers, be it its population, its demand for products and services, or the sheer size of its exports. North…
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Inflation is going up. Interest rates are going up. Energy costs remain high and raw material prices are going up. Still, I feel good about the stock market this year. I don't think we're going to see the broad market averages roar in 2006, but my "gut" is…
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Several weeks ago, I brought to your attention a really “hot” stock Not only is this company growing by leaps and bounds, the market is affording the company significant leeway in the pursuit of its business plan. The company I’m referring to is Focus Media Holding Ltd. (NASDAQ/FMCN)…
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Have you been interested in investing in booming Chinese companies but the red tape from China itself has been a deterrent? Do I have good news for you! Many North American investors these days are itching to get some capital growing under the Eastern sun, as business continues…
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So what region in Asia do you think is the next hot area? China? Japan? If you that's what you're thinking, you may want to read ahead. A few weeks back, I talked about the rebound in the Nikkei 225 -- Japan's benchmark barometer of the 225 largest…
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If you are eyeing a steel company these days, you may want to read what I have to say. It could save you some headaches and some capital down the road. Steel stocks have had a strong run- up, but I believe the easy money has already been…
